Redefine Normal // Rediscover Hope
I have the privilege of sharing my site again with a good friend. Meet Janeen Ippolito: Janeen Ippolito is an award-winning author of bestselling fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She’s also a mental health/chronic illness survivor and a veteran of Christian ministry who believes in church …
We’ve All Got Issues—Practical Ways to Address Mental Illness Struggles in the ChurchRead More
I have the honor of sharing my page today with Jessica Seale. Here's a little bit about Jessica: Jessica Seale is a writer and online mentor from Southern Middle TN. She writes novels, scripts, and essays, mostly on the topics of mental health. She is graduating with her MFA in creative writing in …
Mental Health Musings on Psalm 139 God made us for a purpose, to accomplish tasks laid out before us. But doesn’t having a mental illness, like depression, schizophrenia, or PTSD, to name a couple, completely throw off God’s plan for our lives? The answer is simple and biblical. No, not in the …
Does Mental Illness Ruin God’s Plans for My Life? (Psalm 139 and Mental Health)Read More
Leslie was trying to make it work with her husband. They had been struggling for years. Counseling didn’t seem to help, because neither of them was really willing to change the things that needed to change for their marriage to be better. They had talked with their pastor, but none of his …
Depression is NOT Disappointment | How to Help Someone Process DisappointmentRead More
One of my best friends Alfred called me and told me the terrible news. His dad has suddenly passed from a brain aneurysm. Alfred didn’t know what to do, he didn’t know how to respond, this wasn’t supposed to happen like this. His dad was mostly healthy, and this was completely unexpected. He thought …
Depression is NOT Grief | How to Help Someone GrieveRead More
Suzanne just thought it would work out differently. She applied for that job, knowing she was more than qualified for it. She rocked the interview and even got immediate feedback from her interviewer telling her to expect a phone call with a job offer in a couple of days. When the email came the …
Depression is Not Anger | How To Respond to Your Suicidal FriendRead More
Christians and Depression Too often, those in the Church are quick to call depression and other mental illnesses a sin, calling the sick to repent and return to God. It breaks my heart to see this response because there is no other type of illness where this would be acceptable. Never in a million …
Is Depression a Sin? (3 Examples of Depression in the Bible)Read More
I had the privilege of being interviewed by my friend Troy McLaughlin on his podcast This Undivided Life. We talked about everything from my favorite meal ever to where God is in the midst of depression and suicidal thoughts. If you've ever wanted to hear more of my story, this is the perfect …
Christianity and Depression I recently spent a week in a mental hospital. There. I said it. Family life had been a bit stressful, work was going well, and my side business was growing. Oh, and I was editing a new book about mental illness. But for the better part of a week, I realized I was not …
The cursor won’t stop blinking. Even when I don’t look at it, I know it’s there. Mocking me for the empty page in front of me. I know every page starts empty, but I feel the mockery nonetheless. The lack of words proves the whispers in my ear – You have NOTHING to offer. This is what it feels …
