Welcome to Coffee with Crystal, where faith meets neuroscience and peace becomes more than a feeling, it becomes your foundation.

Over the next five Sundays, we’ll journey through a series called Reclaiming Peace, a sacred invitation to renew your mind, restore your heart, and rediscover the peace God has already placed within you.

Each episode blends Scripture, neuroscience, and spiritual reflection, guiding you toward emotional wellness, resilience, and a deeper walk with God.

In Week One: The Power of a Thankful Mind, Dr. Crystal explores how gratitude transforms both the heart and the brain. You’ll discover how thankfulness activates the brain’s reward centers, releases joy-producing chemicals, and shifts your focus from what’s missing to what’s being made new.

Through a gentle prayer of centering and reflection, you’ll be invited to pause, breathe, and open your heart to gratitude, not as something to chase, but as something already given.

This episode will remind you that gratitude doesn’t ignore pain; it reframes it. It’s both a spiritual discipline and a neurological reset, one that teaches us to see God’s presence even in life’s most challenging seasons.

So grab your coffee, find a quiet space, and join Dr. Crystal for a few moments of truth, stillness, and renewal. Because peace isn’t found in striving, it’s reclaimed in gratitude.