During this video recording, Christine briefly explores biblical insights regarding the experience of depression in motherhood and offers four key components to consider when entering into and engaging with a mother's story. This live training event was hosted by Esther St. John at the Biblical Counseling Center in April 2025 and geared toward those who serve mother in a soul care or discipleship capacity.
"A mother's desperate words are windows into her despondent heart."
Recording Description
Related Books
Misericordia en la Oscuridad
Caminando con Dios a través de la depresión en la maternidad
Christine Chappell
Christine is a certified biblical counselor and host of the Hope + Help Podcast for the Institute
for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship. She is the author of Midnight Mercies: Walking with
God through Depression in Motherhood as well as several mini-books, including Postpartum
Depression: Hope for a Hard Season and Help! I’ve Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder.
She currently serves as a council member for the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and is a regu-
lar speaker at women’s events and conferences. Christine lives in South Carolina with her
husband and three children, and is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Easley.