This is a fourth guest post by Amber Thiessen, a nurse and counselor. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 focus on when a mother with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders should go to the Emergency Room and what to expect there. This final post is what she as a nurse and counselor would tellContinueContinue reading “What a Nurse Wants You to Know about Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders”
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What to Do With Intrusive Thoughts
Once you know what intrusive thoughts are,[1] what do you do with them? How do you handle the random, freaky images and impulses that come into your brain?Here are three steps I and other moms have found helpful: identify the thought, acknowledge the truth, and distract yourself. 1. Identify the thought. “That was an intrusiveContinueContinue reading “What to Do With Intrusive Thoughts”
Never Forsaken: Finding God’s Faithfulness in Hard Places
One Monday, I read our Bible study assignment of writing down ten ways I knew God loved me. I jotted down a list during a mid-day feeding, checking the box for that part of the homework. But three days later, I could have crossed off everything on that list. Those blessings had all been removedContinueContinue reading “Never Forsaken: Finding God’s Faithfulness in Hard Places”
Personalized Hope for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
When you’re talking to a mom with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, what’s the difference between unhelpful comments and ones that will really help?
Four Questions for When You Have PMADs
Figuring out options for treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders can be overwhelming. Here are four questions to get you started figuring out what will help you.
What are Intrusive Thoughts?
What are intrusive thoughts? How should Christians understand them? How are they different from psychosis?
Theology for PMADs: Part 3 – The Holy Spirit, the Church, and Last Things
What does theology have to do with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders? How can our doctrines of the Holy Spirit, the Church, and end times give hope during PMADs?
Theology for PMADs: Part 2 – Humanity, Sin, Christ, and Salvation
What does theology have to do with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders? How can our doctrines of humanity, sin, Christ, and salvation give hope during PMADs?
The Sorrows of Eve 