Finding Your Second Wind: Faith, Self-Acceptance & Emotional Wellness with Dacia Moore

What happens when the life you’ve known begins to change—and you’re left wondering what comes next? In this episode of the Wise Divine Women Podcast, Dana Irvine welcomes Dacia Moore of Second Wind Counseling for a heartfelt conversation about navigating life transitions, emotional wellness, spiritual growth, self-care, and discovering purpose in a new season. Dacia shares how her own experience with depression following divorce led her to counseling and ultimately inspired her to help other women find their “second wind.” Today, her work focuses especially on women moving through major transitions who may feel depleted, uncertain, overlooked, or unsure of what God is calling them toward next. Dana and Dacia explore why women can become exhausted after years of caregiving, career responsibilities, family commitments, and constantly putting others first. They discuss the importance of giving ourselves permission to rest, creating healthy boundaries, developing spiritual practices, and remembering that aging does not diminish our value or purpose. Dacia also introduces principles from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and explains the powerful connection between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Becoming aware of the thoughts behind emotions such as guilt, regret, disappointment, fear, or self-pity can be an important first step toward developing greater emotional intelligence and learning how to respond differently. The conversation also explores faith, community, comparison, people-pleasing, self-acceptance, and the importance of understanding that we were never meant to navigate life alone. In This Episode ✨ Why women often need a “second wind” during major life transitions ✨ Finding purpose and confidence after 50 ✨ How caregiving and overextending ourselves can lead to depletion ✨ Developing deeper spiritual practices and a relationship with God ✨ Why rest and Sabbath are essential forms of self-care ✨ Understanding the connection between thoughts and emotions ✨ How self-awareness supports emotional intelligence ✨ Moving beyond self-pity and negative thought patterns Words of Wisdom Understanding how deeply God loves you can become the foundation for learning to accept yourself—your personality, your gifts, your quirks, your appearance, and the season of life you are in. You do not have to be liked by everyone. Learning to know, accept, and value yourself can help protect you from the expectations and opinions of the world. Connect with Dacia Moore Second Wind Counseling: secondwindcc.com Dacia Moore: daciamoore.com Visit Second Wind Counseling to learn more about Dacia’s counseling and coaching, join her twice-monthly newsletter, and explore her emotional-awareness resources. Mentioned Resource: Sabbath by Wayne Muller Connect with Dana Ready to understand your health and your next steps more clearly? Visit danairvine.com and book a Health Clarity Call. Second Wind Counseling, Dacia Moore, women empowerment, women over 50, spiritual growth, Christian women, emotional intelligence, self-care, counseling, mindset, life transitions, self-acceptance, faith, community support, personal development, healthy boundaries, emotional wellness, Wise Divine Women Podcast