In this episode, Lorri shares her candid story of anxiety and depression. She details her early life as growing up isolated, abused, and searching for happiness, which led to poor decisions, followed later by painful losses—miscarriages, family deaths, and postpartum struggles—that culminated in severe anxiety, panic attacks, and manic depression. Through the combined help of prayer, a faithful psychologist and psychiatrist, medication, counseling, and Christian community, Lori found relief and renewed purpose. She emphasizes that mental illness isn’t moral failure, that medicine can be a God-given tool, and that intimacy with Christ is what truly brings lasting peace. Lori encourages those struggling to tell the whole truth to a handful of faithful Christians so they can pray, check in, and carry burdens together. She closes with pastoral counsel: you are not alone, allow others to help, use medical resources without shame, and keep returning to Christ, the healer who rejoices over you.