Faith, Burnout, and Mental Health: A Therapist’s Honest Reflection

About this episode

Roslyn Rene shares her personal reflections on faith, burnout, and mental health after a pause from the podcast.

After a long pause, I’m back—unscripted, honest, and sharing from where I truly am. In this episode, I open up about where I’ve been, why I stepped away from the podcast, and how faith and mental health have deeply reshaped my perspective in this season of life. This isn’t a polished or highly produced episode—it’s a real-time reflection on burnout, rest, integrity, and learning how to walk with God without pressure or performance. I share how faith and mental health have influenced me across four areas of my life: As a therapist —what years of sitting with clients have taught me about belonging, safety, and being seen As a person —why mental health is a daily practice and how motherhood forced me to relearn rest As a friend —the emotional labor of friendships, boundaries, and walking with others through hard seasons As a daughter in Christ —what I’ve learned about imperfection, vulnerability, and allowing God to meet me in pain rather than trying to escape it This episode marks the beginning of a gentler, more spacious season for the God and Mental Health Podcast. For now, episodes may be shorter, unscripted, and released as I have the capacity and creative energy to…

People in this episode

Host: Roslyn Rene

Topics covered

• faith
• burnout
• mental health
• therapy
• motherhood
• friendship
• spirituality

Keywords

• burnout
• mental health
• faith
• therapy
• motherhood
• friendship
• spirituality

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