Grief, Depression, And A Pastor’s Comeback Story

A lot of people assume pastors are immune to mental health struggles, but grief does not check your title before it hits. We talk with Pastor Aubrey Richardson of Rivers of Living Water Believers Church in Birmingham, Alabama about losing his father during the COVID era, carrying new leadership weight overnight, and sliding from “I’m fine” into depression, panic, and a moment so dark he called the suicide hotline. It’s an honest, faith-centered conversation that refuses to sugarcoat what emot...