We all have emotional stuff and the “stuff” we hold onto can not only impact us, it can impact our relationships and our connection with Jesus. Today, Laurie Davies and I talk about all of it – what weighs us down, how heavy it is, and how to lay it down. Because, as Laurie shares, if we miss addressing our emotional baggage, it can become more. It can become emotional hoarding.

What if giving Jesus our heavy things leads to freedom? What if we can feel lighter?

Friend, if you’ve struggled with worry or anger or bitterness or shame or fear, or another hard emotion, this conversation will point you towards freedom. 

Marnie and Laurie discuss:

• How our emotional baggage can turn into emotional hoarding.
• How to recognize when we’re hoarding our emotions.
• Why we hold onto stuff that weighs us down.
• How to let our emotional baggage go.
• How we can listen for Jesus in our hard emotions. 
• The promise that waits when we listen for Jesus.

A former journalist and women’s ministry director, Laurie Davies knows the burdens that weigh women down. As an author, speaker, and lay counselor, she encourages women to trade their “emotional accumulation” for freedom. Laurie’s book, Emotional Hoarding: Letting Go of the Stuff That Keeps You Stuck, is available from Moody Publishers wherever books are sold. Her writing can also be found in the Proverbs 31 First 5 app and in Guideposts books and magazines. Laurie lives in the Phoenix area with her husband of 30 years, Greg, and two schnockerpoos who run the show. Their adult son lives nearby.

Two ways to get the book:

• Enter here to win a copy of Emotional Hoarding (Deadline to enter is March 11, 2026, at midnight PST)
• Go grab a copy for you or a friend here.

You can connect with Laurie at her Website or over on Instagram, and she invites you to join her Facebook Group, Go Get Your Life.

And to help you get into a practice of listening for Jesus in your everyday, Marnie created a FREE resource for you: Find Your Listening Rhythm with Jesus. Marnie would also love to hear from you. You can connect with Marnie through her Website or on Instagram.