Best of WTP – Depression, Suffering, and the Faithfulness of God’s Presence

2026-07-20

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses suicidal ideation. With The Perrys is taking some time this summer to revisit popular episodes from years past. Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, and theologian who talks honestly about faith, suffering, and mental health. Brenna shares her story of running from God, eventually finding herself in YWAM, and later navigating a bipolar diagnosis, psych ward stays, and some of the darkest days of her life. Brenna, Jackie, and Preston talk about depression, suffering, and what it looks...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses suicidal ideation.

With The Perrys is taking some time this summer to revisit popular episodes from years past.

Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, and theologian who talks honestly about faith, suffering, and mental health. Brenna shares her story of running from God, eventually finding herself in YWAM, and later navigating a bipolar diagnosis, psych ward stays, and some of the darkest days of her life. Brenna, Jackie, and Preston talk about depression, suffering, and what it looks like to love people well when there aren't easy answers.

Connect with Brenna:

https://www.instagram.com/bunonmyhead/

https://brenna-blain.vercel.app/

Order Brenna’s book, Can I Say That?: How Unsafe Questions Lead Us to the Real God – https://www.amazon.com/Can-Say-That-Unsafe-Questions/dp/1400339944

Listen to Brenna’s podcast, Can I Say That?

https://pod.link/1469288735

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