84. Our Collective Exhaustion, My New Moles, Is This Depression?, & Infant and Pregnancy Loss
CONTENT ADVISORY: This is the heaviest episode we’ve had to date as we discuss emotional exhaustion, cancer, death, depression, and infant loss and grief. As a parent, I thought I knew tiredness, but collective exhaustion is a whole new kind of tiredness. If you’re feeling hardened and delicate, just know, you’re not alone.
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Previous episode: 49. DEEP DIVE: MY SKIN CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND ENSUING ANXIETY
Bible reference: Psalm 13, 2 Corinthians 4
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are heroes, not oversharers (via Washington Post)
October is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Book: I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy by Angie Smith
Betsy Farmer Designs - personalized, hand stamped jewelry
Song: Try Again by my friend Miranda Dodson (she wrote this after yet another miscarriage, as she and her husband were trying to figure out if they should try again or if the heartache of loss would be too great to bear). It’s also the fourth track on my playlist “Music to cry to” below.
If you or someone you know is suicidal or in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) - TTY: 800-799-4889 or Live Online Chat.