Episode 168

Are you dealing with several mental health issues due to past trauma? Are you struggling to move forward in your life to walk fully in your purpose and feel stuck? In our heartfelt conversation, my special guest, Elena Huggins, shares her “Becoming Untwisted” God Story about her personal healing journey of becoming unstuck from past trauma and wounds. Elena is an author, musician, entrepreneur and passionate communicator who loves Jesus. She is devoted to the Gospel and seeing God’s people strengthened, free and more in love with Jesus. She is also a mom of two beautiful daughters and resides in the mountains. Elena shares passionately about her supernatural experience of how God moved in her life during her 21 day fast to heal her. She also shares how her healing propelled her forward to fulfill her calling of helping trafficked and rape victims to overcome their trauma, PTSD, depression and anxiety to walk in freedom. Enjoy listening to Elena’s faith building story!

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Bio

Elena Huggins is a passionate communicator who desires to inspire, challenge,and empower her audience to make the changes they need to live better lives. She is a lover of Jesus, a musician, and an entrepreneur.

Over the last eighteen years, Elena has spoken across a variety of stages to different audiences using a straightforward approach, unapologetic challenges, and biblical truths.

She is devoted to the Gospel and seeing God’s people strengthened, free and more in love with Jesus.

She has had much experience in the area of mental and emotional health, with her journey to overcoming trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Her experience includes: working with trafficked victims, working at the rape crisis center, endless one-on-one coaching sessions, and pastoral care.

She resides in the mountains with her two beautiful daughters.

Elena’s Website

In this Episode:

Elena Huggins is an author, musician, entrepreneur, and passionate communicator who loves Jesus.

Elena shares her “Becoming Untwisted” God story.

As she grew up, in her teen years, she couldn’t make sense of God, and she walked away. She felt that God did exist, but she didn’t understand him.

All of the trauma in her life caught up with her, and she was really struggling. She was having panic attacks, she couldn’t sleep, and was depressed. She found herself in a very dark place. She tried to heal without God.

She reached a point where she was exhausted from constantly trying to manage everything. She felt like she was so messed up that even if she wanted to reach God, she couldn’t reach him. He felt so far away.

She became desperate enough to ask God for help. She went on a fast for 21 days, and she sought the Lord.

In order to stay free, there are things you have to do. So, she started reading the Bible every day, changed her lifestyle, changed her friends, cut out sin, and got involved in church. She did all of these other things to protect her walk with the Lord because she knew where she had come from, and she wanted to remain free.

We are created body, soul, mind, and spirit. Everything is interconnected.

Keep it simple. Jesus was profoundly deep and layered, yet remarkably simple. Keep it simple. If you simplify, you can overcome.

Links

Altered Stories Ministry 52-Week Devotional

Altered Stories Show on YouTube

Quote:

“I went on a fast for 21 days, and I sought the Lord. I prayed. I didn’t even know if He would show up. I didn’t even know if He would do anything, but I was desperate enough to try.” – Elena Huggins