Hello and welcome to The Narrow Path Podcast! Today, Nathan and Loretta speak with nurse practitioner and family woman Rachel Weedman about her struggles with depression and how taking a Liminal retreat helped her heal. Rachel describes how the realities of life stepped in during her lifelong quest to be what she thought was the ideal Christian woman, wife, and mother. Join us as we hear how Rachel walked through the fire of life and learned that her story is worth being told.

Episode Highlights:

[2:00 ] We learn about Rachel's personal life as a wife, mother, and nurse practitioner; and how the pandemic has affected her work.

[3:55 ] Rachel speaks about how her relationship with her parents formed a connection between her sense of self-worth and body weight.

[10:18 ] "I just didn't fit completely in." Rachel details how her identity as a "good Christian girl" led her to feel a bit outcast after high school.

[11:56 ] We hear how Rachel's strong drive to live the ideal personal and professional life met enormous obstacles during the first year of her marriage and during the births of her children: "2018 came crashing down for me, personally."

[18:07 ] Rachel describes what she and her husband did to start turning her mindset.

[23:14 "He modeled it… so I'm like, 'I want that!'" Rachel shares how her husband's experience with a Liminal men's retreat inspired her to go on her own.

[26:08 ] We hear about Rachel's Liminal retreat experience, and what she participated in afterward to continue helping herself heal.

Episode Resources:

Kentuckianacontainer.com

Liminalwork.com