Faith & Focus:

What if everything you’ve been taught about the Proverbs 31 woman is incomplete?

Not wrong.

Just…incomplete.

For generations, many of us have focused on her domestic responsibilities while overlooking her wisdom, stewardship, leadership, resilience, generosity, and entrepreneurial spirit.

In this episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Gigi Parker takes a fresh, biblically grounded look at Proverbs 31 through the lens of both faith and mental health.

Together, we’ll explore:

• ​ Why wisdom comes before wealth.
• ​ The difference between surviving and stewarding.
• ​ How trauma can keep us in survival mode.
• ​ Why healing restores more than your heart. It restores your capacity.
• ​ What it means to become a faithful steward of everything God has entrusted to you.
• ​ Why the Proverbs 31 woman wasn’t waiting to be rescued. She was already faithfully building what God had placed in her hands.

Gigi also shares her deeply personal journey of launching this podcast while recovering from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. Recording from a small closet with nothing more than her phone, she reminds us that God doesn’t ask us to begin with perfection.

He simply asks us to begin.

Whether you’re single, married, divorced, widowed, rebuilding after trauma, navigating mental health challenges, or simply seeking to grow in your faith, this episode will encourage you to stop chasing validation and start faithfully stewarding the life God has already placed in your hands.

Because healing is holy.

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Scriptures Referenced

• ​ Proverbs 31:10-31
• ​ Proverbs 31:16
• ​ Proverbs 31:20
• ​ Proverbs 31:30
• ​ 2 Corinthians 12:9
• ​ Ephesians 6:10-18
• ​ Luke 16:10

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Sponsored By

FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc.

Where faith meets healing, hope becomes action, and lives are transformed through biblical truth, mental health education, and compassionate community support.

Learn more, partner with us, or support our mission:

https://focusfaithmentalhealth.org

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Music Credit

Opening & Closing Theme: “Be Still and Know”

Written and Composed by Geleta “Gigi” Parker

Arranged and Accompanied by DeBary Thompson

Copyright © Geleta “Gigi” Parker. All Rights Reserved.

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✓ Follow the podcast.

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What We Had That Money Couldn’t Buy

Take Two with Gigi | Episode 14

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What did we have that money couldn’t buy?

In this special episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Gigi sits down with her sister, Thea, for an honest conversation about growing up in Nassau, childhood adventures, family, faith, grief, resilience, and the lessons that shaped the women they would become.

Together they reflect on the simple gifts that often matter most: family, community, laughter, imagination, faith, and memories that remain priceless decades later.

From stories of climbing trees and neighborhood adventures to navigating life after the loss of their mother, this heartfelt conversation reminds us that some of life’s greatest treasures cannot be purchased.

Special love to our listeners in Vietnam, our second-largest listening audience, and to our Faith & Focus family in 87 countries around the world.

No matter where you’re listening from, healing has no borders. Faith has no borders. Hope has no borders.

ABOUT THE HOST:

Geleta “Gigi” Parker is a Board-Certified Brain and Mental Health Coach, trauma-informed advocate, minister, international speaker, author, and Founder of FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:

This podcast is intended for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional counseling, therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, call 911, 988, or your local emergency services.

Website:

focusfaithmentalhealth.org

Opening Music:

“Be Still and Know”

Written and Composed by Geleta “Gigi” Parker

Accompaniment by Debary Thompson

Copyright © 2026 FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Sometimes God allows us to be seen so we can recognize what we’ve been missing.

Have you ever been so thirsty that the first sip felt like a feast?

What happens when someone remembers your story, asks deeper questions, notices your silence, and creates a safe place for you to exhale?

What if the feelings that surface aren’t really about them at all?

What if they’re revealing something about you?

In this deeply personal episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind, Coach Gigi continues the No Longer Chasing series by exploring what happens when being seen reveals an unmet need.

Together, we’ll unpack:

• ​ Why healthy care can feel uncomfortable after emotional neglect
• ​ The trauma response behind “What’s the catch?”
• ​ How the amygdala works to protect us
• ​ Neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to relearn safety
• ​ Luke 24 and how grief can affect perception
• ​ The difference between revelation and attachment
• ​ Why the lesson may not be the person
• ​ How to identify unmet needs without chasing people
• ​ Practical steps toward healing, wholeness, and emotional freedom

Sometimes another person’s kindness doesn’t reveal who they are.

Sometimes it reveals what you’ve been missing.

And sometimes God allows us to be seen so we can recognize what we’ve been missing. That doesn’t automatically mean we’ve been chosen.

This episode is for the woman who has been strong for everyone else. The woman who has mastered survival and forgotten what it feels like to be poured into. The woman who is learning that healing isn’t about needing less. It’s about learning how to receive what God has always intended for you.

If this episode encouraged you, please follow, rate, and share Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind with someone who may need this message today.

HEALING IS HOLY BRAIN & BRUNCH SUMMIT

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport

Dallas, Georgia

Register today:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-healing-is-holy-summit

We are currently accepting in-kind donations for raffle prizes, door prizes, and attendee gifts.

Connect with us:

https://focusfaithmentalhealth.org

Support the FOCUS Food Nourishment Table:

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Books by Coach Gigi:

• ​ Jesus, Lover of My Soul
• ​ Beautifully Broken
• ​ Catch and Release: Seeds of Deception
• ​ Withholding Love: When Intimacy Becomes a Weapon
• ​ Now What? I Married a Narcissist

Theme Music:

“Be Still and Know That I Am God”

Written and composed by Geleta “Gigi” Parker

Accompaniment by DeBary Thompson

Special Thanks

Thank you to our Healing Is Holy Summit community partners and sponsors:

Greystone Power

Go 2 Girls Network

Clear Signal Workflow

L7 Media

Head Adjusters LLC

Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport

Oasis Medical Center of Georgia

Sam’s Club

Kroger

Special Recognition:

Tasha Warren

Founder, Young Kings and Queens Foundation

Thank you to every donor, volunteer, speaker, board member, trustee, community partner, and individual who sponsored a seat, made a contribution, shared our mission, or helped make this event possible.

Special thanks to A Piece of Heaven Bakery for your generous raffle item donation and support of the Healing Is Holy Summit.

Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind is hosted by Geleta “Gigi” Parker, Board-Certified Brain & Mental Health Coach, Board-Certified Mental Health Coach, author, speaker, ordained minister, and Founder & CEO of FOCUS: Faith & Mental Health, Inc.