EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 19 MIN
The Postpartum Mental Health Crisis No One in the Church Is Talking About
from Elisha's Space: Counseling and Authentic Conversations on Healing · host Elisha Lee, Counseling Expert | Authentic Conversations Host
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 silenceYou 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: Restoring You Christian Counseling 🎙️ Subscribe for episodes on trauma recovery, nervous system healing, and faith-based mental health.
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