Sacred and Sane: Six pillars for keeping your faith without losing mind

For countless women in faith communities, Sunday morning smiles can mask a different reality: drowning in endless service, overwhelmed by expectations and thinking their exhaustion is simply a spiritual problem requiring more prayer. We're familiar with terms like gaslighting, people-pleasing and accommodating, but when these behaviors show up in our everyday lives - like in our church communities - they bring deep discomfort and internal conflict. Rose Stanley has lived this story - blaming herself for not being able to juggle the demands of her life, including work, motherhood and service to her church community; unable to communicate her emotional needs, and wondering if this is really what God wants. In the wake of New Zealand's recent faith controversies - from Arise Megachurch to Gloriavale - Sacred and Sane asks a crucial question: why do women of faith give of their time, resources and energy to the degree that their mental, familial or relational health is compromised? >Sacred and Sane isn't about choosing between faith and sanity - it's about discovering you can have both.