Amie Kielwasser coaching

10/12/2026

Y’all… Mister Rogers is taking us to church. 😂

Join us on Zoom as we connect a bathtub drain, Psalm 23, and the fears we carry. Let’s talk about trusting God when fear gets loud. ❤️

Pull up a chair, bring a girlfriend, and join the conversation!

Reserve your spot below! 👇

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10/12/2026

Beautiful qualities without healthy limits can become our greatest vulnerabilities. ❤️

Think about this…

Water is essential for a plant to thrive. But too much water without proper drainage can eventually damage its roots.

The water isn’t the problem. The lack of healthy limits is.

Some of our greatest strengths can work the same way:

Generosity without boundaries can become self-neglect.

Loyalty without discernment can keep us in unhealthy relationships.

Empathy without wisdom can lead us to excuse harmful behavior.

Consideration without self-respect can become people-pleasing.

Intentionality without reciprocity can become overfunctioning.

Reliability without balance can leave us showing up for everyone but ourselves.

Here’s the thing…

These are BEAUTIFUL qualities! We don’t need to become less generous, less loyal, less thoughtful, or less caring.

But we do need wisdom and discernment to recognize when our strengths are becoming vulnerabilities.

Sometimes it’s not about changing who we are. It’s about learning to use our strengths wisely.

You don’t need to become less caring. You need to care for yourself, too. ❤️

Challenge:

Choose one of your strengths. Ask yourself:

* Where is this strength serving me and others well?
* Where might it be costing me peace, energy, or self-respect?
* What is one small boundary I could practice this week?

Write down your answer, then choose one simple action….such as saying no, asking for reciprocity, pausing before responding, or making time for your own needs.

Something to consider:

Which of your greatest strengths might need healthier boundaries?

10/08/2026

Are we asking God to reveal His will, or are we asking Him to bless the outcome we’ve already decided we want?

Ouch. That one made me think, too. 🙃

There’s nothing wrong with praying for restoration. Scripture is full of God’s restorative work.

But sometimes we become so focused on what we want God to DO that we forget to ask what He wants us to SEE.

What if we approached our circumstances with open hands instead of a predetermined outcome?

Lord, I’m not asking You to give me my way. I’m asking You to help me recognize Yours.

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (KJV)

❤️ Something to consider: Is there an area of your life where you’ve been praying for restoration but might need to begin praying for revelation?

10/05/2026

09/27/2026

We grow up. We learn. We heal. We become capable adults.

And yet, when we feel unsafe, rejected, dismissed, or afraid of losing connection, we don’t always respond from our adult self.

Sometimes the little girl is still answering.

When we become dysregulated, we can fall back into patterns formed while we were still forming our identities.

We shut down because silence once felt safer.

We over explain because being misunderstood felt dangerous.

We people please or overfunction because being useful helped us feel secure.

We chase reassurance because disconnection feels like abandonment.

Or we pull away because if I don’t need you, you can’t hurt me.

These may look like adult behaviors, but sometimes they’re old strategies trying to keep us safe.

Healing is learning to recognize that younger part instead of shaming her.

Oh. There you are.

And allowing our adult self to care for her.

You don’t have to handle this anymore. I’m here. I can protect you. I can make different choices now.

Then we can ask:

Is this actually unsafe, or does it feel familiar?
What does the adult me know that the younger me didn’t?

Our child self may still have a voice.

She just doesn’t need to run the whole meeting anymore. 🤍

If you want to understand why you do what you do and learn how to respond differently, reach out to schedule a coaching call.

09/23/2026

There’s a difference between insecurity and uncertainty.

Insecurity is often rooted in fear. We may have clear information, but still fear rejection, abandonment, not being enough, or losing the relationship.

Uncertainty is often rooted in confusion. We don’t have clear information. Words and actions may not match, things may keep changing, or we simply don’t know where we stand.

Sometimes uncertainty gets mistaken for insecurity.

We’re confused by conflicting signals, so we ask for clarity. When clarity doesn’t come, we may eventually stop questioning the information and start questioning ourselves.

Ask yourself:

What do I actually feel? Fear or confusion?

When I have clear, consistent information, does the confusion settle? Is there still fear underneath it?

If clarity settles you, uncertainty may have been driving the distress.

If clarity is present and fear remains, there may be insecurity worth exploring.

09/21/2026

Starting my trauma-informed coaching training today. 🤍

Continuing to learn, grow, and add tools that help me support my clients with greater understanding, care, and wisdom.

There is always more to learn….and I’m here for it.

09/21/2026

Do you ever catch yourself feeling envious of someone else’s relationship, friendships, finances, opportunities, or how easy their life seems to be?

Feeling envy is human. But we shouldn’t camp out there.

Maybe it isn’t always “I want what they have.”

Maybe sometimes it’s simply, “Seeing what they have reminds us of something we wish we had too.”

Real talk……

We can notice what we’re missing.
We can grieve what we wish were different.
AND we can be deeply grateful for the life we have.

Contentment doesn’t require us to pretend we don’t have longings.

It just means our longings don’t get to convince us there’s no goodness here.