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Infertility and PMADs: Q&A with Jenn Hesse, Part 2

This is the second in a two-part Q&A with Jenn Hesse, content director at Waiting in Hope, on infertility and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Part One focused on what infertility is, and part two on hope and comfort. What hope can you offer women facing infertility? Hope gets tricky for a woman with achingContinueContinue reading “Infertility and PMADs: Q&A with Jenn Hesse, Part 2”

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?

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?

Theology for PMADs: Part 1 – God, Scripture, Providence, and Trinity

What does theology have to do with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders? How can our doctrine of God, the Bible, providence, and the Trinity give hope during PMADs?

Accounting for Sin and the Curse

Christians can be too quick to blame mental health difficulties on sin. Sin can’t be ignored, but we also have to account for aspects of life in a fallen world.