Postpartum Depression: Admitting It to Myself … And to My Husband
“Even good moms have scary thoughts sometimes,” my husband reassured. I didn’t want to admit it. But I knew deep inside I was facing postpartum depression.
“Even good moms have scary thoughts sometimes,” my husband reassured. I didn’t want to admit it. But I knew deep inside I was facing postpartum depression.
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“I think the bottom line is that God just doesn’t like women,” my friend shared her frustration. But is that the truth about us?
Kara-Kae James, a mother of four, knows what it feels like to be in the throes of motherhood and barely holding on. James offers words of wisdom and tells young moms how they can live above the chaos.
Kara-Kae James thought that motherhood was a cinch. And then she had kids! James admits that motherhood made her emotionally and mentally tired, weary and burned out with postpartum depression.
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John MacArthur told Beth Moore to “Go home.” Male and female opinions on both sides erupted. But there’s a bigger offense at play that no one is outing.
I know my kids’ emotions are complex. I’m learning that rather than the disease, those emotions are symptoms. So I’m seeking understanding and solutions.
My grandmother said to prevent getting pregnant she just “…didn’t do the evil thing!” No disrespect to her but sex is not dirty or shameful.
Dr. Sheri Keffer reflects on her first husband’s repeated porn use. Keffer, now a relationship therapist, talks about the post-traumatic stress she and other women experience when their husbands confess sexual sin.
I am the dreaded Enneagram 8—the challenger. Self-confident, decisive, willful, and confrontational. But I also stand for what is right in an unmoving way.
Sheri Keffer tells how her Prince Charming’s secret sin became more difficult to hide after they got married. Keffer encourages women to keep their eyes open, and ask hard questions about porn use before marriage.
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Anthony Thompson’s wife was one of nine people murdered on June 17, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. At the bond hearing, he stood before the killer and said, “I forgive you.” What enabled him to say that?
Sometimes people say the strangest things-and on occasion, they’re hurtful. What do you do when the person is your husband? Join us for an insightful and compassionate discussion of this difficult topic.