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Are You Tired of Feeling Depressed? My Depression Story and the 3 Things The God Used to Help Me Overcome | 38

Have you ever felt emotionally numb, exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself and wondered, “What is wrong with me?”Have you been functioning for everyone else while quietly falling apart inside?Could what you’re calling burnout, anxiety, or even ADHD actually be depression?And what does it look like to trust God while also caring for your mental, emotional, and physical health?
In today’s episode, Sarah shares her personal journey with depression, chronic stress, and the surprising things God began bringing into the light. This conversation is honest, practical, faith-filled, and deeply encouraging for anyone walking through emotional exhaustion, anxiety, nervous system burnout, or difficult seasons.
In this episode you will find:
The unexpected moment she realized what she thought was ADHD may have actually been depression
How prolonged stress, responsibility, performance, and survival mode can impact mental health
What Sarah learned from researching testimonies, podcasts, healing journeys, and mental health resources
Why it’s important to get labs checked and seek wise discernment instead of automatically assuming one solution fits everyone
What it means to have a “fight plan” and walk in your authority in Christ during difficult seasons
Encouragement for Christian women navigating depression, anxiety, emotional healing, spiritual growth, and trusting God in hard seasons
 Resources and Links
Podcast recommendation: Jess Connolly Podcast
Renewed Minds Rising Tiktok
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Recommended next steps:
Talk with a trusted doctor or healthcare professional
Consider asking for comprehensive lab work if you’re struggling with ongoing symptoms
Reach out to a therapist, mentor, pastor, or safe support system
Prioritize rest, nourishment, movement, sunlight, and nervous system care
Spend intentional time with God instead of trying to perform your way through healing
Disclaimer: This episode is not medical advice and should not replace professional medical or mental health care.
 Next Steps
Friend, if you’re struggling right now, you are not weak for needing help, rest, support, or healing. Sometimes depression is deeper than we realize, and sometimes our minds and bodies have been carrying more than they were created to hold alone.
This episode is your reminder that healing can be spiritual, emotional, and physical all at once. God cares about all of you.
If this conversation encouraged you, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who may need hope in this season. And come connect with Sarah on social media for more conversations around trusting God, emotional healing, identity, faith, and navigating real life with Jesus.

What does the Bible Says About Grief? For Women Navigating Loss, Change, and Uncertainty | 37

Have you been pushing through pain that God is asking you to process?
Is there a loss, disappointment, or transition you never fully grieved?
Do you feel anxious about the future because you’re still carrying pain from the past?
Have you mistaken grief for weakness instead of seeing it as part of healing?
What if your tears are the very thing God wants to use to bring blessing?
In this deeply personal episode, Sarah shares how the Lord led her into what she calls a “holy time-out.” After stepping away from social media, quitting her job, and navigating significant personal loss, God began uncovering grief she had been carrying for years.
What started as a simple prompt from the Holy Spirit to “write down all the pain you’ve been carrying in your heart” became the beginning of a profound healing journey.
Through The Book of Psalms, Sarah discovered the beautiful picture of the Valley of Baca, also known as the Valley of Tears. Scripture promises that those who walk through this valley can make it a place of springs, where God turns sorrow into blessing.
Sarah also shares three life-changing insights from Back Porch Theology that reframed her understanding of grief and healing.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
Why grief often sneaks up on us when we think we’re “fine”
How God may intentionally assign seasons of grief
What the Valley of Baca reveals about sorrow and healing
Why grieving is not weakness, but evidence that something mattered
How unprocessed grief can fuel fear about the future
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Recommended Resource
Back Porch Theology

Depression or Divine Interruption? What Christian Women Need to Know When God Hits Pause | 36

Have grief, depression, or burnout left you feeling confused about what God is doing?
Do you tend to push harder when things stop making sense, or do you freeze and feel stuck?
What if God’s interruption is not a setback, but an invitation to heal?
In this deeply personal episode, Sarah shares what happened during her two-month break from the podcast and how an unexpected depression diagnosis became the catalyst for a powerful season of healing and surrender.
Using the analogy of a GPS rerouting mid-drive, Sarah unpacks what it feels like when God changes the plan and you’re left wondering, “But I thought this was the way.”
When life suddenly shifts, many of us respond in one of two ways: we either push harder in the wrong direction, trying to force the original plan, or we freeze and stop moving altogether. Both responses are often rooted in fear, control, and the quiet belief that God’s reroute must mean we did something wrong.
Sarah shares how grief from her mother’s passing, years of accumulated stress, ministry fatigue, and an unexpected season of depression led God to interrupt her striving and call her into a season of rest.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What depression looked like in Sarah’s life, even when she was still functioning
How unresolved grief and chronic stress can impact your mind, body, and spirit
Why God sometimes asks us to pause good things to make room for healing
Biblical examples of divine interruption, rest, and redirection
How striving and productivity can become subtle identity traps
Three lessons God taught Sarah during this season of surrender and restoration
If you are navigating change, grief, burnout, anxiety, or uncertainty, this episode will remind you that God’s reroutes are not signs of failure. They are invitations to trust Him more deeply and discover that your worth has never depended on your output.
Scriptures referenced:
Ecclesiastes 3:1–4
Luke 5:16
Mark 6:31
Psalm 46:10
Acts 16:6–10
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Why Change Feels So Scary And What It Reveals About Your Identity in Christ

Have you ever walked through a major life change and suddenly felt unsure of who you are?
When a role, routine, or season shifts, does your sense of security feel shaken too?
Have you noticed how much peace you attach to sameness, predictability, or being needed?
What happens internally when the things you’ve built your life around are taken away?
This episode is for anyone navigating transition, identity shifts, anxiety around change, or confusion about calling and purpose.
In this episode, we explore how major life shifts often reveal where our identity and security have been quietly rooted.
I share how, over time, my identity slowly moved from who I am in Christ to what I was doing. Not intentionally. Not rebelliously. Gradually. And when those roles and rhythms were disrupted, I felt lost and unsettled.
We talk about the difference between identity and function. How we often confuse calling with worth. And why change feels so threatening when our security is built on sameness instead of on Christ.
This conversation centers on Galatians 2:19–21 as the foundational scripture for identity in Christ. A reminder that our old ways of defining ourselves have been crucified with Christ, and that our life now flows from Him, not from performance, productivity, or people-pleasing.
 
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Disappointment Isn’t the Problem. What You Do With It Is (A Biblical Path to Healing) | 34

Ever worked hard for something you loved, only to feel overlooked or undervalued?
Have you ever had the rug pulled out from under you right when you thought things were finally moving forward?
Do you struggle with disappointment that quietly turns into bitterness or self-doubt?
Are you ignoring a disappointment because it hurts too much to face?
Do you replay a situation over and over, assigning meaning and intent that may not be true?
In this episode, I’m unpacking the pain of disappointment and the two unhealthy extremes we often fall into when life doesn’t go the way we hoped. Ignoring it or amplifying it.
I share a personal story of workplace disappointment and how unprocessed hurt slowly turned into resentment, insecurity, and distorted self-beliefs. We’ll talk honestly about how disappointment shows up in our jobs, relationships, church spaces, leadership dynamics, and seasons where expectations go unmet.
You’ll learn why ignoring disappointment doesn’t make it go away. It only buries it. And why amplifying disappointment can feel justified but often keeps us stuck, assigning false narratives and blocking reconciliation. We’ll also name the role pride plays in both responses and how it quietly hardens our hearts.
Most importantly, I walk through the biblical practice of acknowledgement. How to name the pain without becoming bitter. How to pursue reconciliation when it’s needed. And how to release disappointment to God when healing doesn’t come the way we hoped.
This episode is for anyone carrying unresolved disappointment and longing for emotional healing, restored peace, and renewed trust in God.
 
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Trusting God Is Easy Until You Lose Control: 3 Characteristics of God We Can Trust | 33

Ever say, “I trust God” but realize real life is testing that statement? Feel stuck between knowing what the Bible says and struggling to believe it applies to your situation? Trying to let go of control but afraid everything will fall apart if you do?
 
In this episode, I’m sharing why trusting God can feel so difficult in seasons of transition, anxiety, and uncertainty, especially when you’re trying to let go of control but don’t feel safe doing so. If you’ve ever wrestled with trusting God in hard times, struggled to hear God’s voice, or felt overwhelmed by fear, waiting, or emotional exhaustion, this conversation is for you.
We explore how life with the Lord is one long trust fall, walking through obstacles that stretch your faith and require surrender again and again. Using three powerful names of God from Scripture. Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, and Abba Father, we unpack God’s character as faithful provider, victorious protector, and loving Father. These truths help anchor your faith, calm anxiety, and build spiritual confidence when peace feels far away and clarity feels out of reach.
This episode will help you stop living reactive and start living rooted, deepen your trust in God’s promises, and strengthen your faith during seasons of waiting, transition, motherhood changes, and identity shifts.
 
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Key Scriptures Referenced:Genesis 22:1–14Deuteronomy 7:9Exodus 17:8–162 Chronicles 20:15Romans 8:15Romans 8:37Matthew 7:9–11Mark 14:36
 
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What If You Planned Your Spiritual Growth Like You Plan Everything Else in Your Life? A Conversation for Discipleship in the New Year | 32

Have you ever heard the quote, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”?So what if this year, we stopped setting vague spiritual goals. And instead, we did something different.
In this episode, I’m sharing why simply saying “I want to grow spiritually” isn’t enough. And how creating a simple, intentional spiritual growth plan can change everything.
I walk you through what I’m personally changing this year. I also share a powerful story from our family that reframed spiritual growth for me in a whole new way. Growth happens when we get what we actually need. That’s true physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
If you’ve felt stuck, inconsistent, or like you’re just coasting in your faith, this conversation will help you slow down, reflect, and take ownership of your spiritual life with grace and purpose.
This isn’t about doing more. It’s about being intentional so real growth can happen.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Why repeating the same spiritual habits won’t lead to new growth
How to stop letting life lead you and start leading your spiritual life
A simple framework for creating a spiritual growth plan that’s realistic
How to inventory your current prayer life, Bible reading, and community
Practical tools to deepen your prayer life, including praying Scripture
Why quarterly check-ins can keep you focused and encouraged
The role of community, accountability, and discipleship in real growth
Scripture, Tools, & Resources Mentioned
Jennie Allen Dream Guide
Prayer lists and prayer schedules
Praying Scripture. Psalms, Proverbs, and passages you’re already reading
The Book of Common Prayer
Bible reading plans and study methods like SOAP and Scripture mapping
Small groups, serving teams, and stepping out of your comfort zone
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Feeling Like You’re Not Behind in Life? Faith for Women Still in the Middle

What if you’re ending the year without clarity. Still waiting. Still in transition. Still carrying unanswered prayers into the new year.
In this episode, I talk honestly about what it means to live in the middle. That in between season where life feels unresolved and faith feels quieter, yet God is still present and faithful. This conversation is for Christian women navigating transition, waiting on God, motherhood, and seasons that feel unfinished.
I share how the song The Middle by Jimmy Eat World became a personal anthem during a season of transition and why the concept of “the middle” still matters today.
🎵 Song referenced:👉 The Middle by Jimmy Eat Worldhttps://open.spotify.com/track/6GG73Jik4jUlQCkKg9JuGO?si=4406562a4a4d425a
We explore the cultural pressure to end the year with answers and why clarity is not required for faithfulness. Through the stories of Hannah and Ruth, we see how God works in waiting, obedience, and uncertainty.
Scriptures referenced:
1 Samuel 1:12–16
Ruth 2:11–12
Proverbs 3:5–7
Philippians 4:7
If you’re ending the year in the middle, you’re not behind. You’re being held.
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Afraid of the Future? How to Receive a Word From God for the New Year (Biblical, Prayerful, and Peace-Filled) | 30

As the year comes to a close, many of us start reflecting on what’s behind us and wondering what’s ahead. The new year can feel hopeful and heavy at the same time. Full of possibility, but also full of unknowns.
In this episode, I’m sharing a personal testimony from a season when God gently but clearly confronted my fear of the future and invited me into a deeper level of trust. What started as a quiet moment of Scripture reading turned into a word that shaped my entire year and transformed my mindset.
Together, we’ll slow down and talk about what it actually looks like to seek God at the end of the year. Not from a place of pressure or performance, but from a posture of listening and faith. 🤍
In this episode, we talk about:✨ Why the end of the year is a powerful time to reflect with God✨ A personal story of receiving a word that shifted my faith from fear to trust✨ What Scripture teaches us about believing God for what’s ahead✨ How I personally pray and discern a word or verse for the new year✨ What to do when you don’t receive a specific word and why peace still counts
This episode is for the woman who wants to enter the new year grounded, not anxious. Anchored in faith, not fear. And reminded that God is already present in what’s ahead. 🙏
Scripture Used in This Episode 📖
Luke 1:45 (NIV) “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her!”
Proverbs 31:25 Her clothes are strength and honor. She is full of joy about the future.
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Feeling Far From God? Or Just Burned Out? 3 Tests to Tell + Practical Biblical Truths

If you have been feeling spiritually off, overwhelmed, numb, or distant from God, this episode is going to bring some much needed clarity. So many Christian women assume distance from God automatically means something is wrong with their faith. The truth is that sometimes it is not your heart drifting. It is your body running on empty. Today we walk through three simple tests that help you discern whether you are dealing with a drained body or a disengaged heart, and how to respond biblically no matter where you land.
You will learn how to check your emotional capacity with honesty, how to evaluate desire versus avoidance, and how to look at the fruit your life is producing. You will also get practical steps to renew your mind, rebuild healthy rhythms, and move forward without shame. If you are walking through burnout, spiritual dullness, or confusion in your faith journey, this episode will help you slow down, reconnect, and breathe again.
Throughout the conversation, we root everything in Scripture so you can see what God actually says about weakness, rest, obedience, and renewal.
Isaiah 40:29. God gives strength to the weary. 
Psalm 23. The Lord leads you beside still waters. 
Matthew 11:28–30. Jesus invites the tired to come to Him for rest. 
1 Samuel 15:22. Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Inside this episode you will discover the real difference between being spiritually stuck and simply exhausted, the biblical truth about what God expects from you in tired seasons, and how to rebuild rhythms that support both your spiritual and emotional health.
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