Ep 208 A Legacy of Normalizing Mental Health and Faith with Caris Snider

Author, speaker, life coach, Caris Snider talks today about how she struggled with anxiety and depression and how that's not a bad thing, it's just a thing that can be progressed through with the help of community, the truths of God's Word and presence, and possibly a  coach and/or therapist. Overwhelmed with all the things a mom faces, she began a little podcast that's become a big one called "Car Line Mom" - what we think about while we're in all the lines waiting with our kids or for our kids. Her latest book, by the same title is available today: Car Line Mom: 100 Days of Encouragement for the Mama Who Gets Everyone Everywhere.

 

Some gems from today's podcast:

• When negative thoughts come in, don't let them stay!
• No matter how we struggle as moms, we are never alone. 
• No one in the Bible did their journey alone; ask God for a friend to journey with you as a mom.
• I learned through my own feelings of inadequacy and living an over-committed life that it's okay to say "no" and create healthy margins
• A coach helps us Zoom Out on your life map to see how we can get where we want to go.
• Jesus was a our model even in negative feelings so we don't need to be afraid to have them.
• We don't need to be afraid to talk about faith and mental health.
• As mom's we feel like we can't fail which adds chaos and "overwhelm" to our lives. 
• We need to live from the overflow of God's presence. He promises peace; we need to live in and from that peace.

CARIS SNIDER loves to share the hope of God through speaking, writing, coaching, and leading worship. She is the author of “Anxiety Elephants: 31 Day Devotional” and “Anxiety Elephants: 90 Day Devotional for Tween Boys and Girls.” From her own personal experience, she helps women in their journey of overcoming depression, anxiety, fear, and shame. Caris lives with her husband, Brandon, and two daughters in Cullman, Alabama.

A word from Caris:

I am so glad that you have found your way here. You see, I know what it is like to be shackled in guilt and shame, feeling hopeLESS and purposeLESS. BUT, I also know the freedom of those shackles being broken and beginning to live a life FULLfilled. I have my good days and I have my bad days. I have had some pretty dark days as well. I don't know what type of day you are having, but just know that many of us have been where you are, and there is hope to make it out.

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