Stillness, midlife anxiety, Christian mindset, healing, surrender, and purpose—this episode dives into stillness as the first daily shift to heal your mindset. Stillness is the doorway to hearing your calling, calming anxiety, and reconnecting with God when life feels loud and out of control.
In this solo episode, host and author Lesa Koski shares how stillness became the unexpected beginning of her healing journey after a breast cancer diagnosis. She walks you through her come-to-Jesus moment in Arizona, the shock of hearing “you have cancer,” and the deep, surprising peace she found on the morning of her surgery.
You’ll learn why stillness is not passive or weak, but a powerful spiritual and emotional reset that breaks the cycle of overthinking, people-pleasing, and white-knuckling your way through life. Lesa offers real-life tools to help you practice stillness when your mind is spinning—whether you’re facing cancer, divorce, health fears, or simply the quiet ache of a life that feels “too much.”
If you’re a woman over 40 or 50 feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or burned out, this conversation will show you how stillness can become your first daily shift toward peace, purpose, and a more joyful, God-led life. Stillness doesn’t remove the hard things, but it changes how you move through them.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction to stillness as the first daily shift
(02:05) Living in lifelong anxiety, fear, and fight-or-flight
(04:12) The Arizona come-to-Jesus moment and praying for healing
(07:03) The mammogram callback and terrifying biopsy experience
(09:45) Hearing “you have breast cancer” and being forced to stop
(12:18) Letting go of control and surrendering outcomes to God
(14:40) Crying on hay bales, walking in the woods, and praying through fear
(17:02) The morning of surgery, malignant hyperthermia, and supernatural peace
(19:30) Why stillness is the foundation of healing and mindset work
(21:08) Practical tools to access stillness when your mind is spinning
(23:05) Using the feelings wheel and Scripture to name and process emotions
(24:15) How to get Lesa’s ebook, newsletter, and next steps for your healing journey
Key Takeaways:
- Stillness is the first daily shift that opens the door to hearing your calling and healing your mindset.
- A crisis (like cancer, divorce, or a child in trouble) can force you into stillness—and that stillness can become holy ground.
- You can’t control outcomes, but you can control how you move through hard seasons by surrendering to God.
- Stillness isn’t about doing nothing; it’s about feeling your feelings, noticing God’s presence, and interrupting anxiety’s momentum.
- Simple practices—walking, crying in a safe place, grounding in your body, and using a feelings wheel—can help you access stillness even in the middle of chaos.
Guest Bio:
Lesa Koski is an attorney/mediator, podcast host, breast cancer survivor, and author of 5 Daily Shifts to Hear Your Calling and Heal Your Mindset. She helps women over 40 and 50 move from anxiety and overwhelm into peace, purpose, and God-led confidence by teaching practical, faith-centered mindset tools and daily shifts that support midlife reinvention.
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