About this episode

In this episode, Donna K Woolam discusses the exhaustion of self-sourcing and the journey from feeling powerless to embracing grace.

” I am finished with this trying to figure it out on my own. I am tired of not being able to find the answers.” An episode of “The He(art) and Science of Transformation” series on the Renew Your Mind podcast. I reached a point where I had to admit that I was tired of not finding answers and exhausted from trying to be the “strong, supportive, courageous one” for everyone else. In this episode, we explore the mental architecture that keeps us stuck and the specific moment of transformation that shifted me from a state of powerless grief to a life of abundant grace. Admitting you don’t have all the answers is the first step toward healing. I call it “Self-sourcing”. It is the the exhausting hustle of trying to manage life through your own strength rather than living out of the grace of God. I’ve discovered self-sourcing is born out of fear. It’s that voice that says, ‘No one is coming to my rescue, so I’ll have to protect myself.’ Oh, we don’t think that’s what it is. In fact, we call it self-sufficiency and resilience, and being low-maintenance. And for many, especially women who have endured some soft of life-altering trauma or experience like death, betrayal, or abandonment, it…

People in this episode

Host: Donna K Woolam

Topics covered

• overthinking
• self-sourcing
• mental architecture
• transformation
• grace
• healing

Keywords

• self-sourcing
• overthinking
• mental architecture
• transformation
• grace
• healing
• Christian women

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