This week on the pod, Jess and Bella chat about the viral pop psychology label of personality types and how they can be applied too quickly and readily in boxing us all into a comparison game.

Our values may drive some of the ways we approach things as mums, but sometimes we are different in different seasons, and sometimes we just don't meet the real and imagined standards of culture. And that's okay. We hope the episode encourages you this week!

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Links:

5 Things I Have Unlearned as a Teacher from Homeschooling my Children

Friends, it's time we go there.

This episode is a response to some comments we have received in a previous episode about what biblical leadership and submission looks like in a marriage.

We also chat about what that looks like when it comes to sex and intimacy with your spouse.

We encourage both wives and husbands to listen to this together, because we think it will be a benefit to your marriage in some way (maybe get your husbands to skip the life update part as there is mention of some TMI girly stuff!)

We want to add a disclaimer that we are not qualified Pastors, Counsellors or Theological Experts on this subject. We are coming to this conversation having wrestled with a lot of these things in our own marriage, looking honestly at what Scripture says and how we can best apply that to our marriages.

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Links

What is submission in marriage – John Piper

Submitting to an unbelieving husband

Love your wife like Christ loved the church

11 Characteristics of a Godly marriage

Sex and submission

Scripture

Ephesians 5: 21-22

Ephesians 5:25

Colossians 3:18-19

1 Peter 3:1

Ephesians 5:33

Episode Chapters

00:00:00 The girls catch up on their week

00:14:45 Biblical submission

00:33:35 What does equal submission look like?

00:48:40 Unequally yoked

00:52:00 Sex and submission

In episode 62, Jess and Bella reflect on their mental health struggles over the years.

Collectively dealing with insomnia, depression, postpartum depression and anxiety, we reflect on some dark times and what God has taught us about Himself through those times.

We pray that this episode will be an encouragement to your faith, whether you have dealt with mental health struggles or any type of struggle that you have had to wrestle God with.

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In this episode, Bella is back and here to share her birth story with her second baby girl.

We hope you enjoy this raw, vulnerable and insightful episode of Bella's birth story.

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In episode 60, Jess chats with Caitlin Estes, founder of Woven Natural Fertility Care and Author of Woven Well.

Caitlin is a Christian Certified Fertility Care Practitioner passionate about educating women about their fertility while honouring their faith.

In this conversation Caitlin sheds light on the fertility model she teaches, the science behind birth control, advice for women walking through infertility and how to raise daighters who feel empowered about their cycles.

Caitlin also shares with us her new book 'Woven Well' and the heart behind writing it.

This episode is a necessary conversation for women in the Christian faith, so make sure to share the episode with someone who could be encouraged by it.

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Want to learn about Caitlin's work? Check out her website here.

If you'd like to purchase her book Woven Well, you can purchase it here.

In episode 59, Jess interviews her good friend, Chloe Somerfield, who is a wife, mother of two, passionate about theology, motherhood and building community in your 30's.

Chloe and her family moved from Sydney to Tennesse, USA just under a year ago. She shares about the decision to move, what a step of faith like that takes and how God has covered their move with His grace.

We chat about discipleship for kids, theology for mothers, how to create in the margins of motherhood, what social media gets wrong about motherhood and how God's grace is sufficient in every season.

Chloe shares her favourite Christian kids resources here:

The New City Catechism for Kids

Article about Mother's Happiness

Enduring Word App

Every Moment Holy: Daily Litergies

The Apostles' Creed (Fat Cat Series)

The Garden, The Curtain and The Cross

Let There Be Light

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Episode Chapters

00:00:00 Introducing Chloe

00:11:15 Theology for mums

00:19:27 Sharing the gospel with our kids

00:28:15 Don't forget your gifts

00:38:22 Pushing back on parenting trends

00:45:06 Helpful resources

In this episode, we interview Abby from @an.intentional.wife.

Jess found Abby on Instagram over one of her viral reels (listen to find out what it was about).

Abby opens up to us about how to have an intentional marriage, the little things that make a huge difference to support your marriage and the little things that create tension and disconnect in a marriage.

We talk about how to date your spouse again and the importance of dressing up for your husband (you'll love the way she and her husband figured out a spicy way to do this!)

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we loved chatting with Abby.

Disclaimer: Jess's audio was not working well in this episode - sorry in advance!

Make sure to follow her over at Instagram @an.intentional.wife. See the rest of her links below!

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Abby has some amazing resources for keeping your marriage strong:

Still Dating: A one year marriage journey

Abby's favourite marriage books

Abby's favourite date night ideas

Episode Chapters

00:00:00 A little about Abby

00:12:20 Importance of Weekly date night

00:22:50 Prioritising marriage after kids

00:31:38 How to reconnect with your spouse

00:43:26 Dressing up for your husband

00:49:00 Top tips for low-key date nights

In this episode, we interview Abby from @an.intentional.wife.

Jess found Abby on Instagram over one of her viral reels (listen to find out what it was about).

Abby opens up to us about how to have an intentional marriage, the little things that make a huge difference to support your marriage and the little things that create tension and disconnect in a marriage.

We talk about how to date your spouse again and the importance of dressing up for your husband (you'll love the way she and her husband figured out a spicy way to do this!)

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we loved chatting with Abby.

Make sure to follow her over at Instagram @an.intentional.wife. See the rest of her links below!

Make sure to subscribe or follow the podcast and if you have a moment, we'd love you to rate and review the podcast if you are loving our content so far. We'd deeply appreciate it!

Make sure to sign up to our monthly newsletter, where we share what God has been teaching both of us, our favourite resources and links. Sign up here.

If you'd like to check out Jess's new program on how to nourish your family, head over to https://thewholesomemamanutrition.com or direct to the program here.

Abby has some amazing resources for keeping your marriage strong:

Still Dating: A one year marriage journey

Abby's favourite marriage books

Abby's favourite date night ideas

Episode Chapters

00:00:00 A little about Abby

00:12:20 Importance of Weekly date night

00:22:50 Prioritising marriage after kids

00:31:38 How to reconnect with your spouse

00:43:26 Dressing up for your husband

00:49:00 Top tips for low-key date nights

In this episode, we talk all about the concept of 'redemptive birth' and how many women who have a traumatic first birth are often encouraged to believe that their next birth will be different and 'redeem' the first one.

However, we want to chat about how that is not always helpful, and doesn't fully align with the Bible.

Bella speaks about her first birth that was deemed traumatic and how she has been wrestling with the idea of praying for a redemptive second birth.

We want to encourage women that it's important to pray for protection and God's presence for their births, while viewing birth in the light of Scripture, in all its pain as a result of sin and glorious beauty as a result of the outcome of a child.

We pray that this episode blesses you and encourages you to seek God whether you are expecting a baby or not.

Links:

The pain of childbirth as a reminder of Christ's suffering

The redemptive suffering of birth

Why I'm not praying for a redemptive birth

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*Trigger warning: in this episode, we talk about sexual abuse.

How do you respond when your daughter has been sexually abused?

How do you move on?

How do you plead with God as her mother?

In episode 56, our final episode of our Parenting Biblically series, we chat with Julie Robertson (a.k.a like our second mum), about her daughter, Jordan's journey in being sexually abused as a child.

Julie shares honestly about what it was like finding out, how she responded, what kind of spiritual warfare she faced and how she and her husband, Brett, decided to choose to live by faith and forgive.

But there's good news at the end. Julie shares how God redeemed Jordan and where she is today.

We share this story because Christian mothers are at war, whether this is your story or another. And we must put on the full armour of God and step in the gap for our children.

Julie is a great example of a warrior mother.

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Check out Jess's e-books on holistic pregnancy and postpartum nutrition.