Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast

Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast

Bonnie Gray

You Are Worthy of Care: The Gentle Practice That Rewires Anxiety and Restores Peace #163

May 5, 2025   ●   16 min

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Do you ever feel like you’re pouring out for everyone else — but quietly running on empty inside?

In today’s episode, Bonnie shares the powerful moment she woke up completely blind while traveling — and how God met her through the Psalms, rewiring her fear into peace. This episode is a gentle invitation to rest, breathe, and remember: you are worthy of care.

If you’ve been feeling anxious, weary, or overwhelmed by life’s demands, this episode will encourage your soul — and offer one gentle, science-backed practice to help restore calm, clarity, and connection with God.

In today’s episode, Bonnie will help you:
Understand why it’s hard to care for yourself when you’re anxious or burned out

Learn how the Psalms help rewire anxious thought loops into peace

Practice a breath prayer that soothes your nervous system and draws you into rest

Discover what Jesus turned to when He was overwhelmed — and how we can follow Him there

Key Takeaways from Today’s Soul Care:
Why anxiety causes your brain to generate negative waves — and how to shift them through faith-based focus

The science of neuroplasticity and how Scripture-based journaling changes the anxious brain

Why Jesus retreated to quiet places — and how He invites you to rest too

How the Psalms became Jesus’ soul language — and how they can become yours

A simple way to prioritize your emotional wellness through God’s Word

Breath Prayer:

Inhale: Return to your rest…
Exhale: For the Lord has been good to you.

Scripture of the Week:
Psalm 116:7
"Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you."

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