You’re doing so much.
But inside, it still feels like you’re not enough.
You’re kind. You love your family. You love God.
But lately, it’s been harder to hold it all together.
You try to stay calm, but you snap.
You try to rest, but your mind won’t turn off.
You try to be grateful, but there’s this low hum of resentment you don’t know what to do with.
You’re aware of your thoughts.
You’ve heard that mindset matters.
But when the house is loud and your brain is louder, you feel stuck in a loop you can’t break.
If that’s you—you’re not broken. You’re just tired.
I’m Emily Ricks,
but you can call me Em.
Certified Life Coach. Wife. Mom of four. Disciple of Christ.
And I know exactly what it’s like to live in that spiral.
I once hit a wall I couldn’t push through.
Pregnant with my fourth baby, on bedrest with a herniated disc, I couldn’t do anything.
My usual coping strategy (achieve more, organize harder, check more boxes) was completely unavailable.
And with my to-do list out of reach, my self-worth crumbled.
That’s when I realized my thoughts had been running the show.
And I had no idea how to talk back to them.
So I started learning.
Slowly. Faithfully.
Through tears, coaching, journaling, and prayer.
And somewhere in that season of stillness, something shifted.
I learned how to:
→ Notice a thought instead of obey it.
→ Stop spiraling without shutting down.
→ Choose grace, even when life didn’t look put together.
It was the life coaching tools I learned, through podcasts, courses, and 1:1 coaching, combined with prayer and spiritual work, that truly transformed me.
That transformation is what inspired me to become a coach.
I trained through the Christian Coach Institute and The Life Coach School, and now I help other women find that same renewal—through coaching that integrates mindset tools, emotional clarity, and Christ-centered truth.
The Podcast
Think New Thoughts
I created this podcast for Christian moms who are quietly burning out under the weight of doing everything “right.”
Each short episode offers gentle, practical mindset tools to help you:
Interrupt negative spirals, speak to yourself more kindly, loosen the grip of guilt and find peace, even when life is messy.
It’s like a deep breath in your earbuds.
This isn’t therapy
This is coaching.
It’s not about digging through your past or analyzing your childhood. We focus on where you are and where you want to go.
It’s forward-focused, faith-filled, and gently transformational.
My clients say things like:
“I didn’t expect it to feel this gentle. But it changed everything.”
“I didn’t expect it to feel this gentle. But it changed everything.”
“I knew I was spiraling, but I didn’t know how to stop. Now I do.”
“I knew I was spiraling, but I didn’t know how to stop. Now I do.”
“I stopped yelling. Not because I got perfect—but because I finally felt safe inside.”
“I stopped yelling. Not because I got perfect—but because I finally felt safe inside.”
You don’t need a polished plan.
You don’t need to be fixed.
You just need a quiet space to think differently and feel better.
You feel like my brain chiropractor…
“You feel like my brain chiropractor. I don’t think I’m out of alignment and then you adjust how I’m thinking with a few words and when I walk out I realize how much pain I’ve been in. THANK YOU!”
Hannah
coaching client
Let’s Take the Next Step
You don’t have to keep spiraling in silence.
You don’t have to figure this out on your own.
Let’s talk. Gently, honestly, without pressure.
I’ll ask a few good questions. You’ll take a breath.
And maybe we’ll discover a new thought together.