Heal Depression with God/Trauma, Shame, Healing Bible Verses, Holistic Healing, Mindfulness

Do you wish you could heal naturally, and could restore your health, all within a supportive community? As someone who has struggled with depression, I often felt isolated and alone, trying to figure out how to climb out of the pit and into the sunshine, without using mood-numbing prescription drugs. Did you know there are natural solutions that promote healing, and with focus, can be implemented to boost holistic wellness? Come on in, and listen to today’s episode 15-I  Don't Want to Take Drugs: 5 Natural Solutions to Heal Depression (That Don't Cost Alot).

Next Steps:

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Books Mentioned in this Podcast

The Little Book of Gratitude, Create a Life of Happiness and Well Being by Giving Thanks by Dr. Robert A. Emmons

A Year of Gratitude Journal, 52 Weeks of Prompts and Exercises to Cultivate Positivity and Joy,  by Keir Brady   

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles and my personal experience of healing, I offer these holistic wellness strategies as a guide to bring healing from trauma, Biblical encouragement, support, and hope in your journey to healing, using natural life solutions. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing from depression.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing from trauma and depression.  Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about the podcast, so other people can rise above depression into wellness, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

Have you ever dreaded an upcoming medical procedure or faced a traumatic situation, where fear paralyzed you? You are not alone. Anxiety pounded my heart, as I prepped to have my first chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Restless and unable to sleep, I trekked out in the middle of the night before the procedure to the lake near my house. The wind whipped over the hills, white caps churning, like the fear churning my soul. I cried out, desperate to connect with God, tears spilling down my face. If you need peace today to calm an anxious heart, come join this week’s episode, 14-I Am So Worried: 3 Ways the Prince of Peace Calms the Chaos of Trauma.

This is the fifth part of Proclaim His Name series on Isaiah 9:6, Prince of Peace.

If you need encouragement that God sticks with you through depression and heals trauma, check out these other episodes in the Proclaim His Name Series in Isaiah 9:6, God is wonderful, God is Counselor, God is Mighty, God is Everlasting Father and God is Prince of Peace.

10-Distraught? Gaze Upon God's Wonder to Boost New Year Mental Wellness

11-Three Ways God the Counselor Comforts Through Devastating Loss

12-Feeling Hopeless? Three Ways Mighty God Fights for You in Deep Depression

13- Feeling Shame from Childhood Trauma? Two Ways Everlasting Father Lavishes His Love to Heal Us

Are you encouraged by this podcast on healing trauma? Please share it with a friend to encourage them on their healing journey. Also, could you please take a moment to write a review on Apple iTunes? I enjoy hearing how the podcast is impacting you. The reviews help spread the word, so others can find healing from trauma, community and Biblical encouragement. 

Bible Verses/References for depression and healing used in this podcast:

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. KJV

Three Ways Prince of Peace Calms the Chaos

1. Presence

     -Rachel Wojo, Desperate Prayers, Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments, “When we can’t see a solution is on its way, our minds spin with confusion. We plead with God, where’s my miracle?” We cry out, pleading for answers to our pain. “Amid the words and groans of anguish, I discovered that frenzied desperation could be transformed into dependent faith.”

    -Isaiah 41;10: So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

2. Power

    -Storm in Bible Mark 4: 35-41

    -Quote by Leslie Gould, “Sometimes God calms the storm, but sometimes God lets the storm rage and calms His child.” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/407329

    -John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. NIV

3. Prayer

    -Jesus prays for us: John 17: 9, 11 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours… Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 

   -Holy Spirit Intercedes for us, when we don’t know how to pray Romans 8:26,27

 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

Steps for Healing with the Prince of Peace:

It Is Well With My Soul, Public Domain, story of Horatio Spafford, https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/341

It Is Well With My Soul, Hymns of Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOag79MdXBg

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles and my personal experience of healing, I offer these holistic wellness strategies as a guide to bring healing from trauma, Biblical encouragement, supportive community, and hope in your journey to healing, using natural living ideals. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing from depression.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing from trauma and depression.  Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about the podcast, so other people can rise above depression into wellness, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

Have you ever felt anxiety or shame from childhood trauma? Or feared God like He was a judge who would strike you down if you messed up? After the abuse occurred with a neighbor when I was five, I felt ashamed, as I reverted to wetting my bed. I became withdrawn. I trembled, always anxious when thunder rumbled, and storms blew through the town where I lived. I wished my parents would have comforted me. God seemed distant. It’s taken me decades to understand that God is more like a dad, a Father who loves me. He calls me beloved. And He calls you beloved, too. He loves you unconditionally, embracing you with grace and helping to heal trauma. If you need some encouragement today, come on in and listen to today’s episode, “Feeling Shame from Childhood Trauma? Two Ways Everlasting Father Lavishes His love to Heal Us.”  

This is part of 4 of Proclaim His Name Series on Isaiah 9:6, God is Everlasting Father

Looking for encouragement? Check out the other episodes in this series.

10-Distraught? Gaze Upon God's Wonder to Boost New Year Mental Wellness

11-Three Ways God the Counselor Comforts Through Devastating Loss

12-Feeling Hopeless? Three Ways Mighty God Fights for You in Deep Depression

And join us next time for the final part of Proclaim His Name Series.

15-Feeling anxious? Three Ways You Can Pray for Prince of Peace to Calm the Chaos

Are you encouraged by this podcast on healing trauma? Please share it with a friend to encourage them on their healing journey. Also, could you please take a moment to write a 5-star review on Apple Itunes? I enjoy hearing how the podcast is impacting you. The reviews help spread the word, so others can find healing from trauma, community and Biblical encouragement.  

Bible verses for Depression used in this podcast:

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. KJV

Jeremiah 31:3 I have loved you with everlasting love; therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you. ESV

Psalm 103:13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. ESV

1 John 3: 1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! NIV

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. ESV

1 john 4; 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

Song of Songs 6:3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.

Action points

Helpful resources

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and natural treatments for depression, I offer these holistic wellness strategies as a guide to support, encourage and instill hope in your journey to healing. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing from depression.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing from trauma and depression.  Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about the podcast, so other people can rise above depression into wellness, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

Have you ever felt so depressed and hopeless that you wanted to take your life? Several times in my life, I heard those taunting voices, saying "No one would care if you were gone. Just drive off a cliff and end it all." I almost responded. But Almighty God was fighting for me, and He fights for you, too. You are valuable and wanted. In today’s episode, we will dive into how we can overcome with God’s help. Come in and listen to Part 3 of Proclaim His Name series in Isaiah 9:6, “Feeling Hopeless? Three Ways Mighty God Fights for You Through Deep Depression.” 

*Correction in Podcast, the Hotline number for Depression is 988.

Contact information: [email protected]

Needing some inspiration? Check out other episodes in Proclaim His Name series on Isaiah 9:6.

10-Distraught? Gaze Upon God’s Wonder to Boost New Year Mental Wellness

11-Three Ways God the Counselor Comforts through Devastating Loss

Coming soon: Tune in for the next two parts in this series on Isaiah 9:6.

13-Feeling Unwanted? Three Ways Everlasting Father Lavishes His Love on You

14-Feeling anxious? Three Strategies Prince of Peace offers to Calm our Minds

If you are enjoying this podcast, please share it with a friend, so they can journey toward mental wellness. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews get the word out about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to enhance holistic wellness. Thank you!

Bible Verses for Depression used in this podcast

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. KJV

Ways God Fights for us

Action Prompts

Helpful resources

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and natural treatments for depression, I offer these holistic wellness strategies as a guide to support, encourage and instill hope in your journey to wellness. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing from depression.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to holistic wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about the podcast, so other people can rise above depression into wellness, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

Have you ever experienced devastating loss? The fires burning in Los Angeles show how quickly life as we know it can vanish in minutes. The fires have burned whole neighborhoods, destorying lives and felling an estimated 12,000 buildings across 37,000 acres, according to NBC news on Jan. 11. Amid it all, neighbors are reaching out to help, opening hotels and homes to evacuees, consoling and providing food and help. In our times of hurt and pain, God as Counselor listens, comforting us with compassion, caring support, and courage, guiding us to a place of mental and spiritual wellness. Today’s episode is Part 2 of Proclaim His Name Series in Isaiah 9:6, God is Counselor. Come on in, to discover “Three Ways God the Counselor Comforts through Devastating Loss.”

Be sure to tune in for other upcoming episodes in this five-part Proclaim His Name Series in Isaiah 9:6!

10-God is Wonderful: Distraught? Gaze Upon God’s Wonder to Boost New Year Mental Wellness

11-God is Counselor: Three ways God as Counselor Comforts Through Devastating Loss

12-God is Mighty God: Suicidal? Mighty God Fights for Us through Battle of Depression

13-God is Father:  Discouraged? Everlasting Father Embraces us to Restore Hope After Failure

14-Prince of Peace: Anxious? God Calms the Chaos to Anchor us in Storm of Anxiety

If you are enjoying this podcast, please share it with a friend, so they can journey toward mental health and discover hope in the process. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews spread the word about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to boost mental wellness. Thank you!

Scriptures Used in this Podcast

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. KJV

Psalm 119:28 My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.

Three ways God as Counsel Comforts us

Express Healing through Journaling.

KJV, Public Domain

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and creative expression, I offer these Christ-centered mental wellness strategies to support, encourage and instill hope through your journey to mental and spiritual health. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing.

Here are some resources to help you.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to mental wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about Heal Depression with God Podcast, so other people can rise above depression and begin to thrive in mentally-well health, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning. Best Regards,  Beth Steigerwalt

When you are hurting in depression, you can easily be consumed by problems. Sometimes looking up can radically change your perspective. Have you ever gazed at a star-studded sky or topped a mountain to view a stunning magenta sunset? God's creation amazes, inspiring awe and wonder in our hearts. God is Wonderful. Meditating on God’s names can shift our perspective, lift our spirits, and calm the chaos. In today’s episode, we’re soaring high into the heavenlies for part 1 of Proclaim His Name Series in Isaiah 9:6, which can revitalize mental health in the New Year. Tune and listen 10-I'm Alone. I Lost Connection With God: Renew Your Faith by Gazing Up (To Feel His Wonderful Presence Again)  

Be sure to tune in for other upcoming episodes in this five-part Proclaim His Name Series in Isaiah 9:6.

 10-God is Wonderful: Distraught? Gaze Upon God’s Wonder to Boost New Year Mental Wellness.

11-God is Counselor: Three ways God Counsels Us to Help Heal Depression.

12-God is Mighty;  Suicidal? Mighty God Fights for Us through Battle of Depression.

13-God is Father: Discouraged? Everlasting Father Embraces us to Restore Hope After Failure

14-Prince of Peace: Anxious? God Calms the Chaos to Anchor us in Storm of Anxiety

If you are enjoying this podcast, please share it with a friend, so they can journey toward mental health and discover hope in the process. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews get the word out about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to boost mental wellness. Thank you!

Scriptures used in this podcast:

Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. KJV

Isaiah 40:26

Psalm 147:4 He determines the number of stars and knows them by name. NIV

Psalm 147:3 God heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds. NIV

KJV public domain

New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Journal inspirations:

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and creative expression, I offer these Christ-centered mental wellness strategies to support, encourage and instill hope through your journey to mental and spiritual health. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing.

Here are some resources to help you.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687.  Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to mental wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about Heal Depression with God Podcast, so other people can rise above depression and begin to thrive in mentally-well health, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

Best Regards and Joy on your Journey to Mental Wellness, Beth Steigerwalt

9-Are you stressed out from everything Christmas?  We hustle and bustle at Christmas, wrapping gifts, preparing a feast, baking cookies, gathering with family. Maybe you will attend a Christmas Eve service. It is easy to forget the real reason we celebrate. Remember to pause and focus on the most important gift, Jesus our King. In today’s episode, we will celebrate the baby born to be our Savior, singing and delving into three famous Christmas Carols. Tune into this week's episode to rekindle  your joy.  9-Stressed out this Christmas? Meditate on the Biblical Message in Christmas Carols to Restore Your Joy. 

Contact by Email: [email protected]

If you are enjoying this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can journey toward mental health and discover hope in the process. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews get the word out about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to boost mental wellness. Thank you!

Three Carols listed in this podcast

    1. Away in a Manger

Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #230, https://hymnary.org/text/away_in_a_manger_no_crib_for_a_bed,

https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/84

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #29

https://hymnary.org/text/joy_to_the_world_the_lord_is_come

Scriptures used in this podcast

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin] will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Public Domain King James Version (KJV)

Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

Luke 2: 9-14 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven,  and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Romans 5:8   God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. NIV

Colossians 1:22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.

Nehemiah 9:6, The Joy of the Lord is your Strength.

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Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and creative expression, I offer these Christ-centered mental wellness strategies to support, encourage and instill hope through your journey to mental and spiritual health. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing.

Here are some resources to help you.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to mental wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about Heal Depression with God Podcast, so other people can rise above depression and begin to thrive in mentally-well health, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

8-Does despair weigh on your mind?  Do you wish someone could restore your broken heart? You are not alone. The news is full of hurting people, crying out from grief from loss of loved ones from a recent school shooting or car accident, or they feel lonely in difficult circumstances. Today’s episode explores how the Christ Child heralded by angels came to heal us and give us hope in all seasons, through the lens of characters in Luke 2. Tune in and listen to this week's episode: 8-I Struggle in Believing I Can Have Peace and Joy After Trauma: Healing Bible Verses on How the Christ Child Heals Our Brokeness.

If you are enjoying this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can journey toward mental health and discover hope in the process. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews get the word out about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to boost mental wellness. Thank you!

Contact by Email:  [email protected]

Scriptures Used in this podcast

Luke 2

Read from Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

Isaiah 9:2

"The people who walked in darkness

 Isaiah 9:6 "For to us a child is born,

Hark the Herald Angels Sing lyrics, public domain, Charles Wesley, accessed through hymnal.net, who freely shares music and lyrics. https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/84

Intro, outro, and trailer music “Bright as the Dawn” is licensed by Taizo Audio through Premium Beat by Shutterstock. #6193805

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and creative expression, I offer these Christ-centered mental wellness strategies to support, encourage and instill hope through your journey to mental and spiritual health. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing.

Here are some resources to help you.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to mental wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about Heal Depression with God Podcast, so other people can rise above depression and begin to thrive in mentally-well health, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

Are you feeling distressed and overwhelmed with sadness? Are you wondering if you will ever climb out of the pit of suffering? I understand your pain. When I was going through cancer, especially through chemotherapy treatments, I wept, curled up on my bed, wishing my suffering would end. I dragged through the day, stressed out and depressed. I didn’t understand why I had to go through all that pain.  Looking back now, I have better perspective and can be grateful Jesus embraced me through the sadness. Gratitude can touch us, helping us cope better with stressful situations, and can help us comfort others who are going through difficult times. Would you like to know how gratitude can transform you? Come join me for today’s episode, 7-Some Days, I'd Like to Cry More than Breathe: How Gratitude Touches Us (So We Can Cope After Trauma). This is part 4 of the Count Your Blessings, using the acronym G.I.F.T.

Check out the other episodes in this G.I.F.T. of Gratitude in the Count Your Blessings series.

4-G. Gratitude Grows Goodness in our hearts

Apple iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-4-count-your-blessings-series-part-1-how-gratitude/id1783189689?i=1000679252039

5-I.How Gratitude Inspires our Minds to Reset Depression

Apple iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-5-feeling-blah-from-holiday-brain-fog-how-gratitude/id1783189689?i=1000679747270

6-F. Feeling Grumpy? How Gratitude Frees us and Freshens Our Perspective

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6-feeling-grumpy-how-gratitude-frees-us-and-freshens/id1783189689?i=1000679932150

If you are enjoying this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can journey toward mental health and discover hope in the process. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews get the word out about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to boost mental wellness. Thank you!

Contact by Email:  [email protected]

Books referenced in this four-part series:

Dr. Robert A Emmons, The Little Book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Wellbeing by Giving Thanks

Dr. Robert A Emmons, Thanks, How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier

Scriptures used in this episode:

Psalm 34: 18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

Isaiah 40:11 “He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.” Isaiah 40:11 NIV

Corinthians 1 3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. ESV

Psalm 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

Three journaling Prompts

Count Your Blessings Hymn Lyrics, Public Domain. 

Lyrics by Johnson Oatman Jr. (1856-1926); Music by Edwin Othello Excell (1851-1921)

Accessed through https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/707, who freely shares hymn information.

Intro, outro, and trailer music “Bright as the Dawn” is licensed by Taizo Audio through Premium Beat by Shutterstock. #6193805

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and creative expression, I offer these Christ-centered mental wellness strategies to support, encourage and instill hope through your journey to mental and spiritual health. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing.

Here are some resources to help you.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to mental wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about Heal Depression with God Podcast, so other people can rise above depression and begin to thrive in mentally-well health, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.

6-Do you ever grump and complain about your circumstances? Do you ever feel like God is not hearing your prayers for provision? Do you ever compare yourself to a neighbor who seems to have a lot more than you do? I hear you, friend. It was not that long ago that I stormed out of my house in Minnesota, and stomped through the chilly winter morning, trudging over rural roads toward a cemetery. It was still dark, and gray storm clouds covered the sky. Clenching my fist, I complained about my circumstances. We didn't have enough to provide for our family, I felt stuck in my home, and lacked purpose. I felt cold and hard like the graveyard stones, marking the time of people who had passed away. 

When you’re depressed, it is easy to focus on everything that is going wrong and forget to thank God who created you. Practicing gratitude can free us from that pit of rehash and freshen our perspective. In today’s episode, I will explore how God helps us unclench our fists to release stress, and focus on Him, who lightens our load. Welcome to the third part of the Count Your Blessings Gratitude Series, using the acronym G.I.F.T.  Episode 6 is “Feeling Grumpy? How Gratitude Frees Us and Freshens our Perspective.” Come on in and take a listen!

Check out the other episodes in this G.I.F.T. of Gratitude in the Count Your Blessings series.

4-G. Gratitude Grows Goodness in our hearts

Apple iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-4-count-your-blessings-series-part-1-how-gratitude/id1783189689?i=1000679252039

5-I. How Gratitude Inspires our Minds to Reset Depression

Apple I tunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-5-feeling-blah-from-holiday-brain-fog-how-gratitude/id1783189689?i=1000679747270

If you are enjoying this podcast, please send it to a friend, so they can journey toward mental health and discover hope in the process. Also please consider posting a review on iTunes! The reviews get the word out about the podcast, so many can discover strategies to boost mental wellness. Thank you!

Contact by Email:   [email protected]

Books referenced in this four-part series:

Dr. Robert A Emmons, The Little Book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Wellbeing by Giving Thanks

Dr. Robert A Emmons, Thanks, How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier

Scripture used in this podcast

     3. Allow God to soften your heart of stone Ezekiel 35: 25, 27

     4. Ask God to help you be content and full of gratefulness Phil 4:12

Promises of God

Journaling Prompts:

Count Your Blessings Hymn Lyrics, Public Domain. 

Lyrics by Johnson Oatman Jr. (1856-1926); Music by Edwin Othello Excell (1851-1921)

Accessed through https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/707, who freely shares hymn information.

Intro, outro, and trailer music “Bright as the Dawn” is licensed by Taizo Audio through Premium Beat by Shutterstock. #6193805

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed professional therapist, and unable to diagnose, treat or analyze depression or other associated mental illnesses. Based on Biblical principles, my personal experience of healing, and creative expression, I offer these Christ-centered mental wellness strategies to support, encourage and instill hope through your journey to mental and spiritual health. Please see your doctor, psychologist, or professional therapist for help with diagnosing and treating mental illness. If you are severely depressed, to the point where you are considering suicide, please get help immediately! Your life matters, and you are loved and valued. It is possible to find hope and healing.

Here are some resources to help you.

Christians in Crisis https://www.christiansncrisis.com  phone or text 1-844-472-9687   Started by Marriage/ Family Therapist Dr. Cheryll Holmes, this faith-based hotline offers a listening ear and counsel for severe depression and other mental illness issues.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  Call 988 for emotional support through depression/Suicide.                                                                                                                              

If you have enjoyed this podcast, could you please send it to a friend, so they can discover healing in their journey to mental wellness? Also, please consider writing a review on Apple/iTunes. These reviews help spread the word about Heal Depression with God Podcast, so other people can rise above depression and begin to thrive in mentally-well health, like the sun ascending and reflecting on majestic mountains, a new day dawning.