My guest today is the wonderful Melanie Chitwood! In this episode, we talk about all things Biblical self-care. 

Finding Rest in Biblical Self-Care

I first want to let you know about a self-care giveaway that Melanie is offering right now! Head over to her socials @melanieschitwood on Facebook and Instagram for all the details.

The Biblical Self-Care Recap

• • Melanie begins with the story behind the scenes of her life and her wakeup call for the need to take better care of herself.   
  • We move on to the reality of life: often when we say ‘yes’ to big things, more piles in that we don’t have control over. 
  • Diving into Scripture, we look at Jesus’ invitation to rest and how He modeled self-care. 
  • Sometimes we need get out of our own way and pay attention to what prevents us to rest.
  • Facing the lies of the enemy with regards to rest is wisdom.
  • It’s healthy to schedule rest (really!)
  • Biblical care is taking care of our entire being: mind, heart, and soul.
  • There is something about nature that refreshes us. Filling up on God’s creation is restorative.
  • We touched on our gratitude that mental health issues are receiving more compassion. 
  • Gratitude for good counselors comes up

We referenced two books you may want to check out:

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero 

Sacred Rest by Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD 

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Author Bio:

Melanie Chitwood is a writer, writing coach, and editor. She’s the author of Harvest House books, What a Husband Needs from His Wife and What a Wife Needs from Her Husband.

For the past six years she’s been a writing coach and editor, working with Christian nonfiction writers of all abilities. She writes at https://melanieschitwood.com where she offers two blogs: 

1) Writing Tips 

2) Doing the Best We Can, where she writes about biblical self-care.

Her favorite times are spent with family and friends around her farm table, playing games, telling stories, and laughing hard. She’s a former Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and writer and is a P31 COMPEL Writers’ Membership Site blogger. You can find her on the socials @MelanieSChitwood on Facebook and Instagram.