FOCUS Faith-Based Mental Health Coaching

11/08/2025

Sometimes the weight we feel is not because we are weak, but because we are human. God never asked us to hold every burden by ourselves. This morning we lay it down. We breathe. We remember we are held, cared for, and seen. If you are heavy today, you are not alone.
This morning’s prayer reminds us that help is holy, rest is allowed, and love is our portion. May we have the courage to ask for support when we need it and the compassion to walk gently beside others who are struggling. You are not meant to carry everything by yourself. God meets us in the surrender.

11/06/2025

I had the honor of attending the Greystone Power Luncheon where non-profits gathered to share the work we are doing in our city. Focus Faith and Mental Health is here to stand in the gap for families, women, and children who are struggling silently. Hunger, pain, loneliness, and emotional weariness do not always show on the outside. That is why generosity is not a holiday act. It is a mindset.

We need support every day. And every gift matters.
If your heart is stirred, follow that.

• Donate for Giving Tuesday (Dec 2)
• Sponsor the Faith and Focus Podcast
• Purchase books that help fund our programs
• Donate non-perishable food items for our Fill-A-Backpack Initiative

Thank you for helping us build a community where healing is possible.

11/05/2025

We are so grateful to God for this major accomplishment! To God be the glory!

11/04/2025

💜 Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because narcissistic abuse doesn’t start with violence.
It starts with charm.
It starts with love bombing, promises of forever, and the illusion of safety.
By the time the mask slips, her confidence, her voice, and her sense of self have been chipped away piece by piece.

Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because he has her so mentally and emotionally conditioned that she truly believes it’s all her fault, that she’s the problem, that she’s too sensitive, too emotional, or not enough.
He’s convinced her that no one else will love her, that she’s lucky he even does.

Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because every time she tries, he flips the script.
He apologizes just enough to keep her hoping, then punishes her for believing him.
He tells others she’s dramatic, that all they do is fight, that he’s the one who’s suffering.
He paints her as unstable while he quietly destroys her.
And sometimes, he isolates her from friends and family, making her believe they are the enemy.

Wʜʏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ?

Because narcissistic abuse rewires your brain to crave the very person who’s breaking you.
It’s the trauma bond the constant cycle of devaluation and fake repair that leaves her questioning reality and clinging to the good moments that never last.

And by the time she finally sees the truth, she’s exhausted.
Spiritually, emotionally, financially, and mentally drained from walking on eggshells and trying to survive love that keeps wounding her.

So before you ask, “Why doesn’t she leave?”
Ask instead, “What did he do to make her believe she couldn’t?”

💜 She doesn’t need your judgment.
💜 She needs your understanding.
💜 She needs your prayers, your patience, and your support.

Let’s raise awareness. Let’s break the cycle.
Let’s start believing women when they whisper what they’re too afraid to say out loud.

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Your support helps us reach more women, fund healing workshops, and bring faith-based resources to survivors.

💜 Visit FocusFaithMentalHealth.com or email info@focusfaithmentalhealth.com to partner with us today.

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11/04/2025

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https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZgtX1jUh3zGComF73D0nP

Podcast · 💠 Gigi Parker, Brain & Mental Health Coach (BCMHC, BCBHC) · Welcome to the first episode of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind. I’m Gigi—mental health coach, trauma-informed advocate, and a woman who’s lived what she teaches. In this podcast, we explore healing, hope, and...

11/03/2025

Sometimes the wounded child inside of us runs toward familiar pain, searching for love in the wrong places. Healing begins when we stop chasing comfort in people and start finding peace in God’s presence.

His love restores what broken love distorted. 💛

11/03/2025

“Your faith was never meant to be hidden.”
You have the freedom to serve God openly, without fear. So breathe it, live it, and share it. Let your life speak His name in every room you enter. Faith isn’t meant to be believed only. It’s meant to be lived.

💜 With love, Coach Gigi

10/31/2025

We spend so much time adjusting the outside that we forget the real glow starts within. Today’s Focus Moment is a gentle reminder that beauty isn’t costume deep, it’s character deep. When God looks at you, He doesn’t see the flaws or filters; He sees His masterpiece.

So whether you’re dressed up, worn out, or somewhere in between, pause and ask, “Do I see what God sees?” Because true beauty has nothing to prove; it already reflects His grace.

🎧 Tune in to Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind for the full episode, and visit FocusFaithMentalHealth.com for more encouragement and resources.

🎵 Written and composed by Geleta Gigi Parker. Arrangement and piano accompaniment by Debary Thompson.

10/29/2025

Sometimes peace looks like walking away before you say something you can’t take back. In this Focus Moment, Gigic shares how to stay grounded when dealing with difficult partners or people who test your peace. Learn how the R.A.P.I.D. method, blended with Proverbs 15:1 and Philippians 4:7, can help you guard your mind and heart.

Visit FocusFaithMentalHealth.com for more faith-based mental health resources, books, and to become a sponsor for our healing initiatives.
🎙️ Tune into The Shalom Season of Faith & Focus: A Moment for Your Mind podcast, where we’re breaking the silence on domestic violence.
🙏 Special prayer for our Caribbean family as Hurricane Melissa passes — may God cover every home with peace and safety.

🎶 BACKGROUND MUSIC CREDIT:
Written and composed by Geleta Gigi Parker. Arrangement and piano accompaniment by Debary Thompson.

10/28/2025

Focus Moment: Still Beautiful in the Rain
By Geleta Parker

I planted these mums and rose bushes earlier this year. Today, after a long heavy rain, I stepped outside and saw how the water clung to every petal and leaf like the sky itself had paused to rest on them.

It reminded me that growth does not stop when storms come. The rain might bend us, blur our edges, and weigh us down for a while, but it also nourishes what is underneath. The bloom does not resist the rain, it receives it. And somehow it still stands, still shines, still becomes more radiant because of it.

Some seasons feel like downpours, yet God is still watering something within us. Even when it feels like too much, He is teaching us how to stay rooted and how to glisten after the storm.

Take a breath tonight and remember, you are still beautiful in the rain.