172: Transform Your Chaos Into Calm with Bonnie Gray

IMbetween Podcast on Marriage, Parenting, Faith, and Everything In Between

Bonnie Gray knows a thing or two about being stressed. During the first year of the pandemic, Bonnie's once full, black hair began falling out. Overwhelmed by the exhaustion of disrupted routines and pressure to meet expectations at work, parenting, ministry and a bottomless checklist of To Do's, Bonnie focused on meeting everyone else's needs at the expense of neglecting her well-being. With her usual coping mechanisms stripped away, she was drained by worries, stress, and anxiety. On Episode 172, Bonnie describes how using soul care and breath prayers can create healthy habits with God to help restore peace and joy in your life.

You'll Hear About:

• The concept of soul care and the four areas of wellness
• The importance of social wellness and building meaningful relationships
• The impact of negative emotions on our bodies and the importance of naming and discussing them
• Tips for managing burnout and improving sleep quality
• The practice of breath prayer and its impact on managing stress

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Breathe: 21 Days to Stress Less and Transform Chaos to Calm by Bonnie Gray
• Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness by Bonnie Gray
• https://thebonniegray.com/soulcarequiz/
• Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast
• Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul

Meet Bonnie Gray:

Bonnie Gray is a Soul Care mentor and the author of Breathe: 21 Days to Stress Less and Transform Chaos to Calm, Whispers of Rest, Finding Spiritual Whitespace and Sweet Like Jasmine, an ECPA 2022 Christian Book Award Finalist. Heaving healed from PTSD, Bonnie is passionate about helping thousands of listeners detox stress and flourish in emotional wellness with God’s love through soul care, Bible Study and prayer.

Bonnie is a trusted voice writing for Proverbs 31, Christianity Today and RelevantMagazine. She is also the host of Breathe: The Stress Less Podcast. Take Bonnie’s Soul Care Quiz to learn which area of wellness you’re missing at SoulCareQuiz.com. She loves hiking and eating waffles with her husband and two teenage boys in Silicon Valley.

For all of the show notes, including discussion prompts for your next date night, check out IMbetween.org/episode172

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