Connected Families Podcast

From Feeling Like a Bad Mom to Deeply Loved


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What we believe about ourselves shapes how we parent, for better or worse.

In this opening episode of the Grace and Truth for Every Parent series, host Stacy Bellward talks with Connected Families’ Content Manager, Laura Way, about the beliefs that quietly keep parents stuck. Laura shares her own journey, including a pivotal moment with CF co-founder Lynne Jackson that helped her trade a crushing lie for a grace-filled truth that transformed her parenting.

If you’ve ever struggled with feeling like a bad mom or like you’re just not enough, this one’s for you.

Key Takeaways:
  • Your weaknesses can become your greatest parenting strength.
  • Parenting surfaces the beliefs you didn’t know existed.
  • Receive God’s grace first, then pass it on.
  • You are loved far beyond your best behavior.
  • Mentioned in this Podcast: 
    • Blog Post – 5 Lies That Keep Parents Stuck (And the Biblical Truths That Set You Free)
    • Give – Grace & Truth for EVERY Parent! 
    • 5 Lies That Keep Parents Stuck PDF Resources
    • Grace and Truth for Moms Online Course
    • Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart Online Course
    • Trash Truth Treasure Online Course
    • Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting!

      This podcast was made possible by members of The Table, whose monthly support creates a ripple effect of change for generations to come. We’d love to have you take a seat at The Table!

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      Guest Bio:

      Laura Way serves as the host for The Table, Connected Families’ monthly donor program, and as the Content Manager. She first found Connected Families as a young discouraged mom, living overseas with her family from 2014-2019. She lives with her husband, Aubrey, and their two vibrant and Sensitive and Intense daughters in Orlando, FL. 

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