Help for When Motherhood Feels Overwhelming (Part 2 of 2)
6/4/202627 min
Kristen Rusch, Ashley Durand, and Dr. Jenny Coffey share their insight on finding hope through the struggles of motherhood. They touched on subjects such as depression, meltdowns, comparison, and being rooted in their identity in Christ.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[instrumental music] Pastors, if you're struggling to help couples in your church whose marriage is in trouble, we can help. Marriage911 by Focus on the Family trains laypeople to mentor married couples. Each kit includes two training guides, four workbooks, and all the training necessary to meet with couples who need help. Go to marriage911.com. That's marriage, the numbers 911, .com.
Kristen Rusch· Guest0:26
[upbeat music] God is ultimately doing good for me. He's ultimately doing good for our family, but I'm seeing it through the lens of, this is hard, this is uncomfortable, I don't like this, I don't wanna go in this direction.
Jim Daly· Host0:44
Yeah.
Kristen Rusch· Guest0:44
So I'm fighting it, I'm pouting about it, I'm having a bad attitude. And God is saying, "If you'll just shift your attitude, this will be so much more pleasant for you, so much more pleasant for your family." And it was just kind of a aha moment- Yeah ... for me.
John Fuller· Host0:59
That's Kristen Ruetsch describing a very common challenge that many moms face, especially in those early years of parenting. Now, maybe you're experiencing something like that right now, or you know a mom who's struggling. If so, stick with us for today's Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. We have a lot of encouragement from women who've been there and done that, and I'm John Fuller, and we're glad you've joined us.
Jim Daly· Host1:22
John, we had a great conversation last time with our panel of moms, Kristen Ruetsch, Ashley Duran, and our colleague, Dr. Jenny Coffey, who's