Dr. Anita Phillips On Praying In Hard Times, The Duality of Grief and Joy, Faith, Therapy & More
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Trauma Therapist, Minister, and New York Times Best- Selling Author, Dr. Anita Phillips is sharing tangible tools and eye-opening revelations about healing through faith and psychology in the newest episode of "Healed Girl Era Podcast." Her powerful book, "The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins," takes readers on a journey of how God designed our bodies with deep intention and reverence for the full spectrum human experience. In this conversation, Gia and Dr. Anita explore how she navigates times of deep joy and debilitating sadness, the importance of faith and therapy, why loving on our body is important, the healing power of music, exercises to calm the vagus nerve, and more. She also shares two memorable words to pray that could be a game-changer for anyone who is dealing with the storms of life, but wants to stay connected to God.
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Someone sent this to me and I thought it was about grief because that's what Dr. Phillips was talking about in the clip I heard before watching. In 2023 I lost four people very unexpectedly in a five month period, and just lost someone else in the same manner. I was here for ALL the grief navigation assistance. What I received exceeded my expectations and gave me some tools. It was refreshing to be the recipient and sip from cool, healing waters. THANK YOU both for your obedience to TMH and for lending your voices and gifts to the Kingdom!!!
I found myself lying in bed in tears this morning. I had only gotten up to brush my teeth and then I laid back down and let the tears flow. But I’m not sure why this happened. I lost my dad in Nov 2021 and I don’t believe I’ve been able to grieve his death as I should have. I plan to purchase Dr. Anita’s book though because I have so many things going on in my head. Maybe it’s anxiety, maybe it’s depression…I don’t know. “Be well with your whole story.”…Oh my goodness! I’m watching this again…too many nuggets to not write it down.
@kamillemac
Ай бұрын
Praying for you sister 💕
@shebadaboss
Ай бұрын
Praying for your peace, comfort and restoration. Please check out her podcast ‘In the Light” as well. ❤
@pastorhamilton-jackson4922
Ай бұрын
My prayers are with you. You may want to seek the support of a therapist to process your grief. Remember, God is with you. ❤
@odettecummingsfernald8671
Ай бұрын
I pray for your strength and healing through your grief.
@margietoney690
29 күн бұрын
I totally feel you. I have to view this again. So many life-changing nuggets.
I feel like the woman at the well...going back into the city saying 🗣 COME SEE A MAN! Literally this has been a living water experience! Thank You and God Bless You!! 🙌🏽😭🤧❤️
Wow!! This interview was soo a beautiful!!! Wow! Jesus I thank you! When Dr. Anita said "I can't be whole until I embrace the story of my WHOLE life"! Wow Yesss I trust God with my Whole story! Amen!
A entire therapy session ❤ 22:38 sing in all spaces of your life. 22:56 the vagus nerve …. Emotions are bodily experiences and they begin in our autonomic nervous system. It runs the stuff we are not in charge of. 24:30 when the vagus nerve is awake, when it’s activated… it gives life to every part of us 🥺❤️🩹 calms us down. Painful emotions are hunger pains; when I’m sad I’m hungry for connection …when I’m afraid I’m hungry for safety and when I’m angry I’m hungry for value. WOW 🥺 can we just mmmmmmmmm the entire episode because sheesh 😩 tread lightly when you watch this 😭😭😭😭😭😭 38:05 just sit Still 🥺 and see what you feel in your body! 38:25 meet yourself in your own body! 55:59 😭😭😭😭😭 stop trying to leave things behind “Be well with your whole story”
"Grieving in REAL time". Yes!!
Listening to this 2 beautiful amazing woman was safe, therapeutic, healing and life changing ❤ God knows I needed to hear this 🙏
This podcast is basically therapy for me…😅 I be crying, taking notes, audibly hollering out! Just everything! I LOVE this episode and I LOVE Dr. Anita 🙏🏾🫶🏾 Thank you for doing GOD’s work Gia! Love you too!!! 🫶🏾☺️
There are no words to express what this has done for me. Dr. Anita Phillips….. May God bless you, may his grace shine on you always and may he perfect that which concerns you!
Control is a cheap substitute of power! Power expands, control limits! 🙏👏👏👏 My favorite part and I loved this episode.
Took me two days to get through this…because it is that good. Wow. This is one of those podcasts that I will come back to again and again. Thank you both. Thank you.
@TrynaWurkitout
26 күн бұрын
As I sit here a third time taking it all in...again❤🎉
No matter how many times I hear Dr. Anita, I leave away with something to help me. Thank you!
You cannot intellectualize your way out of an emotion that is painful -the way this just freed me. TY ❤️
❤Thank you both for this life-changing and transformative message of love, hope, acceptance, and power. I have honestly been struggling silently with the very issues and concerns that you've discussed. Yes, music matters, and for a while now, I have wondered how to embrace where I am at 53 and visualize success at this stage of my life. Oftentimes, I would sing and lead worship service, but I actually stopped singing. However, when I allowed myself to listen to anointed gospel songs and sing along, I experienced freedom and peace that overrides every situation. I am encouraged on so many levels right now. I will also buy the book and go deeper to understand how best to heal , live with my whole self. Blessings ❤
Yes, singing. All phases of my life. This is me. This is so powerful. Bless you Dr. Anita and Gia for this teaching. At 52, I will graduate with BA in Healthcare. Going to get my graduate degree in trauma therapy. My hope and prayer is to get my PhD.
@odettecummingsfernald8671
Ай бұрын
Congratulations continued blessings on your journey.❤️🙏🏾💐
This is blessing me so much. I paused at the part where Dr Anita said to sit in silence and check in with our bodies… 20 seconds in, the tears came flooding out! I’ve been suppressing sadness for some time now and have been able to reflect on the fact that I’m yearning for connection (and have been turning to food to get that quick fix). I didn’t have language for it prior to this moment, so thank you! I’ve reached out to a girlfriend so that need can be met. Thank you so much for such edifying content and I’m looking forward to getting into the book 🧡
I came here from a clip I saw on IG and it was an extension of a prayer I did earlier in the morning. Now that I have digest the entire podcast, my soul, my body, my mind needed this. I've ready Dr. Anita Phillips book and this...this is making me face what I have been running from within myself. Thank you for sharing.....
I cannot be whole until I embrace the story of my whole life! God is still writing my story and I trust you! Whew 😮💨😮💨😮💨 Thank you Dr. Anita and Gina! This really helped me x
Yes girl, those chapters of your life were amazing, even if they are gone, we can't forget that. Speaking of beauty, physical beauty, I think even if I was blind I would still find beauty in you, because it's what you say that's beautiful, it's what you say that revives dead plants. You are the voice of God and we thank you for that Dr A.
I really appreciate your comment s out not being familiar with the angry side of my adult- mine retreated until it didn’t and I was scared of myself. So now that I’m a trauma recovery coach praise God I still want to Know BETTER - I’m loving this interview thank you
I Truly love and BLESSED BEYOND MEASURES FOR YOU'LL PHENOMENAL WOMEN OF FOD!!! CONFIRMATION, and I have to buy your books❤
God have mercy..this Interview was , is one of most life changing and affirming and challenging to come up higher, to go inward deeper, to Trust God truly and wholly. Thank you Gia, Thank you Dr Anita❤
Having a healthy relationship with pain is healing, especially when you include God in it🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😇😇😇🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Dr. Anita is a blessing!💐 Share your story girl❤🎚️👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽☝🏾
The thoughts are the plants in the garden and the soil is the nurturing and watering of the plants. There's an Emotion that waters those painful thoughts. Overthinking is an emotional act. Emotions waters thoughts.
Fabulous set! Great interview; what a wealth of knowledge and understanding.
Watching this made me realize how emotionally broken and damaged I really am …… 😢❤
@catherinerogers5431
18 күн бұрын
But acknowledging your pain is the beginning of your healing and getting to live again. Face it and let your soul breathe. You......are...loved💕 Now go and love you, ALL of you!🫂💋
Omg I've been stashing away pain how do I let it go and my pain control me to believe in GOD more than ever when it won't stop harassing me then I watched SARAH preaching about get comfortable being uncomfortable and boiiiiii I need muscle relaxers cream on this morning HALLELUJAH ANYHOW I LOVE to praise your name JESUS
I am at my desk in the office working trying to hold in the tears. I trust Him
This was so good. The ending part where Dr Anita did the training part and said to make a noise, I just started bawling 😭 😭. Thank you for the new lessons and for helping us in our healing journey. You just gained a follower. Much love from Adelaide, Australia 🙏🏼♥️
My tears always flow whenever I’m thinking about God and how he has and will help… or after I’ve prayed to him🙏🏽 So I am safe in him! This was amazing! Right on time 🙏🏽
Yes, Joy is coming!!! It's here🎉🎉🎉 Great Song🎉🎉🎉
You guys made me cry . Thank you
I thank You Father God for this interview and I thank you Gia for your Vlog podcast with Dr Anita Phillips. I have started reading her book the Garden Within” for the second time. Great read and great Vlog ♥️🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wooo chile this was a much needed word for me in this transition! Going from living in the world for the past 4 years to getting back in relationship with God has NOT been easy.. but I’m trusting God to use my WHOLE story!
Dig into the heart soil until you find a truth! Only words that meet your heart will open up. Seed, soil, match! The heart needs our truth...wow! Thank you Dr. Anita for your ministry!🙏
I came across this and my goodness it was absolutely amazing . I thank God for Dr. Phillips. I trust God with my whole story and he always comes get me .
My God. What a divine encounter with his presence in a beautiful conversation.
I love you Dr A. Your strength makes me keep going. Yes let us feel the pain but don't let's forget that God is good. "My strength is made perfect in your weakness".
Thank you.
What a point Anita that allow emotions instead of containing it for it will come out later, shuuu I am taking that running with it for I love to contain especially when something triggers my grief of loosing my mother, so definitely taking that. Another Breath and get into into right system
Dr Anita Phillips what a powerhouse you are so relevant for such a time as this (post-COVID) a time when people are dealing with a lot of emotions, unprocessed, and further cannot comprehend mental illness, and mental health in general. Talk about being appropriately positioned. Thank you mama
I truly thank God for the gift of Dr. Anita Phillips! Whenever she speaks, it awakens the best version of who I am created to be and she is a living demonstration of how there is life after trauma!This podcast was amazing and just what I needed to hear. Continued blessings to you,Gia and Dr. Anita.
I'm only 28 and I pray I acquire this much wisdom to be able to experience myself the way she describes I should. My. God.
Music is a stimulating healing, especially Gospel Music❤❤❤
So good. Published a book on finding true WHOLENESS after loss called “THE SUN ALWAYS PIERCES THROUGH” 4 women
This is a WHOLE HOLISTIC gift from God. Thank you for this gift. It’s the AND ALSO for me!!! Thank You Lord !!!
What a God Sent Podcast and So Timely! Thank you Gia for having Dr. Anita Phillips share on today. So much Power, Release and Healing. Thank you Father God for using our sister as a vessel of Blessings to All. Happy Mother’s Day!🌷🙏🏽
Gia! You are host extraordinaire because the way those last 30 minutes woulda had me in that mic boohooing lol! This was a transformative conversation
Love everything about this interview! So timely! Thank you both so much! ❤
This was phenomenal. Love me some Dr. Anita! Thank you ladies for this wisdom & timely encouragement 🙌🏾
LUUUVED every minute of this! Thank you ❤!!!
This is one of the most beautiful messages! My whole story.. 🙏🏿
My my my!!! This was sooooo on time for me today! Thank you Ms. Gia Peppers for your platform having so many profound people with incredible insights and approaches to healing. And thank you Ms. Anita Phillips for your beautiful transparency and treasures of how to get through certain situations and spaces that feel so uncomfortable while healing. The part I loved the most was when you said (paraphrasing) why is it not enough for me to go out and deliver my gifts without needing to fit the societal expectations of being beautiful first. I want you to be so lost in my internal gifts manifesting outwardly that you forget about my looks. That really touched my spirit. I thank you for those words and saying them out loud. I got the book too boo and I know I’m going to enjoy ❤
Wow!! This is so good and what I need right now. I will have to listen to this a few times! Thank you
I love these talks. Keep doing what you are doing! These past two discussions you’ve posted has helped me so much!! Thank you! Continue to do God’s work!!!
Thank you! Thank you! This was so healing for me! Thank you for your obedience and sharing your truth. Awesome! 💐💐💐❤️❤️❤️
I came back to watch a second time. Dr. Anita needs to change her podcast platform to KZread!! I would watch every week!
Thank you so much for this enlightening episode! I don’t even have words for how much I was moved by the healing words that were shared! Also, it was beautiful to watch two amazingly brilliant sisters sharing and building in real time something so transformative!
This episode just kept leveling up every few minutes sheeshhhhhh!!! So good
Thank you sooooo much for this conversation! It was so powerful! Bless you both!
Thank you! I did not know how much I needed to hear this podcast. There are so many nuggets in this session. I felt like I had my own personal therapy session. Again, thank you!🙏🏾
This is an amazing show. I live in the pain from what I’ve been exposed to and I find myself shutting people out and running from my feelings.
Wow! I needed to hear that message about the obsession with physical looks ❤ thank you Dr. Anita
This blessed me so much ! You are 2 beautiful souls and so much wisdom in this conversation ❤️
This was a beautiful conversation! As someone who is going through some transitions, the reminder to pause, check in with my body and not erase parts of my story was on time!
Wow I just did excercise been feeling tension I feel so relieved in my shoulders and neck
What a beautiful healing space. Thank you for this.
What an absolutely delightful podcast! 😍 Thank you for nurturing a space that celebrates and validates the journey of Black women towards wholeness through embracing softness. 💗
What a great interview. Thank you Gia and Dr. Anita. ❤❤
This Podcast was everything! 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 TGBTG Thank you Dr Anita Phillips
This was so helpful on so many levels. Thank you ladies
Dr. Anita always going to get us through 🙌🏾
Thank you both for this episode, it fed me deep inside my heart 🥹❤️🙏🏼
I am sooo grateful that you are alive to share these nuggets. I trust God with my whole story. So many times I want to hide but He keeps calling me into His Light. Thank you Dr Anita ❤
Thank you so much for allll of this wow so so many gems but I must applaud you Gi for being so vulnerable to ask even more personal questions like the one about the pandemic that will now help us unlearn and unfold and heal! Definitely coming back multiple times to take all the notes wow THANK YOU GOD and thank you for using Gia & Dr. Anita to be such potent vessels of healing 🙏🏿🦋😭🌟✨
So true and real Dr. Phillips 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ You're speaking the truth 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ God bless you 😇😇😇🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Dr Anita is such a breath of fresh air. Her book is a gift. She is a blessing and Gia, you’ve got such a great platform here. I really enjoyed this and have been smiling all through 😌👏
Loved loved loved this podcast episode so informative and healing! Thank you ladies for using your gifts to honor God and to minister to his body🫂♥️ May He bless you greatly!
I recently came across this channel and Gia is simply amazing.❤🎉
Wowwww…I cant be whole until I embrace the story of my whole life🙏🏾
This conversation was so therapy I learned to have a healthy relationship with my pain ❤
I love Dr Anita!! This was such a blessing to me. I'm in a healing season of my life and struggling. But thank you God for this podcast and this episode!! And when y'all broke down "Overthinking" whew! I'm an overthinking and now I hope I remember what was said so I can stop it!! Because I know most of my overthinking stems from fear. So I gotta just let go & let God!! 💙💙💙
Wow!!! i took notes but i must get the book. Sending love from my lovely home in Kenya. Grateful for the opportunity to experience this awesome interview. Dr. Anita Phillips is a true servant of God. Much love.
Now this was an incredible conversation ! It all was so good - but especially the part talking about control vs power.
Ladies Thank youu soooo much!!!!!!!!!
This was such a great session❤
Definitely Sis. Gia Peppers, Music is healing 🎉🎉🎉
This was an amazing interview! I have to share it with a few friends! Thank You God for allowing these Beautiful christian women to serve us by using their purpose that you destined for them ! Amen 🙏🏽
Control is a cheap substitute for Power. Control limits and hoards but Power expands and impacts. You don't have the capacity to control others.
Amazing & this episode filled me you completely & teary eyed
Our God!!!… thank you… just thank you. That’s all I got right now. 🥹🙏🏾💛🌻
I agree Dr. Phillips 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Love you Dr. Sis🥰😍🤩
Thank you both for bringing this incredible podcast to all of us ..funny & insightful..life changing 💯✨🙏🏾🥂💛
This is so powerful and freeing! ♥️🙌🏾🔥👏🏽👏🏽
What a great podcast interview. Needed this especially this weekend
@55:52 ❤🎉 Yes & Amend. Thank you for sharing of yourself.
Thank you for sharing! I needed this
Yes, 69 and still wondering about marriage being broken now from a 9 year relationship. Thank you for this time to listen to this video, which I stumbled across.❤💔
It took me a week to listen to this interview. I prayer to God that as a motivational speaker God can give me voice. I trust You God with my story. Thank you. I’m right now building and God is my foundation.