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This combination of emotional vulnerability and limited awareness highlights the need for intentional research and support focused on the holistic wellness of young Christian women. This qualitative multi-site case study explored the experiences of adolescent Christian women (ages 13–18) in the southeastern United States regarding their perceptions of intrapersonal and interpersonal influences on their holistic well-being, self-concept, and community. The study revealed key insights into how young Christian women perceive their community’s influence on their total wellness through the lens of Bronfenbrenner’s (1978) bioecological framework. The researcher divided the bioecological system into two segments: intrapersonal (individual, microsystem, mesosystem) and interpersonal (macrosystem and exosystem). The study revealed five key themes from the participants across the sites. First, young Christian women from each site in this study reported that their individual faith has a significant impact on their self-concept, which they consider a critical factor in their holistic wellness. Second, young Christian women from each site reported defense, that family and friends were their primary sources of support for their mental and spiritual wellness. Third, young Christian women from each site reported cultural expectations as a main stressor for their mental wellness. Fourth, young Christian women from each site described careless talk from peers and social media as sources of negative influences on holistic wellness. Fifth, young Christian women from each site reported societal standards as a main stressor on their holistic wellness. The young women in this study spoke candidly about the perceived strength gained from their individual faith and their female family and friends. 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