We can’t control most of life — not our kids’ meltdowns, not our husband’s commute time, not the chaos that mysteriously reappears five minutes after cleaning. But there is one area God gave us authority over that we often overlook: our thoughts.

In this episode, Sara breaks down how your thought life is shaping your actual life — and how learning to “clean up” your mind can change everything from your mood to your marriage. You’ll learn:

🧠 The Sequence — how your thoughts create feelings, which drive behavior, which shape results (and why this matters way more than you think).
🧺 The Cleaning Analogy — how much time you spend cleaning your house versus cleaning your thoughts — and why that ratio needs to change.
👶 A Kid Example — what happens when Mr. Moose gets “kidnapped,” and how changing your thought can change the outcome.
💍 A Marriage Example — how your thoughts about your husband being late can either destroy your evening or deepen your connection.
✝️ The Gospel Connection — why Romans 12:2 (“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind”) is more than a verse — it’s the key to real change.

You can’t always choose your first thought — but you can choose your second one.
And that second thought might just be the difference between despair and hope, resentment and grace, chaos and peace.

Key Verse

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2

Takeaway

Your brain is plastic (in a good way). It can change.
Every time you redirect a thought toward truth, you’re literally rewiring your brain — for the glory of God and for your own joy.

So this week, notice your thoughts. Clean as you go.
And if you want to practice this together in community, join us inside The Fellowship, where we make this whole “renewing your mind” thing a regular rhythm — not just a podcast takeaway.

Resources Mentioned

The Fellowship  – gospel-centered community for moms

Episode 4 teaser: The Pitfall That’ll Try to Wreck Your Renewing Journey 👀

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Ever done something you were excited about… and then immediately wanted to hide?
Yeah. Same.

In this episode, I tell the whole story of why it took weeks for me to tell a single person—including my husband—that I had launched this podcast. Publishing the episode was easy. But telling people about it? Cue the tears, anxiety, and full-body cringe.

And the reason it was so hard for me is probably the same reason something in your life feels harder than it needs to be, too.

We’re talking shame—that ancient whisper that says:

“Who do you think you are?”

“This isn’t good enough.”

“You’re not good enough.”

“Better hide this before anyone sees.”

Shame has one goal: disconnection.
From God.
From others.
From your own heart.

And the gospel has one answer: You are already loved. Already covered. Already held.

This episode walks through:

Why shame shows up most around creativity + connection

How shame keeps us isolated and afraid to be seen

The Garden of Eden roots of that “not enough” message

How the love of God is the only thing strong enough to silence shame

What it practically looks like to scorn shame and do the thing anyway

Whether “the thing” is:

Posting your art

Confessing a struggle

Hosting friends

Starting a project

Admitting you care about something

Or launching your own podcast 😉
this episode will help you move toward freedom instead of hiding.

Shame isn’t just a feeling—it’s a strategy to isolate and disconnect.

The message of shame is always some flavor of “you are not enough.”

The gospel answers: “You are loved—not because you are enough, but because Christ is.”

Transformation happens when we lean into love and scorn shame by acting anyway.

Your Shame, Crucified — my mini-course on rooting out shame through the gospel.
If you want it, email me and I’ll send you a discount code so cost isn’t a barrier:
📩 [email protected] 

Share it with a friend who needs reminding that she doesn’t have to hide anymore.
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leave a rating + review ✨
It matters more than you think.

Subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next.
Thanks for being here.
I’m so glad we get to do this together. 💛

Welcome to the very first episode of the Bad Christian Moms Podcast—a Christian mom podcast for gospel-hungry, drama-free mamas who feel like they’re failing and long for grace in the mess of motherhood.

If you’ve ever struggled with mom guilt, anger, shame, or faith in motherhood, you’re in the right place. Maybe you:

Or maybe you just want to know what kind of podcast would call moms “bad.”

In this first episode, host Sara Sery unpacks what the title really means (and what it doesn’t), shares her own raw story of motherhood colliding with anger, shame, and unmet expectations, and points us back to the gospel that meets us right in our mess.

Find out if you're in the right place. Take the "Are You A Bad Christian Mom?" quiz 🤪: www.badchristianmoms.com/quiz

00:00 Introduction to Bad Christian Moms 01:02 Why Did You Click on This Podcast? 02:31 Common Struggles of Christian Moms 07:53 Personal Experiences and Challenges 13:37 The Relevance of the Gospel 17:02 Conclusion and Invitation