Tag: mental-health
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How to Process Grief as a Special Needs Mom: with Jen Potter (Part 2)
Eps. 39 Date: February 17, 2026 How to Process Grief as a Special Needs Mom: Lament, Sibling Dynamics & Trusting God in Ongoing Medical Trauma with Special Guest Jen Potter (Part 2) Summary: In Part 2 of Carrie’s conversation with Jen Potter, the focus turns to grief, sibling dynamics, and learning to trust God in…
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When Grief Needs Words: Learning the Practice of Lament
Eps. 29 Date: 11/4/25 Title: When Grief Needs Words: Learning the Practice of Lament Summary: In this episode, Carrie Holt continues her grief-cycle series by exploring lament—the biblical practice of bringing our raw, honest emotions to God. Through Scripture, personal stories, and reflections from resources like Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, she explains why lament becomes…
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The “Shoulds” That Sink Us: Untangling Guilt in Grief
Eps. 27 Date: 10/14/25 Title: The “Shoulds” That Sink Us: Untangling Guilt in Grief Summary: In this episode, Carrie M. Holt discusses the complex emotions of guilt that often accompany the grieving process. She unpacks the difference between conviction (from the Holy Spirit) and accusation (from the enemy), and how the “shoulds” we carry pull us…
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Marriage, Caregiving, and Connection: A Conversation with Bruce Holt (Part 2)
Eps. 25 Date: 9/23/35 Title: Marriage, Caregiving, and Connection: A Conversation with Bruce Holt (Part 2) Summary: In this final episode of the month, Carrie is joined once again by her husband, Bruce, for a candid conversation about marriage in the midst of caregiving. From survival mode in the early years after their son Toby’s…
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When You Want To Do Big Things for God — with guest Miranda Bailey
Eps. 12 Date: June 3, 2025 Title: When You Want to do Big Things for God and the Unexpected Happens — An Interview with Miranda Bailey Summary: Today, we hear from Miranda Bailey, a mother of four whose plans for their family didn’t turn out the way she expected when the country closed to adopting…
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So you didn’t know you were grieving?
Riding the roller-coaster of grief Our son’s diagnosis came in 2006 while I was twenty weeks pregnant and expecting a perfectly healthy baby. On “D-Day” or diagnosis day, our world was shattered, and I began to grieve. This grief came not at the permanent loss of a person, but the loss of a dream of…