Afraid She’d Harm Her Baby, Chilling Truth of Postpartum Depression - Amanda Scarborough

Amanda Scarborough was in a fetal position, weeping on the floor when her husband walked into their bedroom, immediately realizing that something was terribly wrong. Their baby lay crying on the bed, while Amanda had distanced herself so that she wouldn’t harm the baby. It was at that moment that she did something she hadn’t done before: she cried out for help. This is what severe postpartum depression looks like. She needed intervention, guidance, and treatment. Amanda tells her story of wrestling through the difficulties of PPD through a Biblical lens. As a business owner, wife, and mother, she has walked through some of the deepest valleys and emerged with wisdom and experience that has helped many other moms dealing with similar serious postpartum depression themselves. TAKEAWAYS The enemy’s tactic with postpartum depression is to keep you isolated and convince you to harm your baby and/or take your own life When you’re IN the midst of depression, it’s often hard to find the words to describe what you’re feeling Shame is often a big factor in PPD, which stops women from seeking help and perinatal depression manifests when the baby is still in utero If you feel depressed, get help by calling 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Download the CCM App: https://bit.ly/4cGOqWf A Beautiful War book: https://amzn.to/4dJhITr Red Heart of Hope: https://bit.ly/4efcr81 988 Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH AMANDA SCARBOROUGH Website: https://www.amandalscarborough.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaLScarborough/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda.l.scarborough/ 📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Equipping The Persecuted: http://equippingthepersecuted.org/ Waveguard (get 20% off with code TINA): https://waveguard.com/tina Faces of Choice: https://bit.ly/facesofchoiceCCM 🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom 📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://theccmshow.lightcast.com/ 📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM 💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2024 Recap & 2025 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/