Paul Elmore

This week, we’re putting all the pieces together and inviting people to share their own stories. They’ll be applying all the tools and resources we’ve talked about in previous weeks and stepping out of their comfort zones in order to gain freedom from their own stories of anxiety.

This week, we’re wrestling with one of the biggest issues of anxiety… injustice. You’ll hear the story of my motorcycle accident, and what we’re supposed to do when we face blatant injustice.

In the previous weeks, we looked at all the ways you can alleviate the SYMPTOMS of anxiety. In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive and looking at a way to address the core issue of anxiety and how making a change in your belief system you might actually become free of anxiety all together.

Last week we learned what anxiety is and where it comes from. We also looked at a lot of techniques people use to address the symptoms of anxiety without ever dealing with the core. This week we look at a different type of technique that seems a little odd at first but has proven to […]

If you suffer from anxiety, you know how much it robs you of joy and happiness every day. Basically, anxiety really sucks. This is the first week of a six-week series, and in this episode we look at everything about anxiety including ways to get rid of it (beyond deep breathing and funny yoga poses). […]

When challenging our toxic stories we have to learn new ways of making decisions. That’s where the Magic Question comes in. With this one question, you’ll be able to stop wasting your limited time, energy, and emotional resources on things that have kept you stuck. In This Episode You’ll learn the magic question that clarifies […]

There are some things that, despite what you think or believe, you just can’t (or shouldn’t) do. Gravity for instance. No matter what we believe, we will still be restricted by the laws of gravity. In This Episode We look at the three questions to determine if what you’re facing is a limiting belief or […]

In every epic story, the hero is directed by a Guide. Dumbledore, Gandalf, Yoda, Haymitch… all of these Guides have one purpose—to equip the hero with the necessary tools and skills to overcome the obstacle. If the Guide is such an important character in story, why do we try so hard to change on our […]

Each of us have had parents, family, teachers, friends, even strangers implant painful stories about our worth, value, and abilities into our lives. Without knowing it, we continue to allow those limiting beliefs and toxic messages to rule our reality until we feel worthless, hopeless, frustrated, and stuck. If you know that you want to […]

Like an old-school hammer, gratitude is not a complex tool. But when learned how to be used correctly, it can get a lot done in a short amount of time. What To Listen For In This Episode Specific Q&A from last week’s topic of being hurt by the church. An experiential exercise in messages we […]

When people are hurting, the church is often one of the first places they turn to find hope, comfort, and answers. Unfortunately, those things are not always readily available because of fallibility of leaders, pastors, and believers in general. Instead of finding comfort, pain in compounded. There is still hope. There are ways to appropriately […]

When things don’t go your way, it’s normal to be angry, frustrated, confused, or resentful. What you DO with those feelings either help you process through those feelings or get stuck in them longer. You may have learned that getting angry at ANYONE is not acceptable, especially God. Or you may never have learned HOW […]

Trauma has a significant impact on how we see and understand the world. It affects your deeply held beliefs about what is safe and what is dangerous. To keep yourself feeling safe, it’s common to construct tight restrictions and self-protective strategies to mitigate any potential harm. While this works, it also keeps you stuck in […]

“It is because the meaning of life in the United States is the pursuit of pleasure and personal freedom that suffering is so traumatic for Americans.”—Dr. Paul Brand in The Gift of Pain When happiness becomes your ultimate goal, you start to create expectations that will NEVER be able to be fulfilled. Finding comfort and security […]

Our world right now is extremely painful. Tragic events, confusion, chaos, fear, and anger are running rampant. Add in the personal pain of failed marriages, trauma, abuse, and crisis and life can feel completely hopeless, leaving us to ask “Why, God?” In this, the first episode of the seven week series, we look at how […]

We are designed to heal. We are not supposed to stay wounded and broken forever. When you get a physical wound, as long as there is no debris or infection in the wound, it will heal, often leaving a scar. Our hearts and souls are also supposed to heal when wounded. Healing has a natural, […]

You’ve made it to the final episode of the seven week STUCK series. Well done. In this episode we spend just a few minutes going over the previous week’s objections and then fielding a variety of questions from the audience. If you have questions regarding anything you’ve heard, feel free to leave a question in […]