Running On Empty: Finding Rest in Parenting Burnout
In God’s goodness and kindness, he provides us with a community of believers to help bear the load. Even better, he gives us himself, the only one who is strong enough to carry our burdens for us.
Let me admit to you as a sometimes-struggling parent, I don’t always get things right. Aren’t you glad when we can find a “reset button?” God promises us this in his Word (1 John 1:9).

In God’s goodness and kindness, he provides us with a community of believers to help bear the load. Even better, he gives us himself, the only one who is strong enough to carry our burdens for us.
If you have a teenager in your life, you are probably well acquainted with the rise of mental health issues among the younger generations. But navigating these challenges with the teenagers in our care can feel like walking through a maze blindfolded.
For the adolescent who has an extra level of desiring to belong, it’s particularly painful to feel like you’re on the outside of “the good life.”
Each year Rooted curates a list of the best new books for youth workers to read, and this year we have two to recommend.
There is truth, hope, and godly wisdom for addressing mental health with teenagers.
To challenge the anxious teen to just “get over it,” or, with a spiritual spin, “just trust God,” is akin to telling them to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.