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After a baby is born, we immediately think about caring for the new baby. But what does it look like to care for mom and the rest of the family? Michelle chats with Deaconess Rachel Geraci this week to talk about postpartum mental health and what it means to uphold the lives of mother and baby.
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Deaconess Rachel Geraci is a wife, mother, and most importantly, Baptized Child of God. Living in Milan, MI, Rachel supports her husband, Coleman, who is a called Pastor to two LCMS congregations as well as to the US Army Reserves as a military chaplain. Together, they delight in the raising of their three children, Augustana (6), Simeon (4), and Magdalena (2), and daily marvel at the richness of God's goodness. Rachel is a deaconess in the Lutheran Church and previously served as the Mission and Ministry Director at Lutherans For Life from 2018-2020. Her Masters in Deaconess Studies degree came from Concordia Theological Seminary - Fort Wayne, of which she is a proud 2017 alumnus. She also has a background in nursing and graduated from Indiana University with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011.
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