4 Steps to Not Being Triggered This Holiday Season with Dr. Kimberly Boone

Creating the Future with Dr. Brent Simpson — where we dive into stories, truths, and deep questions that help shape our faith, our families, and our future.   4 Steps to Not Being Triggered This Thanksgiving & Holiday Season with Dr. Kimberly F. Boone This conversation is a life-giving, wise, and hope-filled guide to navigating the holidays with peace. Dr. Kimberly Boone joins Dr. Brent to help you prepare your heart, manage emotional triggers, and enter the holidays from a place of freedom instead of frustration. Dr. Kimberly Boone is a Doctor of Christian Counseling in Clinical Psychology, a Certified Life Coach, and a woman known for her contagious joy, her prophetic encouragement, and her passion to see God’s people walk in freedom. She helps people break the lies that keep them bound and step confidently into their Christ-given identity.   In this episode, we talk about four powerful steps that can transform your Thanksgiving and your entire holiday season: Know Yourself and Accept Your Needs Understanding your emotional boundaries, capacity, and limits brings peace. Kimberly explains why self-awareness is a spiritual discipline — and how honoring your needs is not selfish, but wise. Acknowledge Any Trauma Holidays can surface old wounds. Kimberly walks us through the importance of naming pain, validating your story, and letting God heal what has previously been ignored or minimized. Recognize the Triggers Before the turkey hits the table, identify the patterns, people, environments, or conversations that tend to activate you — and learn how to disarm them with wisdom and grace. Be Kind to Your Heart This season, tenderness is not weakness. Kimberly shares how to partner with the Holy Spirit to walk in compassion toward yourself, slow down your internal reactions, and remain grounded in God’s love.   If you want to walk into Thanksgiving whole, grounded, and ready to respond instead of react — this episode is for you. Connect with Dr. Kimberly Boone 🌐 Website: MyLifeRestoredCounseling.com and myarisecoach.com 📱 Social Media: @MyLifeRestoredCounseling 📚 Books by Dr. Kimberly Boone   Connect with Dr. Brent 💬 All Social Media: @DrBrentSimpson 🌐 BrentSimpson.com 🏡 MyAriseChurch.com 🎙️ Listen to the Podcast Anywhere: https://creatingthefuture.podbean.com/