What happens when trauma isn't just in your mind, but stored in your body? This profound conversation with Licensed Professional Counselor Brittany Banks reveals the hidden physical toll of unprocessed emotional pain and offers a roadmap for genuine healing.

Brittany shares startling insights about how stress hormones physically manifest when we don't address our mental health: "Your tears actually have stress hormones in them. That's your body's way of trying to release this thing out of you." This connection between mental and physical wellbeing forms the foundation of a wide-ranging discussion that tackles everything from cultural stigmas to faith perspectives on therapy.

For those raised in communities where strength means silence, Brittany redefines what resilience truly looks like. "Strength does not mean that you isolate and keep people out... It does not mean you cannot express emotion." This redefinition creates space for vulnerability as a pathway toward healing rather than a sign of weakness.

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Ms Eve's Linktree info - https://linktr.ee/IAMMSEVE?utm_source=linktree_

Brittany's Tiktok- https://www.tiktok.com/@the.cozy_place?_t=ZP-8wsDybIAXWg&_r=1

Brittany's Instagram -Brittany Banks| Licensed Therapist (@the.cozy_place) • Instagram photosandvideosinstagram.com

Therapy Services: w/ Brittany Banks LPC on headway - https://care.headway.co/providers/brittany-banks?utm_source=pem&utm_medium=direct_link&utm_campaign=103654

Books I'm reading on my healing journey.

• It Didn't Start with You! - How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are by Mark Woolen
• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome- Dr Joy Degruy
• The Body Keeps The Score- Bessel van Der Kolk

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Uniting in a powerful conversation that bridges the gap between faith and mental health; host Eve McNair welcomes Deora Clairé, whose striking TikTok testimony caught Eve's attention, to share her journey with bipolar disorder.

Deora candidly reveals how her mental health crisis emerged suddenly following a painful breakup in 2019. With remarkable clarity, she describes her first manic episode with psychosis—walking around vacant houses talking to them—which led to hospitalization and diagnosis at age 23. The raw details of her experiences, including believing she was invisible during a second episode, create a vivid picture of what psychosis actually looks like, demystifying a commonly misunderstood condition.

What makes this conversation particularly powerful is the seamless integration of faith and professional treatment. Deora shares how she initially stopped her medication due to denial but eventually embraced both her faith and medical support. She references Scripture throughout, including Proverbs 11:14 about the "abundance of wise counselors," providing biblical permission for believers to seek specialized help without shame. As she puts it, "God is the ultimate healer, but He also provides people to help you through those issues too."

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Eve's Linktree info - https://linktr.ee/IAMMSEVE?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

Deora Clairé's Info!

Website -

Linktree- https://linktr.ee/deoraclaire

Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/deoraclaire

Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/deoraclaire

TikTok-https://www.tiktok.com/@deoraclaire

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@deoraclaire

YouVersion Bible App devotionals-https://www.bible.com/organizations/4bbd27f7-f139-4

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Online Psychiatric Medication & Mental Telehealth Services - Rx Anxiety, Depression & Insomnia Treatment | Cerebral

• Triumph Over Trauma Scripture: II Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto to God, who always causes us to Triumph in Christ....
• Books I'm reading on my healing journey.
• It Didn't Start with You! - How Inherited Family

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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to Triumph!

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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to Triumph!

What would happen if you never showed up as you were meant to? What difference would it make if your gifts remained hidden? These questions have haunted me during my recent absence from the podcast—not from a place of melodrama, but from genuine reflection on the legacy we're all building, whether we realize it or not.

Coming back after what I call "life-ing"—that season where everything demands your attention simultaneously—I've been confronted with the word "legacy" everywhere. From billboards to eyeglass frames, this concept keeps finding me, pushing me to consider what impact my life will have. Through this reflection, I've realized that purpose isn't what you do, but how what you do affects others. We are living epistles being read by those around us, making impressions that last far beyond our presence.

Not showing up in the fulness of who God created you to be actually robs people of what they need. What gifts are inside you, waiting to be unwrapped and shared? What legacy are you building through your daily choices? I'd love to hear your story.

• What is Trauma Trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. An emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, abuse, neglect or natural disaster.
• How to cope with Trauma Talk to a few trusted people, open up about your struggle, seek online support groups, read self-help books or practice small acts of self-care such as meditation, breathwork, yoga and exercise can help you regain some feeling of control.”
• Find a therapist Get Started (betterhelp.com)
  Online Psychiatric Medication & Mental Telehealth Services - Rx Anxiety, Depression & Insomnia Treatment | Cerebral
  
  
• Triumph Over Trauma Scripture: II Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto to God, who always causes us to Triumph in Christ....
• Books I'm reading on my healing journey.
• It Didn't Start with You! - How Inherited Family

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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to Triumph!

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2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to Triumph!