I was entirely cut off from this world and God after losing my father and another brother, two of the most significant people in my life outside my husband and children, barely two years ago. I felt like I was sliding more and deeper into a depression/black hole as a result of the overwhelming sadness, and I needed a new method to get through it. God gave my life purpose in the midst of my pain to remind me that there is a cause for all of it. As a result, I'm utilizing my own experiences to demonstrate why starting with God and therapy is a winning combination, as well as the difficulties I've faced and how I overcame them.

I am not a therapist; instead, I am a mental health advocate with personal experience. Over the past 20 years, I've been diagnosed with more than five mental health issues. I understand how you feel, and I wouldn't be here unless I believed you could accomplish it as well. I've experienced a variety of traumas, including losing a baby, sexual victimization, domestic violence, suicide, repeated losses, extreme grief, substance misuse, police brutality, medical malpractice, and more. God kept reminding me that therapy was necessary, so he positioned the appropriate type of therapist to help me unpack the pain, but first I had to say yes and trust God to handle it because my approach was making me miserable.