The Warrior Mama Podcast

Tantrums, strong moods, and big feelings are part of growing up. In this episode, Bethany talks about how we can walk with our children in these moments, pointing them to Jesus with kindness, mercy, and grace.We explore how to meet children where they are, remember their perspective, and share God’s Word in practical ways. Bethany emphasizes following God’s pattern of love, using undistracted time, active listening, and thoughtful questions to help children feel truly seen and heard.This episode is not about preventing tantrums. It is about guiding children toward self-control, nurturing attachment, and showing them God’s love through our patience and example.https://bethanykimsey.co - Want to learn more about Learning the Art of Gospel Discipline Conversations and A Warrior Mama's prayers Journal. Get Your Ticket -- Join us at Rooted! April 17-18, 2026 in Albany, GA

In this episode, Bethany speaks directly to the heart of motherhood and the weight, purpose, and calling within it. In seasons of exhaustion, doubt, or comparison, it is easy to lose sight of what our role truly is. This conversation is a reminder to come back to the foundation.God has given you this role with intention. You were created first for relationship with Him, and from that relationship flows the way you lead, love, and guide your children.Bethany shares about surrender and dependence, especially in moments when you feel stretched thin. When you are struggling, it is not about trying harder in your own strength. It is about allowing His power to work through you. God makes His appeal through willing hearts. As mothers, we become ambassadors of His love inside our homes.If you have been questioning your impact or wondering whether you are enough, this episode will remind you that God equips the women He calls. Your role matters. Your obedience matters. And through surrender, He works powerfully in you and through you for your children.https://bethanykimsey.coGet Your Ticket

Bethany dives into how we can bring life, purpose, and direction to our parenting by looking at where our children are in their spiritual journey. She talks about meeting our kids where they are and asking God for wisdom to guide us in walking alongside them.In this episode, Bethany explores the different ages and stages of childhood—from preschool through the teen years and shares practical ways to have meaningful conversations with Jesus at each stage. She gives examples from her own home and experiences, offering guidance for helping children understand their worth in God and see themselves through His eyes.Parenting in gospel truth isn’t always easy, but by understanding the unique needs of each stage, we can remind our children of God’s love and guide them in their spiritual growth.For more resources and to connect with Bethany, visit bethanykimsey.co.

In this episode, Bethany shares the five pillars she returns to in her role as a mother. These pillars serve as anchor points during seasons when motherhood feels heavy or when it’s hard to stay in tune.Bethany talks about the importance of remembering that our children are souls in need of a Savior and how that truth shapes a gentle, grounded approach to parenting. She shares why asking for God’s wisdom matters, how learning the gospel deeply changes perspective, and what it looks like to parent as an ambassador rather than from a place of control.The conversation also touches on listening and discernment, interceding for our children through prayer, and the need for community with other women. Bethany closes with encouragement to stay rooted in how God sees your children and to talk to God with them as you walk through motherhood.Connect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Join The Warrior Mama Course: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/courses

In this episode, Bethany joins the conversation to talk honestly about discipline, especially the seasons when it feels constant, exhausting, and emotionally heavy.She shares from her own experience of walking through a season where her children were triggering frustration and anger, and how isolating that can feel as a parent. Bethany names the reality of being worn down by repeated correction and the temptation to discipline from irritation instead of intention.Throughout the episode, she unpacks six core truths that serve as guardrails for discipline. These truths help parents respond with peace, love, and joy rather than reaction. She reminds listeners that every child has deep value, that God desires relationship with them, and that behavior or sin does not define who a child is.Bethany emphasizes heart motivation over surface behavior, encouraging parents to remember their role as stewards and shepherds, not controllers. She points parents back to God’s heart, His kindness, forgiveness, and patience, and challenges them to model that same posture in discipline.This episode reframes discipline as an opportunity to guide a child out of their mess and toward restoration, connection, and grace.Connect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Join The Warrior Mama Course: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/courses

There are endless opinions on what it means to be a “good mom,” and it’s easy to let outside voices and debates creep into our homes. Bethany explores how to root your parenting in the gospel, not the noise. She shares how to stay grounded in God’s Word, hold the gospel high in your home, and resist the pressure to measure up to everyone else’s standards.Bethany also emphasizes the power of our words. Speaking kindly and intentionally over our children creates a pathway for their growth and sets the tone for your home. She encourages moms to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit and trust that walking with Jesus will teach you exactly what you need to know.Motherhood is not meant to be done alone. Bethany reminds us why community with like-minded moms is essential, helping us stay focused on what truly matters and avoid distractions from foolish debates.This episode is for any mom wanting to parent with confidence, clarity, and gospel-centered conviction.Grab this free resource to guide gospel-centered conversationshttps://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/jesus-centered-disciplineAnchoring Your Motherhood in the Gospelhttps://bethanykimsey.co/products/reset-anchoring-your-motherhood-in-gospel-truthsLearning the Art of Discipline Conversationshttps://bethanykimsey.co/products/learning-the-art-of-gospel-discipline-conversations

In this episode, Bethany is joined by her husband Troy to talk about disobedience in children and what parents actually do in the moment it shows up.They speak honestly about mistakes they’ve made and what 27 years of parenting has taught them. Disobedience isn’t treated as surprising or alarming. It’s named as a normal part of raising kids and something parents should expect.Bethany and Troy talk about why disobedience often feels personal, how quickly parents move into reaction, and why learning to pause matters. They walk through how to look at what motivated the behavior and how to respond with clarity instead of control.The conversation also breaks down what obedience and disobedience really mean, the different places children can be in when they disobey, and how these moments can be used for instruction rather than power struggles.This episode gives parents a clear way to think about disobedience and a steadier framework for responding when it happens.Connect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Join The Warrior Mama Course: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/courses

As the new year begins, Bethany invites parents to pause and reflect on a deeper question: Do we have a clear, God given vision for where our children are going?In this episode, Bethany explores what it means to seek God’s perspective in parenting and trust that He has uniquely designed each parent for the children they are raising. God knows our children intimately, is fully attentive to their lives, and is actively at work in their growth and development. He invites us to see them the same way He does.Bethany shares practical ways to bring confusion, frustration, and moments of perceived failure before the Lord through intentional reflection, writing, and prayer. Drawing from Jeremiah 33:3, this conversation emphasizes praying God’s Word and becoming students of our children as we learn to parent with clarity and purpose.This episode encourages parents to let God’s way inform their motherhood and begin the year grounded in His perspective rather than their own.Connect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Join The Warrior Mama Course: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/courses

In this final episode before Christmas, Bethany opens Isaiah 9 and talks through what it means to call Jesus the Lord of Hosts. She explains the passage in a clear, grounded way and reflects on what God’s zeal actually looks like in real life, not just in scripture.If you are heading into Christmas feeling like you have done all the planning, all the hosting, and all the preparing, yet still wondering if Jesus is really present in the middle of it all, this episode offers reassurance. He is with you, fully invested, and not distant from your everyday Christmas moments.Merry Christmas.

The holidays can be messy. Between hurried schedules, unexpected conflicts, and moments that don’t go as planned, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.This special re-air is part of a six-episode series exploring the names of Jesus. In this episode, Bethany reflects on Jesus as our Intercessor. Just as a child might step in to defend a sibling after an accident, Jesus speaks on our behalf before God. He advocates for us, provides righteousness, and offers spiritual blessings so we can rest in his grace and hope.Purchase the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalConnect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Advent Devotional: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/advent?

This special re-air is part of a six-episode series exploring the names of Jesus. Each episode is designed to help you navigate the tensions, overwhelm, and unexpected chaos that often come with the Christmas season.In this episode, Bethany dives into scripture to unpack what it means that Jesus is our Living Water. Understanding this name requires seeing the vital role water played for the Hebrews—and realizing the deep ways Jesus satisfies our thirst today.Bethany encourages listeners to reflect: What are you most desperate for this week? Affirmation, truth, hope, or satisfaction? Jesus offers a constant flow of replenishment, healing, and steadiness to meet those needs daily.Purchase the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalConnect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Advent Devotional: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/advent?

This special re-air is part of a six-episode series focused on the names of Jesus. Each episode is designed to help you navigate the tensions, overwhelm, and unexpected chaos that often come with the Christmas season.In this episode, Bethany explores why Jesus is called the Great Shepherd and what this name means for us today. During the holidays, it’s easy to get caught up in lists and busyness, but Jesus tends to us, guiding us toward peace, contentment, and purpose even amid the chaos.Take a moment to pause, listen, and let the Great Shepherd lead you through the season with calm and clarity.Purchase the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalConnect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Advent Devotional: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/advent?

This is a special re-air as we move into a six-episode series focused on the names of Jesus. Each episode is designed to help you settle the tensions, overwhelm, and unexpected chaos that often rise during the Christmas season.In today’s brief but meaningful episode, Bethany reflects on Jesus as our helper. She shares a personal story that reminded her what happens when we stop trying to manage everything alone and allow Him to meet us in the middle of the mess. If you have ever felt like you made a mess of Christmas or drifted from what matters most, you are not left to sort it out by yourself. He wants to help you heal, and He stays committed even when life feels scattered.Join Bethany each day as she revisits another name of Jesus in the days leading up to Christmas. Each episode offers a quiet moment to breathe, reconnect, and remember who holds this season together.Purchase the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalConnect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Advent Devotional: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/advent?

Welcome back to the kitchen table at Christmastime. In this reair, join Bethany as she continues her six-episode journey exploring the many names of Jesus to help you navigate the tensions, overwhelm, and chaos of the Christmas season.Bethany shares a nugget of truth in each episode to help listeners find peace, joy, and purpose by fixing their eyes on Jesus. Amid the rush of preparations, errands, and holiday tasks, she shows how laying it all before Him can help you focus on the true meaning of Christmas.Purchase the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalConnect with Bethany: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/Advent Devotional: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/advent?

Bethany answers a question every parent faces.“How do I help my kids grow in gratitude when the world pushes entitlement?”Bethany walks through three patterns she often sees in her own home: possessiveness, selfishness, and entitlement. She explains how each one can open the door to meaningful and Gospel centered conversations. She also shares how these patterns show up at different ages and how we can respond with grace instead of frustration.Bethany reminds us that these moments begin with our own hearts. Before we lead our kids toward gratitude, we often need to notice where we feel discontent or deserving ourselves.In a culture that centers everything around a child’s comfort and happiness, this episode helps bring us back to what truly matters: humility, character, and a Gospel shaped view of gratitude.Join the newsletter:https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/prayerguide

In this episode, Bethany opens up about the pressure so many moms feel to perform, measure up, and hold everything together. She shares how that weight can start to lift when we let the gospel actually run through our motherhood. Understanding that you are already complete in him changes everything. It softens the constant self-judgment, eases the pressure to prove yourself, and opens space to experience real peace, even in the small, ordinary moments of the day.Bethany reminds us of the truths that steady us. God’s love never pulls away and is not earned by our performance. His joy is full and complete, not dependent on how our day went or how our kids respond to us. His peace is present even when life feels chaotic. And when the pressure rises, he invites us to reconnect, to pour out our worries, and to rest in the reality that we are fully and completely loved.These truths are drawn from John 15:8, John 15:11, John 14, and John 14:18–20, grounding us in the reality that our worth, our joy, and our peace come from God, not from what we do or how we perform. This episode is an invitation to let those truths settle deeply into your motherhood so you can move from pressure to peace and breathe a little easier each day.Join the newsletter:https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/prayerguide

Can we truly walk as mothers and women of worship in a world that tells us worry is part of being a good mom? In this episode, Bethany shares what it means to move from a posture of worry to one of worship and how that shift begins with surrender.We talk about the pressures moms carry such as screentime, food, friendships, and milestones. It is easy to believe that worrying shows we care. But what if God is inviting us to lay those worries down? What if we can trust Him even when we do not have all the answers?This conversation also looks at the connection between worry and shame and the weight we carry when we feel like we have wrecked it as moms. You will hear reminders of grace, redemption, and the truth that you have not ruined anything beyond God’s ability to renew.Know Him. Surrender what you are holding. Stand in the truth of the gospel.If you have been holding tight to worry or shame, this episode is an invitation to release it. Trust that God is regrowing what was once broken and let worship rise in its place.Join Identity Defined Grab the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalGet on Bethany's Newsletter: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/prayerguide

Have you ever been so overwhelmed that even praying felt hard? The kind of heavy where you know God is good, but your mind can’t keep up with your heart?In this episode of The Warrior Mama Podcast, Bethany shares what God taught her in one of those seasons. With eight children, health challenges, and more on her plate than most could imagine, she asked God how to keep moving forward when it all felt like too much. His response was simple but powerful: build an altar.She takes us back to Joshua 4, where God told the Israelites to gather stones from the Jordan River as a reminder of His faithfulness. Bethany began doing the same in her own life, collecting stones of Scripture, answered prayers, and moments where God showed up in quiet ways. Those reminders became anchors when the overwhelm tried to take over.This conversation is for the mom who wants to feel grounded again. It’s a reminder that when life feels heavy, God hasn’t gone anywhere. You can build your own altar right where you are, remembering the ways He’s already been faithful. If you’ve been longing for peace and perspective in the middle of the busy, this episode will meet you there.Join Identity Defined Grab the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalGet on Bethany's Newsletter: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/prayerguide

What do you do when you’ve been praying and it feels like God isn’t moving? When you’re waiting on Him to act, and it seems like He’s quiet? Bethany talks about what it really looks like to wait on the Lord with strength and courage when you can’t see or understand his plan. Through Psalm 27, she shares how she’s learning to anchor her heart in God’s promises instead of her emotions. This isn’t about pretending the waiting is easy but instead it’s about holding on to hope when the answers haven’t come yet.Bethany opens up about her own seasons of frustration and the temptation to take control when God feels silent. She explores how our desire for self-sufficiency can pull us away from trust, and how courage starts to grow when we fix our eyes back on Him.If you’re in a season where it feels like nothing is happening, this episode will remind you that waiting isn’t wasted. God is working, even when you can’t see it—and there’s strength to be found right there in the waiting.Grab the Warrior Mama's Prayer Journal: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/a-warrior-mamas-prayer-journalGet on Bethany's Newsletter: https://warriormotherhood.myflodesk.com/prayerguide