Don't Mom Alone Podcast

By Heather MacFadyen

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Interviews with wise women, Lysa TerKeurst, Sally Clarkson, & Lisa-Jo Baker, help moms stayed centered in a shaky world.

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Inner Healing Prayer :: Jen...

04.19.2021

There is often a disconnect from what we read in scripture and how we experience life. God say, “I have not given you a spirit of fear,” but we keenly feel fear and anxiety. We know that God has taken ...

Don't Mom Alone Podcast episodes:

04.19.2021 Inner Healing Prayer :: Jennifer Barnett [Ep 323] There is often a disconnect from what we read in scripture and how we experience life. God say, “I have not given you a spirit of fear,” but we keenly feel fear and anxiety. We know that God has taken ...
04.12.2021 Six Needs of Every Child :: Amy and Jeffrey Olrick [Ep 322] As moms we are often looking for parenting formulas and quick fixes to solve our latest parenting problems. When they are babies, following formulas for sleeping and eating makes sense, but as they get older and their needs change it ...
04.05.2021 Healing from Broken Friendships :: Shundria Riddick [Ep 321] On a recent Instagram survey I learned that 68% of y’all have experienced broken friendships. I knew we needed an episode to help. The last year has not been easy for any of us. So many things in our lives ...
03.29.2021 Hosting a Simple Passover Seder :: Chris and Karen Katulka [Ep 320] With Easter right around the corner, the traditional Jewish feast of Passover is also coming up. The Passover Seder, a ritual feast that marks the beginning of Passover, is a powerful, symbolic meal to help both Christian and Jewish believers ...
03.22.2021 Connecting Through Play :: Charissa Fry [Ep 319] Licensed Professional Counselor Charissa Fry is back to help parents get the “most bang for our buck” when it comes to one-on-one connected time with our kids — PLAY! Even if you’re a mom who doesn’t love playtime or you ...
03.15.2021 True Intimacy with God :: Mo Isom Aiken [Ep 318] I’m excited to welcome back Mo Isom Aiken to the podcast. She writes and speaks powerfully about how God has redeemed her own brokenness and set her on a path to challenge, encourage and equip other Christ followers. In this ...
03.08.2021 Supporting Students with Dyslexia :: Kerri Irvin [Ep 317] When it comes to learning differences and special education diagnoses, it can feel overwhelming and defeating to see your child struggle. My guest Kerri Irvin is a dyslexia specialist who has worked with countless children, teens and adults to help ...
03.01.2021 Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316] “What’s something you’ve grown in but at different speeds?”. After collecting listener questions, this question stood out to my husband Bruce. So instead of doing a general Q and A episode (in honor of our 22nd wedding anniversary), we decided ...
02.26.2021 A Lil Help with Boys and Screens :: David Thomas [Bonus] David Thomas and I talked for SOOOO long in our interview because he's the BEST. The last part of our convo was specific to handling screen time with boys. The DMA team figured we could shorten the main episode by ...
02.22.2021 Understanding Boys Better :: David Thomas [Ep 315] Understanding the emotions of boys is a challenge no matter the age. Anxiety that presents as anger or distraction. Depression shows up as low-grade irritability. David Thomas returns to the show to answer listener questions about all things boy. David ...
02.15.2021 Talk to Your Kids about Race :: Kirsten Watson [Ep 314] The topic of racial inequality and the need for reconciliation and education on race in America is a BIG. It can seem overwhelmingly big when it comes to teaching our kids how to be allies for people who are different ...
02.08.2021 Overwhelmed Beyond Your Strength :: Jackie Askvig [Ep 313] My guest Jackie and her husband David always thought they would foster and maybe adopt. After starting a family of their own, fostering siblings for a time and having twins, a viral photo of a malnourished orphan in Ukraine changed ...
02.01.2021 Why Read the Entire Bible? :: Tara Leigh Cobble [Ep 312] Have you read the whole Bible? That was the question my guest Tara-Leigh Cobble struggled to answer while talking to a pastor friend. As she thought back through her life growing up in a Christian home, being involved in church ...
01.25.2021 Getting Brave About Anxiety :: Sissy Goff [Ep 311] Sissy Goff is one of our favorite counselors to have on the show and she’s back with us to talk about her new guide for helping teen girls with worry and anxiety. But beyond that she offers hope and help ...
01.18.2021 Finding Yourself in Motherhood :: Amber O'Neal Johnston [Ep 310] Amber O’Neal describes herself as a homeschooling mama using Charlotte Mason principles in an atmosphere where “Charlotte Mason wears an afro.” She joins me to talk about how she unexpectedly found she loved homeschooling and working to help her kids ...
01.11.2021 Safe Conversations :: Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt [Ep 309] Harville Hendrix, PhD and his wife Helen Hunt, PhD have been helping couples for years as therapists, authors and speakers. They are on a mission to share the concepts of safe conversations with the world. They join me to share ...
01.04.2021 Redeeming Shame through Community :: Dr. Curt Thompson [Ep 308] Our kids begin to feel and respond to shame as early as 15 to 18 months of age. Those early moments can begin a lifelong struggle with feeling unworthy, inadequate and unlovable. Shame also disintegrates us (separating our thinking brain ...
12.28.2020 Worth Repeating // Kirk Martin (Calm Parenting) I love Kirk’s realistic approach to parenting. He understands what your home dynamics are like. And gives practical tips. After listening to today’s episode you will have at least three different “tricks” to apply. Most of all, I’m thankful for ...
12.21.2020 Worth Repeating // Christy Nockels (Christmas Ed) This episode originally aired in Nov 2016 Today’s guest is Christy Nockels, Dove award winning musician and mom to three children. In 2006 she made the God-led choice to step away from the music industry, for a time, to pour ...
12.14.2020 Worth Repeating // Sally Lloyd Jones This is episode originally aired in Nov of 2015. Our copy is duct-taped and well-loved. . . My oldest son beamed telling me how he’s read the whole Bible in a couple weeks. . . It’s sold almost 2 million ...
12.07.2020 Worth Repeating // Jess Connolly "We can feel isolated – that’s real, but we can’t stay there. We have the entire trinity on our side, the Father loving us fiercely and making a good plan, the Holy Spirit interceding on our behalf, our coheir Christ ...
11.30.2020 How to Have Healthy Conflict :: Lynn Hoffman [Ep 307] Between the pandemic and uncertainty of this last year and all the pressure of the upcoming holiday season, there is a lot of potential for conflict. My friend and mentor Lynn Hoffman is here with some timely advice on how ...
11.23.2020 Santa or No Santa :: Ep 306 You know who is coming to town. The big man in the red suit is everywhere this time of year and each of us grew up with different traditions on how to engage with and celebrate Santa. My assistant Sarah-Jane ...
11.16.2020 Celebrating Advent :: Tsh Oxenreider [Ep 305] As a mom of three small children, author and podcaster Tsh Oxenreider found Christmas a bit overwhelming and as Charlie Brown would say, “too commercial.” Year after year she found herself dreading the season and looking for simple ways to ...
11.09.2020 Forgiving What You Can’t Forget :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 304] Do you ever find yourself replaying and reliving the details of the deepest hurt in your life? My guest today has endured a devastating, public heartbreak – and she has wrestled with the lingering,unresolved pain which followed. Author and speaker ...
11.02.2020 Praying as God's Daughter :: Molly Rhodes [Ep 303] As a long time believer, my friend Molly just couldn’t see much value in prayer. With her always on-the-go personality and her full life raising three boys with her husband, taking the time to sit in silence and pray seemed ...
10.26.2020 Your Funny Mom Stories [Ep 302] With the heaviness of 2020 weighing on so many moms, I thought this week we should share a few laughs. My assistant Sarah-Jane Menefee joins me to share some funny mom stories we’ve experienced and stories that listeners submitted. We’ve ...
10.19.2020 Sexual Identity and Radical Ordinary Hospitality :: Dr. Rosaria Butterfield [Ep 301] Several listeners recommended Dr. Rosaria Butterfield as a guest on our recent survey. I’m so glad you did! Dr. Butterfield shares about her former life as a lesbian and professor of queer theory. In a quest to understand why Christians ...
10.12.2020 Healthy Habit Building :: Kat Lee [Ep 300] Whether we like it or not we have habits that define our lives. We have habits that determine when we wake up, how we spend our time and where we focus our energy. Joining me today to talk about how ...
10.05.2020 Nurturing Your Marriage :: Brent and Janis Sharpe [Ep 299] Marriage can be really hard. You start out so in love and excited but over time the daily strain of work, home, and parenting makes it challenging to connect with your spouse. Add a global pandemic and the strain is ...
09.28.2020 You Are Never Alone :: Max Lucado [Ep 298] It was such an honor for me to chat with one of my favorite authors for this episode. Max Lucado has written almost 100 books and is a pastor at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. We talk about his ...
09.21.2020 When Joy is a Struggle :: Keli Reese [Ep 297] Keli Reese is a naturally joyful person and a teacher who loves children. She figured that motherhood would come naturally for her too. But, after having five children in five years she found herself in the midst of life and ...
09.14.2020 Grace and Truth for Moms :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 296] As a mom of three, Lynne Jackson struggled to maintain the order and perfection she expected to have in her life. Conflicts with her oldest son especially left her feeling defeated, angry and fearful of the future. “The Lord was ...
09.07.2020 Practicing Faith Through Fear :: Dominique Young [Ep 295] As minister and mom of one with another child on the way, Dominique Young looked like she had it all together — great job, great family, great ministry. But a few months into her second pregnancy she started experiencing postpartum ...
08.31.2020 Shaping Your Family Culture :: Kimberly Amici [Ep 294] Kimberly Amici wanted her family to live by a set of values and a mission. So, she sat down with her husband and wrote out her ideas and expectations. But, in the midst of their busy life raising three kids ...
08.24.2020 Choose What Matters to YOU :: Kendra Adachi [Ep 293] (If you struggle with how to manage distance learning and working from home...listen to Kendra "lazy genius" that situation for me) Kendra Adachi also known as the Lazy Genius calls herself a professional permission giver. And she’s here to give ...
08.10.2020 Week Six Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Stacey Thacker When I recorded this interview in 2015 I had no idea just two years later my father would pass away. Stacey's wisdom on grief became my lifeline. This year with so many losses our hearts have experienced constant, low-level grief. ...
08.03.2020 Week Five Summer of Mentorship 2020 Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith As moms, we know we need rest. We usually equate rest with sleep or rest with a vacation, but this week’s guest shares a much bigger picture of our need for rest in multiple areas of our lives. Dr. Saundra ...
07.27.2020 Week Four Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Sally Clarkson Sippy cup refill requests. Another load of laundry to fold. A sibling dispute. Ever feel like you are reacting to life? Life is coming at you and you respond. There have been many times in my mothering where instead of ...
07.20.2020 Week Three Summer of Mentorship 2020 Francie Winslow (This episode originally aired in 2016) Francie Winslow shares the exponential impact marital intimacy has on the world around us. Sex is a multiplying factor in our lives, not just with producing kids, but producing a massive amount of connection. ...
07.13.2020 Week Two Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Dorena Williamson Many of us avoid and struggle with conversations about race or disabilities because it’s uncomfortable. When our children ask innocent questions about someone who is different than they are, it can make us feel tongue tied or embarrassed. Author Dorena ...
07.06.2020 Week One Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Rachel Anne Ridge Rachel Anne Ridge is an author, professional artist, and speaker in Texas. Together with her husband Tom, she bootstrapped her way through the Great Recession, raised a family, and rediscovered her purpose in the midst of the everyday juggle of ...
06.29.2020 How to Avoid Power Struggles :: Stacy Bellward and Chad Hayenga [Ep 292] With more family togetherness than ever before comes the potential for a lot more arguing and nagging our kids to obey. If you’re stuck in a parenting rut or negative cycle, then our friends from Connected Families are here to ...
06.22.2020 Focus on Growth vs Guilt :: Lisa Bevere [Ep 291] Author and speaker Lisa Bevere is back to give us a powerful message as we head into summer with our kids: “push aside the guilt and celebrate growth.” She shares some personal stories from very hard places in her life ...
06.15.2020 Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids :: Dr. Kara Powell [Ep 290] From learning to walk to tying their shoes and eventually learning to drive (coming up for me soon!), so much of parenting is teaching, training and encouragement. When it comes to faith in God, we do all we can to ...
06.08.2020 Strengthening Our Friendships :: Susan Seay [Ep 289] Deep friendships are essential to our lives. Whether we’re extroverted or introverted, have a lot of friends or a few, we all need someone else to walk through life with. I’m excited for you to hear from Susan Seay, a ...
06.01.2020 Working from Home :: Jehava Brown [Ep 288] My guest today Jehava Brown takes us into how she started a blog as a side project while staying home with her kids and transitioned that site into a full-time job. We talk about work/life balance, setting health boundaries and ...
05.25.2020 Tough Transitions with Toddlers and Newborns :: Hailey Bain and Meredith Woodruff [Ep 287] In the past two years, a lot has changed in the lives of my friends Hailey and Meredith. They came on episode 199 to talk about discipline and toddlers. Since that conversation their families have grown and changed. Today we’re ...
05.18.2020 Reflecting on Financial Priorities :: Ericka Young [Ep 286] During the ongoing health crisis of COVID-19, there are a lot of changes in household finances. Maybe grocery and electric bills have gone up because everyone is home. You or your spouse may have a reduction in income or you’ve ...
05.11.2020 The Good God Wants for Our Families :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 285] With the current global pandemic, we are all together more than ever and it’s causing friction in our relationship with our spouse and kids. Back by popular demand, Paul David Tripp is here to answer your parenting and marriage questions ...

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Don't Mom Alone Podcast episodes:

Inner Healing Prayer :: Jennifer Barnett [Ep 323]

Six Needs of Every Child :: Amy and Jeffrey Olrick [Ep 322]

Healing from Broken Friendships :: Shundria Riddick [Ep 321]

Hosting a Simple Passover Seder :: Chris and Karen Katulka [Ep 320]

Connecting Through Play :: Charissa Fry [Ep 319]

True Intimacy with God :: Mo Isom Aiken [Ep 318]

Supporting Students with Dyslexia :: Kerri Irvin [Ep 317]

Bruce Learns to Label His Feelings :: Bruce and Heather [Ep 316]

A Lil Help with Boys and Screens :: David Thomas [Bonus]

Understanding Boys Better :: David Thomas [Ep 315]

Talk to Your Kids about Race :: Kirsten Watson [Ep 314]

Overwhelmed Beyond Your Strength :: Jackie Askvig [Ep 313]

Why Read the Entire Bible? :: Tara Leigh Cobble [Ep 312]

Getting Brave About Anxiety :: Sissy Goff [Ep 311]

Finding Yourself in Motherhood :: Amber O'Neal Johnston [Ep 310]

Safe Conversations :: Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt [Ep 309]

Redeeming Shame through Community :: Dr. Curt Thompson [Ep 308]

Worth Repeating // Kirk Martin (Calm Parenting)

Worth Repeating // Christy Nockels (Christmas Ed)

Worth Repeating // Sally Lloyd Jones

Worth Repeating // Jess Connolly

How to Have Healthy Conflict :: Lynn Hoffman [Ep 307]

Santa or No Santa :: Ep 306

Celebrating Advent :: Tsh Oxenreider [Ep 305]

Forgiving What You Can’t Forget :: Lysa TerKeurst [Ep 304]

Praying as God's Daughter :: Molly Rhodes [Ep 303]

Your Funny Mom Stories [Ep 302]

Sexual Identity and Radical Ordinary Hospitality :: Dr. Rosaria Butterfield [Ep 301]

Healthy Habit Building :: Kat Lee [Ep 300]

Nurturing Your Marriage :: Brent and Janis Sharpe [Ep 299]

You Are Never Alone :: Max Lucado [Ep 298]

When Joy is a Struggle :: Keli Reese [Ep 297]

Grace and Truth for Moms :: Lynne Jackson [Ep 296]

Practicing Faith Through Fear :: Dominique Young [Ep 295]

Shaping Your Family Culture :: Kimberly Amici [Ep 294]

Choose What Matters to YOU :: Kendra Adachi [Ep 293]

Week Six Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Stacey Thacker

Week Five Summer of Mentorship 2020 Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Week Four Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Sally Clarkson

Week Three Summer of Mentorship 2020 Francie Winslow

Week Two Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Dorena Williamson

Week One Summer of Mentorship 2020 :: Rachel Anne Ridge

How to Avoid Power Struggles :: Stacy Bellward and Chad Hayenga [Ep 292]

Focus on Growth vs Guilt :: Lisa Bevere [Ep 291]

Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids :: Dr. Kara Powell [Ep 290]

Strengthening Our Friendships :: Susan Seay [Ep 289]

Working from Home :: Jehava Brown [Ep 288]

Tough Transitions with Toddlers and Newborns :: Hailey Bain and Meredith Woodruff [Ep 287]

Reflecting on Financial Priorities :: Ericka Young [Ep 286]

The Good God Wants for Our Families :: Paul David Tripp [Ep 285]

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