Overcoming Trauma | Christian Women That Have Trauma and Looking for Answers

In this episode of Overcoming Trauma, Christian Trauma Recovery Strategist Mel shares a deeply personal and eye-opening experience that reveals the often unseen spiritual realities we face as believers. This is not a conversation meant to glorify darkness, but to bring light, discernment, and awareness to the spiritual battles that Scripture tells us are real.

Drawing from Ephesians 6:12, Mel walks listeners through a true story th...

Welcome to Overcoming Trauma, a faith-based podcast with Coach Mel, Christian Trauma Recovery Strategist. This space is for those who are tired of living under the weight of anxiety, fear, emotional wounds, and intrusive thoughts, and are ready to experience healing through truth, Scripture, and spiritual clarity.

Each episode dives into the connection between trauma, the mind, and spiritual strongholds. You’ll learn how thoughts a...

Anxiety doesn’t always scream; it whispers. In this episode, The Whispers of Lies, we uncover how intrusive thoughts and physical symptoms of anxiety take hold, especially after trauma. I share my personal journey through severe panic attacks, somatic anxiety, and fear that once controlled my life, and how God revealed the spiritual battle beneath it all. You’ll learn how lies become mental strongholds, why anxiety can feel so phys...

There is a loneliness that comes with anxiety and panic attacks that no one really talks about.

It’s the kind of loneliness you feel when your anxiety shows up without warning, your body feels out of control, and the people around you tell you to “just calm down,” “control it,” or “get over it.” It’s the isolation of feeling misunderstood, unseen, and emotionally abandoned—even when you’re not physically alone.

In this episode, I o...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing one of the most vulnerable parts of my story — the years I lived emotionally numb, spiritually disconnected, and tormented by intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and panic. What I thought was “just trauma” was actually spiritual oppression rooted in generations of pain, childhood dysfunction, and patterns I never recognized until adulthood.

For decades, I believed something was wrong with me. I lived in sur...

“Why You’re Not Crazy: The Neuroscience of an Overactivated Nervous System”

Have you ever wondered why your body reacts so intensely to things others seem to handle easily? Why your heart races, your thoughts spiral, or you feel overwhelmed for “no reason”? In today’s episode, we’re diving into the powerful connection between trauma, the nervous system, and God’s design for your body.

You’ll learn how your parasympathetic and sympa...

Dissociative Identity Disorder, depersonalization, derealization, anxiety, panic attacks, and soul-level wounds—these struggles are far more common than most people realize. But behind the psychological symptoms lies a deeper story: one of childhood trauma, fragmented identity, spiritual oppression, and the profound need for restoration.

Hosted by Melania Macias, Christian Trauma Recovery Strategist, this podcast explores the inter...

In this episode of Overcoming Trauma, Coach Mel breaks down the powerful difference between true anxiety and false anxiety—and how understanding the root of your anxious feelings can help you experience peace again.

You’ll learn how factors like gut health, sleep, caffeine, hormones, and inflammation can create what psychologists call false anxiety, and how spiritual discernment can reveal whether your anxiety has a physical, emoti...

Welcome to Overcoming Trauma. I’m your coach, Mel, and today we’re going on a journey through history to uncover where anxiety truly began — and how it’s been understood for centuries.

From the ancient philosophers like Cicero, Plato, and Hippocrates, who tried to make sense of fear and melancholy, to Søren Kierkegaard, the first to ever write an entire boo...

Coach Mel shares her recent experiences of God's tangible presence at a Christian event, describing sensations like heat, wind, and heaviness as signs of God's glory. Drawing on biblical examples, she explains how God's presence can be felt, seen, and bring healing. Mel encourages listeners that such encounters are accessible anywhere a...

In this powerful episode of Overcoming Trauma, Coach Mel delivers a heartfelt and prophetic message titled “End Times and a Word of Knowledge for Someone.” As global events unfold before our eyes—from digital IDs to one-world systems—Mel unpacks what Scripture reveals about the last days and the call for believers to return to repentance and intimacy with God.

Drawing from passages like Matthew 24:36, Revelation 13:16–17, and 1 Joh...

Welcome to a bold and faith-filled space where hidden stories are brought into the light. Each episode dives deep into the intersection of trauma, mental health, and spiritual warfare—exploring how society, healthcare, and even parts of Christianity have often silenced or misdiagnosed those who are suffering.

Through raw conversations, biblical truth, and personal experience, host Melania Macias helps women break free from anxiety,...

Trauma leaves wounds that go deeper than we often realize—wounds that can stir anger toward God, bitterness toward others, and fear that lingers for years. In this episode, I share my personal journey through childhood trauma and the torment it caused, and I uncover the spiritual truths God revealed to me along the way.

You’ll learn why unresolved pain can open doors to oppression, how anger and unforgiveness affect not only your s...

In this episode, we delve into a powerful topic that many Christian women quietly wrestle with: the negative voices of the enemy and their impact on our identity in Christ. If you’ve ever battled thoughts of self-doubt, fear, shame, or unworthiness, this episode is for you.

We’re going to uncover how these voices take root, why they’re more spiritual than mental, and most importantly, how you can break free and step into your true...

In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, I share my journey of growing up in a small Arkansas town and the challenges I faced within my family. From childhood trauma, emotional neglect, and abuse to the devastating impact of fear, anxiety, and panic attacks, I open up about how these experiences shaped my life.

But the story doesn’t end there.

I recount the miraculous moments when God intervened, bringing healing and delivera...