Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Pull out the petit fours and lip plumpers - it’s time to celebrate! Don’t Mom Alone has officially reached double digits!! Get Sidetracked with us as Cynthia leads us on a surprising, only mildly teary ride as we look back on 10 years of the podcast. There’s even a Cameo from Bob Ross! Jk, there isn’t. But we do have a great lineup of special guests and listeners to help us commemorate 10 years of mom-ing together. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Links Mentioned: Don’t Mom Alone Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Occupy Your God-Given Space PREORDER: Life is Messy, God is Good: Sanity for the Chaos of Everyday Life by Cynthia Yanof Milani Keep It Full Maxxx Lip Plumper **Plump At Your Own Risk** Related Episodes: Helping Our Kids Foster Friendships :: David Thomas and Sissy Goff [Ep 338] Raising Girls :: Sissy Goff [Ep 141] The Worry-Free Parent :: Sissy Goff [Ep 421] Getting Brave About Anxiety :: Sissy Goff [Ep 311] Raising Worry-Free Girls :: Sissy Goff [Bonus] Raising Emotionally Strong Boys :: David Thomas [Ep 368] A Lil Help with Boys and Screens :: David Thomas [Bonus] Understanding Boys Better :: David Thomas [Ep 315] The Art of Nuturing Boys :: David Thomas [Ep 119] Shrinking or Swelling to Fill Your Space :: Courtney DeFeo [Ep 406] RWYB Wk 5 Light ‘Em Up :: Courtney DeFeo [Ep 50] “Help, I’m Tired of Fighting with My Daughter About Clothes” :: Kari Kampakis [Ep 429] Connecting with Your Daughter Through Humility and Compassion :: Kari Kampakis - Part 1 [Ep 390] Steady Identity in Shifting Roles :: Kari Kampakis - Part 2 [Ep 391] The Goldmine of a Mother’s Hindsight :: Chrystal Evans Hurst [Ep 71] Rescuing the Girl in You :: Chrystal Evans Hurst [Ep 172] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Some moments create a “before” and “after” in life. Whether it’s a circumstance we live through or a person we encounter, we see the world and our lives differently after these experiences. In choosing the most memorable moments to go back to, I thought about, “What were the conversations that changed my own life and parenting?” Don’t forget, we are walking together down this path of motherhood! I’m sharing these conversations again because they have impacted my journey in encouraging, clarifying, and simplifying ways. Full Episodes: Anchoring Our Kids’ Lovability in Christ :: Jeannie Cunnion [Ep 91] Motherhood, Career, and Identity :: Kat Armstrong [Ep 171] When to Have the Talk :: Mary Flo Ridley [Encore] The Window of Tolerance :: Charissa Fry [Ep 260] Gospel Parenting :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 176] Connect with: Jeannie Cunnion Website: https://www.jeanniecunnion.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeannieCunnion Instagram: @jeanniecunnion Mary Flo Ridley Website: https://birds-bees.com/ Podcast: The Birds and Bees Instagram: @birds_bees Kat Armstrong Website: https://www.katarmstrong.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katarmstrongauthor Instagram: @katarmstrong1 Charissa Fry Lopez Website: https://charissalopez.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharissaFryCounseling/ Paul David Tripp Website: https://www.paultripp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pdtripp Instagram: @PaulTrippQuotes Links Mentioned: Books by Jeannie Cunnion Parenting the Wholehearted Child: Captivating Your Child’s Heart with God’s Extravagant Grace by Jeannie Cunnion Mom Set Free: Find Relief from the Pressure to Get It All Right by Jeannie Cunnion Don’t Miss Out: Daring to Believe Life is Better with the Holy Spirit by Jeannie Cunnion Never Alone: Parenting in the Power of the Holy Spirit by Jeannie Cunnion Books by Kat Armstrong The In-Between Place: Where Jesus Changes Your Story by Kat Armstrong No More Holding Back: Emboldening Women to Move Past Barriers, See Their Worth, and Serve God Everywhere by Kat Armstrong The Storyline Project by Kat Armstrong Resources from Charissa Fry Lopez Regulation Pack Keys to Playing with Your Kiddo Resources by Mary Flo Ridley God’s Very Good Design by Mary Flo Ridley Birds and Bees Courses Resources by Paul David Tripp Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make Complete List of Paul Tripp’s Resources Related Episodes: In Light of Eternity :: Jen Clouse [Ep 100] Quiet Your Inner Critic and Practice Self-Compassion :: Kim Fredrickson [Ep 188] Lessons Learned in 87 Years (Part 1) :: Vickie Kraft [Ep 73] Lessons Learned in 87 Years (Part 2) :: Vickie Kraft [Ep 74] Donut Dates with John Price [Ep 6] Jeannie Cunnion How to {really} Parent with Grace :: Jeannie Cunnion [Ep 55] Set Free From Shame :: Jeannie Cunnion [Ep 190] Parenting in the Power of the Holy Spirit :: Jeannie Cunnion [Ep 347] Kat ArmstrongWomen Can Be All in for Jesus :: Kat Armstrong [Ep 253] Mary Flo Ridley Birds and Bees? Oh Help Me Please :: Mary Flo Ridley [GCM Ep 25] Birds and Bees (Continuing the Conversation) :: Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson [Ep 153] Preparing Now for Future Puberty and Masturbation Questions :: Megan Michelson and Mary Flo Ridley [Ep 243] Let’s Talk About Sex :: Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson [Ep 328] Charissa Fry Lopez Connecting Through Play :: Charissa Fry [Ep 319] Ages and Stages Series - The Tween Years :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 380] Paul David Tripp The Good God Wants for Our Families :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 285] Habits of a Healthy Marriage :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 234] Opportunity vs Disruption :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 212] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Though I didn’t have a five-timers jacket to send them, the guests on today’s show have all been on DMA at least 5 times (some have been on double that amount!). As we celebrate ten years of the podcast we wanted to acknowledge the voices I turn to again and again for support in parenting and life. Trustworthy and encouraging, their episodes are full of hope and help so we don’t mom alone (see what I did there? ;) ). Connect with: David Thomas and Sissy Goff Website: https://www.raisingboysandgirls.com/ Instagram: @raisingboysandgirls Online Courses Sally Clarkson Website: https://sallyclarkson.com/ Instagram: @sally.clarkson Jim and Lynne Jackson Website: https://connectedfamilies.org/ Instagram: @connectedfams Online Courses Kirk Martin Website: https://celebratecalm.com/ Instagram: @celebratecalm Podcast: Celebrate Calm Online Courses Full Episodes Here: Emotional Milestones :: Sissy Goff and David Thomas [Ep 160] Create a Home of Belonging & Becoming :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 107] Help Your Child Feel Safe and Loved :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 80] Calmly Parenting the Strong-Willed Child :: Kirk Martin [Ep 69] The Right to Change My Mind :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 196] Links Mentioned: Books by David Thomas and Sissy Goff Are My Kids on Track: 12 Emotional, Social and Spiritual Milestones Your Child Needs to Reach by Sissy Goff and David ThomasThe Worry-Free Parent by Sissy Goff Raising Emotionally Strong Boys by David ThomasRaising Worry-Free Girls by Sissy GoffBrave by Sissy GoffBraver Stronger Smarter by Sissy GoffWild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David ThomasBooks by Sally ClarksonDifferent: the Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved HimGiving Your Words: The Lifegiving Power of a Verbal Home for Family Faith Formation Help, I’m Drowning: Weather the Storms of Life with Grace and Hope Mom Heart Moments: Daily Devotions for Lifegiving Motherhood Girls Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World The Lifegiving Parent: Giving Your Child a Life Worth Living for ChristThe Lifegiving Table: Nurturing Faith Through Feasting One Meal at a Time Books by Jim & Lynne JacksonDiscipline That Connects with Your Child’s Heart How to Grow a Connected Family Related Episodes:David Thomas and Sissy Goff Helping Our Kids Foster Friendships :: David Thomas and Sissy Goff [Ep 338]Raising Girls :: Sissy Goff [Ep 141] The Worry-Free Parent :: Sissy Goff [Ep 421]Getting Brave About Anxiety :: Sissy Goff [Ep 311]Raising Worry-Free Girls :: Sissy Goff [Bonus]Raising Emotionally Strong Boys :: David Thomas [Ep 368]A Lil Help with Boys and Screens :: David Thomas [Bonus]Understanding Boys Better :: David Thomas [Ep 315]The Art of Nuturing Boys :: David Thomas [Ep 119]Sally ClarksonThat’s Me…Sleep Deprived and Needing Jesus :: Jennie and Sally [Ep 106]Create a Home of Belonging & Becoming :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 107]Cultivating Friendships in a World of Isolation :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 233]Weathering Life’s Storms :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 336]How to Own Your Life :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 54]Identifying Your God-Given Space (Part 2) :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 404] RWYB Wk 3Jim and Lynne JacksonHow to Connect, Coach and Correct Your Child :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 81]Connecting With Your Kids in Any Circumstance :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 98]Resolving Sibling Conflict :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 126]The Entitlement Fix :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 200]Discipline 101 (Live Event - Friday Night) :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 221]Connected Relationships (Live Event) :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 222]Helping Your Child With Sensory Processing Issues :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 258]Grace and Truth for Moms :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 296]Parenting Sensitive and Intense Kids :: Lynne Jackson and Lydia Rex [Ep 395]Kirk MartinHow to Stop Yelling, Lecturing and Power Struggles :: Kirk Martin [Ep 62]Calmly Parenting the Strong-Willed Child :: Kirk Martin [Ep 69]Summer (and Sibling) Survival Guide :: Kirk Martin [Ep 77]How to Stay Calm with School Stress :: Kirk Martin [Ep 88]Q and A with Kirk Martin From Celebrate Calm :: Kirk Martin [Ep 104] 10 Ways to Stop Meltdowns and Arguments :: Kirk Martin [Ep 139] The Legacy of a Calm Father :: Kirk Martin [Ep 210]BruceHow to Shine a Light as a Family :: Bruce MacFadyen [Ep 5]When Your Husband Has a Demanding Job :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 38]Goals, Roles, & Superpowers :: Bruce and Heather MacFadyen [Ep 112]This is Us :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 145]The Right to Change My Mind :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 196]20th Anniversary Q and A Episode :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 242]Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316]Talking, Teens, and Twenty-Four Years :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 399]Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

How do you quantify 10 years of mom-ing together? Let’s start with what I want to make sure you don’t miss. As we inch closer to 500 episodes, I selected clips from 5 episodes over the years for us to listen to together this week. Some have been transformational for me, all get to the heart of the message I want you to hear as a mom - you’re in the right spot and God is lavishing his love over you as your work to pass on your faith, to really see what your kids need, to release the shame you carry, and to fully occupy your God-given space. Connect with: Dr Kara Powell - https://karapowell.com/ Instagram: @kpowellfyi Amy and Jeffrey Olrick - https://www.growingconnected.com/ Instagram: @growingconnected Jo Saxton - https://www.josaxton.com/ Instagram: @JoSaxton Dr. Curt Thompson - https://curtthompsonmd.com/Instagram: @curtthompsonmd Lisa Harper - https://www.lisaharper.org/Instagram: @lisadharper Listen to the Full Episodes: Build Lasting Faith In Your Kids :: Dr. Kara Powell [Ep 290] Six Needs of Every Child :: Amy and Jeffrey Olrick [Ep 322] Embracing the Mom You’re Meant to Be :: Jo Saxton [Ep 283] Redeeming Shame Through Community :: Dr. Curt Thompson [Ep 308] When Your Wounded Soul Needs a Smiling God :: Lisa Harper [Ep 174] Links Mentioned: Books by Dr. Kara Powell 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager: Making the Most of Your Conversations and Connections Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family: Over 100 Practical and Tested Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Kids Books by Amy Elizabeth Olrick and Jeffrey Olrick The 6 Needs of Every Child: Empowering Parents and Kids Through the Science of Connection Books by Jo Saxton The Dream of You: Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For Ready to Rise: Own Your Voice, Gather Your Community, Step into Your Influence More Than Enchanting: Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World Influential: Women in Leadership at Church, Work and Beyond Books by Curt Thompson, MD The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson, MD The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope by Curt Thompson, MD The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community by Curt Thompson, MD Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life and Relationships by Curt Thompson, MD Books by Lisa Harper A Perfect Mess: Why You Don’t Have to Worry About Being Good Enough for God The Sacrament of Happy: What a Smiling God Brings to a Wounded World Overextended and Loving Most of It Stumbling Into Grace Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What hats do you wear? We’ve all heard the phrase “She wears many hats.” Maybe we’ve said it about ourselves or others. But do you know what is constant in this word picture about one person performing many roles? The head that the hats sit on. It’s such a simple concept - we remain the same in each job we do or season we’re in. But it isn’t simple at all, is it? If we think of our identity as the hat rather than the person wearing the hat, we’ll continually be shifting, trying to keep up. So how do we find our true identity and live in the freedom of who God created us to be? My guest this week is author and storyteller Jamie Winship. In our encouragement-packed conversation, Jamie invites us to learn to hear the voice of love and to live fearlessly in our truest selves. Connect with Jamie Winship: Website: https://www.jamiewinship.com/ & https://www.identityexchange.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejamiewinship Instagram: @thejamiewinship Links Mentioned: Antioch Youth Camp --Jamie shares more of his story Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God by Jamie Winship Related Episodes: Inner Healing Prayer :: Jennifer Barnett [Ep 323] Listening to the Lord :: Kelsey Phillips [Ep 279] Right Where You Belong Podcast Series Motherhood, Career, and Identity :: Kat Armstrong [Ep 171] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

It’s mum time in Texas, y’all! Both the colorful garden flowers and the personalized faux floral and ribbon creations seen at Texas homecoming football games. Get sidetracked with Cynthia and me this week as we decode what the kids are saying these days, design our own mums, and talk about the hard things life has thrown at us lately. We discuss the trap of comparison and we finally stop searching for the elusive Conflict-Free Sibling Zone but instead help our kids learn reconciliation. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Links Mentioned: Joy (movie about self-wringing mop) QVC meat HALO usb/bolt charger Cynthia mentioned. This Dream Is Not For You: Learn to Live by Letting Go by Wady Joye Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space by Heather MacFadyen Related Episodes:Resolving Sibling Conflict :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 126] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What is our role in our children’s salvation? It’s easy to hope in a formulaic approach for our kids’ salvation - to think if we just pray and have the family bible studies we’re guaranteed our kids will make an early decision to follow Jesus. But what about when they don’t? How do we stay “ok” when our kids are choosing the things we wouldn’t choose for them? How do we trust in God’s relentless but gentle pursuit of our kids when we don’t see any evidence of it? My guest this week, Vela Tomba, says we stay in our own hula-hoop. We let go of the things we cannot control. We allow ourselves grief but we also allow ourselves hope and trust in the way God is writing the story. She draws from her own experience as a mom and from helping other moms struggling with their kids’ choices. Connect with Vela Tomba: Website: https://www.velatomba.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vela.tomba/ Instagram: @velatomba Links Mentioned: Cru Campus Ministries Paige Brown Bible Study on Jonah (new videos each Wed with discussion questions…only up for a week) The Bible Recap with Tara Leigh Cobble Strong’s Concordance App Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring For Yourself by Melody Beattie Pollyanna Related Episodes: Hula Hoop-o-logy :: Vela Tomba [GCM Ep 28] Self-Differentiation and Why It Matters :: Nancy Houston [Ep 335] Summer of Mentorship 2019 Week One :: Nancy Williams Building Lasting Faith in Your Kids :: Dr. Kara Powell [Ep 290] Doubt, Questions and Your Teen’s Growing Faith :: Mary Jo Sharp [Ep 375] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What is your ministry? Of course, motherhood is its own type of ministry, but did you envision something else as your “ministry”? Whether you had plans you’ve set aside or not, working at something you’re passionate about outside of your home can quite the challenge. My guests this week are Angel Ricchuiti and Brittany Turner. Both are moms of 4 and both want to use their giftings and experience to serve Christ. Our conversation explores the tension between caring for children and doing ministry. Connect with Angel Ricchuiti: Website: https://angelricchuiti.blogspot.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angel.ricchuiti Instagram: @angelricchuiti Connect with Brittney Turner: Website: https://brittanyjturner.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iambrittanyjturner Instagram: @iambrittanyjturner Links Mentioned: Tim Ricchuiti's Math TikTok Account How to set up your own Amazon Affiliate account Related Episodes: Church Hurts, Healed by the Churh :: Angel Ricchuiti [Ep 355] Postpartum Depression :: Brittany Turner [Ep 277] Mom, You are Important but Not Essential, That’s Good News :: Brittany Turner [Ep 361] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Admit it, you’ve seen a girl somewhere and thought, “I can’t believe her mother let her out of the house wearing that.” But if you’ve parented a teenage girl, you know it’s just not that simple. How can we connect with our daughters and let them know we’re on their side even if we are not on board with certain trends or styles? My guest this week is author, speaker, and mother of four girls, Kari Kampakis. She has walked the road of countless clothing conversations with her girls. She gives practical encouragement for moms to build relationships and learn the art of compromise that doesn’t throw out standards but still lets girls have choices. Connect with Kari Kampakis: Website: https://www.karikampakis.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karikampakiswriter/ Instagram: @karikampakis Podcast: Girl Mom Links Mentioned: Lee Cordon Homecoming Dresses Post Related Episodes: Connecting With Your Daughter Through Humility and Compassion :: Kari Kampakis Part 1 [Ep 390] Steady Identity in Shifting Roles :: Kari Kampakis Part 2 [Ep 391] Important Topics to Cover with Tweens and Teens about Manners, Technology, and Friendship:: Lee Cordon [Ep 408] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What would you do if your kid told you they saw porn? What would you do if you discovered porn on your child’s device? My guest this week is mom and founder of NextTalk, Mandy Majors. Her daughter was exposed to pornography at age 9 at school and she didn’t see it on a cell phone. That was a wake-up call moment for Mandy and she made it her goal to teach other parents how to talk through the quickly changing digital world. Fast forward 10 years and NextTalk is spreading the message of fostering real relationships between parents and kids - the kind where both parties can talk about those awkward or taboo subjects freely. Mandy encourages us that if we do our best to create a safe place of open communication between us and our kids there isn’t a tech situation we can’t face together. Connect with Mandy Majors: Website: https://nexttalk.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nextTalk Instagram: @nexttalkorg Podcast: https://nexttalk.org/podcast/ Links Mentioned: Chris McKenna and Protect Young Eyes Kristen Jenson and Defend Young Minds Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids by Kristen A. Jenson Fight the New Drug Related Episodes: Creating Digital Safe Spaces :: Chris McKenna [Ep 360] Braving the Tech Landscape Through Connection :: Chris McKenna [Ep 424] Porn-Proofing Our Kids :: Kristen Jenson [Ep 256] Pornography :: Jimmy and Josh Myers of Pairadocs Podcast [Ep 162] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Who do you call when it feels like your world is falling apart? Do you share your struggles with trusted friends or is it hard to open up about what is going on in your life? Toward the end of her first marriage Kristen Glass broke a habit she’d had for years - struggling silently. For years she suffered alone, carrying shame for her actions and circumstances that left her feeling condemned and isolated. All that changed one weekend in Utah when she found the courage to tell a friend her story. That simple act of speaking up freed her to see the truth of who God made her to be and His great love for her. Join me for her story that has dark times and places but is also filled with the hope of redemption and restoration that only God can bring. Connect with Kristen Glass: Email: [email protected] Related Episodes: Walking Through Divorce :: Lara Williams [Ep 324] Forgiving What You Can’t Forget :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 304] Good Boundaries and Goodbyes :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 387] Coping Mechanisms, Recovery, and Codependency :: Taylor Bashta [Ep 275] Sinners Married to Sinners - How God Refines Us :: Cheryl Scruggs and Jae Carpenter [Ep 195] Rebuilding From an Abusive Marriage :: Jeni B [Ep 246] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Is Back-to-School time a mini fresh-start for you? With all the fresh supplies we get a chance to think again about who we want to be and what our daily life can look like. Get sidetracked with Cynthia and me this week as we discuss rhythms we are creating for the fall. Cynthia discovers AI and we talk habits, opening our homes for connection, scrapbooking for our younger selves, and new business ventures! Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Links Mentioned: Book a Mahjong training party with Heather and Amber @Mad4Mahj Leanne Morgan Nate Bargatze Kevin James Related Episodes: Previous episodes with Heather and Cynthia Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Maybe you’ve wondered if you are addicted to your phone? Or if your kids are addicted to their devices? Is addicted the right word to use? Between work and school and life it is nearly impossible to live without some screen interaction, but what if we could change our relationship with our screens? What if they are not something we are powerless against, but something we can put in their proper places? My guest this week is dad and entrepreneur, Joey Odom. His own missed moments as a dad served as the impetus for changing his relationship with his phone and creating a system to help us do the same. His encouragement and creativity help us give ourselves (and our spouses and kids) grace and tools to shape our time spent with and away from screens. Connect with Joey Odom: Website: https://www.goaro.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goaronow/ Instagram: @goaronow Links Mentioned: Troomi Phone Related Episodes: The Screen Struggle is Real :: Arlene Pellicane [Ep 331] Time and Space for Flourishing in a Tech World :: Andy Crouch [Ep 208] Creating Digital Safe Spaces :: Chris McKenna [Ep 360] Braving the Tech Landscape Through Connection :: Chris McKenna [Ep 424] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What are your digital fears? What are the things you are afraid will happen if your child interacts with technology regularly? We all have digital fears to varying degrees, but anxiety isn’t our friend when it comes to strategies to keep our kids safe in the digital landscape. My guest this week is CPA turned tech expert Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, an organization devoted to keeping kids safe in digital spaces. Chris has a great set of tools to help us protect our kids in their digital spaces and it all starts with connection with them. He encourages us to be transparent and honest with our children regarding tech as well as giving us concrete steps and tools that help us stay informed and create protective layers for our kids. Connect with Chris McKenna: Website: https://protectyoungeyes.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protectyoungeyes/ Instagram: @protectyoungeyes Links Mentioned: Bone Marrow Registration Drive---Aug 27th 9:30 to 3pm Park Cities Baptist Church (activities building) 3933 Northwest Pkwy. Gryphon Router Bark Digital Parental Controls and Phone Covenant Eyes Screen Accountability Gabb Phones use code DMALONE Protect Young Eyes Ultimate Guide to YouTube for Caregivers Related Episodes: Creating Digital Safe Spaces :: Chris McKenna [Ep 360] Time and Space for Flourishing in a Tech World :: Andy Crouch [Ep 208] A Lil Help with Boys and Screen Time :: David Thomas [bonus] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

We’re baaaaaack! How was your summer? Maybe you're like us...a little laughing, crying and even vacation freak-outs. Around here you're never alone. Listen in for a fun conversation with our friend Cynthia Yanof as we chat about summer adventures and the transition to Fall. We’re talking about expectations as moms. How sometimes things turn out better than expected and other times we grieve the loss of what we thought would be. We discuss surrendering long-held family traditions to embrace what God has next for your family. And, listen closely for a special announcement for Fridays in the fall! Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Links Mentioned: Essential Bob Ross Videos (to calm your kids down!) Lahaina GoFund Me Heather’s ideas for free experiences in Maui Cynthia’s husband flipping of his bike after going up a ramp Related Episodes: Summer of Mentorship series with Cynthia Yanof

What helped you feel ready for a new school year as a kid? All the supplies purchased and organized? The perfect first-day outfit? What helps you feel ready for school now, as a mom? How can you advocate for your kids and support their teachers? My guest this week is Dallas-based therapist and speaker Dr. Kelly Jameson. She shares a great set of tools to help us advocate for our children and interact well with teachers and school staff. She also shares her wisdom and experience on how to parent well through our ever-changing technology landscape. Connect with Dr. Kelly Jameson: Website: https://drkellyjameson.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellyjamesonPhD/ Instagram: @DrKellyJameson Links Mentioned: Accommodations Sheet Template Donation for aid to Lahaina Families Related Episodes: How to Stay Calm With School Stress :: Kirk Martin [Ep 88] Supporting Students with Dyslexia :: Kerri Irvin [Ep 317] Creating Digital Safe Spaces :: Chris McKenna [Ep 360] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What percentage of the anxiety you feel comes from parenting? We are often most anxious about the things we care most about. That is normal! We love our kids and want to nurture and protect them, but we know anxiety isn’t helping us. My guest this week is counselor and parenting expert Sissy Goff. Her new book, The Worry-Free Parent, is designed to help us recognize how anxiety makes its way into our everyday lives, process it in healthy ways rather than passing it along to our kids, and connect more deeply and more freely with our kids. Connect with Sissy Goff: Website: https://www.raisingboysandgirls.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raisingboysandgirls/?ref=hl Instagram: @raisingboysandgirls YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@raisingboysandgirls Podcast: Raising Girls and Boys Podcast Links Mentioned: The Worry-Free Parent: Living in Confidence So Your Kids Can Too by Sissy Goff Related Episodes: Getting Brave About Anxiety :: Sissy Goff [Ep 311] Raising Emotionally Strong Boys :: David Thomas [Ep 368] The Window of Tolerance :: Charissa Fry [Ep 260] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Have you felt that you’ve lost a part of yourself since having children? Maybe even “lots of” or “all” the parts? Motherhood changes us - and it should - but we need to consider our own emotional health and well-being just as important as that of our kids. My guest this week, mom, and author Alli Worthington, encourages us to be set free from mom-guilt by dropping some common “good mom”-myths. She invites us into confident motherhood where we can love our kids sacrificially and still stay attuned to our own needs. She even shares her Magic Question Habit to help us see ourselves more clearly. Alli Worthington is a business coach, speaker, podcaster, and overcomer. Her latest book, Remaining You While Raising Them releases August 8, 2023. Connect with Alli Worthington: Website: https://alliworthington.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alli.worthington Instagram: @alliworthington Links Mentioned: How to Break Busy :: Alli Worthington [Ep 105] Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood by Alli Worthington Related Episodes: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Practice Self-Compassion :: Kim Frederickson [Ep 188] Focus on Growth vs. Guilt :: Lisa Bevere [Ep 291] Manage Your Life With Guilt-Free Confidence :: Christy Wright [Ep 192] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

How do you give your kids independence? At what stage do you let kids try and fail? At the heart of parenting is this job: to give our kids the skills they need to live without us. We know that and we still might spend hours in their rooms trying to help them get to sleep or keeping up with their gym clothes or assignments. We bring our own fears or suppositions about the future to bear on their freedoms. Sometimes this is wise, but sometimes we must stop and watch what God is doing in their lives through difficulty. We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced mom and benefit from her wisdom. Bonus! My guest for these 6 weeks is both wise AND funny. Join me for conversations with wife, mom, author, and podcaster Cynthia Yanof. We’ll answer some listener questions, share our experiences, and laugh a lot. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Related Episodes: Freeing your Adolescents to Step Into Adulthood - Ages and Stages - Teens :: Dr. Ken Wilgus [Ep 382] Doubt, Questions and Your Teen’s Growing Faith :: Mary Jo Sharp [Ep 375] Life-Giving Faith in Every Circumstance :: Lisa Appelo :: Summer of Mentorship - Wk 2 Links Mentioned: Priscilla Shirer Speaking Over her Boys http://www.goingbeyond.com/blog/gods-word-spoken-over-our-children/ The Global Munchkins on Instagram Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

How do you connect with your spouse? And how often? It’s easy for us to get busy parenting and adulting and then take our marriage relationship for granted. We may think we’ll focus on it when things slow down or the kids aren’t so needy, but actually, a healthy marriage is a great help to our kids. We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced mom and benefit from her wisdom. Bonus! My guest for these 6 weeks is both wise AND funny. Join me for conversations with wife, mom, author, and podcaster Cynthia Yanof. We’ll answer some listener questions, share our experiences, and laugh a lot. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Related Episodes: Nurturing Your Marriage :: Brent and Janis Sharpe [Ep 299] Embracing Your Power in Marriage :: Dr. Juli Slattery [Ep 346] Building Strong Marriages :: Kimberly Beam Holmes [Ep 374] Links Mentioned: Genesis Women’s Shelter Love Nuggets Episode [Ep 299] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What do you do when your kids are a little sassier than necessary? How do you respond? Can we shape their responses? When does it really matter? To answer those questions we need both perspective and wisdom. We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced mom and benefit from her wisdom. Bonus! My guest for these 6 weeks is both wise AND funny. Join me for conversations with wife, mom, author, and podcaster Cynthia Yanof. We’ll answer some listener questions, share our experiences, and laugh a lot. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Related Episodes: 10 Ways to Stop Meltdowns and Arguments :: Kirk Martin [Ep 139] The Legacy of a Calm Father :: Kirk Martin [Ep 139] The Respect Effect :: Emerson Eggerichs [Ep 122] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Who are your close friends? What do you do to cultivate friendships in your life? Friendship as an adult can feel like we’re unicorn-hunting, clinging to some childhood ideal or tv show standard. But real life friendship requires risk and it can come and go in seasons. And it is so worth it. We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced mom and benefit from her wisdom. Bonus! My guest for these 6 weeks is both wise AND funny. Join me for conversations with wife, mom, author, and podcaster Cynthia Yanof. We’ll answer some listener questions, share our experiences, and laugh a lot. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Links Mentioned: Find Your People by Jennie Allen Related Episodes: Be Vulnerable, Find Your People :: Jennie Allen [Ep 354] Friendship is Hard :: Amy Weatherly & Jess Johnston [Ep 350] Healing from Broken Friendships :: Shundria Riddick [Ep 321] Helping Our Kids Foster Friendships :: David Thomas & Sissy Goff [Ep 338] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What do you feel when your child is struggling? How do you decide when to step in? Whether it's fighting for your attention from a new baby or struggling with a new skill there are times for us to intervene and there are times for us to let our kids be uncomfortable. Yes, because we’re limited, but also because, as our summer of mentorship guest puts it, “If I want to raise kids that can stand alone, then I've gotta let them.” We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced mom and benefit from her wisdom. Bonus! My guest for these 6 weeks is both wise AND funny. Join me for conversations with wife, mom, author, and podcaster Cynthia Yanof. We’ll answer some listener questions, share our experiences, and laugh a lot. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Related Episodes: Resolving Sibling Conflict :: Jim & Lynne Jackson [Ep 126] 5 Principles to Guide Motherhood :: Rosemary McFadyen [Ep 44] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

12What do you do when your kid lies? What about when your kid doesn’t make the team? Is this your failure or theirs…or is it something else? We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced mom and benefit from her wisdom. Bonus! My guest for these 6 weeks is both wise AND funny. Join me for conversations with wife, mom, author, and podcaster Cynthia Yanof. We’ll answer some listener questions, share our experiences, and laugh a lot. Connect with Cynthia Yanof: Website: https://cynthiayanof.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.yanof Instagram: @cynthiayanof Podcast: MESSmerized Related Episodes: Focus on Growth vs Guilt :: Lisa Bever [Ep 291] Choosing Connection Over Critique :: Rachel Macy Stafford [Ep 280] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

How does your child’s behavior reflect on you? That’s a trick question - it doesn’t. But it’s easy for us to feel that it does. Parenting a neurodivergent child can heighten those feelings of guilt or shame when our child doesn’t behave in an expected way or when traditional forms of discipline or parenting simply don’t work. Pile on top of that everyone’s summer activity and vacation social media posts and you might be tempted to believe the lie that your family is less than somehow, or always missing out. My guest this week, Carrie Cassell, is mom to some fantastic neurodivergent kids. Her profound encouragement to “go with the child you have, not the child you wish you had” reaches to every mom. Through her honesty with her own emotions and journey through motherhood thus far she reminds us neurodivergent brains aren’t bad or broken, they’re unique. Carrie created a space online for parents and caregivers of neurodivergent kids, Mosaic Connection. She invites parents into community to free them from isolation and shame, to connect them with themselves and do the inner work so they can help their kids believe the best about themselves. Connect with Carrie Cassell: Website: https://www.mosaicconnection.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089418138152 Instagram: @MosaicConnectionInsta YouTube: Mosaic Connection - YouTube Related Episodes: It’s Not About the Food :: Angie Buja & Carrie Cassell [Ep 173] Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 258] Parenting Sensitive and Intense Kids :: Lynne Jackson and Lydia Rex [Ep 395] When Your Child is on the Autism Spectrum (Part One) :: Terri Conlin [Ep 182] When Your Child is on the Autism Spectrum (Part Two) :: Terri Conlin [Ep 182] ADHD :: Sarah Furlich [Ep 165] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

If your God-given assignment is to work outside of your home or the WFH life, how do you manage the schedules and responsibilities and feelings that accompany those places? Mothering well is always hard - whether you work outside of the home or not. But moms who do work outside the home can feel a particular kind of difficulty caught between wanting to be the best mom and the best at work. My guest this week, Diane Paddison, gives us great encouragement and insight. As a single mom on a global executive team she zeroed in on what was important and built her schedule from those priorities. Diane has served as global executive of two Fortune 500 companies and is a leading advocate for women in the workplace. She is the founder and president of 4Word Women, a mentoring ministry for Christian women. Connect with Diane Paddison: Website: https://4wordwomen.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/4wordwomen Instagram: @4wordwomen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/4wordwomen Links Mentioned: https://4wordwomen.org/ Work, Love, Pray: Practical Wisdom for Professional Christian Woman and Those Who Want to Understand Them by Diane Paddison Be Refreshed: A Year of Devotions for Women in the Workplace by Diane Paddison Related Episodes: Corporate Working Moms :: Causha Jolly & Stacey McCabe [Ep 205] Working from Home :: Jehava Brown [Ep 288] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What do you feel when you hear, “It’s summertime”? Dread? Excitement? Anxiety? All three? No matter how many summers you’ve been mom-ing it’s the same - there will be fun and boredom, magical moments and fighting and we’ll be tired of it and wish it wouldn’t end. Join me this week as we talk about how to ENJOY summer, navigate sibling conflict, and much more. Clips from these original episodes: Summer (& Sibling) Survival Guide :: Kirk Martin [Ep 77] Summer Strategies :: Laura and Courtney [Ep 249] Links Mentioned: Evil for Evil [DMA BLOG POST] Laura Hernandez Surviving Summer Course Courtney Cleveland All the Best Days Travel Guides, Packing Lists and Bags Kirk Martin Celebrate Calm Reusable Water Balloons Water Gun Activity Sidewalk chalk Cynthia Yanof, host of the MESSmerized podcast Summer of Mentorship (sign up here for podcast club emails) Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What are your patterns of prayer? Has it been hard for you to fall into a rhythm of prayer? We know that prayer matters and works. It changes us, it opens our eyes to where God is at work around us. We want to pray for our kids, for ourselves, for others we love - why does it feel so difficult to jump in? My guest this week is Natasha Miller, The Praying Mama, and our conversation is full of encouragement for your prayer life. Through her own journey into connection with the Lord through prayer, Natasha invites us to know God’s nearness and to leave a legacy of trust in Him. Connect with Natasha Miller: Website: https://natashaannmiller.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natashaannmillerlive Instagram: @natashaannmiller Podcast: Her Freedom Podcast Links Mentioned: Praying the Scriptures Journal by Jodie Berndt Related Episodes: Praying the Scriptures :: Jodie Berndt [Ep 194] Listening to the Lord :: Kelsey Phillips [Ep 279] When You Don’t Know What to Pray :: Kayla Craig [Ep 344] Available Now: Heather’s new book, “Right Where You Belong” is now available wherever books are sold. Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What’s The Thing you knew that you couldn’t talk to your parents about when you were growing up? Emotions you had or mistakes you made? As moms we want to connect with our kids, we want to be their source of truth and guidance as they grow, but how do we cultivate that sort of connection and trust? My guest this week, mom and author Kristen Hatton, helps us set the stage for walking alongside our kids through the tween and teen years (and beyond!). Her new book, Parenting Ahead, helps you evaluate your parenting and learn strategies for redemptive living and genuine connection with your kids. She encourages us that from the foundation of deep trust in God and his great love for you and your children, you can faithfully coach them through the realities of growing up. Connect with Kristen Hatton: Website: https://www.kristenhatton.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristenhattonauthor Instagram: @redemptiveparenting @kristen_hatton Twitter: @hattonkb Links Mentioned: Parenting Ahead: Preparing Now for the Teen Years by Kirsten Hatton Related Episodes: Get Your Story Straight :: Kristen Hatton [Ep 113] Summer of Mentorship 2018 :: Kristen Hatton [Week Four] Connecting With Your Daughter Through Humility and Compassion :: Kari Kampakis - part 1 [Ep 390] Ages & Stages Series - The Tween Years :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 380] Available Now: Heather’s new book, “Right Where You Belong” is now available wherever books are sold. Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What do modern manners look like? Manners are simply social behaviors or habits - you can have good ones or you can have bad ones. But it's been 101 years since Emily Post first published her book on manners and etiquette and it only seems as though lately we, as a society, have regressed in our social behaviors. My guest this week, Lee Cordon, has long felt called to make an impact on this generation and the next, to help people be gracious in all they do, say, and give. Sure, manners include which fork to use when, but it is much more than that. It’s a way to show love and respect to our neighbors and ourselves. In our digital age where boundaries can be blurry, Lee offers us encouragement in training our children (at any age) to respond with grace and dignity. DoSayGive tackles the topics that most traditional manners classes don’t, like social media and texting etiquette, how to be a good friend, and how to communicate with ease and consideration. DoSayGive also offers on demand video courses for tween and teen girls and boys (see links below). Connect with Lee Cordon: Website: https://dosaygive.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dosaygive Instagram: @dosaygive Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dosaygive/ Twitter: @DoSayGive Links Mentioned: https://theturquoisetable.com/ A Young Man’s Guide to Manners on Do Say Give use code: HEATHER for 20% off Etiquette Course for Tween/Teen Girls on Do Say Give use code: HEATHER for 20% off Feeding the Mouth that Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World by Kenneth Wilgus, Ph.D. 52 Modern Manners for Today’s Teens by Brooke Romney Related Episodes: The Turquoise Table :: Kristin Schell [Ep 37] Adventures of a Boy Mom :: Monica Swanson [Ep 254] Tea Time for Boys {A Tribute to my Mom Mentors} blog post Available Now: Heather’s new book, “Right Where You Belong” is now available wherever books are sold. Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What is a place you’d rather not go? One that sounds nearly unbearable. The DMV? The school pick-up line? What about going into a serious medical diagnosis or a financial crisis? Following Jesus is no safeguard against difficulty in life. God may give you an assignment that feels impossible and overwhelming. That is where my guest this week, mom and author/speaker Cari Trotter, found herself in early 2021. But what Cari also found in those hellish months following a difficult diagnosis echoed what concentration camp survivor Victor Frankl says, “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” Cari’s life shifted in an instant and her identity, health, and expectations of the future shifted too. But she found a solid rock to anchor to in her relationship with God - wherever he was leading her. However dark or lonely the path she was never alone. Her meaning and purpose were not gone because the Lord was her strength and her song. She is right where she belongs. Connect with Cari Trotter: Website: https://www.caritrotter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caritrotter1 Instagram: @cari.trotter Twitter: @caritrotter Links Mentioned: Struck: One Christian’s Reflections on Encountering Death by Russ Ramsey Every Moment Holy, Volume I: New Liturgies for Daily Life by Douglas Kaine McKelvey Related Episodes: Two Questions for a Glorious Becoming :: Cari Trotter [Ep 40] Week Six Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Stacey Thacker You Are Never Alone :: Max Lucado [Ep 298] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Have you ever seen a “magic towel” that swells and “grows” when you put it in water? Have you shrunk a shirt in the laundry? At different times in our lives God assigns us a space that we have to shrink or swell to occupy. This could mean giving up beloved roles, or taking on responsibilities we don’t want. How do we respond when we find ourselves in these situations? My guest this week is Courtney Defeo. At God’s leading she stepped back from a high-profile career and dreams of being a CEO so her husband could step forward in his career pursuits. She put certain things on hold to create the family and home culture she wants. While at first glance it might seem like she’s squandering her talent and intellect, when she looks around her life she sees things that can only be done now. She feels the freedom to use her gifts in the spaces she’s in now. Connect with [Courtney DeFeo]: Website: https://courtneydefeo.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CourtneyDeFeoPage/ Instagram: @courtney_defeo Links Mentioned: Right Where You Belong by Heather MacFadyen Treasured Journal: An Interactive Experience for a Tween Girl & Her Mom by Courtney DeFeo In This House, We Will Giggle: Making Virtues, Love, and Laughter a Daily Part of Your Family Life by Courtney DeFeo Raising Them Ready: Practical Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Life on Their Own by Jonathan & Erica Catherman Related Episodes: Uninvited :: Lysa TerKeurst, Kay Wyma, & Courtney DeFeo [Ep 131] Light ‘Em Up :: Courtney DeFeo [Ep 50] Inner Healing Prayer :: Jennifer Barnett [Ep 323] Listening to the Lord :: Kelsey Phillips [Ep 279] Available Now: Heather’s new book, “Right Where You Belong” is now available wherever books are sold. Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What is my God-given space? How do I figure that out? What if my God-given assignments feel at odds with one another? My guest this week is wife, mom, and singer-songwriter Caroline Cobb. She also deeply enjoys studying the Bible and writing songs, and at times, with little margin in her life, she has asked those questions and more. She shares with us how she learned to lean in, not to the perfect formula for time management and balance, but to the relationship she had with God and his daily and minute-by-minute leadings. Connect with Caroline Cobb: Website: https://www.carolinecobb.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolinecobbmusic Instagram: @carolinecobbmusic Spotify: Caroline Cobb YouTube: Caroline Cobb Links Mentioned: Caroline’s albums Psalms: the Poetry of Prayer Album Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy With God by Timothy Keller Related Episodes: Listening to the Lord :: Kelsey Philips [Ep 279] Thinking Differently About Rhythms of Rest :: Shelly Miller [Ep 181] Sunday Planning :: Retha Nichole [Ep 349] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space and receive a FREE audiobook copy narrated by Heather MacFadyen (offer expires 4/18) Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What is unique about your life experience? Was your first thought, “Nothing”? Even the life that feels ho-hum is unique because no one else is wired precisely like you are, experiencing life precisely like you are. My guest this week is author, speaker, and mom, Sally Clarkson. Having moved 23 times in her life she has had to find things she can take with her wherever she goes. A favorite of hers is connecting with people over tea. She encourages us to adopt simple rhythms that fit our experience and wiring and allow us to connect with who and what matters most to us. Connect with Sally Clarkson: Website: https://sallyclarkson.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealsallyclarkson/ Instagram: @sally.clarkson Links Mentioned: Tea Time Discipleship: Sharing Faith One Cup at a Time by Sally Clarkson Related Episodes: Weathering Life’s Storms :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 336] Week Four Summer of Mentorship :: Sally Clarkson Cultivating Friendships in a World of Isolation :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 233] Choose What Matters to You :: Kendra Adachii [Ep 293] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space and receive a FREE audiobook copy, narrated by Heather MacFadyen Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What do you think when you hear the word “boundary”? Boundaries keep things in, keep things out, and help us feel safe. But they can also feel limiting, and we don’t always get to choose our boundaries. That’s where my guest this week, Cleere Cherry Reaves, encourages us to humbly submit to the space and assignment God has given us. Through her experience as a follower of Christ and a mom, she reminds us of this: in whatever way we are experiencing the boundaries of time and place, we can control where we spend our attention, our perspective, and how we inhabit our God-given space. Connect with Cleere Cherry Reaves: Website: https://www.cleerelystated.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleerelystated/ Instagram: @cleerelystated Links Mentioned: The Miracle of You by Cleere Cherry Reaves Related Episodes: Praising Through the Pain of Physical Limitations :: Karen Harmon [Ep 231] Signpost Parenting :: Ann Voskamp [Ep 394] Recovering from Mom Burnout :: Nicole Zasowski [Ep 357] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space and fill out the form to get a FREE audiobook copy narrated by Heather. Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What would it look like for you to live your best life? What if someone told you that you already are living your best life? Not because you’ve accomplished and arranged things just how you want, but because not only is God with you exactly where you are, but because he purposefully placed you there. My guest this week, author and mom Vaneetha Risner, encourages us with her harrowing story of intense suffering and God meeting her right in its midst. Frustrated by circumstances and eager to experience God in the same manner others did she felt the Lord gently saying to her, “This is where I've placed you. This is where I'm gonna meet you. I'm not gonna expect you to climb mountains or do things you can't do to meet me.” Do you feel out of place? Are you looking for the unique and specific ways God wants to use you? Join us for a series focused around my new book, Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space. We’ll walk together through six stories of women leaning into the varied assignments God has given them. Connect with Vaneetha Risner: Website: https://www.vaneetha.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaneetharisner Instagram: @vaneetharisner Twitter: @vaneetharisner Links Mentioned: Walking Through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption by Vaneetha Risner Desperate for Hope: Questions We Ask God in Suffering, Loss, and Longing by Vaneetha Risner (Bible Study) The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering by Vaneetha Risner Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense by Paul David Tripp Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You by Joni Eareckson Tada Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space and receive a FREE audiobook copy, narrated by Heather MacFadyen Related Episodes: The Good God Wants for Our Families :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 285] Bottles of Hope :: Lindsey Wheeler [Ep 386] Faith for the Unexpected :: Christine Caine [Ep 202] Brave Enough to be Broken :: Toni Collier [Ep 388] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What does strength look like to you? Does it look like white knuckling it, holding your breath? Or does it look like putting your oxygen mask on first, and then attending to the needs of others? We all want to, need to be strong for those around us. But my guest this week reminds us there is a cost to being certain kinds of strong. Aundi Kolber is an author and therapist and her new book, Strong Like Water, helps unpack what true strength looks like and feels like and how to get there. In our conversation she encourages us in the practices of self-compassion and grounding and helps us see how white knuckling it is actually detrimental to our relationships and if we will pay attention to ourselves we can show up better for the people we hold dear. Connect with Aundi Kolber: Website: https://aundikolber.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aundikolberwrites Instagram: @aundikolber Twitter: @aundikolber Links Mentioned: Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move Through Hard Things – And Experience True Flourishing by Aundi Kolber Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us Out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode –and into a Life of Connection and Joy by Aundi Kolber Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space and receive a FREE audiobook copy, narrated by Heather MacFadyen Related Episodes: The Window of Tolerance :: Charissa Fry [Ep 260] True Intimacy with God :: Mo Isom Aiken [Ep 318] Quiet Your Inner Critic and Practice Self-Compassion :: Kim Frederickson [Ep 188] Walking Through Seasons of Unbelonging :: Shauna Niequist [Ep 362] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

12Where do you turn for answers? Answers in parenting, answers in your career, answers when you encounter the negativity that seems to be lurking around every corner of life these days? My guest this week is a mom who came to a crossroads early in her parenting journey - what will I teach my kids about God? What do I even know about God? In the hiddens years of mothering her small children a deep relationship with God was forged that would serve as the foundation for Candace Cameron Bure’s life. It directs how she mothers, her return to the entertainment industry, and her forays into entrepreneurship. Candace is, among many other titles, host of the Candace Cameron Bure Podcast where Heather will join her as co-host for season 2 of the show! Connect with Candace Cameron Bure: Website: https://candacecbure.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candacecameron Instagram: @candacebure @candacecameronburepodcast Twitter: @candacebure TikTok: candacecameronb Links Mentioned: The Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble Candace Cameron Bure Podcast Candace’s Clothing Line DaySpring Candace Cameron Bure Collection Related Episodes: How to be Calm and Kind Under Pressure :: Candace Cameron Bure [Ep 223] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space

Join Bruce and Heather for a Q + A episode where they talk about the importance of connection and communication in their marriage (Happy 24th Anniversary! 🎉🥳) and what it looks like to be in the thick of parenting teens. Links Mentioned: Champion Tribes Feeding the Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World by Kenneth Wilgus, PhD. Townsend Sheet of Emotional Needs (scroll down below the show notes) Related Episodes: Communication that Connects :: Kimberly Galindo [Ep 396] Freeing Your Adolescents to Step Into Adulthood - Ages and Stages - Teens :: Dr. Ken Wilgus [Ep 382 Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316] 20th Anniversary Q + A :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 242] The Right to Change My Mind :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 196] This is Us :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 145] Goals, Roles, and Superpowers :: Bruce and Heather MacFadyen [Ep 112] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What does a child need to flourish? There are a million answers to that question, but in all honesty, it’s a little different for each child. We have so many tools available to us to help us see our own personalities and tendencies more clearly. My guest this week is mom and author Karen Stubbs. She challenges us to be students of our kids’ personalities - to tell them the way they are wired is a good gift from God. She encourages us to learn our kids. Not just to correct or discipline them, but to celebrate the way God has made them, help them grow into their strengths, and give them eyes to see their weakness with kindness and grace. Through her ministry, Birds on a Wire, parents can take a quiz to help understand their child’s unique personality and then be equipped to shepherd each unique personality well. Connect with Karen Stubbs: Website: https://birdsonawiremoms.com/karenstubbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BirdsonaWireMoms/ Instagram: @karenstubbs @birdsonawiremoms Twitter: @BOAWMoms Podcast: Wire Talk Links Mentioned: Personality Plus for Parents: Understanding What Makes Your Child Tick by Florence Littauer Birds on a Wire Personality Color Quiz Wire Talk Podcast Series on Personality The Art of Motherhood by Karen Stubbs Survival Guide to Motherhood: Learn to Thrive, Not Just Survive by Karen Stubbs PDF:: How to Parent Each Type Related Episodes: Honoring Others :: Rachel Wade [Ep 348] Temperament Guide: Help for All Types of Moms to All Types of Kids [Ep 14] Understanding Boys Better :: David Thomas [Ep 315] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Why do you think God created women? We know from Genesis that God didn’t say, “We have all these fish, we may as well have women too,” but instead he said, “It is not good” without women. Women take on all sorts of roles in our society, but it can be particularly difficult to suss out what exactly is our role in church and leadership. My guest this week is theologian Joel Muddamalle. Joel serves as the Director of Theology and Research for Proverbs 31 Ministries among other teaching and preaching responsibilities. In our conversation this week we dive into both the Complementarian and Egalitarian viewpoints as well as receiving gentle encouragement of the great value God places on women and the charge to approach these issues with humility. Connect with Joel Muddamalle: Website: https://muddamalle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Muddamalle/ Instagram: @muddamalle TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@muddamalle Links Mentioned: Complimentarian Theologians Dr. Tom Schreiner Egalitarian Theologians Lynn Cohick Craig Keener Craig Blomberg Related Episodes: Gender and Sexuality :: Preston Sprinkle [Ep 370] Women Can Be All In For Jesus :: Kat Armstrong [Ep 253] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

With phrases like “you complete me” our culture idealizes connection between spouses or even friends that has no boundaries. This brand of intimacy sounds appealing but it doesn’t work well practically. Our desire for connection is innate, but vulnerability is messy and risky. My guest this week, Kimberly Galindo, encourages us instead that the point where “I” end and “you” begin is the point where we’re different, but it is our real point of connection. In our conversation Kimberly gives us some tools to communicate in a way that fosters connection, but maintains our separate personhood. Kimberly is a licensed therapist with experience helping married couples and individuals connect well in many areas. Connect with Kimberly Galindo: Website: https://www.aspenhausassociates.com/kimberly-galindo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekimberlygalindo Instagram: @thekimberlygalindo Related Episodes: Self-Differentiation and Why it Matters :: Nancy Houston [Ep 335] Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Some of our precious kiddos live with their sensitivity and intensity turned up a notch from the rest of us. What we think should be simple or routine can trigger big outbursts from our kids. Daily life might feel chaotic or unpredictable. As a mom of a sensitive or intense child you probably have a good idea of what doesn’t work, but it can be hard to discern what will help in those moments. My guests this week are Lynne Jackson and Lydia Rex of Connected Families. Together, they have compiled research and real life experiences from over a 100 families of children who are sensitive and intense and created a parenting course to support and equip parents. Lynne and her husband Jim have been regulars on Don’t Mom Alone encouraging moms (and dads) that it is possible to connect with your child, to coach them, and correct them - you never have to lose one to have the other. Lydia joins Lynne in the thick of parenting her own sensitive and intense children to encourage moms to draw from the limitless well of Christ’s love for yourself and your child in real-life challenging situations. Connect with Lynne Jackson & Lydia Rex: Website: https://connectedfamilies.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectedFamilies Instagram: @connectedfams Links Mentioned: Connected Families - Your Sensitive Intense Child Connected Families Sensitive & Intense Kids Online Course Connected Families - 7 Practical Calming Strategies for Kids Related Episodes: Grace and Truth for Moms :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 296] Helping Your Children With Sensory Processing Issues :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 258] Connected Relationships (LIVE Event) :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 222] Discipline 101 (LIVE Event - Friday Night) :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 221] The Entitlement Fix :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 200] Bonus Mentor Episode - Resolving Sibling Conflict :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 126] Connecting With Your Kids in Any Circumstance :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 98] How to Connect, Coach and Correct Your Child :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 81] Help Your Child Feel Safe and Loved :: Jim and Lynne Jackson [Ep 80] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

Who saw all that you’ve done today? Anyone? A mom’s work usually goes unacknowledged. We want to measure our work by how the house looks or how the children behave, or by how put together we look when we go out. But my guest this week, Ann Voskamp, invites us to prioritize the unseen. She dares us to prioritize things like the riches of Christ, the promise of an eternity in his presence that is “utterly and completely fulfilling,” and our relationships with those around us. She helps us see the value in “signpost” parenting - not overly concerned with outcomes we cannot control, but deeply committed to continually pointing our kids to Christ and the sufficiency of His great love for us. Ann is a mom to 7, farmer’s wife and author of several books including her newest, Your Brave Song: An Inspirational Children’s Picture Book That Shows How Faith in Jesus Can Help Kids Overcome Fear, Worry, and Anxiety. Connect with Ann Voskamp: Website: https://annvoskamp.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnVoskamp Instagram: @annvoskamp Links Mentioned: Your Brave Song: An Inspirational Children’s Picture Book That Shows How Faith in Jesus Can Help Kids Overcome Fear, Worry, and Anxiety by Ann Voskamp Waymaker: A Dare to Hope by Ann Voskamp Related Episodes: How to {really} Parent with Grace :: Jeannie Cunnion [Ep 55] How to be Calm and Kind Under Pressure :: Candace Cameron Bure [Ep223] Week Four Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Sally Clarkson Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

What’s the first word that comes to mind if I say, “Describe your body”? It wasn’t “good”, was it? Fellow human, it should be! Because that’s what God himself says about your body! He says it is good. Just the way he created it - not some past or future version of it, how it is right now. My guest this week is Alisa Keeton and she has spent the last 10+ years serving others through her ministry, Revelation Wellness. She wants you to understand not only that your body is good, but just how very much God loves you. She deeply desires that we would know God - not just about him, but know him. And that is where our journey to health and wellness can begin. “Freedom is not a look, it’s a feeling.” Connect with Alisa Keeton: Website: https://alisakeeton.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akeeton/ Instagram: @alisakeeton Twitter: @alisakeeton Links Mentioned: Revelation Wellness Food is Not the Boss of Me Challenge Revelation Wellness Podcast Related Episodes: Revelation Wellness :: Alisa Keeton [Ep 132] Your Body is GOOD :: Jess Connolly [Ep 329] Become Fully Alive - Mind, Body, and Spirit :: Susie Larson [Ep 218] Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

You know what you’re seeing of someone else’s life as you scroll isn’t the whole story and yet we all find ourselves longing for that perfect vacation, that look of pure delight on their child’s face, or the silent moments they were able to enjoy. We all know “comparison is the thief of joy,” and we should run from it. But what if, rather than try to immediately silence or distract whatever we’re feeling in those moments, we got curious about what’s going on inside? What if we could filter what we see and discern what is for us and what isn’t? In Christ, God has given us a treasure trove of wisdom and knowledge that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, is available to us all the time. We can use that wisdom to guide us as we uncover the “why” behind our comparisons and help us recognize our God-given boundaries. Exclusive Pre-Order: Pre-Order Right Where You Belong: How to Identify and Fully Occupy Your God-Given Space Special Listening Guide for this episode: Download Listening Guide here Links Mentioned: Feelings Card and “What I Need” Quadrant (scroll down just under the text of the show notes) Feelings Wheel Related Episodes: Shaping Your Family Culture :: Kimberly Amici [Ep 294] Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316] How to Help a Friend Process Life :: [Ep 395] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

“As parents our job is to be kinder and stronger, and wiser.” Those words are simple and sensible, but that directive can be deceptively hard. How do we mother - how do we live even - as our roles change hourly, monthly, yearly? In this second part of our conversation with Kari Kampakis she encourages us that if we are finding our identity in Christ and our joy in Him we can more easily navigate our ever-shifting roles as women. We can be free to teach and guide our children through life and ultimately let go of the reins when the time is right. Connect with Kari Kampakis: Website: https://www.karikampakis.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karikampakiswriter/ Instagram: @karikampakis Twitter: @KariKampakis Links Mentioned: Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter by Kari Kampakis Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For? By Kari Kampakis 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis More Than a Mom: How Prioritizing Your Wellness Helps You (and Your Family) Thrive by Kari Kampakis Related Episodes: Motherhood, Career, & Identity :: Kat Armstrong [Ep 171] Brave Enough to be Broken :: Toni Collier [Ep 388] Self-Differentiation and Why it Matters :: Nancy Houston [Ep 335] Rebranded: Stepping Into a New Season :: Christy Write [SOM Wk 6] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

“I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom” are the words of Mean Girl Regina George’s mom. We know she’s not a great example of a mom, but it can be difficult to sort out which moments are for connecting and which are for correcting. You want to be a valid voice in your daughter’s life as she enters their teen years and not just maintain, but grow your connection with her. It is possible to break from what society says and enjoy the teenage years. Mom of four girls and author, Kari Kampakis, talks with us this week about how humility and compassion can help us navigate our relationships with our tweens and teens. (Bonus - when they see us live this way, it will help them learn to navigate relationships too!) Connect with Kari Kampakis: Website: https://www.karikampakis.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karikampakiswriter/ Instagram: @karikampakis Twitter: @KariKampakis Links Mentioned: Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter by Kari Kampakis Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For? By Kari Kampakis 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis More Than a Mom: How Prioritizing Your Wellness Helps You (and Your Family) Thrive by Kari Kampakis Related Episodes: Be Vulnerable, Find Your People :: Jennie Allen [Ep 354] Freeing Your Adolescents to Step Into Adulthood - Ages and Stages - Teens :: Dr. Ken Wilgus [Ep 382] Ages & Stages Series - The Tween Years :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 380] Helping Our Kids Foster Friendships :: David Thomas and Sissy Goff [Ep 338] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

We are all theologians. We may not be formally educated experts, but we all have beliefs about who God is and how and why he interacts with us (or doesn’t). All of our assumptions, presuppositions, opinions, and ideas make up our theology. The question is, where are we getting our information? What do we base our theology on? My guest this week is Phylicia Masonheimer, founder of Every Woman a Theologian, and her goal is “to teach [women] how to discern truth, know what (and Who) [they] believe, and live [their] faith boldly in a post-Christian world.” Her day to day work is creating resources for women to learn to study the bible and navigate doctrine because a firm theological foundation matters for us personally and individually as well as for our other relationships be it our spouses, kids, friends, neighbors. That foundation will underpin the comfort we bring to a hurting friend, the discipline we use with our children, and how we treat our spouse. Connect with Phylicia Masonheimer: Website: https://phyliciamasonheimer.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phyliciadelta Instagram: @phyliciamasonheimer @everywomanatheologian Podcast: The Verity Podcast Links Mentioned: The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever New by Marty Machowski Mary Flo Ridley & Megan Michelson Birds & Bees Related Episodes: Become What You Behold :: Ruth Chou Simons [Ep 255] Let’s Talk About Sex :: Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson [Ep 328] Consistency in Bible Study :: Katie Orr [Ep 352] Giving Kids a Firm Foundation :: Troy Simons [Ep 278] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.

The origins of our word vulnerable are found in a Latin word that means “to wound”. We all know that to be fully known is to open ourselves up to the possibility of being wounded. When we let down our armor, when we expose the wounds of our past as part of the healing journey is risky and scary, but my guest this week, Toni Collier, says, “Be brave.” Be brave enough to be just who you are before God - he knows you already and loves you unconditionally. Be brave enough to be just who you are before yourself and let guilt indicate places that need to change and banish shame. Be brave enough to be who you are before safe people who can walk with you, supporting your unsteady but important healing steps. There are better, healthier relationships to be had through the healing journey. As Toni would say, “hurt and hope can coexist.” Toni Collier is a wife, mom, author, speaker, and founder of the international women’s ministry Broken Crayons Still Color which helps women process through their brokenness to get hope. Her newest book, Brave Enough to be Broken, is available wherever books are sold. Connect with Toni Collier: Website: www.tonijcollier.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colliertoni Instagram: @tonijcollier @brkncrayons Podcast: Still Coloring Links Mentioned: Brave Enough to be Broken: How to Embrace Your Pain and Discover Hope and Healing by Toni Collier Setting Healthy Boundaries with Family :: Dr. John Townsend [Ep 250] New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp Related Episodes: Broken Crayons Still Color :: Toni Collier [Ep 267] Healing from Broken Friendships :: Shundria Riddick [Ep 321] How to Help a Friend Process Life [Ep 359] Be Vulnerable, Find Your People :: Jennie Allen [Ep 354] Featured Sponsors: Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.