Mama's Got Anxiety: But It's Not Going to Steal Her Joy

by Courtney Devich

Overview

All moms worry, right? But if you suffer from an anxiety disorder, that worry can quickly become debilitating. Fears about something bad happening to your kids, obsessing, stigmas around taking medication, panic attacks, the need for control, difficulty sleeping, and the feeling of what your anxiety says about your faith. You know your time with your kids is precious, but the worry, fear, and anxiety conspire to steal your joy.

In Mama's Got Anxiety, fellow anxious mom Courtney Devich helps you understand all the anxious feelings you're facing so you can cope and take your joy back. Equipping you with biblical hope and encouragement, she shows you

· the truth to combat the lies you've believed about your anxiety
· the strength from God's Word to face all the feelings and symptoms of anxiety
· how anxiety is not a sign of weak faith or something to be ashamed of
· how God can use your anxiety for good

You don't have to let your anxiety steal your joy in motherhood. Instead, let Courtney show you the comfort God gives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800742799
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/05/2023
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,006,634
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Courtney Devich is a mama relying on Jesus and reheated coffee every day. Using humor, honesty, and relatability, she writes with a heart for the mom struggling with anxiety or depression. Her writing has appeared in Her View From Home, TODAY Parents, and For Every Mom, among others. Courtney is a former human resources professional, using her leadership skills to manage kids as a stay-at-home mom. You can find her in the Starbucks line at her local Target, binge-watching TV with her husband, or chasing after a kid (or two) at her home in Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

06/26/2023

Devich encourages worried Christian moms to “take back your joy in motherhood” in her heartfelt debut. An anxious mom herself, Devich recalls how her stress skyrocketed in March 2020 when the pandemic hit, as she became “consumed with fear of virus taking my babies,” quit her job, and hunkered down in her house with her family—and still felt her anxiety climbing, until a panic attack drove her to get help. Aiming to help readers dealing with similar difficulties tackle anxiety from a Christian perspective, Devich covers psychiatric medications (readers shouldn’t shy away from them, as ”God uses doctors and medicine to heal us”), the importance of talking to a professional, and how to avoid transferring personal fears to one’s children (“Is the thing you’re about to tell them or teach them... a rational thing?”). She also makes clear that while prayer is useful, emotional peace isn’t handed down from above—readers must “put in the work” using God’s “tools,” which include “His Word, therapists doctors.” Despite a few contradictions—she cites a biblical passage which suggests that “Anxiety leads to depression,” though elsewhere she asserts “there is no evidence that one causes you to develop the other”—readers will appreciate Devich’s honest renderings of her struggles and steadfast reassurances that anxiety isn’t a sign of weak faith. It’s a welcome resource for Christian moms. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly