Nikki Bray - Coaching & Training

31/07/2026

It’s fabulous to receive feedback like this from coachees. This young lady made incredible change and it’s such a joy to be part of her journey.

28/05/2026

My book “From Here to There” can be purchased via my website [email protected] or if you are outside of NZ it can be printed and sent to you through Amazon. Check it out 🤗

21/02/2026

Today our precious Andy would have been 70! What a legend - a true gentleman - an inspiration - grateful for everyday we had with him … missed always and treasured. ###💕

10/02/2026

29/01/2026

If you’re stuck with unhelpful and unhealthy beliefs, if you’re struggling with your mental or emotional wellbeing, if you feel your body is in a constant state of fight flight or freeze then the Lightning Process training may be just what you need. Let this be the year that you decide”enough is enough - I want to thrive not just survive my days”.
We don’t know what we don’t know - so if you’re ready to take agency, then consider sending me an email and we can book in a coaching call and see if the Lightning Process may just help you live the abundant life.

27/01/2026

Our thoughts aren’t neutral.
They quietly form our beliefs, our behaviours, our choices — and eventually, our lives.

What neuroscience now calls neuroplasticity, Scripture has always hinted at:
we are not stuck.
Our minds can be renewed.
Patterns can be rewired.
Old grooves don’t have to be permanent.

When we consistently choose love over fear, gratitude over scarcity, hope over despair — our brains literally reshape themselves. And our lives begin to follow.

This is not “positive thinking.”
It’s intentional thinking.
Aligned thinking.
Kingdom thinking.

A renewed mind leads to a transformed life.
And transformation leads to flourishing — emotionally, spiritually, relationally.

So today, pay attention to what you’re rehearsing in your mind.
Because the thoughts you return to… are the ones that are shaping you.

✨ “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)

19/11/2025

We don’t just feel things out of nowhere.
Science shows that our emotions are shaped by our self-talk, and our self-talk is shaped by our core beliefs—the deep things we believe about ourselves, others, God and the world.

The Bible has been pointing to this for centuries:
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2
Transformation starts under the surface, in the beliefs we carry.

If your core belief is “I’m not enough,” “I can’t do this”, “I’m failing”, “this is too hard for me”…your inner dialogue will echo that.
If your belief is “God is for me,” “I can learn to do new things”, “I am becoming ….(capable, stronger, confident) your self-talk begins to sound like confidence, peace, and hope.
Our beliefs shape our thoughts… and our thoughts shape our feelings.

That’s why healing often means unpacking what we believe—and updating anything that no longer lines up with God’s truth and new learnings.

A simple way to start:
🟡 Notice a feeling.
🟡 Ask: “What belief is sitting underneath this?” “Is it helping or harming?”
🟡 Hold it up to Scripture.
🟡 Replace it with what God actually says, and then create a new life enhancing belief to live out of.

It’s biblical. It’s scientific. It’s deeply transformational.
Renew your beliefs → renew your thoughts → renew your feelings.

28/08/2025

When we learn to rewire the neural pathways in our brain, it isn’t “fake it till you make it”. There’s nothing fake about creating a new state, a new way of being. It’s more about making a conscious choice to “be” different, to choose a more life enhancing state to live out of.

Neuroscience tells us that what we repeatedly do, think, and feel creates neural networks in the brain, which means if we consciously act, think and entertain feelings we want to experience, then we create new neural pathways. The brain changes depending on how we use it. That’s neuroplasticity.

We can leave old unhelpful patterns behind and live out of new ones; we can cast off anxiety, over thinking, rumination, low self esteem, perfectionism, guilt etc and instead put on dignity, self worth, confidence, peace, acceptance etc.

Scripture confirms this, and I paraphrase “with regard to your former way of life, put off your old self, to be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24

I love working with my coachees and encouraging them as they embrace life in all its fullness. Jesus promised nothing less.

21/05/2025

19/05/2025

I posted this as a story yesterday but someone asked me to post it so that they can re read. So here it is peeps.