Grief 03: Chronic Pain and Disability in Motherhood—An Interview with Vaneetha Risner

Risen Motherhood

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Motherhood has a way of revealing our limits, be it physical, mental, or emotional. When we find ourselves at the end of our abilities, it can be easy to wonder if God has equipped us with everything we need to be a good and faithful mom. In this episode, Emily and Laura sit down with Vaneetha Risner to discuss the topic of chronic pain in motherhood. Whether you suffer from chronic pain or disability, or simply find yourself wondering if you have what it takes to make it through another day of mothering, Vaneetha provides gospel encouragement and perspective for the mom who wonders if she’s ‘enough’ for her children. When we trust that our sufficiency is in Christ, our hearts are freed to steward the gift of motherhood faithfully with what God has given us today.

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0:00.0	Motherhood is hard.
0:10.4	One second, we think we're doing a good enough job and the next we feel like the worst
0:14.3	mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel to be repeated
0:19.0	over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments.
0:22.8	So mama, whether you're sipping cold coffee or doing a sink bowl of dishes, we hope you
0:26.9	find truth, encouragement, and laughter here.
0:30.5	This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast.
0:33.1	Thanks for joining us.
0:39.7	Welcome back to another episode of Risen Motherhood.
0:41.9	I'm Emily and in just a few moments, I'll be joined by my co-host Laura and our special
0:46.0	guest.
0:47.0	If you didn't know, we're in the midst of a mini-series all about grief and motherhood.
0:50.6	We've already tackled an overview of grief and how it might impact our lives physically
0:54.4	and spiritually, and now we're going to dive into a series of interviews on specific
0:58.6	aspects of grief and motherhood.
1:00.4	Today we're joined by Venetha Risener, author of Walking Through Fire, a memoir of loss
1:05.2	and redemption, and the upcoming Bible study entitled Desperate for Hope, Questions We Ask
1:09.9	God and Suffering, Loss and Longing.
1:12.4	In both of these books, Venetha recounts the struggles of parenting through chronic pain,
1:16.9	losing a child, single parenting, and more as she looks to Christ for hope and help.
1:21.6	You can find more details about Venetha and our show notes.
1:24.4	Ahead of the show, we do want to let you know that we're discussing the topic of chronic
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