FROM KNOWING TO GROWING
An 8-Week Guide to Overcoming the Spiritual and Psychological Warfare of Self-Sabotage
Knowing Is NOT Enough!
How often do you KNOW what to do, you just can't get yourself to follow through in a sustainable or consistent way?
You set hopeful, well-intentioned goals only to fall back into the same frustrating and destructive patterns. You’re exhausted from striving, weary from perfectionism, burdened by shame, overwhelmed by information, and discouraged by your inability to make lasting progress—spiritually, mentally, or physically.
True growth and transformation require you to confront the invisible spiritual and psychological battles holding you back. Discover how to turn head knowledge into heart knowledge through a proven framework for creating authentic, Christ-centered habit change.
What if you're approaching habit change all wrong?
Self-sabotage is a self-protection mechanism. It actually feels SAFE to self-sabotage your new goals or habits, even though you logically know the pattern is ultimately destructive. That’s why you can’t beat self-sabotage with better information and greater motivation. Psychological and spiritual factors are at play, and both must be addressed if you want to break through dysfunctional patterns and begin living in alignment with conviction and truth!
Each day takes just 5–10 minutes to read, reflect, and take action on biblical and psychological truths that reshape your thinking, renew your faith, and create lasting progress on the convictions in your heart!
This isn’t just another devotional you’ll read and forget. From Knowing to Growing has bite-sized, weekly action steps that will set you up for months of continued progress, even after you’ve finished the devotional!
Start implementing these tools today and learn how to embody real change—through grace, truth, and consistent, Spirit-led action.
The Proven Framework
Week 1: Understanding Self-Sabotage
Most people have no idea why they keep falling back into the same destructive patterns over and over again. That's why nothing has worked for you long-term! Gain a crystal-clear understanding of what self-sabotage is and the surprising psychology behind it.
Week 2: Signs of Self-Sabotage
You likely don't recognize the signs of self-sabotage until it's too late. Self-sabotage happens through tiny, repeated choices your brain makes all day long—often without you realizing it—until the consequences pile up. You need to understand these signs in order to prevent self-sabotage in the first place!
Week 3: Behavior Change Basics
Most people look for surface-level fixes to their unhealthy and counterproductive behaviors. However, behaviors are like fruits. Christ tells us the bad trees cannot bear good fruit. Therefore, if your behaviors (fruits) are bad, you have to address the entire tree!
Week 4: Overcoming Mindset Traps
We cover common mindset traps that likely developed throughout childhood or as a result of trauma. Does desperation, comparison, doubt, or shame fuel most of your behaviors? Week 4 helps you identify what mindset traps are keeping you stuck, and what to do about them!
Week 5: What Works and What Doesn’t
Self-sabotage does not start when you fall off track with a new habit. Self-sabotage starts when you go back to the same behavior that you think is going to solve all your problems. It's time to get crystal clear on exactly what works with self-sabotage, and what doesn't.
Week 6: Fear Is a Liar
Fear is the common denominator in all self-sabotaging patterns. If you want to create real, sustainable habit change in your life, you need to start operating from love rather than fear! Week 6 gives you the tools to shape your life around love rather than fear. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. —1 John 4:18
Week 7: Battling Spiritual Warfare
Self-sabotage isn't just a psychological battle. The enemy eagerly waits to deploy his self-sabotage schemes. However, once you have the tools to identify his insidious methods, you find that his tactics are often obvious and predictable.
Week 8: Overcoming Self-Sabotage
The final week! Each week has built up to this point. You will be surprised at how far you've come, but your progress won't stop here. Week 8 is loaded with extra action steps and prayers so you can continue your progress for months and years!
About the Author
Kirsten Schmidt is an author, speaker, and certified health coach specializing in behavior change. She founded Totus Wellness to help Christian women create lasting change by getting to the root of the beliefs, strongholds, and patterns that are keeping them stuck in dysfunctional cycles around mental, spiritual, and physical health.
Before creating Totus Wellness, Kirsten spent years battling self-sabotage in nearly every facet of her life. She found herself in the work hard > burnout > numb out > self-sabotage > self-loathe > repeat cycle.
Eventually, she hit a breaking point. This is where God met her.
During this time of renewal and healing, God led her to the field of self-sabotage and behavior change. Today, she helps Christian women all over the world create lasting behavior and heart change!
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