Breaking Labels: Anxiety, ADHD & the Spirit of Confusion

She Lives Freed with Brittany Dawn Nelson

Brittany Dawn Nelson

Personal Journals, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

3.3 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

At what point did what you’re walking through become who you are? In today’s episode, we’re having an honest, Spirit-led conversation about labels: anxiety, ADHD, trauma, burnout… and how easily they can shift from something we experience to something we identify with. This episode is not about dismissing real struggles, it’s about bringing clarity, discernment, and truth back into the conversation. Because even though these symptoms might be real… your identity is still rooted in Christ. In this episode, we talk about the difference between understanding your struggles and coming into agreement with them, how the spirit of confusion can keep you stuck, and what it looks like to actually walk in freedom: mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. If you’ve ever felt like “this is just who I am”… this episode is for you. When a diagnosis or struggle becomes your identity The difference between awareness vs. agreement What the Bible says about confusion and identity How the spirit of confusion operates in everyday life Misdiagnosis, culture, and the normalization of labels The role of the Holy Spirit in healing and clarity Practical steps to break agreement with false identities How to renew your mind and walk in truth daily Connect with Kingdom Sexuality Ministry: Britley’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/britleyann Ellie’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellie_bt Website: www.fanintoflame.co Let’s Connect! If this episode blessed you, share it with a friend, leave a review, and tag me on Instagram @realbrittanydawn so I can connect with you personally! Have a question or topic idea? Send me a DM, I’d love to hear from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The grief, the intrusive thoughts, the addiction, the codependency, the fantasy all really kind of
0:05.5	took me out and I finally was at my wit's end and I had nothing else left to try. So anybody who's
0:10.8	been in New Age knows that you're constantly trying multiple healing modalities and it actually only
0:16.6	makes things worse.
0:26.3	Welcome to the Shields Fried podcast.
0:30.7	I'm your host, Brittany Dawn Nelson, and today's conversation is one that I believe so many women need to hear, but maybe don't always know how to have.
0:34.3	We're talking about labels, the ones that we've been given, the ones that we've
0:37.6	accepted, maybe even the ones that we've unknowingly built our identity around. Whether it's anxiety,
0:43.7	trauma, ADHD, or just feeling overwhelmed and stuck, these things are real, but they were never
0:48.6	meant to define who you are. So today we are gently unpacking what it looks like to separate
0:53.0	your identity from your struggle,
0:54.8	invite the Holy Spirit into these places that might feel overwhelming, and begin walking in
0:59.3	truth, clarity, and freedom again. I have incredible friends, Brittley and Ellie, here to talk
1:05.2	us through these things today. Welcome to the podcast girls. Thank you. We are so excited to be here
1:10.6	and to be on this end. We had an episode with you that everybody loved and consumed and it's fun to get to do it again in a new season and just pay it back, pay it forward.
1:22.7	Yes. I'm so excited to have you all here. Okay, so I just want to start out. I like just introducing our guests anytime we have a guest on the podcast. So could you guys start by telling us about yourselves, how you guys came together in ministry, maybe a little quick snippet of your testimony, how you started walking with God, all the things. This is all. We always look at each other like, it's going to go first.
1:51.7	Yeah, so we own a coaching and a leadership coaching and life development company called Fan into Flame from Second Timothy.
2:01.9	And when God gave us that verse and that name as kind of a prophetic word, we thought it would be a cool Bible study or, you know, a fun journal or something like that. We didn't know it would turn into what it is today. And the more we read that scripture,
2:06.6	the more it reveals the truth behind what God is helping us as women step into, dismantling fear,
2:12.6	and acquiring peace, power, love, and a sound mind. And those are the four pillars that we've built our
2:19.7	entire business around is getting women back into their bodies, into the role of leadership,
2:24.9	meaning feminine leadership, right, where they can lead from the embodiment of their identity
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