Hey friends,

Welcome to episode 13 of the Hey Sis podcast.

Jess has just released a new book called Nutrition For Postpartum Playbook: Your ultimate guide to nourishing your postpartum with ease and confidence.

In light of her book release, we will be diving into the topic of not just surviving motherhood.

Our modern day motherhood lingo is that 'I am just surviving' or 'I am so overwhelmed'.

While we may feel this way, this doesn't have to be our normal, especially as Christian mothers.

We explore how we can thrive as mothers and not just survive, because we have access to the Holy Spirit at work within us.

We chat about:

• Spiritual ways we can thrive as mothers
• Practical ways we can thrive as mothers
• The lessons we are learning about how thrive and not just survive as mothers.

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Show notes:

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Website

https://misformama.net/

https://tinyhearts.com/

Protein powder recommendations from Jess

Happy Whey protein powder

Paleo Pro protein powder

MacroMike protein powder

Books

Nutrition for Postpartum Playbook by Jessica Raj https://the-wholesome-mama.kit.com/products/nutrition-for-postpartum-playbook-e-b

Scripture

Galatians 6:9

Matthew 11: 28-30

John 15:4-11

Matthew 6:26-27

Episode Chapters

00:00:00 Weekly catch up and weather update

00:11:00 Intro guest

00:23:40 Starting the day well

00:29:46 It's okay to accept help

00:35:16 Top tips for mama nutrition

00:45:07 Careful what you listen to

00:50:00 Know your season

00:54:14 The basic stuff – water

00:56:32 Think of other mamas

01:00:00 A final encouragement

Hey friends,

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In episode 12, we are chatting with our beautiful Mum, Vanessa, about how to raise kids to love God in a godless world.

Our mum and dad have been married for 32 years and have been parents that many other families have admired and seen as role models over the years.

In our western culture, children are more exposed than ever to other world views and philosophies like 'your own truth' as opposed to 'The Truth'.

Our Mum talks to us about:

• Her inspiring journey to faith
• What she and my Dad did to raise us to know and love God
• Encouragement for parents who have children who have walked away from the faith
• Practical tips on how to cultivate a home where Christ is the centre
• A study that she learned about on why children grow to walk away from the faith compared to children who grow to continue their love for and faith in God.

We pray that this episode encourages parents of littles, parents of older kids, and not-yet parents, who want some wisdom in how to raise kids to love God.

Show notes:

Website mentioned:

https://growingfamilies.life/growing-kids-gods-way

Books mentioned:

On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo and Dr Robert Buchannan

Eight Errors Parents Make by Michael Brock https://thewholesomemamanutrition.com/book-review-8-errors-parents-make-by-michael-brock/

Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer

Videos mentioned:

Kathy Keller Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1GhiRpXg4g&t=202s

Honouring your parents by Alan Meyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmqxymqFeiw

Scripture mentioned:

Proverbs 3:7

Titus 2: 3-5

Ephesians 6:4

Micah 6:8

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Weekly catch up and weather update

00:11:00 Intro guest

00:13:35 Fun questions for our guest

00:22:47 Coming to faith

00:27:14 Surviving a coma

00:32:00 Raising Christians when you don't know how

00:34:32 Growing Kids God's Way

00:38:03 Marriage as priority relationship

00:48:06 Raising kids to love God as adults

00:55:25 Being the authority and getting it wrong

01:00:27 Honouring parents

01:02:49 Should we indoctrinate our kids?

01:10:49 Importance of community

Welcome to episode 11 of the Hey Sis Podcast!

This week we chat about the seemingly harmless things or sins that we allow to creep into our lives and homes, that hurt our faith in Christ.

We're chatting about:

• The idols we make for ourselves over our faith in God
• Overconsumption
• Social media addiction
• Idleness vs overproductivity
• And more!

We are sharing our own struggles with some of these 'subtle sins' and want to encourage other Christians to pray that God will reveal to you about what you are doing that is hurting your faith.

We are chatting not from a place of judgement, but humility, knowing that we too fall short of the glory of God and long to be sanctified every day by God's grace and goodness.

Show notes:

Books:

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/

Videos:

Conformity in waiting room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kWygqR0L8

Influencer Insanity series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEY8IyB653c&list=PL7Twtitm5QK4K2GaLMhZZs0tA0IlJJFDj

Angel app https://www.angel.com/app

Scripture:

Job 1:6-8

Romans 5: 3

Romans 12:2

Exodus 20:4

1 Timothy 6:10

Proverbs 4:23

Matthew 6:22-23

Proverbs 18:9

Luke 10:38-42

Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Weekly catch up

00:14:32 Subtle ways of compromising our faith (intro)

00:21:26 Identifying idols in our lives

00:25:13 Social media as an idol

00:34:12 Over-consumption of fashion

00:40:17 Television and music

00:48:05 Idleness and busy-ness as idols

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If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at thewholesomemamanutrition.com.

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Hey Sis Podcast!

This week, Bella talks to us about moving from the comfort of her home and family in Australia to foreign England.

Bella shares:

• Why she and her husband, Liam decided to move overseas and why England out of all places?
• Why she gave up her comfort and chose obedience to God when it was hard
• What God taught them in a season of waiting for jobs for over five months
• What's happening in her life right now and what the future holds
• Her advice to anyone who is feeling called to move overseas

This was a listener topic of interest, so we are giving the people what they want to hear ;)

Hope you enjoy hearing about what Bella has been up to over the last few years. If you are hoping to move overseas in the future, have gained some practical wisdom from listening to Bella's story.

Show notes:

Books mentioned:

David and the Very Big Giant by Thornborough and Davison https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/series/very-best-bible-stories/david-and-the-very-big-giant

Scripture:

Matthew 19:29

Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Weekly catch up

00:12:45 Intro Bella's journey

00:15:18 Why England?

00:19:02 The plan to get there

00:22:18 The first few weeks

00:26:01 Big surprises

00:30:32 Little surprises

00:34:10 Finding work

00:38:30 Reflecting on 3 years

00:41:35 Advice to other travellers

00:43:40 The sacrifices

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If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at thewholesomemamanutrition.com.

Welcome to episode 9 of the Hey Sis Podcast!

Friendship break ups are real and hit hard.

In this episode, we chat about grieving or losing friends as an adult and cultivating a community that you really want.

We explore:

• What the Bible says about friendships
• How we have navigated our own friendship journeys over the years
• What it looks like to grieve and part with a friend well as a Christian
• How we as Christians should be the community creators
• One thing we should do if we crave community

Show Notes:

Netflix Series mentioned:

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2oKsdI0OZI

Book mentioned:

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-House-of-My-Mother/Shari-Franke/9781398547841

Bible verses:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Proverbs 17:17

John 15:12-14

1 Samuel 18

Matthew 20:28

1 Corinthians 15:33

Episode chapters:

00:00:00 Weekly catch up

00:08:50 Bella's customer complaint

00:14:44 Intro to episode on adult friendships

00:23:36 Bella's reflection on friendships

00:26:56 Jess' reflection on friendships

00:31:30 The lie of 'toxic friendship'

00:35:41 Friendship as Discipleship

00:37:07 Ending Friendships well

00:41:45 Face to Face is better than online

00:46:18 Initiating Friendships

00:50:20 The Grief of Change and Loss

00:54:07 Friendships in Family

00:55:55 Praying for Friendships

00:57:00 Listener Responses

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Welcome to episode 8 of the Hey Sis Podcast!

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If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at thewholesomemamanutrition.com.

This week, we spill it all! We are sharing our (slightly, but maybe tremendously) unpopular opinions about parenting.

We live in a culture where gentle parenting and attachment parenting philosophies are taking over. But as Bible believing Christians, should we adhere to these parenting philosophies?

We chat through some of the ways we have decided to parent our children with high regard for what the bible has to say.

We know that we aren't perfect parents and pray that God gives us wisdom to parent well every day, which is why we are happy to share with you our opinions and convictions about things like, raising our children to know the Lord, no social media until 18, sleep training and more!

We'll also be sharing some unpopular parenting opinions from our listeners, so stay tuned till the very end.

Show notes:

Websites:

https://solidstarts.com/

https://www.eastershow.com.au/

https://growingfamilies.life/growing-kids-gods-way

https://uk-en.superbook.cbn.com/

Videos:

Franklin animated series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIixndCOJ8yauahIoHoWQhKk_NmHpEOb

Little Bear animated series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0G6PqJBFE&list=PLUIixndCOJ8xIlKX6JnYNlPOtwMKkeaqG

Books:

The Women by Kristin Hannah https://kristinhannah.com/books/the-women/

On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo and Dr Robert Buchannan

Eight Errors Parents Make by Michael Brock https://thewholesomemamanutrition.com/book-review-8-errors-parents-make-by-michael-brock/

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/

Podcasts:

Now that We're a Family https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/

Bible verses:

Proverbs 22:6

Joshua 24:15

Proverbs 29:15

Proverbs 23:13-14

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Welcome to episode 7 of the Hey Sis Podcast!

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If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at thewholesomemamanutrition.com.

This week, we are answering a listener question sharing our pros, cons and advice for getting married young.

We share:

• Our marriage journeys.
• The pros of getting married young.
• The challenges of getting married young.
• Advice for young couples (or even older couples) who want to tie the knot in a God-honouring way.

We also share some of our listener responses, so stay tuned for those at the end! We'd love it if you could take a moment to leave a rating or review for our podcast. Thanks for your support!

Show Notes:

Bible verses:

• Matthew 7: 3-5

• Song of Solomon 8: 3-4

• 1 Corinthians 7:9

• Proverbs 11:14

• Proverbs 12:15

• 2 Corinthians 6:14

• Genesis 2:24

Sources mentioned:

The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian

Wedding Costs in Australia

Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 Weekly catch up

00:08.55 Getting married young intro

00:11:21 Our experiences

00:13:40 Pros to getting married young

00:25:42 Maturity and marriage

00:29:21 Keeping purity

00:35:29 Importance of pre-marriage counselling

00:40:47 Marrying a Christian

00:51:00 Financial Realities

00:54:38 Roles of Wives and Husbands

00:58:08 The Leave and Cleave Principle

01:03:14 Listener Responses

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On today's episode we dive into the most common trends about marriage online: the rise of 'trad wives' and oversharing about your marriage.

We offer a biblical perspective about:

• Why the 'trad wife' movement is becoming less about traditional homemaking and more about an illusion of what the ideal wife and homemaker should look like online.
• Why oversharing about marriage online is dishonouring your spouse and giving undeserving people a peek into something that should be kept private or known to trusted people.
• Why we as Christians should be cautious and wise about the type of content we consume to avoid coveting and stirring up jealousy or pride.
• How we can be prayerful and discerning about the way God has called us to live, despite how other marriages may be portrayed online.

Bible verses mentioned:

Proverbs 31:10-31

Philippians 4:11-13

Romans 5:1-5

Romans 14:13

Ephesians 5:22-33

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

Proverbs 12:4

Matthew 7:6

Sources mentioned:

M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt

Gospel Mom by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler

Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer

Article about Ballerina Farm

How the trad wife social media trend is anti-gospel

Allie Beth Stuckey

Episode chapters:

00:00 Catch up and books to read

07:30 Reflecting on the trad wife trend

16:37 Hypocrisy of the trad wife influencer

24:14 Ballerina Farm controversy

27:26 Provoking covetousness and envy

30:00 Finding peace in God's plan and purpose

34:53 God's will for mothers is not a stereotype

38:13 Ungodly extremes in roles in marriage

43:37 Sharing and TMI - the upside

48:50 Publicly shaming your spouse

52:40 Respecting our husbands' privacy

Disclaimer: Jess's audio is not so great quality again, sorry guys (it gets better in future episodes FYI).

Episode 5 is a deep dive into our journeys with chronic insomnia and anxiety. Both Jess and Bella have dealt with both mental health challenges for many years and we talk about our experiences with you all.

Here is a little time stamp if you want to know what we cover at different stages of this episode:

00:00 Sis catch up

07:45 Our experiences with insomnia

28:58 Lessons learned as Christians 37:51 Trusting God will give you rest 52:05 The illusion of control 57:00 Final thoughts and encouragement Bible verses we mentioned in this episode: Psalm 127 Matthew 6:25-34 Proverbs 3:24 Romans 8:28 Helpful links from this episode: Insomnia Coach Podcast You're fighting anxiety the wrong way - podcast episode of John and Lisa Bevere We'd love it if you could subscribe to our podcast AND write a review - that would be so helpful in getting the word out there about our podcast. Make sure to follow our Instagram page @hey.sis.podcast If you'd love to know more about holistic nutrition for pregnancy, postpartum and babies, check out Jess's business page thewholesomemamanutrition.com

In Episode 4, we speak about the unexpected events and feelings of our postpartum experiences.

We cover:

• What each of our postpartum seasons looked like.
• Things we did not expect in postpartum, like breastfeeding challenges, obsession with your baby's sleep schedule and we even dive into some juicier topics.
• How we leant on God in those early, unpredictable days of newborn life.

If you have experienced postpartum, I'm sure you will relate to this episode and if you are yet to, I hope that our conversation is a source of encouragement and enlightenment for you!

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If you would like to know more about Jess's pregnancy, postpartum and baby nutrition business and blog, then check out thewholesomemamanutrition.com.