Have you ever looked at your own kids and wondered who you just became? I sat down with Natalie Hixson, known online as the @angrymamacoach, to talk about mom rage, the kind so many of us carry in silence. Natalie is honest about the years she calls abusive, what finally broke the cycle, and the tools she still uses today, including her "sit and pray" reset.
I also brought a stack of questions straight from you--so we get into real, specific moments: what to do when you're home alone and about to lose it, and how to recover with your kids after you've already said something you regret.
If shame has ever crept in after a hard moment with your kids, I think you're going to feel so seen today.
Connect with Natalie
Website: nataliehixson.com
Instagram: instagram.com/angrymamacoach
Free Trigger Tracker: nataliehixson.com/free-triggers-tracker
Coaching: nataliehixson.com/work-with-me
Her new book, Lord, Why Did You Give Me These Children?! A Faith-Based Approach to Overcoming Mom Anger, is out now: https://amzn.to/3Tse9uB
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My friend Annie F. Downs joins me on the podcast for a conversation you'll want to sit with.

We talk about comparison, holy ambition versus selfish ambition, and the "unmet desire" so many of us are quietly carrying instead of naming out loud. Annie shares what it's actually looked like to trust God through big dreams, five summers of surgery and heartache, and a marriage she didn't see coming until she was 46.

If you've ever caught yourself waiting for "someday" before you start living, this one's for you.
Connect with Annie F. Downs
Website: anniefdowns.com
Instagram: @anniefdowns
Podcast: That Sounds Fun
Book: Don't Let That Hold You Back: https://amzn.to/4yeVGjY
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Website: hannaseymour.com
Instagram: @hannaeseymour
My book: everydayspiritualhabits.com
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Ever hit a season so hard you couldn't even pray? Katie Kelley knows that place. Solo parenting six kids, one with severe autism, no words left except "Lord, have mercy."Katie's back on No Matter What a year after her first appearance, and her life looks completely different now. We talk about what actually gets you through when you can't pray a real prayer, how to look for light in a dark season, and why grace isn't soft, it's the grit that holds you up when you can't hold yourself up.

Connect with Katie:

Website: katiemkelley.com

Instagram: @katiemblackburn

Substack: katieblackburn.substack.com

Book: Grace Will Be There: https://amzn.to/3UKECDV

The Weekly One (my free Monday email): hannaseymour.com

Morgan Krueger and I get into something I think about constantly: are you living like the hero of your story, or like a supporting character pointing to the real Hero? We talk about what it means to magnify Christ instead of ourselves, why holiness needs a total rebrand, and the prayer Morgan replaced "give me strength" with after writing her new book. This one gutted me in the best way.
Connect with Morgan:
Instagram: instagram.com/morganwkrueger
https://www.instagram.com/thekingdom.people/
Website: morgankrueger.com
BOOK: Made to Magnify: https://amzn.to/4wVNLI1
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Website: hannaseymour.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: instagram.com/hannaeseymour
Book: everydayspiritualhabits.com

We pray for the husband, the baby, the new job, the move, the increase. And then we actually get it. So why does the blessing sometimes start to feel like a burden? Melissa Miller joins me to talk about her new book, But I Prayed for This, and teaches me about "reward prediction error". We get into survival mode, change fatigue, and how to tell "hard" that's from God versus "hard" that means we took a wrong turn.

CONNECT WITH MELISSA
Website: melissamillerwriter.com
Instagram: instagram.com/melissamillerwrites
Book: https://amzn.to/4bGhSuG
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Website: https://hannaseymour.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://instagram.com/hannaeseymour
My book: https://everydayspiritualhabits.com

Chelsey DeMatteis joins me to talk motherhood in the trenches, what walking with Jesus actually looks like before kids and after kids, and the moment God rehammered a hard lesson about kindness on her heart. Plus, a first look at her new devotional, Mercy in the Margin.

CONNECT WITH CHELSEY
Website: https://chelseydematteis.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/chelseydematteis
Living with Less Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-with-less-podcast/id1450217627
Get Mercy in the Margin: https://amzn.to/4waeYFG
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Website: https://hannaseymour.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/hannaeseymour
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I've been a little obsessed with heaven lately, so I sat down with the perfect person to talk about it. Jennifer Rothschild has been blind since she was 15, and earlier this year she released a Bible study on heaven with a devotional coming this September. We talk about her story, the anger and joy that somehow existed at the same time as a teenager, the biggest misconceptions about heaven she's trying to correct, and what it looks like to grieve with hope. Her Bible study, Heaven: When Faith Becomes Sight, is out now, and her devotional, Heaven for Today, releases September 8, you can pre-order it today.
Connect with Jennifer:
Heaven Bible study: https://amzn.to/4gYVpwd
Heaven for Today devotional (pre-order, releases 9/8): https://amzn.to/3TMLgcl
Website: jenniferrothschild.com
Instagram: instagram.com/jennrothschild
Podcast: 413podcast.com
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Everyday Spiritual Habits: https://everydayspiritualhabits.com
The College Girl's Survival Guide: https://hannaseymour.com

Who is your God? Not the one you'd say out loud, but the one actually on the throne of your life.
My guest today spent her teenage years chasing a Disney Channel dream, and by 23 she was successful by every outward measure and completely lost on the inside. Carrie Alexander, host of New Mom Podcast, tells me what it took to actually meet Jesus, the question that changed everything, and what God's been teaching her in the thick of new motherhood.
Follow Carrie:
New Mom Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-mom-podcast/id1865528073
https://www.instagram.com/carriewampler/
@carriewampler

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📖 The College Girl's Survival Guide: https://hannaseymour.com

Jesus asked over 300 questions and only directly answered five — what does that tell us about him?

Today I'm talking with JR Briggs, author of The Art of Asking Better Questions. We dig into why the quality of your life is shaped by the quality of the questions you ask of God, yourself, and others, the four elements of a truly great question, and how to level up the questions we ask on autopilot. I walked away with a notebook full of new questions to ask the people I love, and I think you will too.

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This week I'm trying something new: a full Q&A episode! I pulled questions straight from a bowl of listener submissions and answered them completely unscripted — everything from mom guilt and healthy friendships to sex in marriage, seminary, and my honest take on Botox and cosmetic surgery. I also reflect on my 16-year-old self and what she'd think of my life today. Send me your questions for a future episode at [email protected].
Timestamps / Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: my first-ever Q&A episode
01:16 – What would 16-year-old me think of my life now?
06:41 – How do I know I'm ready for motherhood?
10:29 – What am I reading now? (Emma Lyon series, The Correspondent)
12:45 – What does a healthy friendship look like?
15:29 – How do I handle mom guilt?
20:38 – Marriage tips: making time for date night & bringing back fun
23:50 – Thinking about going to seminary? My honest advice
26:58 – What's changed since year one of marriage?
31:25 – My honest take on Botox, fillers & aging biblically
35:41 – Wrap up + next week's guest

🌐 Website: https://hannaseymour.com