The Tenderness of God in Anxious Seasons with Lara d'Entremont

In this tender conversation, Lara D'Entremont, author of A Mother Held: Essays on Anxiety and Motherhood, shares her journey through postpartum anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and OCD, and how motherhood brought both deep love and deep vulnerability. We explore how anxiety can challenge our understanding of God's goodness and sovereignty, and what it looks like to rebuild trust in God when fear feels overwhelming. Lara offers a compassionate vision of God as one who draws near to us in our suffering with tenderness and care. This episode is an invitation to practice "theology from the floor"—coming to God in the middle of exhaustion, doubt, and uncertainty, and learning to receive God's grace right there. In this episode, you'll hear: How motherhood can magnify anxiety and our sense of lack of control Lara's experience with postpartum anxiety, OCD, and intrusive thoughts Wrestling with God's sovereignty and goodness in seasons of fear What it looks like to bring honest questions to God Engaging faith in the midst of real life Simple spiritual practices for anxious and weary seasons  Reframing God's character as compassionate, not condemning The role of community, therapy, and honest conversation in healing Get the show notes here Take the Connect with God quiz here