WEEKLY EPISODES OF AFFIRMING TRUTHS
Are you struggling to renew your mind and walk in the Truth of who God made you to be? Do you feel like you are waging a losing battle against your negative self-talk? Are you fatigued from the daily grind of struggling against yourself, your thoughts or your circumstances? In the Affirming Truths podcast with Carla Arges, you will find a safe place to feel seen and heard, as well as Biblically based encouragement and practical tips from my own life experience.
My mission is to empower and equip you to ditch the negative self talk, grow in God and build mental resilience. Hey, I'm Carla Arges. Daughter of the King. Wife. Mom. Mental Health Warrior. Trauma Survivor. And Avid Coffee Drinker. I spent years broken by trauma and mental illness, barely surviving the day to day struggles of my own inner dialogue. I believed the lies of the past, the hurtful things spoken over me and my own self defeating thoughts.
But then something happened. I reclaimed my identity in Christ, figured out how to renew my mind and built the mental grit needed to leave my past self behind and walk in the beautiful purpose God has over my life. If you are ready to say YES to replacing your negative inner dialogue, walking a life of God’s truth and reclaiming who you are - I’m the coach and mentor for you. Get ready to live out Romans 12:2 - be transformed by the renewing of your mind and live in God’s good, pleasing and perfect will.
S7 EP7 | Learning to Abide in Christ
Carla used to think that abiding in God was a passive act. But in her recent study on abiding she had an incredible “aha” moment.
Abiding is ACTIVE. It’s a verb. Just like we abide in our homes - which have times of rest and activity - so is abiding in Christ. It’s allowing him to direct our wills and transform our affections. And Carla is sharing 4 things to do to promote activating abiding.
S7 Bonus 6 | What Does It Mean To Have a “Real” Relationship With God with Kaela McKeg
In this bonus episode, Carla sits down with Coach and Podcast host of His Word, My Walk, Kaela McKeg and talks about developing a real relationship with God.
What does it look like? How do you nurture it? Be encouraged to grow in your relationship with God today.
S7 EP6 | Are Your Core Beliefs Keeping You in Bondage?
Carla is fired up on this topic today!
Did you know your core beliefs - the ones you hold at a visceral level - form your thoughts, behaviours, habits and life in general? And so many women have their core beliefs rooted in LIES. Identifying and challenging these core beliefs with TRUTH has never been more important!
S7 Bonus 5 | What You Say Shapes Your Life. How Are You Speaking?
There is power in the spoken word. Yet so many of us are regularly confessing lies over ourselves. “I can’t do this” “Bad things always happen to me” “I always fail at this”, etc.
Our brains have a need to be in agreement with what we say. How are you training your brain - and therefore your actions - to respond based on what you say?
S7 EP5 | 3 Steps to Move Out of a Depression
Carla is familiar with the pit of depression. It can feel overwhelming, hopeless and never ending. Today Carla shares that there IS hope - and the 3 things you can do to move through the depression and cling to that hope.
S7 Bonus 4 | Seeing Fruit in Barren Lands. Infertility Journey with Camie Wilke
In this bonus episode Carla sits down with Camie Wilke, high ticket sales coach, to talk about God’s faithfulness during a wilderness season. Camie opens up about her 4 year long struggle with infertility and how - even through the trial - she saw God producing fruit in her life.
Be encouraged by this conversation today!
S7 EP4 | Is it Always God’s WIll That We Sacrifice?
There are many scriptures about living a sacrificial life. In fact, we are to present our bodies as living sacrifices to the Lord. But is it always God’s will that we sacrifice?
Carla delves into the question of sacrifice, exploring the true essence of sacrificial living and its alignment with God's will.
S7 Bonus 3 | What Really Is Successful Living? And How Do You Get There?
In today’s bonus episode, Carla takes you through some reflective questions she’s been asking her clients lately as they have described wanting to live a successful life.
S7 EP3 | How to Navigate the Fight or Flight Response
Carla used to be locked in a constant cycle of trauma response. That acute stress response that causes us to either fight, flight, freeze or fawn. There are ways to improve our response to perceived threats in general - and in the midst of an attack.
Hear how Carla has navigated trauma triggers and learn how to implement these strategies in your life too.
S7 Bonus 2 | Don’t Let Anxiety Steal Your Joy with Courtney Devich
In this bonus episode, we have a heartwarming conversation with Courtney Devich, the author of "Mama's Got Anxiety, but it's Not Going to Steal Her Joy." Courtney opens up about her journey of faith, motherhood, and dealing with anxiety and postpartum depression. She shares valuable insights and encouragement for moms who may feel like they're drowning in the challenges of motherhood and mental health.
S7 EP2 | The Fruit Doesn’t Lie: Sowing & Reaping in Your Life
You’ve heard the expression before - you reap what you sow. But have you actually considered it when looking at your life? Do you struggle in your relationships? Are you often discontent? Do you constantly feel unfilled and at odds with life? There is a chance you are the creator of your own reality based on what you're sowing in your life - the way you spend your time, the mindsets you cling to and more.
S7 Bonus | What Do You Believe About Who God Is?
It’s bonus episode time!
Today Carla takes a conversation she had recently with one of her 1:1 coaching clients and brings the question to you - What do you believe about God? Who do you think he is?
What you believe about God will shape the way you approach him, what you believe about yourself and how you go about Christian living.
S7 EP1 | Betrayal? Trauma? Illness? Trials? God is Still Sovereign & Good.
Welcome to Season 7!!!
We are diving right in as Carla shares a truth she’s been clinging to after receiving some bad news last week. In the pain, struggle, grief, challenge - God is still Sovereign. And He has good plans that cannot be thwarted. Be encouraged as you listen to today’s episode.
S6 Bonus 19 | Life Update & Encouragement
In this episode, Carla Arges discusses a common struggle many women face during the summer: body image issues. Carla emphasizes the importance of dealing with these challenges through the lens of God's Truth. She provides four practical tips to help reduce the impact of seasonal body image struggles.
S6 EP19 | 4 Ways to Respond in The Face of Life’s Storms
You’ve heard the expression before - you reap what you sow. But have you actually considered it when looking at your life? Do you struggle in your relationships? Are you often discontent? Do you constantly feel unfilled and at odds with life? There is a chance you are the creator of your own reality based on what you're sowing in your life - the way you spend your time, the mindsets you cling to and more.
Be challenged and encouraged in today’s episode.
S6 BONUS 18 | Stop Focusing on What You Can’t Do.
Carla sees this all the time. Even in herself sometimes.
The focus on everything we CAN’T do - so we do nothing. This mindset is preventing you from flourishing and thriving in life. Looking at what we CAN do regardless of our circumstances or situations is what propels us forward and allows us to grow, heal and overcome
S6 EP18 | Is Having Boundaries Christ-Like?
Today Carla is continuing a conversation that started over on her Instagram - boundaries.
Many Christian women have been led to believe that being a good Chrisitan means enduring all sorts of poor behaviour. Here, Carla reminds you that not only are boundaries Biblical, but essential to your well-being - even Jesus practiced boundaries!
Here’s the thing though - boundaries are not something you place on someone else - they are a protective hedge you place around yourself.
S6 Bonus 17 | Finding Confidence in Who God Created You to Be with Emily Louis
Join Carla as she sits down with Emily Louis, Host of the Abundance Grace podcast and worthiness coach, and talks about the difference between the world’s definition of confidence and what confidence in Christ looks like.
We were created uniquely with purpose. Learn how to walk confidently in all that God has created you to be and do!
S6 EP17 | 8 Ways Bible Study Impacts Your Entire Life
Often we think of Bible Study as simply a spiritual assignment. Something that develops us spiritually and stops there. But Bible Study does much more then that - it impacts every facet of our lives, from money to relationships and so much more.
Listen in as Carla shares 8 incredible ways Bible study improves our whole life.
Struggle with Bible Study? Feel overwhelmed or intimidated - or simply don’t know where to start? Check out Carla’s How to Study the Bible course!
S6 Bonus 15 | Introducing Carla’s Son Caleb: Guatemala Missions Trip
So many of you helped make Caleb’s first missions trip to Guatemala possible - through your generous giving and prayer covering.
So Carla thought what better way to thank you than to get Caleb on the podcast and share his takeaways as well as encourage any of you who feel like God’s plan is going sideways.
God is at work in this generation!