77: The Gifts in Your Dark Place | Melissa Maimone

Melissa Maimone is the author of The Radiant Midnight: Depression, Grace, and the Gifts of a Dark Place and Gathering Dandelions: Meditations and Musings on Faith, Fracture, and Beauty Mistaken for a Weed. In this episode, Melissa talks about her journey with depression and her struggle with understanding why God didn’t take away her depression after she asked Him to, why she believes we shouldn’t be so quick to look for a purpose for our dark times, why she started her book with a chapter on welcome readers to their darkness, what daylight work and midnight work are, the value in sharing our weaknesses with the world, the gift of surrendering while in your dark place, why we need to become comfortable with silence, and so much more!   To learn more, visit www.drzoeshaw.com/77

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Dr. Zoe, a licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach walks with you on your journey through fixing your difficult relationships, including that sometimes difficult one with yourself. Here, she offers a space where you can look at yourself and your relationship through a lens of psychology, faith and a dash of her own kind of feminism. Stronger in the broken places podcasts hosts guest from all over the world, from celebrity tv therapists to everyday women, authors and scientists, offering therapeutic tips, encouragement, camaraderie and support, helping women stay strong and transform difficult relationships. We’re not fixing them, we’re fixing you and that changes everything! Ask Dr. Zoe a burning relationship question https://www.drzoeshaw.com Or find her on Instagram @drzoeshaw