This is precisely how I envision making this video sitting on the floor of the bathroom

hiding so that my toddler can't hear me as I have the most amazing lighting and background and aesthetic.

So talk to you guys today about mental health and faith and how the fruits of the spirit

really do play a pivotal part in my life.

In case you don't know, hi, I'm Jamie Grace.

This is the Jamie Grace podcast, a show all about bridging the gap between pop culture and mental health.

And this is a special series called Soul Soil, where we're going to be talking about how the fruits of the spirit can make a

genuinely positive impact on your mental health, even mental illness care, and

your own self-care as a human.

So thank you for joining me for this special series.

The next couple of episodes of the podcasts

are gonna be just like this with video,

but if you're listening on like Apple Podcasts or overcast, then of course you're just

listening and that's okay too. There will be great things to listen to you. But if you're

watching on Spotify or YouTube, you're also going to see the faces of some

incredible women whose words empower me and inspire me and bless me regularly,

whether it's through our friendship or through them being a family member of mine or me being a big fan and

they so graciously lend at their time.

All of these women have so graciously taken some time

to share their words with you all. A couple of years ago I did a study

on Proverbs here on the podcast and yes I do talk about faith a lot of I know a lot of

the listeners and viewers of my content are also Christians like myself and some people are

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