Victorious Emotions: Creating a Framework for a Happier You

by Wendy Backlund

Are you tired of trying hard to be happy and victorious? Are you tired of working hard at enjoying life? Then this book is for you. "Victorious Emotions" will help create happiness as your default emotion. Even if we have unhappy circumstances, we can build a system of beliefs that, as effortless as the tides, will always bring us back to joy. "Victorious Emotions" gives powerful, practical strategies to live out Romans 12:2, which says to be transformed by the renewing of the mind. The word "renewing" in the Greek means renovation. This book is about renovating and reconstructing the pathways and strongholds of our thinking. It explores how our brains create certain belief systems and how to intentionally create new ones. The goal of this book is not to focus on eliminating negative emotions, but to build a tidal wave of victorious emotions that are pulled into our lives as easily and surely as the ocean tides will appear every day. It is time to be overtaken by emotions that lead us into victory!

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Faith

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2017

Reviews

[Candace Crabtree · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was excellent especially for those of us that battle that broken record of negative thinking. Full of scripture and practical tips I am going to put into action starting today. With the power of the Holy Spirit in me I can be transformed by the renewing of my mind.

[Michelle Haggard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually read this years ago and came across it in my library recently. This book is a good resource for a Christian to require your brain and train yourself to change the way you think. I found it to be true as I changed the way I thought about health, food, dieting, and lifestyle years ago. We change our lives by changing how we think.

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book because I saw an interview of her on the Deep End. There are so many golden nuggets both in the interview and this book! Super quick and easy read that was very impactful. The idea of positive strongholds is 🤯

[Shea Kopp · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an easy read, probably because the content was spiritual milk and scientific formula - the author even compares the reader to babies in nearly half of the short chapters. There are good basic psychological concepts with inspiring one-liners, but very little biblical or scientific basis as well as some vague theological indiscretions that weren’t expanded on.

I would caution anyone who reads this to be aware of the tenants of “prosperity gospel” throughout the book.

With each of her points, Wendy tends to suggest action, but doesn’t assist the reader with solutions for taking the action, often redirecting to a personal experience instead.

All that to be said, this book may be useful to someone who has minimal understanding of how their mind works or who struggles to understand their own emotions. A primer for spiritual psychology!

[Jeremie Legault · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book!

[Sarah Saldin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an exceptional book!

I am going to read it again and again. I am a mental health therapist who is a certified brain health coach. This couples so beautifully with what I have already learned but makes it even more powerful because it's from a Christian perspective.

I would highly recommend this for people who are feeling down, anxious, hopeless, fearful, uninspired, doubtful, negative, chronic health/pain issues, stuck, etc.

I would also recommend for people who are doing well, but want to sharpen their minds in the spirit realm and create even more healthy neuroplastic pathways by the power of the Holy Spirit, so you can better walk out your identity/destiny that Christ has given you.

Backlund overcame depression, joylessness, fibromyalgia, weight issues, and more by following the leading of the Holy Spirit through the rewiring of her brain, which in turn healed her whole self (Soul, Body, Spirit). She's also made some progress in pain reduction from arthritis.

Simple but powerful read, meant to be read slowly and chewed on thoughtfully and practiced rigorously.


Backlund has a ministry called Ignighting Hope where they have a very cool Beliefs Training program, with specific homework, tons of free resources and the ability to hire a Belief's Coach for a reasonable price. Most people only need 3 sessions.


She has an excellent meditation on YouTube called Encounter. And she and her husband Steve have been on numerous podcasts. There are some incredible teachings out there.

I have been applying her teachings and also integrating them with a program called Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS). I practice these applications about an hour a day and have been doing it for 65 days.

The rewiring process takes time. But I have had significant positive changes emotionally and believe I will physically feeling better soon in Jesus' Name! And I have had some small wins on the physical health part too. More is coming, glory to God!

[IDa Konnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Renewing the Mind Through the Language of Emotion

This book is such a refreshing fusion of Kingdom truth and emotional intelligence — a true bridge between faith and neuroscience. As someone who teaches that transformation begins in both body and belief, Victorious Emotions spoke straight to my spirit.

Wendy Backlund beautifully unveils how our emotions are not enemies to suppress but messengers inviting us into alignment with Heaven’s perspective. I found myself underlining entire pages — especially her practical framework for renewing the mind through emotional awareness and gratitude. It’s not just theology; it’s transformation in motion.

What I love most is how it gently dismantles old thought patterns while teaching you to steward your emotional world with grace and victory. Every page reaffirms that we are not victims of our feelings but victors through divine truth.

If you’re on a healing journey that blends faith, mindset, and nervous system renewal, this book will meet you exactly where you are — and lift you higher.

[Karith Amel]

It took me a long time to finish this book. I struggled with some of the ways Wendy Backlund phrases things, and I wish there was more reference to Scripture throughout (and I would have loved a refence list, at the back, of Scripture passages filled with some of the promises/truth one can bring against the lies of the enemy). But I still think it was worth reading, and I ended up getting through it by heavily annotating my copy - talking back to the text, asking questions, looking up Scripture, etc. Which was, I think, a rich and rewarding experience.

I finally finished it on retreat at Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat center in the summer of 2023.

[Sarah Sarah Bo Barah · Rating 5 out of 5]

*****QUICK FACTS 4 NERDZ*****
title: Victorious Emotions: Creating a Framework for a Happier You
author(s): Backlund, Wendy
pages: 140
chapters: 19
media type: Paperback
edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-0-9863094-7-2
LC class N/A
publication date: Thursday, April 27, 2017
publisher: Steve Backlund
started reading: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
finished reading: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

*****REVIEW*****
Surprise gift from a friend.

Little did I know when I got it how much it would help me. It taught me some things that I never even considered about emotions, and how to better manage them. For example, the more you dwell on a negative thought, the easier it will be to associate that negative thought with your reality - just like the longer you walk along the same grassy path, the more you will wear a trail into the ground, if that makes sense. I had no idea how many negative neural pathways I’d formed over the years, so it was very enlightening for me.

It’s a short book with short chapters, so it’s easy to read two or three or more chapters per day… However many chapters you want. At the end of each chapter, there are reflection questions, and I really enjoyed participating in them, so I think they’re worthwhile. And I will definitely be doing all the exercises in the last chapter of the book.

Five stars, because I’d love to read it again.

[Haley Kingsley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the Backlunds. Their view on positive thoughts and declarations definitely shaped how I viewed the power of our words/tongue. When I graduated, I knew I needed to grab one of their books to take with me and Wendy’s book had just come out. This book was so timely for me. I love her practical applications, how short the chapters are, and the different ways I was challenged in my own thinking throughout the book. I will definitely be returning to this book again and again for reference and refreshment.

[Josie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, digestible chapters, but that pack a punch. Wendy writes in an easy to understand, relate to and powerfully prophetic way that gives you lots to chew on. It’s all about mindset and our belief system, this governs our emotions. It’s about interrupting our thought pattern with biblical truths and practicing positive pathways until they become a habit.

In order to get the most out of this book, you do have to put a lot in - you are retraining your brain after all! But I just read this for the content.

[Warren N. Follet · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a person, we are mind,body,spirit, give this book to your relationship with the Holy Spirit.

This book takes you on a Journey with the author,Wendy Backlund and raised your connection to the Holy Spirit and the Mada of God and Jesus. It leaves you verified and walking your life path in Joy and peace and effective to help others.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent books for upgrading your mindset

Wendy gives biblical advice along with practical examples and and exercises to help you upgrade your beliefs. I highly recommend reading this book.

[Cameron Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. Great wisdom to learn from!

[Paola · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been amazing ! very powerful !!

[Staci Casarez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! Has helped me so much and iam now reading it for the 3rd time. Each time I have read it I get something new from it!

[Matthew Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book about how to renew your mind to God's way of thinking.

[Myrna Reyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

So helpful

This book Lead us to the right beliefs system that empower us and bring us to unity with our true identity.

[Carissa Gobble · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so underlined more than any other book I’d read. Such powerful strategies based in biblical truth. I shared it with so many people.

[Kelley Belding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

This book has some great advice to help you to change your emotions for the better. I would recommend to all my friends.

[Lisa Chin]

Great book to read if you want to walk victoriously. I find myself reading this book over and over again because I want it to stick .

[Christinturner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A powerful guide to living a life of hope and joy.

[Kathy Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent view of one path to renew our minds.

[Michaela Whaling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible book give your self time to do the prints at the end of the chapters it will change your life if you let it!

[Tyler Block · Rating 5 out of 5]

Needed this at the time.

[Alexus Biggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book. So incredibly helpful, there were several parts I felt where she was speaking to my soul!

[Sarah Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

Transformational

Going into this book I was a little skeptical. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book with such an intimate focus on the supernatural aspects of Christ. I was a bit uneasy thinking about it. But I am SO glad that I read this book. I will be rereading it again later this year.