"Dear God, I'm Sad"

Gabby Wilkinson

Reflections from a chemically imbalanced Christian.

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Episode 14: "Dear God, I have Bipolar Disorder" with Dr. Monica A. Coleman

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

01/16/23 • 76 min

This week, I chat with Dr. Monica A. Coleman, the John and Patricia Cochran Scholar for Inclusive Excellence and Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Delaware, author or editor of six books, ordained AME minister, and contributor to the field of womanist theology and other theological landscapes. I speak to Dr. Coleman about her award-winning memoir Bipolar Faith: a Black Woman’s Journey with Depression and Faith which depicts Dr. Coleman’s journey as a black woman through her life suffering from bipolar disorder along with grief, abuse, sexual assault, and much more. Through this suffering, however, she also experiences a deeply complex and intricately beautiful relationship with the Process God. Listen to this episode to learn what it looks like to walk through life as a black woman with Bipolar Disorder, as a minister and seminarian who lost their faith, and as a child of God searching for a God who cries and hurts alongside her.

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, Bipolar disorder, Suicide, domestic violence and abuse, sexual trauma, sexual assault, self-harm

Dr. Coleman's Instagram: @revdrmonica

Dr. Coleman's Website: Monicaacoleman.com

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Gabby’s Website: gabriellemwilkinson.com
Email: [email protected]
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Episode 4: "Dear God, I need Hope" with Will Hutcherson

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

09/19/22 • 67 min

This week, I sit down with national speaker, founder of Curate Hope, Next Gen/youth pastor of 15 years, and co-author of Seen, Will Hutcherson. Over the past several years he has become increasingly passionate about finding practical ways to bring hope to kids and teens who are facing increasing amounts of anxiety, depression, and despair. This led to him starting Curate Hope, a non-profit that focuses on suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and partnering with educators and parents to help heal despair in teens. He is an Orange speaker and writer and has spoken at events like Orange Conference, Orange Tour, and Florida Business Professionals of America Student Leadership Conference. He’s also been featured on numerous podcasts, including Life Church Parents and National Community Church. Will seeks to build a bridge between the local church and the schools and families that are navigating this mental health crisis. In this conversation, wel talk about things that are applicable to people of all ages and of all communities in understanding hope, despair, and how to promote the former and lessen the latter in one another.

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: anxiety, depression, suicide.

Will’s Instagram: @willhutch

Will’s Website: https://willhutch.com/

Curate Hope Website: https://curatehope.com/

Will’s Book, Seen: https://theseenbook.com/

Ep. 19: "Dear God, give me Hope" with Sarah I. Fox

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09/11/23 • 59 min

Sarah I. Fox joins me this week on the “Dear God, I’m Sad” podcast to talk about her experience living with Bipolar Disorder and hope. Sarah is an alumna of The King’s College with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics with a Pre-Law minor. Sarah currently works as a Case Manager/Transformational Coach at St. Nicks Alliance. She is also the host of the Rough Edges Podcast where she shares educational tools about mental health, anecdotes from her healing journey, and the intersection between faith and mental illness. In this episode, you’ll hear what’s worth putting our hope into and what we hope for as mental illness sufferers, and what it looks like to hope through psychosis, hospitalization, diagnosis, isolation, stigmatization, and alienation.
Favorite Question of the Week: If you could go back in time to the moment you woke up in the hospital after experiencing your psychosis, what would you tell your past self
Intro Topic: Contentment and life satisfaction.
Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Bipolar Disorder, Depression

Rough Edges Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rough.edges.podcast/

Rough Edges Website: http://www.roughedgespodcast.com/

My feature on Rough Edges Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roughedgespodcast/episodes/Dear-God--Im-Sad-and-Loved-feat--Gabby-Wilkinson-e1vipro

Episode 8: "Dear God, I'm in the Loneliest Generation" with Dr. Josh Packard from the Springtide Research Institute

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

10/31/22 • 73 min

I am hanging out this week with THE Dr. Josh Packard, the Executive Director of Springtide Research Institute and accomplished researcher and speaker on young people in America, specializing in their spirituality and their relationship with religious groups and faith leaders. With over 10 years of teaching experience, Josh has been a guest on numerous radio shows and podcasts and has been an invited speaker at many conferences, events, and workshops. He has been published widely in both academic and popular outlets, including Christianity Today, The Aspen Institute, The Huffington Post, Desert News, and Christian Science Monitor, among others, and is the author of numerous books. Josh earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Vanderbilt University and did his undergraduate work in English at Texas Lutheran University.
Dr. Packard and I speak about Gen Z's status as the Loneliest Generation, Gen Z's relationship with institutional religion, and some of Springtide's most fascinating and pertinent findings in their recent Mental Health series! Listen to grow in compassion for and understanding of Gen Z's mental health and the Church's role in it all.
Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety

Springtide's Instagram

Springtide's Website

Ep. 22: "Dear God, set me Free" with Jenni Johnson

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10/02/23 • 65 min

I have the honor of having the intelligent and kind Jenni Johnson join me this week on the “Dear God, I’m Sad” podcast. Jenni is a writer, content creator, and podcast host of “Cageless”. “Cageless” is a self-discovery podcast about experiential wisdom, culture, and personal hope. After stumbling into a platform of over 70k followers on TikTok, Jenni found herself wanting to create a specific space to share, explore, and research tools to educate and liberate us all.

In this episode, Jenni and I talk about her decision to go and eventually leave seminary, her experiences with depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder, and what it means to be truly free. We touch on what it means to be a Christian who suffers from mental illness but who also experiences freedom and how our identity as a Christian can be freeing in and of itself. This is a good one, you don’t want to miss it.
Favorite Question of the Week: Mental illnesses and mental health challenges, such as depression, anxiety, or eating disorders, don’t necessarily ever leave us in totality. There’s always the potential of experiencing another depressive episode or anxiety attack or a relapse in recovery. So, how do you experience freedom from these things while still, to an extent, suffering from them?
Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorder, Self-Harm, Addiction
Jenni’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejennijohnson

Jenni’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/jennijohnson

Jenni’s Website: http://thejennijohnson.com/

Jenni’s email: [email protected]

Jenni’s Cageless Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cageless/id1636005306

Ep. 23: "Dear God, am I going to Hell?" with Tori Beck (Pt. 1)

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10/10/23 • 64 min

Tori Beck, the creator of the Christian Advocate, hangs out with us this week on the “Dear God, I’m Sad” Podcast! Tori is a writer, content creator, and advocate. She holds a bachelor's in psychology and a master's in counseling and currently works for social services in mental health. After struggling with anxiety and OCD in a religious context, she has become passionate about mental health advocacy in the Christian space. This passion is one of the factors that led to her creating The Christian Advocate on Instagram. In this place, she strives to have conversations about how we can be better followers of Jesus while also recovering from harm that is too often experienced in church.

In this first part of our conversation, Tori and I talk about her journey with her mental health, her deconstruction process, and an open letter she wrote to all who told her that she was going to Hell. This episode is for those of you who have ever experienced deconstructing your faith and have felt the isolation and alienation that comes with it, been told that you were going to Hell and are not sure how to come back from that, and if you need an advocate.
Favorite Question of the Week: What was your experience with your Christian community when you were first deconstructing and how did you feel or what did you think when you received threats that you were going to Hell? What do you experience when you receive these threats now?
Intro Topic: Habits we've picked up in times of crisis or trauma that no longer serve us.
Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal ideation/suicide
Tori’s Instagram (The Christian Advocate): https://www.instagram.com/thechristianadvocate/

Tori’s Website: https://thechristianadvocate.blogspot.com/

Episode 16: "Dear God, I'm in College" with Michael McCord, Ed.D.

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

02/27/23 • 74 min

Michael McCord is the executive director of the Georgia United Methodist Commission on Higher Education and Collegiate Ministry (UM Commission), which oversees and underpins the higher education ministries of the North and South Georgia Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church, providing support, funding, administration, and long-term vision casting for the campus ministries and United Methodist schools in the state of Georgia. Michael is also the founder and former director of the Wesley Foundation in Macon from 2001-2010, ordained elder in the South GA conference, and podcast co-host of Not Alone. Michael and I talk about all things collegiate ministry and mental health, the future of the church and its role in coming alongside those who suffer and endure trauma, and the importance of vulnerability.

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, suicide, social anxiety, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar disorder, anxiety, sexual assault, abuse

Michael’s Profile at the UM Commission: https://umcommission.org/our-team/

The Not Alone Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-alone-conversations-on-faith-and-wellbeing/id1512010391

Episode 15: "Dear God, I'm Suffering. What about You?" with Dr. Marcia Webb

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

01/30/23 • 73 min

I sit down with Dr. Marcia Webb to talk about her book Toward a Theology of Psychological Disorder. Dr. Webb is a clinical psychologist who completed both an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. She has conducted psychotherapy for approximately 20 years and is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at Seattle Pacific University. As a professor, she studies the integration of psychology and theology and is published in multiple scientific journals. Her Toward a Theology of Psychological Disorder touches on how Christians in the 21st century understand psychological disorders, what Scripture teaches us about these conditions, and how to move forward by offering a combination of theological and psychological insights. Listen as we not only discuss these topics, but also topics such as demon possession, the Passible God, power in weakness, and so much more!

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression and Schizophrenia
Dr. Webb’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Toward-Theology-Psychological-Disorder-Marcia-ebook/dp/B075V17VTD?ref_=ast_sto_dp

Episode 13: "Dear God, What's the Truth?" (Mini Episode)

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

01/02/23 • 35 min

Happy New Year! To kick off 2023, I'm giving you a mini-episode consisting of a message I preached back in November 2019. In this message, I speak candidly about my struggle with my addiction to self-harm, the lies I believed about myself, my faith, and my God (the "3 Big Lies"), and the truths I found to combat the lies (the "3 Big Truths"). I intentionally crafted and wrote this message so that it was applicable to everyone, giving my listeners time in the message to process their own 3 Big Lies and 3 Big Truths. Therefore, even if you don't struggle with addiction or self-harm, this message is for YOU. So, give this mini episode a quick listen, DM me your thoughts, and rate the show!
Happy New Year, I'm so glad you're here.
Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, Self-Harm, Eating-Disorder, Anxiety

Episode 17: "Dear God, I'm Deconstructing" (Season Finale) with Reid Bervik

"Dear God, I'm Sad"

02/28/23 • 67 min

Reid Bervik has an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a writer, creator, and speaker. In this season finale, I ask Reid about his experiences in deconstructing his faith from his white evangelical background and the trials, tribulations, and triumphs within his story. Listen to hear from a first-hand perspective on the impact deconstructing has on your mental health (the freedom found as well as the difficulty through), how to best come alongside those deconstructing (be a friend!), and how to best take care of yourself through your deconstruction.

Stick around after our conversation to hear me give a departing word for season 1 and don’t forget to follow the DGIS Instagram to stay up to date on season 2 and all things “Dear God, I’m Sad”!

Content Warning/Trigger Warning: Depression, suicidal ideation/suicide, ADHD, abuse

Reid’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reidibervik/?hl=en

Reid’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reidbervik

Reid’s Website: https://www.reidbervik.com/

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