Ever feel like you’re walking on eggshells with a friend? In this episode of A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets Therapy, Elly, a faith based therapist in Central Texas, and co-host Isa explore what it means to be caught in a one sided friendship—and how to move toward healthier, more balanced connections.

They unpack texting misunderstandings, anxious attachment, people pleasing, and mismatched seasons of life, then share a simple Notice Name Nurture framework to help you set boundaries, guard your peace, and repair relationships without cutting everyone off.

In this episode:
• Signs of one sided or emotionally draining friendships
• How texting slips and silence fuel conflict
• Recognizing anxious attachment and people pleasing
• Healthy confrontation and honest repair
• Boundaries around gossip, time, and emotional labor
• Honoring different friendship styles and seasons

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🌿 Free Resources:
• Take the Shame Quiz to see how shame might be showing up in your life
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• Download the A Better Way Guide and learn Elly’s 6-step BETTER Framework for healing
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Looking for a faith-based path toward emotional healing?
Download Elly’s free A Better Way Guide, a 6-step BETTER Framework that blends faith and therapy to help you recognize emotional triggers, build resilience, and start healing from the inside out.
Start your journey today at eleanorbrowncounseling.com/a-better-way-guide-freebie.

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In Part 2 of Healing Holiday Relationships, Elly and Isa continue the conversation about what it really takes to find peace and connection during the holidays.

This episode dives into how to adjust expectations, build small safe connections, and recognize when it’s time to gracefully step away. You’ll hear real stories and faith-filled insights about setting boundaries, extending grace, and protecting your peace when family dynamics get complicated.

Together, they explore how faith and therapy work hand in hand to reduce holiday stress, heal shame patterns, and create healthy relationships built on understanding rather than assumptions.

✨ In this episode:
• Adjust expectations with grace and self-awareness
• Build small connections that nurture belonging
• Redirect difficult conversations with compassion
• Know when to pause or step away without guilt
• Understand how shame and unmet expectations overlap
• Learn how active listening builds deeper connection

A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets Therapy is hosted by Eleanor L. Brown, LPC, a Central Texas trauma therapist integrating Christian counseling and evidence-based tools to help you move from simply surviving to thriving, with co-host Isamary Nieves Banks.

🌿 Free Resources:
• Take the Shame Quiz to see how shame might be showing up in your life

• Download the A Better Way Guide and learn Elly’s 6-step BETTER Framework for healing

Looking for a faith-based path toward emotional healing?
Download Elly’s free A Better Way Guide, a 6-step BETTER Framework that blends faith and therapy to help you recognize emotional triggers, build resilience, and start healing from the inside out.
Start your journey today at eleanorbrowncounseling.com/a-better-way-guide-freebie.

Connect with us on Social Media or Visit our website!

Website: eleanorbrowncounseling.com/

Facebook URL: facebook.com/EleanorBrownCounseling/

Instagram URL: instagram.com/eleanorbrowncounseling/

Bookstore: eleanorbrowncounseling.com/store

As the holidays approach, family gatherings can stir up old wounds as easily as warm memories. In this episode, Elly and Isa explore how to heal holiday relationships by identifying emotional triggers and protecting your peace.

Licensed Professional Counselor and Central Texas trauma therapist Eleanor L. Brown shares faith-based insights and practical therapy tools for navigating family dynamics through the lens of Christian counseling. Together with co-host Isamary Nieves Banks, she blends Scripture and psychology to help you create emotional safety, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with others in healthy ways.

Drawing from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, they focus on love and belonging—why connection matters and how to build it during the holidays without losing yourself in the process. Whether you struggle with family tension, old pain, or holiday stress, this conversation will give you tools to respond instead of react.

✨ In this episode:
• Awareness of emotional triggers and stress responses
• Understanding fight, flight, freeze, and fawn in family gatherings
• Setting boundaries that protect peace without creating walls
• Inviting God into your emotional healing process
• Blending faith and therapy for whole-person healing
• Finding grace for yourself and others this holiday season

🕊️ A Better Way to Heal: Where Faith Meets Therapy is hosted by Eleanor L. Brown, LPC, a Central Texas trauma therapist, author, and speaker helping individuals move from simply surviving to thriving through faith and therapy.

📘 Learn more or find Elly’s book A Better Way: Integrating Faith and Psychology to Heal Inner Wounds at www.eleanorbrowncounseling.com.

Looking for a faith-based path toward emotional healing?
Download Elly’s free A Better Way Guide, a 6-step BETTER Framework that blends faith and therapy to help you recognize emotional triggers, build resilience, and start healing from the inside out.
Start your journey today at eleanorbrowncounseling.com/a-better-way-guide-freebie.

Connect with us on Social Media or Visit our website!

Website: eleanorbrowncounseling.com/

Facebook URL: facebook.com/EleanorBrownCounseling/

Instagram URL: instagram.com/eleanorbrowncounseling/

Bookstore: eleanorbrowncounseling.com/store