The Postpartum Mental Health Crisis No One in the Church Is Talking About
Are you a new mother who loves God — but feels like she's falling apart?
In this episode of Elisha's Space, we break the silence on postpartum mental health inside faith communities — where the pressure to _"just pray through it"_ can delay healing and deepen shame.
If you've experienced postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, rage, emotional numbness, or disconnection after birth — this episode is for you.
Elisha, counselor and author, bridges the neuroscience of postpartum dysregulation with spiritual truth, walking through:
🔹 What postpartum mental health ACTUALLY looks like in the body
🔹 Why the church's response to maternal mental health often causes harm
🔹 The neuroscience behind the postpartum hormonal crash — and what it does to your nervous system AND your spiritual life
🔹 The R.E.S.T. Framework for postpartum healing: Regulate, Experience, Surrender, Trust
🔹 A guided somatic practice you can do right now
🔹 A prayer for the woman who has been suffering in silence
You are not spiritually weak. You are not a bad mother. You are a woman with an overwhelmed nervous system — and healing is possible.
📩 Resources + counseling:https://www.restoringyouchristiancounseling.com/
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