Ep 091: Carrie Yost on Illness, Depression & the Unexpected Music Journey That Changed Her Life

What if the thing that saved you… was something you never planned to do?Carrie Yost never expected severe illness to completely redirect the course of her life.A farmer’s wife, mother of seven, athlete, photographer, and follower of Christ, Carrie was used to constantly serving everyone around her. But in 2021, while raising her busy family and supporting her husband in his calling as bishop, her health suddenly began to collapse.Gut issues turned severe.Exhaustion became overwhelming.Depression followed.For someone who had always been active and full of life, it felt like she was drowning.And strangely enough… music became the lifeline God placed in front of her.What started as helping her daughter’s friend improve a simple song about Peter nearly drowning became the beginning of an entirely new purpose she never saw coming.Carrie had no formal music training.She wasn’t a songwriter.She couldn’t even sight read music.But one by one, the right people kept appearing:a mentor, vocalists, producers, collaborators.Doors kept opening.And through songwriting, Carrie began turning her testimony, struggles, and healing into music centered on Jesus Christ, covenants, and hope.Her story is a powerful reminder that God often works through the very seasons we would never choose for ourselves.Sometimes the hardest chapters become the beginning of the thing we were actually called to do.🎧 Listen to the full episode now💬 Share this episode with someone walking through illness, discouragement, or uncertainty🎶 Find Carrie’s music and free children’s songs at carrieyostmusic.com📱 Follow her on IG: @carrieyostmusic▶️ YouTube: [Carrie Yost Music YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMdqs_Mi3rPquy18jd52t-A)#CarrieYostMusic#FaithInHardTimes#ChristianMusic#LDSWomen#HandOfGod#FaithJourney#HealingThroughMusic#JesusChrist#ChristianPodcast#HopeAndHealing