The Woman with the Issue of Blood: Chronic Illness, Shame & Isolation

A Curriculum for Chronic Illness, Shame & Belonging

Explore chronic illness, shame, isolation, and the weight of being unseen through the story of the Woman with the Issue of Blood. Drawing from The Perseverance Model™ — the DTI-BB-MHE™ framework — this digital, trauma-informed, biblically-based, mental health education course equips you to walk alongside those who suffer in silence with biblical wisdom and clinical understanding.

What You’ll Explore:

• The weight of twelve years of chronic suffering
• Religious exclusion and social isolation
• Financial devastation tied to long-term illness
• The mind-body-spirit connection in chronic conditions
• Shame and where it lives
• Isolation as a symptom of unaddressed suffering
• Suicidal ideation and hopelessness in chronic illness
• The radical act of being seen after years of invisibility
• How to build accessible, inclusive faith communities
• Language that helps versus harms
• How to minister to someone with chronic illness

Course Mechanics:

16 lessons • Full lesson audio narration • 16 Student Reflection Journal PDFs

Who This Is For

Adult individuals wanting to learn how the Word of God connects to mental health, pastors, ministry leaders, churches, faith-based organizations, community colleges, universities, seminaries, and Christian counselors seeking biblical mental health education for their staff, clients, and/or students.

Organizations offering mental health education through a biblical lens for employee development will find this curriculum equally suited to their needs.