In this episode of God-Sized Dreams, Melissa Batt invites you into a heartfelt and honest conversation about the unhealthy habits quietly shaping your life — especially the ones stealing your peace, your focus, and your God-given purpose.

As we head into a new year, Melissa unpacks why so many Christian women feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, and stuck in cycles of distraction, even though their hearts long for more peace, clarity, and consistency. Before you can build the healthy rhythms you want, you often have to acknowledge and undo the habits that are draining your mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity.

From screen time and emotional numbing to work-related overuse of technology, Melissa shares the deeper connection between your mental health, your purpose, and the patterns that quietly pull you away from the life God is calling you to live. She offers personal stories, gentle truth, and a powerful reminder that the enemy loves to use distraction to keep God’s daughters spiritually asleep — even when they look awake on the outside.

If you’ve been telling yourself, “I want to change, but I never follow through,” this episode will help you understand why… and give you hope for what’s possible when you begin clearing space for the habits that matter most.

This is your invitation to reset, realign, and reclaim your time so you can walk into 2026 with intention, mental clarity, and renewed purpose.

How year-end habits shape your mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity.

Understanding the different forms of unhealthy habits and why they drain your focus.

Why overstimulation makes follow-through feel impossible.

How constant noise weakens mental health and dulls spiritual awareness.

The moment at Melissa’s Chamber event that reframed the urgency of reclaiming your time.

A vulnerable, Spirit-led insight on why screens are impacting Christian women so deeply.

Why undoing unhealthy patterns is the first step toward purpose and peace.

How James Clear’s insight reinforces what Melissa sees in coaching: you need support that interrupts your day and keeps you on track.

What happens when you trade numbing for connection, joy, and purpose.

How one reset helped restore emotional and relational connection at home.

Why the 1-on-1 Screen Time Reset is the most effective place to begin if you want 2026 to feel different.

Track your screen time today without changing anything. Just observe. Just notice. Awareness is the first step toward freedom — and the first crack in the habits holding you back.

{Also, recognize how many times you find yourself saying you don't have time.}

If you're ready to break unhealthy patterns, reclaim your focus, and walk into 2026 with clarity and purpose, your next step is the:

1-on-1 Screen Time Reset: A 12-week personalized coaching experience to help you undo the habits draining your life and rebuild rhythms that support who God is calling you to become. Learn more here: https://melissabattcoaching.myflodesk.com/screenreset

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In this bonus episode of God-Sized Dreams, Melissa shares an honest and important update about the Screen Time Reset — one she didn’t expect when she launched the program just a few weeks ago.

What began as a group coaching format has now shifted to a fully personalized 1-on-1 coaching experience, and in this episode, Melissa explains exactly why. From realizing how differently women use their screens, to seeing how emotional patterns and triggers vary from person to person, it became clear that screen time struggles are deeply personal — and the solution has to be personal too.

Melissa opens up about:

• Why group coaching wasn’t the right fit for this transformation

• How God led her to shift directions with humility and obedience

• The emotional and practical reasons women need individualized support

• Why 30-minute private sessions offer better results than 60-minute group calls

• What’s coming next — including the return of The Success Lounge

• And why reclaiming your time is the necessary foundation for the habits God is calling you to build

If you’ve been considering the Screen Time Reset but weren’t sure whether group coaching would fit your schedule, your emotional bandwidth, or your current capacity, this short conversation will give you the clarity you need.

● Screen time struggles are deeply personal Anxiety, boredom, emotional numbing, stress, habit loops, dopamine, work pressure — everyone’s reasons are different.

● Group coaching adds pressure when time is already tight Women are too overwhelmed for replays or long sessions. Personalized support removes the barrier.

● Why 1:1 coaching is the best fit Melissa can read tone, hesitation, posture, and emotional cues — things lost when she doesn't get to interact with you.

● 30 minutes is realistic — and powerful Shorter sessions create consistency, accountability, and momentum without overwhelming your schedule.

● Reclaiming your time is step one for all future growth You can’t build healthy habits, routines, or purpose-filled rhythms on top of distraction and overstimulation.

● The Success Lounge is returning — but the 1:1 Reset is the prerequisite Women need clarity, capacity, and grounded routines before stepping into the deeper group work.

If you’re ready to reclaim your time and break the patterns that keep you overwhelmed, exhausted, and distracted, the Screen Time Reset is now a private, personalized coaching experience designed just for you.

👉 Sign up here: https://melissabattcoaching.myflodesk.com/screenreset

Early-enrollment pricing is available through January. And because this is 1:1 — you can start your sessions NOW or begin in January.

Don’t miss updates, encouragement, or announcements about upcoming coaching opportunities and The Success Lounge.

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In this episode of God-Sized Dreams, Melissa shares a vulnerable and eye-opening look at the screen-time habits most of us finally noticed over the holidays — the constant checking, the overstimulation, the emotional numbing, and the way our phones quietly steal presence, peace, and connection.

After asking her own family to check their screen-time data, Melissa discovered five-hour phone averages, 100–168 pickups a day, and more than 300 notifications in a single day. These numbers tell a story many of us feel but haven’t put words to: we are overwhelmed, distracted, and operating on mental overload… and our phones have become our default coping mechanism.

This conversation isn’t about perfection or giving up your phone completely. It’s about finding one specific area where your phone is stealing something important — bedtime connection with your husband, dinner-table moments with your kids, or the space you need to hear from God — and learning how to protect that place with intention.

If you are struggling with brain fog, feeling overstimulated, or emotionally overwhelmed as you head into winter, this episode will help you name what’s been happening, breathe a sigh of relief, and take a small baby step toward greater clarity and presence.

● What holiday rhythms reveal about your screen-time habits Why slowing down helps you notice what you're normally too busy to see.

● Five-hour averages, 300 notifications & nonstop pickups How these small interruptions slowly drain your mental and emotional capacity.

● The link between phone addiction, anxiety & emotional numbing Why your phone becomes a coping mechanism when you’re overstimulated or exhausted.

● Procrastination, online shopping & escaping discomfort How distraction sneaks in when your brain is overwhelmed or tired

● Why this isn’t about getting off your phone completely Practical truth: it’s about getting specific with the area that matters most.

● Melissa’s personal story: protecting the bedtime hour How one small shift is changing the atmosphere of her home and marriage.

Choose ONE specific space where your phone is stealing connection, peace, or clarity — bedtime, dinner, after-school hours, car rides, or quiet mornings — and protect that space for the next three days.

Simple, intentional, doable.

Join the 12-Week Screen Time Reset, where you’ll learn how to build calmer rhythms, lower your overwhelm, and reconnect with the people (and purpose) that matter most.

This isn’t about perfection — it’s about one small shift at a time.

👉 Join the Screen Time Reset

Whether you’re ready for a full six months of breakthrough coaching or want to start small with a single Breakthrough Unstuck Session, you can take your next step today.

Learn more at melissabatt.com/breakthrough-coaching