Brothers and Sisters, Please join us in praying for Dr. Michelle Bengtson. Dr. Michelle is recovering from recent surgery but is experiencing much pain this morning. Let us pray together for relief of this pain and a speedy recovery from surgery…… Lord, we ask that You heal Dr. Michelle from this surgery and bring instant relief of the pain she is in, a speedy recovery, please Lord. Thank you Lord! Lord, we pray for complete healing! Thank you for this woman who is such an awesome servant, helping so many people in so many ways, in Jesus name we pray, Amen!
Let us keep Dr. Michelle in constant prayer, Thank you! I know that Dr. Michelle is so very, very thankful for your love and prayers!
I also would like to share with you a very popular post by Dr. Michelle on depression, as it is that time of year when it can really come upon many……
Have you ever heard the saying, “knowledge is power?” What about the lack of knowledge? What if you just don’t know what you don’t know?
That’s how I would describe my experience with depression. I just didn’t understand until I went through it myself.
For years in my neuropsychology practice, I treated patients who suffered with depression. Once I experienced depression myself, I understood the pain, the despair, and the agony firsthand. My compassion for my patients increased exponentially.
In the course of my own treatment, I tried everything I had suggested for my patients over the years. They weren’t enough to make a dent in the heartache of my soul.
What was missing?
In my darkest days of depression, I found out I didn’t have all the answers. I felt shame because I was the doctor who was supposed to have all the answers. I even treated patients for depression and discovered I didn’t have all the answers. When I tried the treatments, I discovered they helped, but they were not enough for me to overcome.
When I walked through the dark valley of depression, I despaired. I didn’t want to get out of the bed. I wouldn’t wish those deep, dark days on anybody.
In those days of despair, God met me and spoke into my heart.
He gave me the truths I could use to fight depression by combatting the lies the enemy had been whispering into my heart. Believing those lies had put me into the valley of despair to begin with.
These same truths helped me overcome depression. Now, I stand on those truths from God’s word to keep me from going back into that pit.
In my award-winning book, “Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey through Depression” and my “Hope Prevails Bible Study,” I help readers understand what depression is, show how it affects them spiritually, and what, by God’s grace, it cannot do. I offer the hope that is available for living the abundant life. The result is a treatment plan that addresses the whole person—not just chemical imbalances in the brain.
For those who struggle with depression and those that want to help them, “Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey through Depression” offers real hope for the future.
I’m celebrating because this week marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the ““Hope Prevails Bible Study.”
Because of Him, #HopePrevails!
Dr. Michelle Bengtson
Additional Depression Resources:
For a Free eBook on How to Help a Depressed Loved One, click here: How to Help a Depressed Loved One eBook.
For more helpful information about what you need to know when you have a depressed loved one, read here: https://drmichellebengtson.com/10-things-to-know-if-you-have-a-depressed-loved-one/
For more about what not to say to a depressed loved one, read here: https://drmichellebengtson.com/what-not-to-say-when-a-loved-one-is-depressed/ while here are suggestions about supportive things you can say to a depressed loved one: https://drmichellebengtson.com/what-to-say-when-a-loved-one-is-depressed/
To learn more about “Hope Prevails: Insights From a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression,” Dr. Bengtson’s book, see: https://drmichellebengtson.com/hope-prevails-book.
And, for the Bible Study, see: https://drmichellebengtson.com/hope-prevails-bible-study/.
Sending love and prayers to Dr. Michelle and her family.