Mental Health: Finding Your Path to Thriving with Carla Arges

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What does it look like to navigate mental health struggles while living out your faith?

It’s a question many of us carry—sometimes silently. And it’s one I was honored to explore in this week’s conversation with Carla Arges.

Carla’s story isn’t neat or easy. She experienced childhood trauma, homelessness at 14, misdiagnoses for years, and eventually received an accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder just six years ago.

But here’s what moved me most: Carla talks about thriving, not just surviving. And she does it in a way that’s gentle, honest, and deeply rooted in partnership with the Holy Spirit.

Carla Arges is a mental health coach, podcaster, and writer who helps Christian women navigate trauma and mental illness with grace and truth. After experiencing childhood trauma, homelessness, and a journey through misdiagnoses, Carla was accurately diagnosed with bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder six years ago. Through partnering with the Holy Spirit, therapy, medication, and holistic healing practices, she has moved from surviving to thriving—and now equips other women to do the same.

Carla is the host of the Affirming Truth podcast and a content writer for the Bible app, where she creates bite-sized, accessible devotionals for women struggling with mental health. She offers courses on nervous system regulation and biblically based boundaries, and provides one-on-one coaching to help women integrate faith, healing, and practical tools for everyday thriving.

In our conversation, you’ll hear:

• Why a diagnosis is information, not identity
• The role of medication and therapy in faith-based healing
• How to regulate your nervous system in practical ways
• Why thriving isn’t about living on the mountaintop all the time
• How God doesn’t waste our pain—He redeems it for purpose

Connect with Carla:

• Website: carlaArges.com
• Podcast: Affirming Truth (available on all podcast platforms and YouTube)
• Bible App: Search for plans by Carla Arges

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