God Despite the Mood-Swing Roller Coaster

Our feelings can seem like a roller coaster. But God and God’s existence are not at all dependent upon our feelings.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieDecember 4, 2023Author Jessica Brodiemood swings, mental health, depression, anxiety, bpd, christian borderline personality disorder, mental illness, roller coaster of emotions, walking on eggshells Comments

Running Well in Your Mental Health Marathon

Mental health is like a marathon, but we can run well and finish knowing we run every step with the Lord Jesus at our side.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMay 22, 2023Author Jessica Brodiemental health, mental illness, anxiety, depression, christian mental illness, christian depression, christian anxiety Comments

Handling Emotions Like Jesus

There are behaviors we can adopt daily to help us cope with difficult situations and emotions, and taking a cue from Jesus can help us with this.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieApril 24, 2023Author Jessica Brodieemotional health, mental health, mental illness, jesus and mental health, jesus and emotional health, self care Comments

How to Be an Ally for Someone with Depression

I’m convinced that depression, as well as other physical and mental illness, are things the evil one uses to get a foothold and sabotage us in a persistent effort to wage war for souls. But we can help fight back. On how to be an ally for someone with depression.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieMarch 6, 2023Author Jessica Brodiedepression, depression and christian, do christians get depressed, depression and jesus, faith and depression, mental illness, depression ally Comments

An epidemic of care

What if we could create an epidemic of care to counter the epidemic of mental illness?

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieFebruary 20, 2023Author Jessica Brodiemental health, mental illness, loving people with mental illness, anxiety, depression, suicide, teen suicide, youth suicide, suicide in children Comments

A Compassionate Heart that Reflects Jesus

The Bible tells us compassion is one of the ways we can model Christ and love others well in this world. One way we can love our people with mental illness is by understanding it better and developing empathy. Here, I share a new way to do this.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieDecember 5, 2022Author Jessica Brodiemental health, mental illness, behavioral health, loving people with mental illness, compassion, empathy, colossians 3:12-13 Comments

Four Key Ways to Love Someone with Depression

Have you ever tried to love someone with depression but it feels like there’s a wall between you? Or maybe it’s you who has depression, and while your heart longs to love well, the depression feels like a barricade so thick and high you can’t possibly overcome it. Here are four ways to offer love despite depression.

Faith, BlogJessica BrodieJune 7, 2021Author Jessica Brodiemental health, depression, loving others, mental illness, faith and depression, depression and christian, jesus and depression, how to love someone with depression, christian with depression, sadness, loving someone with depression Comments

Depression and the Christian

Depression can be confusing for Christians, who struggle with why they wrestle with it yet still stand firm in their faith. If you or someone you love is among the many who struggle with depression, know you are not alone. There are a number of people in the Bible who experienced what appears to have been depression.