CHRISTIE MICHAUD BLOG

Did you know that fear and gratitude cannot coexist? These two emotions occur in the same area of our brain. Therefore, it is one or the other, either fight or flight OR rest and digest. This means emotions affect more than just our mood. they affect our whole body. If this is true, then: Thinking on joyful things, basking in and counting our many blessings, and shifting our focus to what we do have rather than what we don't, would force fear to either take a back seat or eve

Today marks the one year anniversary of my double mastectomy surgery, and, while it would take a couple of weeks to confirm, when I became cancer-free. My journey this last year has been much easier than most because I was able to avoid the treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. I don't know why I got this good fortune, but I humbly step out to spur and encourage others on in their journeys. Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who lo

We all need purpose. A reason to wake up every morning. For the non-Christian, purpose is harder to find. To eat, drink, and be merry works for a while, but eventually leads to emptiness. The same is true for wealth, power, or fame. For the Christian, purpose is intentional and God lays it out for us all through scripture. Did you know... there is a direct correlation between anxiety or depression and either not knowing or losing sight of one’s purpose? I’ve seen it with se

I was reading in Job this morning and came across a message that resonated with the heaviness and inner wrestling that I’ve experienced on and off for years now – division among Christians. Job 32:2; 37:23-24 justifying himself rather than God. ...justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit. The Fear of God. Is this what we are missing? Is this what we have lost? Again and again, the

As many of you know, my story with depression brought me into this profession. While I still have my moments, they more easily pass as I’ve learned to recognize and manage them. A few weeks ago, I started to feel that once-familiar heaviness in my chest. The feeling was what I used to describe as "depression". It was confusing because my life was good. The old bully of “You’ve got a good life, shame on you for feeling this way” tried to creep in to make things even worse but

I was listening to a podcast on how to reach the next generation for Christ and again heard the charge for parents to teach and model where their hope comes from, to not shy away from living counter-culturally, and to not have a “fear” of pushing their kids away from them by being seen as "uncool" or "irrelevant" in the world’s eyes. Fear. We all have it. Too often our fear is misguided by fears of what-ifs or a need for acceptance; Instead, there has to be a shift of focus a