Have you ever had a moment where someone asked you a question, all eyes were on you, and your mind completely went blank?

Maybe it happened in a hard conversation with your spouse. Maybe someone put you on the spot in front of family. Maybe you were receiving attention, praise, or a compliment and suddenly couldn’t think of a thing to say.

In this episode, Marci unpacks why that happens through the lens of the nervous system. Sometimes stress does not look dramatic. Sometimes it looks like freeze. Shutdown. Blankness. A mind that disappears right when you need it most.

This episode was inspired by a reel of a little boy on an amusement park ride who later said, “My body deactivated.” And honestly, that may be one of the simplest and most powerful ways to describe what so many women experience under stress.

If your mind has ever gone blank and you’ve made that mean something is wrong with you, this episode will help you understand what may actually be happening underneath it. Your body may not be failing you. It may be protecting you.

In this episode, Marci talks about:

• why stress does not always look loud
• the freeze response and nervous system shutdown
• why your thinking brain can go offline under pressure
• how old fear, exposure, and overwhelm affect the body
• how to respond with compassion instead of self-judgment

This conversation will help you stop asking, “What is wrong with me?” and start asking a much kinder, more helpful question: “What about this moment felt like too much for my system?”

If this episode hit home and you are ready for support understanding your nervous system, your patterns, and what is happening underneath your reactions, Marci currently has an opening for private coaching.

And stay close. Something really powerful is coming in mid-May.

Marci will be unveiling her new 12-week Come Home to Your Heart course for the very first time, built around her Inner Relationship Method and including an all-important piece on women in midlife and the effects of that season on the nervous system. This will be for a limited number of women.

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What if your inner critic is not trying to tear you down… but trying to protect you?

In this episode, Marci shares a powerful reframe for the inner critic and why that harsh voice in your head may not be proof that something is wrong with you. It may be a protective part that learned long ago that criticism could keep you safe from rejection, failure, embarrassment, or feeling like too much.

Marci walks through why self-criticism can feel normal, especially for women who grew up with pressure, comparison, high expectations, or emotional invalidation. She also explains why being hard on yourself may feel productive in the moment, but is not the path to lasting confidence, peace, or real change.

You’ll learn how to notice your inner critic with curiosity instead of shame, how to understand what it may be trying to protect you from, and how to let your Resourced Self step in with honesty, compassion, and stronger leadership.

If you have ever wondered why you are so hard on yourself, why self-talk can feel so cruel, or how to actually shift that pattern, this episode will help you feel seen and give you a gentle next step.

In this episode, we talk about:

• why the inner critic is often a protective part
• how self-criticism forms in response to pain, pressure, and fear
• why harshness can feel familiar and even productive
• the difference between criticism and true self-leadership
• how to respond with compassion instead of self-attack
• one simple question to ask when your inner critic gets loud

Reflection question from this episode:
What is my inner critic trying to protect me from right now?

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🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci

🔗 Visit My Website:
To learn more visit www.marciowen.com

💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversity

A supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.
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✨ 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better
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for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.

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Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.

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Do you ever feel too sensitive, too emotional, or like you overreact to things that should not feel like such a big deal?

In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, Marci Owen shares how the part of you that feels deeply may not be weak at all. It may be your wounded child, a younger tender part of you carrying old emotional pain, unmet needs, and nervous system imprints from the past.

Marci explains how childhood wounds, emotional triggers, and nervous system dysregulation can affect your present-day reactions. She also talks about why shame makes healing harder, how to stop judging yourself for being emotional, and what compassionate self-leadership looks like when your wounded child gets activated.

Through a personal story and a simple 5-step Heart to Part process, Marci helps you understand what is really happening inside of you when you feel rejected, forgotten, embarrassed, or not good enough.

If you are looking for healing childhood wounds, nervous system healing, emotional healing, self-compassion, and practical tools to calm your inner world, this episode will speak directly to your heart.

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🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci

🔗 Visit My Website:
To learn more visit www.marciowen.com

💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversity

A supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.
👉 Click here to enroll or learn more

🧭 Book a FREE Clarity Call

Want to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.
🎯 Schedule your free call here

💌 Get My Weekly-ish Email

Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.
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✨ 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better
Scroll to the bottom of this page
for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.

🙏 Love the Podcast?

Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.

📲 Stay Connected

Email: marci@marciowen.com

Instagram: @marci.owencoaching

Facebook: Marci Owen Coaching

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