Encouraging the Exhausted Mom :: Summer of Mentorship Week 5
Mush brain. That’s how I’d describe my mind after years and years of sleep deprivation. Most young moms (especially if you had lots of littles in a row) know the challenge of forming a complete thought. Or staying focused during a quiet time. Or even having a moment alone with God. I know Jennie understands. Jennie is a sweet mom of two from Cambridge, England. She emailed me sharing strugg...
44m Jul 19, 2021
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Breaking Up with Perfect :: Summer of Mentorship Week 4
If you've ever strived for perfection, then you know how it feels when you fall short. Maybe you aren't the one carrying a list of all you "need to do to earn God's love." But more the type who carries a "Never Good Enough List” with all the reasons you'll never be able to earn His love. Either way, Amy Carroll (http://amycarroll.org/) , (author, speaker, Proverbs 31 contributor) is on the po...
41m Jul 12, 2021
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Identifying Your “Wifestyle” :: Summer of Mentorship Week 3
Our first year of marriage was HARD. And we hit another rough patch (a.k.a. the “come to Jesus” days) after our second son was born. I took all the marriage advice I could get. For all you mommas out there looking for a little marriage help, I’ve invited Jen Weaver (http://thejenweaver.com/) on the show to talk about her newest book, “A Wife’s Secret to Happiness”. This episode originally aire...
47m Jul 05, 2021
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Mentoring Mom Insecurities :: Summer of Mentorship Week 2
This special episode was recorded at our first Live Event held in 2017. Guests, Kat Lee & Wynter Pitts shared their mom stories. And encouraged with audience with thoughts on mentorship, friendship and dealing with fear and insecurity in motherhood. What we chat about: Kat Lee and Wynter Pitts’ motherhood stories Dealing with insecurities in motherhood The importance of having mentors and ...
57m Jun 28, 2021
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Resolving Sibling Conflict:: Summer of Mentorship Wk 1
"They just keep fighting!" Summer, for us, means lots of unstructured time together as a family. Which is great. . . until it's not. Perhaps you can identify. Maybe you see yourself in one of the following situations: Situation #1 - The kids are fighting - again! The harder you try to make it stop, the worse it seems to get - and the kids seem more and more resentful. Situation #2 - One min...
58m Jun 21, 2021
58m
The Screen Struggle is Real :: Arlene Pellicane [Ep 331]
It’s summertime again and in the absence of formal school your kids may be looking forward to unstructured time and more access to screens. As one of the first generations to parent kids in the age of smartphones, we can choose to be on high alert to how healthy our kids' digital habits are and help them set healthy boundaries. My guest Arlene Pellicane shares strategies from her book Screen K...
56m Jun 14, 2021
56m
Slob Clean Your Summer :: Dana K White [Ep 330]
Managing your home in the midst of motherhood is a challenge, especially when cleaning, organizing and decluttering don’t come naturally. My guest Dana K. White struggled for years to figure out why her home was so messy. She could get it clean, but it would take days and then in no time it was right back to where she’d started with piles of clutter, laundry and dishes. “I had always thought ...
53m Jun 07, 2021
53m
Your Body is GOOD :: Jess Connolly [Ep 329]
Jess Connolly has not always seen her body as good. It’s a struggle all of us can relate to. Whether it’s a concern over weight and external beauty or a physical disability or medical issue, there’s always something about our bodies that cause “trouble.” Jess shares about her struggle with an autoimmune disease and feeling body shame from an early age. “I spent a few years treating that disea...
52m May 31, 2021
52m
Let’s Talk about Sex :: Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson [Ep 328]
You asked and I’m so happy to have Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson back to coach us on how to talk with our kids about the topic of sex. I love their approach which is explained in their online course called Birds and Bees (https://birds-bees.com/?aff=35) . It’s all about having multiple conversations over the years with your kids instead of having one big TALK when they are older. “What w...
50m May 24, 2021
50m
Exploring Global Cultures at Home :: Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young [Ep 327]
Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young is an author and speaker who is passionate about helping people discover God’s glory in unexpected places. But in the midst of the Pandemic with her family’s long-awaited travel plans delayed and then cancelled, Dorina found herself struggling to see glory in the continued quarantine life. With a long winter break and nothing to look forward to, Dorina processed her d...
36m May 17, 2021
36m
Going on a Soul 30 :: Kay Wyma [Ep 326]
In a world that seems to bring more and more division every day, how do we connect with other people in a deep, human way? Kay Wyma takes us into her story of how seemingly small acts of kindness, thankfulness and mercy have made all the difference for her and her family. “There are so many ways you can practice kindness that are outward acts of kindness. And then you'll start to realize kindn...
55m May 10, 2021
55m
Owning Your Motherhood :: Erin Moon & Courtney Cleveland [Ep 325]
Long-time friends Erin Moon and Courtney Cleveland join me to share their motherhood stories and how they’ve found their identity as moms separate from motherhood stereotypes. “There are so many ways to be a good mom and what it looks like for you doesn’t look like it does for me. And I really had to let go of the idea that I had to be the same kind of mother as everyone else... It was so free...
1hr 4m May 03, 2021
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Walking Thru Divorce :: Lara Williams [Ep 324]
The daily grind of marriage, parenting, and life wears on us all, but when your relationship with your spouse is no longer a healthy one, how do you choose to walk away? My guest and long-time friend Lara Williams brings us into her story of working through marriage infidelity with her husband and her long, painful journey to divorce. “And it was a process, but I think I finally got to that pl...
48m Apr 26, 2021
48m
Inner Healing Prayer :: Jennifer Barnett [Ep 323]
There is often a disconnect from what we read in scripture and how we experience life. God say, “I have not given you a spirit of fear,” but we keenly feel fear and anxiety. We know that God has taken away our sins, but we still feel like it comes between us and hearing His voice. One powerful way to work towards freedom in these areas is through a biblically-based program of inner healing pra...
51m Apr 19, 2021
51m
Six Needs of Every Child :: Amy and Jeffrey Olrick [Ep 322]
As moms we are often looking for parenting formulas and quick fixes to solve our latest parenting problems. When they are babies, following formulas for sleeping and eating makes sense, but as they get older and their needs change it gets a lot more complicated. We often turn to friends and mentors for advice, but that doesn’t always work or what works for one of our kids doesn’t for another a...
56m Apr 12, 2021
56m
Healing from Broken Friendships :: Shundria Riddick [Ep 321]
On a recent Instagram survey I learned that 68% of y’all have experienced broken friendships. I knew we needed an episode to help. The last year has not been easy for any of us. So many things in our lives changed in response to the pandemic, political and racial tensions, and the loneliness of quarantine life. In the midst of everything, it has been hard to keep friendships healthy. Licensed...
44m Apr 05, 2021
44m
Hosting a Simple Passover Seder :: Chris and Karen Katulka [Ep 320]
With Easter right around the corner, the traditional Jewish feast of Passover is also coming up. The Passover Seder, a ritual feast that marks the beginning of Passover, is a powerful, symbolic meal to help both Christian and Jewish believers remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. My friends Chris and Karen Katulka walk us through all the elements in a way tha...
55m Mar 29, 2021
55m
Connecting Through Play :: Charissa Fry [Ep 319]
Licensed Professional Counselor Charissa Fry is back to help parents get the “most bang for our buck” when it comes to one-on-one connected time with our kids — PLAY! Even if you’re a mom who doesn’t love playtime or you feel like you can’t add one more thing to your family schedule, listen in as Charissa breaks down how the benefits of special playtime far exceed the difficulties. “We follow...
50m Mar 22, 2021
50m
True Intimacy with God :: Mo Isom Aiken [Ep 318]
I’m excited to welcome back Mo Isom Aiken (https://www.moisom.com/)   to the podcast. She writes and speaks powerfully about how God has redeemed her own brokenness and set her on a path to challenge, encourage and equip other Christ followers. In this episode we talk about how each of us was made for true intimacy with God on a heart level. “The ultimate will of the Father is to know him inti...
1hr Mar 15, 2021
1hr
Supporting Students with Dyslexia :: Kerri Irvin [Ep 317]
When it comes to learning differences and special education diagnoses, it can feel overwhelming and defeating to see your child struggle. My guest Kerri Irvin is a dyslexia specialist who has worked with countless children, teens and adults to help them thrive and embrace their learning differences. “It amazes me the gifts that God provides for all children, alongside their challenges. For eve...
56m Mar 08, 2021
56m
Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316]
“What’s something you’ve grown in but at different speeds?”. After collecting listener questions, this question stood out to my husband Bruce. So instead of doing a general Q and A episode (in honor of our 22nd wedding anniversary), we decided to discuss Bruce’s journey in learning how to identify what he is feeling, labeling it and sharing it with others. Listen to how we learned to process o...
43m Mar 01, 2021
43m
A Lil Help with Boys and Screens :: David Thomas [Bonus]
David Thomas and I talked for SOOOO long in our interview because he's the BEST. The last part of our convo was specific to handling screen time with boys. The DMA team figured we could shorten the main episode by releasing this part separately. Of course, David and I did not cover every angle of managing technology (people write whole books (https://amzn.to/3kpNt7M) on that topic). But I hope ...
11m Feb 26, 2021
11m
Understanding Boys Better :: David Thomas [Ep 315]
Understanding the emotions of boys is a challenge no matter the age. Anxiety that presents as anger or distraction. Depression shows up as low-grade irritability. David Thomas returns to the show to answer listener questions about all things boy. David is a family therapist and director at DayStar Counseling Center in Nashville. He has lots of experience counseling families and children and ha...
1hr 4m Feb 22, 2021
1hr 4m
Talk to Your Kids about Race :: Kirsten Watson [Ep 314]
The topic of racial inequality and the need for reconciliation and education on race in America is a BIG. It can seem overwhelmingly big when it comes to teaching our kids how to be allies for people who are different from them. My guest Kirsten Watson breaks down why we shouldn’t shy away from these conversations, but how to show our children the importance of diversity and how to righteous...
41m Feb 15, 2021
41m
Overwhelmed Beyond Your Strength :: Jackie Askvig [Ep 313]
My guest Jackie and her husband David always thought they would foster and maybe adopt. After starting a family of their own, fostering siblings for a time and having twins, a viral photo of a malnourished orphan in Ukraine changed everything. As Jackie and her family prayed for the boy to be adopted and cared for, God spoke to her heart. “There were plenty of reasons that we could come up wi...
55m Feb 08, 2021
55m
Why Read the Entire Bible? :: Tara Leigh Cobble [Ep 312]
Have you read the whole Bible? That was the question my guest Tara-Leigh Cobble struggled to answer while talking to a pastor friend. As she thought back through her life growing up in a Christian home, being involved in church and now working in full-time ministry and she couldn’t say for sure that she’d really read ALL of the Bible. So she started a chronological reading plan to read it all,...
42m Feb 01, 2021
42m
Getting Brave About Anxiety :: Sissy Goff [Ep 311]
Sissy Goff is one of our favorite counselors to have on the show and she’s back with us to talk about her new guide for helping teen girls with worry and anxiety (https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Girls-Guide-Beating-Anxiety/dp/0764238396) . But beyond that she offers hope and help for all of us as we experience hard emotions in the midst of this pandemic. We talk about strategies for working throu...
50m Jan 25, 2021
50m
Finding Yourself in Motherhood :: Amber O'Neal Johnston [Ep 310]
Amber O’Neal describes herself as a homeschooling mama using Charlotte Mason principles in an atmosphere where “Charlotte Mason wears an afro.” She joins me to talk about how she unexpectedly found she loved homeschooling and working to help her kids love themselves and others. “The Holy Spirit is the supreme educator and the Holy Spirit will speak directly and work directly with our children ...
50m Jan 18, 2021
50m
Safe Conversations :: Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt [Ep 309]
Harville Hendrix, PhD and his wife Helen Hunt, PhD have been helping couples for years as therapists, authors and speakers. They are on a mission to share the concepts of safe conversations with the world. They join me to share how their method can help us have more effective in-depth conversations with our spouse and children. This works every time. It works with parents, with children and co...
47m Jan 11, 2021
47m
Redeeming Shame through Community :: Dr. Curt Thompson [Ep 308]
Our kids begin to feel and respond to shame as early as 15 to 18 months of age. Those early moments can begin a lifelong struggle with feeling unworthy, inadequate and unlovable. Shame also disintegrates us (separating our thinking brain from our feeling brain) and isolates us from others. My guest is Dr. Curt Thompson, a psychiatrist and expert on the effects of shame and how to find freedom ...
44m Jan 04, 2021
44m
Worth Repeating // Kirk Martin (Calm Parenting)
I love Kirk’s realistic approach to parenting. He understands what your home dynamics are like. And gives practical tips. After listening to today’s episode you will have at least three different “tricks” to apply. Most of all, I’m thankful for the new perspective he has given me. Kirk helped me recognize how emotionally invested I was in my boys’ behavior and freed me from the need to regulat...
25m Dec 28, 2020
25m
Worth Repeating // Christy Nockels (Christmas Ed)
This episode originally aired in Nov 2016 Today’s guest is Christy Nockels, Dove award winning musician and mom to three children. In 2006 she made the God-led choice to step away from the music industry, for a time, to pour into her family. In 2016 she released the solo Christmas album, “The Thrill of Hope”. With a blend of classic Christmas carols and original pieces, she has crafted a beau...
22m Dec 21, 2020
22m
Worth Repeating // Sally Lloyd Jones
This is episode originally aired in Nov of 2015. Our copy is duct-taped and well-loved. . . My oldest son beamed telling me how he’s read the whole Bible in a couple weeks. . . It’s sold almost 2 million copies. . . Children (and adults) have been wooed by the story of their Great Rescuer. Of His ‘Never-Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love.’ And now “The Jesus Sto...
25m Dec 14, 2020
25m
Worth Repeating // Jess Connolly
"We can feel isolated – that’s real, but we can’t stay there. We have the entire trinity on our side, the Father loving us fiercely and making a good plan, the Holy Spirit interceding on our behalf, our coheir Christ interceding and making a way for us. Don’t believe the lie that it’s all on your shoulders, and it’s all up to you and you have no clue where to go or what to do.  He is a very bi...
25m Dec 07, 2020
25m
How to Have Healthy Conflict :: Lynn Hoffman [Ep 307]
Between the pandemic and uncertainty of this last year and all the pressure of the upcoming holiday season, there is a lot of potential for conflict. My friend and mentor Lynn Hoffman is here with some timely advice on how to engage in this inevitable conflict in a healthy way. We talk about doing some inner work when you feel hurt by someone or see conflict on the horizon and Lynn shares some...
49m Nov 30, 2020
49m
Santa or No Santa :: Ep 306
You know who is coming to town. The big man in the red suit is everywhere this time of year and each of us grew up with different traditions on how to engage with and celebrate Santa. My assistant Sarah-Jane and I chat about what it was like for each of us growing up with and without Santa and how we acknowledge the jolly yuletide figure with our kids without taking the focus off Jesus. Sarah...
38m Nov 23, 2020
38m
Celebrating Advent :: Tsh Oxenreider [Ep 305]
As a mom of three small children, author and podcaster Tsh Oxenreider found Christmas a bit overwhelming and as Charlie Brown would say, “too commercial.” Year after year she found herself dreading the season and looking for simple ways to refocus the holiday on the things that mattered most. After living overseas for a year with her family and switching to a more liturgical church, Tsh found ...
48m Nov 16, 2020
48m
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 304]
Do  you  ever  find  yourself  replaying  and  reliving  the details of the deepest hurt in your life? My guest today has endured a devastating, public heartbreak – and she has wrestled with the lingering,unresolved pain which followed. Author and speaker Lysa TerKeurst joins me to share part of her  journey of  learning to forgive what you can’t forget. “I don't want to make this sound more c...
53m Nov 09, 2020
53m
Praying as God's Daughter :: Molly Rhodes [Ep 303]
As a long time believer, my friend Molly just couldn’t see much value in prayer. With her always on-the-go personality and her full life raising three boys with her husband, taking the time to sit in silence and pray seemed unappealing. Besides, doesn’t God already know what’s going to happen? But, something shifted in a big way for Molly as she started to learn more about the Holy Spirit and ...
44m Nov 02, 2020
44m
Your Funny Mom Stories [Ep 302]
With the heaviness of 2020 weighing on so many moms, I thought this week we should share a few laughs. My assistant Sarah-Jane Menefee joins me to share some funny mom stories we’ve experienced and stories that listeners submitted. We’ve got everything from simple misunderstandings to funny church stories to the ever-popular and unavoidable poop stories. I also share a tip on one way to rememb...
42m Oct 26, 2020
42m
Sexual Identity and Radical Ordinary Hospitality :: Dr. Rosaria Butterfield [Ep 301]
Several listeners recommended Dr. Rosaria Butterfield as a guest on our recent survey. I’m so glad you did! Dr. Butterfield shares about her former life as a lesbian and professor of queer theory. In a quest to understand why Christians hated her, a neighbor introduced her Christ. Now she is an author, speaker, pastor’s wife,  adoptive mother of four and gospel advocate to her neighbors. She i...
52m Oct 19, 2020
52m
Healthy Habit Building :: Kat Lee [Ep 300]
Whether we like it or not we have habits that define our lives. We have habits that determine when we wake up, how we spend our time and where we focus our energy. Joining me today to talk about how to establish routines and healthy habits is my good friend Kat Lee. As the founder of Hello Mornings (https://www.hellomornings.org/) , Kat is all about helping people have a life-giving morning ro...
50m Oct 12, 2020
50m
Nurturing Your Marriage :: Brent and Janis Sharpe [Ep 299]
Marriage can be really hard. You start out so in love and excited but over time the daily strain of work, home, and parenting makes it challenging to connect with your spouse. Add a global pandemic and the strain is just overwhelming. My guests Brent and Janis Sharpe are both Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists who have been married for 42 years. They are passionate about helping couples h...
45m Oct 05, 2020
45m
You Are Never Alone :: Max Lucado [Ep 298]
It was such an honor for me to chat with one of my favorite authors for this episode. Max Lucado has written almost 100 books and is a pastor at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. We talk about his new book You Are Never Alone (https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Never-Alone-Presence/dp/1400217342/rEwNTI0OTgwMUxRVjRKVEVaTjI2SiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydW...
43m Sep 28, 2020
43m
When Joy is a Struggle :: Keli Reese [Ep 297]
Keli Reese is a naturally joyful person and a teacher who loves children. She figured that motherhood would come naturally for her too. But, after having five children in five years she found herself in the midst of life and home with lots of littles and wondered where her joy had gone. “I had this mindset of what our home was going to be like because I'm doing this for Jesus. We're going to h...
40m Sep 21, 2020
40m
Grace and Truth for Moms :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 296]
As a mom of three, Lynne Jackson struggled to maintain the order and perfection she expected to have in her life. Conflicts with her oldest son especially left her feeling defeated, angry and fearful of the future. “The Lord was speaking to me one day about some of these beliefs that I had. And in Ephesians 4:15, it talks about speaking the truth in love. And I felt like I heard his voice say,...
51m Sep 14, 2020
51m
Practicing Faith Through Fear :: Dominique Young [Ep 295]
As minister and mom of one with another child on the way, Dominique Young looked like she had it all together —  great job, great family, great ministry. But a few months into her second pregnancy she started experiencing postpartum psychosis, high anxiety and began hearing voices. The feelings she always tried to mask or hide behind helpful scriptures could not be controlled anymore, but she ...
45m Sep 07, 2020
45m
Shaping Your Family Culture :: Kimberly Amici [Ep 294]
Kimberly Amici wanted her family to live by a set of values and a mission. So, she sat down with her husband and wrote out her ideas and expectations. But, in the midst of their busy life raising three kids and “going with the flow,” the Amici family didn’t have a set purpose or culture and it showed. However, through a series of ongoing conversations as a family, Kimberly has been able to ide...
46m Aug 31, 2020
46m
Choose What Matters to YOU :: Kendra Adachi [Ep 293]
(If you struggle with how to manage distance learning and working from home...listen to Kendra "lazy genius" that situation for me) Kendra Adachi also known as the Lazy Genius (https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/) calls herself a professional permission giver. And she’s here to give us permission to be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t. “I've come...
1hr 4m Aug 24, 2020
1hr 4m
Week Six Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Stacey Thacker
When I recorded this interview in 2015 I had no idea just two years later my father would pass away. Stacey's wisdom on grief became my lifeline. This year with so many losses our hearts have experienced constant, low-level grief. On top of being quarantined, some of you may have lost loved ones. As moms, you've been unable to have time/space to grieve (or have a formal memorial service). Tod...
47m Aug 10, 2020
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