Jul 4, 2026 · 17 min · 9 segments
Chronic stress doesn't just affect your body—it impacts your mind, emotions, relationships, and spiritual life. Whether you're caring for a loved one, managing endless responsibilities, or simply…
Eugenia Addison-EnchillHostHey Mama, welcome back to Clothing God's Strength, the podcast where we don't just survive, we learn to be clothed in what is stronger than what we carry.
I want to ask you something, and I want you to sit with it before you answer.
when was the last time you felt truly rested not just physically rested but soul rested the kind of rest where you wake up and you think to yourself i have what i need today if you're struggling to remember you are exactly in the right place today we're sharing about the biblical rhythms that we as caregivers can use to restore our souls Over the next several episodes, we'll share how God designed us not to just survive, but to thrive.
And as a mama caring for a child with chronic illness, this is one of the most demanding, invisible challenges and calling a mother can carry.
And if nobody has told you lately, God sees you and he has something special beyond the exhaustion.
Let's dismantle this notion of the exhaustion cycle and with the guilt that we feel when it's time to rest.
Most caregiver moms I know are caught up in what I call the exhaustion cycle.
it looks like we do everything for your child's medical needs we ignore our own needs emotionally physically because there is no space and we run out of fuel burnout creeps in and we try to push through everything that we can and we give from an empty place and sometimes we collapse we feel guilty and we want to start all over again Does this sound familiar? Well, I have been through this over the decades of raising my kids with chronic illness.
I hit a wall and I was that caregiver who did all I could, but at some point I reached my limit.
I hit a wall in there at moments when I was weak and I needed strength from God.
Isaiah 40 verse 29 tells us, He gives us strength and He increases the power of the weak.
Even though we grow tired and weary, He says, when we rely on Him, He will renew our strength.
So this is a turning point that we need to draw from the word that he is the one that would equip us and renew our strength when we are weak.
Hey Mama, welcome back to Clothing God's Strength, the podcast where we don't just survive, we learn to be clothed in what is stronger than what we carry.
I want to ask you something, and I want you to sit with it before you answer.
when was the last time you felt truly rested not just physically rested but soul rested the kind of rest where you wake up and you think to yourself i have what i need today if you're struggling to remember you are exactly in the right place today we're sharing about the biblical rhythms that we as caregivers can use to restore our souls Over the next several episodes, we'll share how God designed us not to just survive, but to thrive.
And as a mama caring for a child with chronic illness, this is one of the most demanding, invisible challenges and calling a mother can carry.
And if nobody has told you lately, God sees you and he has something special beyond the exhaustion.
Let's dismantle this notion of the exhaustion cycle and with the guilt that we feel when it's time to rest.
Most caregiver moms I know are caught up in what I call the exhaustion cycle.
it looks like we do everything for your child's medical needs we ignore our own needs emotionally physically because there is no space and we run out of fuel burnout creeps in and we try to push through everything that we can and we give from an empty place and sometimes we collapse we feel guilty and we want to start all over again Does this sound familiar? Well, I have been through this over the decades of raising my kids with chronic illness.
I hit a wall and I was that caregiver who did all I could, but at some point I reached my limit.
I hit a wall in there at moments when I was weak and I needed strength from God.
Isaiah 40 verse 29 tells us, He gives us strength and He increases the power of the weak.
Even though we grow tired and weary, He says, when we rely on Him, He will renew our strength.
So this is a turning point that we need to draw from the word that he is the one that would equip us and renew our strength when we are weak.
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