The Calling Behind the Calling: The trial and the blessing

The Bishop's Wife · Aug 6, 2026 · 47m

Can a calling be both a blessing and a trial? Just nine days after delivering their fourth child—and as severe postpartum depression and anxiety began to surface—Aubrey Grossen’s husband was called to serve as bishop. In this deeply honest conversation, Aubrey shares the loneliness, anger, faith struggles, and unexpected tender mercies that followed. What initially felt like God taking her husband away during her greatest need eventually became evidence that He had not forgotten her. Today, as an author, coach, and speaker, she helps thousands of women find hope, healing, and a renewed sense…