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  • Depression
    • Depression

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Depression

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Depression

      STUDY: Eating citrus fruits can reduce risk of…

      Depression

      STUDY: Lycopene can help ease depressive symptoms in…

      Depression

      STUDY: Vagus nerve stimulation can help relieve severe…

  • Anxiety
    • Anxiety

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Anxiety

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Anxiety

      NEW STUDY: How the brain unlearns fear

      Anxiety

      STUDY: Stressed mice adopt anorexia-like behaviors

      Anxiety

      Why you might feel more anxious at night

  • Book quotes/Video
    • Book quotes/Video

      Keller: On Peter and identity

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      Voskamp: It’s all about where you look

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      “Remember Me”

      Book quotes/Video

      What a relief

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      Staton: What’s your “because?”

  • Health News
    • Health News

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Health News

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Health News

      STUDY: Eating citrus fruits can reduce risk of…

      Health News

      Study: Why so many disorders are linked

      Health News

      STUDY: Lycopene can help ease depressive symptoms in…

  • Interviews
    • Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Dr. Terry Powell’s gripping account of depression

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Therapist Michael Schiferl explains religious scrupulosity and…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Rocker Matt Sassano shares battles, urges transparency…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Dr. Brian Briscoe tells Christians that antidepressants…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Pastor Scott Sauls on anxiety, depression, and…

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  • Depression
    • Depression

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Depression

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Depression

      STUDY: Eating citrus fruits can reduce risk of…

      Depression

      STUDY: Lycopene can help ease depressive symptoms in…

      Depression

      STUDY: Vagus nerve stimulation can help relieve severe…

  • Anxiety
    • Anxiety

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Anxiety

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Anxiety

      NEW STUDY: How the brain unlearns fear

      Anxiety

      STUDY: Stressed mice adopt anorexia-like behaviors

      Anxiety

      Why you might feel more anxious at night

  • Book quotes/Video
    • Book quotes/Video

      Keller: On Peter and identity

      Book quotes/Video

      Voskamp: It’s all about where you look

      Book quotes/Video

      “Remember Me”

      Book quotes/Video

      What a relief

      Book quotes/Video

      Staton: What’s your “because?”

  • Health News
    • Health News

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Health News

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Health News

      STUDY: Eating citrus fruits can reduce risk of…

      Health News

      Study: Why so many disorders are linked

      Health News

      STUDY: Lycopene can help ease depressive symptoms in…

  • Interviews
    • Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Dr. Terry Powell’s gripping account of depression

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Therapist Michael Schiferl explains religious scrupulosity and…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Rocker Matt Sassano shares battles, urges transparency…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Dr. Brian Briscoe tells Christians that antidepressants…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Pastor Scott Sauls on anxiety, depression, and…

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The Weary Christian

THE WEARY CHRISTIAN

LIVING WITH FAITH AND DEPRESSION

  • Depression
    • Depression

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Depression

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Depression

      STUDY: Eating citrus fruits can reduce risk of…

      Depression

      STUDY: Lycopene can help ease depressive symptoms in…

      Depression

      STUDY: Vagus nerve stimulation can help relieve severe…

  • Anxiety
    • Anxiety

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Anxiety

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Anxiety

      NEW STUDY: How the brain unlearns fear

      Anxiety

      STUDY: Stressed mice adopt anorexia-like behaviors

      Anxiety

      Why you might feel more anxious at night

  • Book quotes/Video
    • Book quotes/Video

      Keller: On Peter and identity

      Book quotes/Video

      Voskamp: It’s all about where you look

      Book quotes/Video

      “Remember Me”

      Book quotes/Video

      What a relief

      Book quotes/Video

      Staton: What’s your “because?”

  • Health News
    • Health News

      STUDY: How music-mindfulness can help depression, anxiety

      Health News

      STUDY: Chronic pain associated with higher rates of…

      Health News

      STUDY: Eating citrus fruits can reduce risk of…

      Health News

      Study: Why so many disorders are linked

      Health News

      STUDY: Lycopene can help ease depressive symptoms in…

  • Interviews
    • Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Dr. Terry Powell’s gripping account of depression

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Therapist Michael Schiferl explains religious scrupulosity and…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Rocker Matt Sassano shares battles, urges transparency…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Dr. Brian Briscoe tells Christians that antidepressants…

      Interviews

      INTERVIEW: Pastor Scott Sauls on anxiety, depression, and…

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Trauma

  • AnxietyHealth NewsOther Mental BattlesTrauma

    NEW STUDY: How the brain unlearns fear

    A new, groundbreaking study, published in Science, shows how the brain can overcome instinctive fears…

  • AnxietyHealth NewsTrauma

    STUDY: PTSD, Anxiety linked to increased myelin

    A brand new study, reported by scientists at Berkeley and UCSF, adds significantly to our…

  • Health NewsOther Mental BattlesTrauma

    STUDY: Scientists get closer to understanding link between migraines, PTSD

    I missed this in July, but thought it pretty important and helpful if you struggle…

  • Health NewsOther Mental BattlesTrauma

    STUDY: How PTSD and sexual abuse can change brain function

    A brand new study from researchers at Medical University of South Carolina explains at least…

  • Health NewsOther Mental BattlesTrauma

    STUDY: PTSD can double your risk for lupus

    I kind of hate posting studies like this, because if you’re reading this site, you…

  • Health NewsTrauma

    Animals get PTSD, too

    Smithsonian has a fascinating article explaining that, yes, animals appear to get PTSD, and it…

  • Health NewsTrauma

    Do you have complex PTSD?

    Christians often come pre-packaged, leery of mental health diagnoses, and so when some less familiar…

  • AnxietyDepressionHealth NewsTrauma

    STUDY: Brain scans show why depressed people get stuck in negativity

    “Just cheer up,” “buck up,” “stop obsessing about the negative,” “change your tune.” You’ve heard…

  • Health NewsOther Mental BattlesTrauma

    Study: PTSD symptoms linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer

    A new study in Cancer Research shows that women who experienced six or more symptoms…

  • Health NewsTrauma

    Do Trigger Warnings work?

    Slate’s Shannon Palus has a great review and write-up of academic literature on the controversial…

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The Weary Christian mission:

First off:

 

In the United States, find a psychiatrist here.

In the United States, find a therapist here.

If you’re in the United States and having thoughts of harming yourself or others, please call the National Suicide Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

If you’re in the UK, get urgent help here.

Canada, here.

Australia, here.

New Zealand, here.

South Africa, here.

France, here.

Germany, here.

Portugal, here.

Mexico, here.

India, here.

The Philippines, here.

Singapore, here.

South Korea, here.

 

The Weary Christian goal…

 

a) reduce the stigma surrounding depression, anxiety, OCD, and other conditions in the Christian community.

 

b) have uncomfortable but honest conversations.

 

c) Reduce the stigma surrounding antidepressants, antipsychotics, and other meds God has given us as gifts.

 

And…

 

d) Sometimes (tons of times), we all feel really, really depressed in our journey. Hopefully, this site makes you feel less alone.

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