You Can’t Pray It Away—And Other Things I Learned About Depression After Suffering From it Myself
I felt alone. With a new baby. Four kids under six. New town, new church, and I had quit my…
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I felt alone. With a new baby. Four kids under six. New town, new church, and I had quit my…
Continue ReadingI walked past her today. In my rush to care for sick babies, clean up, put up, and then begin…
Continue ReadingI rarely put my daughter to bed. My husband doesn’t mind, he says. He enjoys getting the final snuggles before…
Continue ReadingI drove up to work, my eyes puffy from sleeplessness and sobs. I'd left our four-month-old with my aunt and…
Continue ReadingThere was a time, in my early twenties, when I was so full of energy and pep that people…
Continue ReadingDear postpartum depression, You’re brilliant. No really, you are. You let me make it through my first pregnancy completely unscathed, with…
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Continue ReadingIt’s been a tragic week. Two school shootings—one in Texas, one in Kentucky—resulted in two dead children and at least…
Continue Reading“Snap out of it!” I want to scream. “Am I not enough? Are our children not worth a smile? Pray…
Continue ReadingI am the mother of three young girls; seven, three, and almost two. We aren’t sure if we’re "done," but…
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