This is an incredibly powerful episode with guest Vauna Davis! Karen interviews Vauna who is the Founder of Reach 10. Vauna shares specific ways mothers (and fathers) can find JOY and why that is so important to their children. Here ultimate message to us: you are worth the time it takes to keep expanding your emotional life. She talks about 3 ways your own peace and happiness will serve your child, the difference between healthy emotional management and unhealthy emotional distress, and how to have greater influence and stronger relationships with your children. Vauna uses personal experience as well as research to teach others the important truths she has learned. For more information on Reach 10, please visit their website at reach10.org and for information about Mothers Who Know, check out our website at https://motherswhoknow.org 

Guest Amber Robbins from (@teentake30) talks with Karen about connecting with teens everyday in positive and uplifting ways. She talks about her "Parent 10 Minute Check-In" that encourages parents to spend time and check-in with their teens daily in 3 easy steps. She also teaches about her "Teen Take 30" program to help teens develop a peaceful mind and happy heart. Amber is open and real with Karen as she shares some of the research she has studied and the very real struggles our teens have today. She mentions a couple of "must-have" apps she recommends for teens. Join Karen Broadhead as she interviews Amber and learn things in the Spirit that will help you better connect with your teen. For any questions or more information, feel free to email us at [email protected] or visit our website at https://motherswhoknow.org 

In this special Breakfast with Karen series we hear from special guest Bethany Tolley (@thedoctrinelady) on Agency: The Power to Let Go. Bethany teaches us to ask ourselves three questions: 1. What part of your life causes you the most despair, fear, etc.? 2. Does it involve a relationship with another person? 3. Does it involve a relationship with yourself? She also teaches five "conditions of mortality:" home away from home, law, correct and complete instruction, enticement, experience, and Atonement. Listen to this powerful webinar and gain a new perspective on agency and learn to let go of things in your life. For more information or to ask any questions, please visit our website at https://motherswhoknow.org or email us at [email protected]. 

In week 4 of our Parent Training podcast, we learn that each choice we make is actually a test of our agency. What will we choose? Liberty or captivity? Why is it important for our sons to be reminded every week what they are fighting for and who they are? Do we remember what we are fighting for? Karen shares a personal story on how overcoming a mood battle helped her to remember how much she loved her family and why they are worth fighting for.  In her easy going style she describes how she came to this realization while working through a pile of dirty dishes. Karen continues to teach us important strategies that our sons are learning in Sons of Helaman, but even more importantly she reminds us that the best way to truly help our sons is by strengthening our own personal relationship with the Savior and understanding who our kids truly are--amazing sons and daughters of God who the adversary fears. For more information on our programs and mother's support, please visit our website at https://motherswhoknow.org or for information about Eternal Warriors: www.eternalwarriorstraining.org 

In week 3 of our Parent Training podcast series, Karen teaches about how flagpoles and service opportunities are powerful tools in helping our sons win battles. She also explains what a Man Power calendar is and she shares stories from young men who have found success in all aspects of their lives by incorporating the calendar into their daily routine. The Man Power calendar is a  tracking system for accomplishing goals. What makes the Man Power calendar unique is that it utilizes both faith (spiritual)  goals with works (physical) goals. To learn more about Sons of Helaman or to order a Like Dragons Did They Fight book, please visit our website at https://lifechangingservices.org

Why does my son keep losing battles? My son and I are really having some great conversations and the spirit is so strong. I just know that he is going to beat this, but then he loses a battle.  Is this my fault? It seems that my son is always starting over. Sometimes it makes me so angry. Karen reminds us that our child is not broken or unworthy.  The adversary is attacking him with psychological warfare and everything he has. What we need to realize is that the adversary is also attacking YOU with the same psychological warfare.  He wants you to become agitated and upset so that you react with anger and fear. In week 2 of our Parent Training podcast series, Karen teaches how important it is to put on the armor of God each and every day, do your own drills, and better understand the battles we all face.

This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on Sons of Helaman training for parents.  Is there anything I need to know to help my son be successful in the Sons of Helaman program? YES!!! In this podcast Karen teaches us the same tools that your child is being taught in Sons of Helaman.  Understanding what your child is being taught is key to supporting him on his journey to recovery. In this first lesson, Karen reminds us that the adversary is working at lightning speed to destroy families. He is an expert at being subtle and personal because he wants us to be miserable. He fills our minds with fear until we feel beaten down and then he sits back and laughs. Karen teaches us how to discern between Satan’s lies and God’s truths, so that we will come to recognize the Savior’s hand in not only our son’s journey but in our journey as well. For more information on the Sons of Helaman program, visit www.sonsofhelaman.org or www.motherswhoknow.org  

In this mini-podcast, listen as Maurice Harker, CMHC, answers a mother's questions about thoughts. She mentions the idea that is taught at Life Changing Services that "not every voice in my head is a trusted voice". She asks if the adversary can get in our heads and create negative thoughts or temptations, then do we ever actually have our "own" thoughts? How can we tell what is our own thought, what is from the Spirit, what is true, and what is a false idea from the adversary? What kind of tools can we use to figure that out. To join us in our free weekly support group for mothers, called Warrior Mothers Who Know, you can find the link and information on our website.  https://motherswhoknow.org/warrior-mothers-support-group/  All moms are welcome.

In this special episode, Karen interviews guest speaker Julie Grange. Julie teaches us to identify our feelings and be able to find peace and joy. She talks about it being okay to have feelings, to feel overwhelm, anger, frustration and other negative feelings. She also teaches us how to turn those into positives, to work through them and know that it's really okay. We are ultimately here to have joy and we can have that if we learn to have "Emotional Intelligence". If you want more information about Mothers Who Know or Mom Power, please visit our websites at www.motherswhoknow.org or www.mompowertraining.com.

Karen is joined by special guest Kellie Webster. Kellie shares her story about the struggles she has faced including the loss of all her retirement investments, her husband having several strokes, and children who have not made the best decisions. She talks about how she was able to change her perspective through inspiration and a new way of thinking. Kellie also introduces us to some of the heros in her life and how she learned to be her own hero and a hero for others. Listen and be inspired. For information on Mom Power Training mentioned in this podcast go to www.mompowertraining.com.