Holly Randle Spiars
Counselor, Business Owner, Author, and Speaker
What if your emotions weren’t a problem to fix—but a design to embrace?
In Free to Feel, licensed professional counselor and seminary-trained therapist Holly Randle Spiars invites you into a freeing, faith-filled exploration of what it means to be an emotional being created in the image of God. With both personal stories and clinical insight, she gently dismantles the shame and confusion many Christians feel around emotion, showing how our grief, joy, anger, and even numbness are not only normal—they’re sacred ground for growth and healing.
Through reflections on the life of Jesus, practical guidance, and thought-provoking challenges, Free to Feel helps readers reconnect with the fullness of their emotional lives without fear or guilt. Whether you've learned to suppress your feelings, judge them, or simply don’t know what to do with them, this book is your invitation to something deeper: a vibrant faith that honors the heart as much as the head.
You were created to feel. It's time to do so—freely.
Meet Holly
Holly Randle Spiars, MDiv, LPC-S, is a graduate of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a licensed professional counselor and supervisor. She is the founder and director of Restoring Hope Counseling, LLC, a Christian group counseling practice in the Upstate of South Carolina. Holly is passionate about helping people embrace their God-given design, and that includes emotions. She seeks to guide others toward hope and healing through acknowledging the pains of the soul and embracing the comfort of Christ. She resides in South Carolina with her husband and two daughters.
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