Struggle Well School

By Emily Thomas

Education Religion & Spirituality Christianity

What's Struggle Well School about?

The podcast that helps you love your actual life so you don’t need to run away from home. Join your friend Emily each week to practice thought work guaranteed to yield perspective shifts which will move you from struggling to struggling WELL.

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#320: The One About What's ...

11.27.2023

A while ago I heard a sermon titled “Are you humble enough to be carefree?” Honestly, my answer was a resounding “no”. I’m not carefree, I’m careful because I’m prideful. Instead of taking my feelings to God and allowing Him ...

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11.27.2023 #320: The One About What's His Name A while ago I heard a sermon titled “Are you humble enough to be carefree?” Honestly, my answer was a resounding “no”. I’m not carefree, I’m careful because I’m prideful. Instead of taking my feelings to God and allowing Him ...
11.13.2023 #319: The One About the Dragon Are you a Harry Potter fan? I'll admit, most days I relate most with the house elf Dobby cleaning up after everyone, but this episode is going to focus on the dragon-loving groundskeeper, Hagrid. You see, Hagrid was so obsessed ...
10.30.2023 #318: The One About Peeling Potatoes In this episode, we going to focus on two different versions of the same thought - "I'm stronger than I think" and "I can do hard things". How do I know you can do hard things? 2 Corinthians 9:8 tells ...
10.16.2023 #317: The One About the Fence If you're a Christian, you're probably familiar with the line of thinking, "All will be well." While some see this perspective as toxic positivity, the truth is that it's a promise from God. Romans 8:28 reminds us, "And we know ...
10.02.2023 #316: The One About the Paddles In this episode, we're practicing the thought, "I highly regard my neighbor." The goal is to get us out of thinking of ourselves and to start thinking of others. Proverbs 3:27 reminds us, "Do not withhold good from those who ...
09.18.2023 #315: The One About the Brain The brain can be very confusing, but luckily, I’ve done some studying so you don’t have to. In this episode, I’m sharing some fascinating things I’ve learned about the brain that I hope will encourage you to embrace God's complex ...
09.04.2023 #314: The One Where I Come Back Well, hello there! There have been a few changes since I last chatted with you, but what remains the same is my love of encouraging women to seek God more, my passion for struggling well, and my desire to seek ...
11.28.2022 #313: Finishing WELL What can we say? We just loved making this podcast so much. Thank you for listening and for making this such a sweet ending.! CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website \| instagram \| patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram \| website \| patreon ...
11.21.2022 2022 Strugg Giftapalooza! Join the Facebook Group + Gift Exchange!
11.14.2022 #312: Problem Solved: The Series Finale Why can’t I get on the same love-language page as my spouse? How can I Struggle WELL when my husband comes home from long work trips? What podcast will I listen to now that MSW is ending?! Em is getting ...
10.31.2022 Bonus Episode: An All Tier (Some Tears) Meeting This week we have a little meeting with the Struggs to talk about another pivot for the pod. LINKS MENTIONED: Delikate moisturizer Personal Microderm Tool Shape Wear Thong
10.17.2022 #311: Identifying Feelings WELL This episode may bring up some feelings! We are announcing the final pivot for the Moms Struggling Well podcast and then we will help you identify your feelings WELL so that you can understand yourself and your kiddos a little ...
10.03.2022 7th Birthday Strugg Interview It’s the shows 7th Birthday! Struggs wrote in with interview questions for us to answer. We are so thankful for our relationship with each other and for the relationship with have with you all! We hope you love this one ...
09.26.2022 Patreon: LIVE with the Struggs: Are You Into That?! What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
09.19.2022 #309: Reentering the Workforce WELL This week we are talking about the stressors of going back to work, kids growing up and getting their own jobs, family dinners morphing into a less cute situation and what it’s like not being able to share as much ...
09.12.2022 Patreon: Stash It or Trash It? Plant Slushies! What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
09.05.2022 #308: A More Beautiful Life with Whitney English Rebecca loves making small adjustments toward a better life but recently felt that she had too many plates spinning, none of which she could put down. An Instagram friend of hers wrote a book perfect for a perspective shift on ...
08.22.2022 #307: Deescalating WELL (Mom Anger Continued) Communicating WELL feels impossible when tempers are high. This week we are talking brain science and it will help you understand why your kiddos act the way they do. Turns out, we have picked up some pretty great techniques over ...
08.15.2022 Patreon: Now We Know Something About Bees What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
08.08.2022 #306: The Daily Review with Rob Finkle If you lay your head down at night and all you can think of are the things that went wrong that day, you are not alone. This week we hear a perspective shift on reviewing your day that will help ...
08.01.2022 Patreon: Snacks, Drinks and Recipes We Can't Recall What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
07.25.2022 #305: Navigating the Witching Hour WELL Does everything fall apart in the evenings at your house? This week, we talk about the most difficult time of day and Struggs come through with strategies to struggle WELL through the dreaded witching hour. Did you know it’s not ...
07.18.2022 Patreon: Video Games, Vacation and Mr. YMCA What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
07.11.2022 #304: Normalizing and Organizing Special Needs Parenting with Amanda Cunningham This week we hear a story about walking through a difficult diagnosis and strategies to struggle well while raising a child with developmental disabilities. Meet Amanda Cunningham, founder of The Glory Days Co., a company that provides organizational tools for ...
07.04.2022 Patreon: Frank Faith on the 4th of July What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
06.27.2022 #303: Problem Solved: Vacations This episode is packed with vacation perspective shifts and hacks! Listen to find out how we solve listener problems like how to experience a bougie beach vacation on a budget, how to end vacation WELL, and what to do with ...
06.20.2022 Patreon: Exercise, Meal Plans + a Bra Show and Tell Meal plans and exercise routines can be difficult to stick to. This week we share a few different strategies we are using to Struggle Well when it comes to prioritizing our health. Kate clears the air about some embarrassing thoughts ...
06.13.2022 #302: Enjoying the Small Things with Kelle Hampton Making magical moments for your kids (that are fun for you too) is actually just a perspective shift away. Today Rebecca talks to the Fairy Godmother of Instagram who cares deeply about celebrating friends, community and Love WELL. She shares ...
06.06.2022 Teen Friendships, False Eyelashes & Parking Lot Relationships What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
05.23.2022 Patreon: Young People Today... What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
05.16.2022 #301: She Works His Way with Michelle Myers What does it mean to be a working mom? Work is definitely a source of guilt for many moms we know. This conversation is helpful for any phase of momming and for every type of mom out there. Meet Michelle ...
05.09.2022 Patreon: Perfect Chicken, Optavia Knock Off Plan & A Little Mom Backup What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
05.02.2022 #300: Celebration Episode! Today we are celebrating 300 episodes! We walk down memory lane and share some of our favorite moments from the show and Strugg’s favorite Strategies to Struggle Well. This episode is strangely patriotic, full of laughs, life updates and you ...
04.25.2022 Patreon: Perspective Shifts on ADHD, Solo Kid Time & Work Burnout What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
04.18.2022 #299: Preserving Childhood with Greta Eskridge How can we compete with technology? Connecting kids to the world around them can be a challenge! Today’s guest is simplifying adventuring with our kids so that we can show them what true relationship looks like. She’s also helping us ...
04.11.2022 Patreon: Church Adoption, Sexy Nelly & God of the Old Testament What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
04.04.2022 #298: Struggling Well with Kid Activities How do you decide how many activities your kids should be in? Need screen time suggestions and age-appropriate chores to dole out? Have you ever considered an Uber service for kids? We have that all planned out. Listen for strategies ...
03.28.2022 Patreon: Magic Castle, Mortgage Payments and Moses in a Basket What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...
03.21.2022 #297: Cyclical Parenting with Mary Van Geffen Parenting is difficult and hormones can make it feel dang near impossible. But today we are offering this perspective shift: What would it look like if you got SO in tune with your cycle that you gained knowledge to help ...
03.14.2022 Patreon: Behind Closed Drawers - For Mom's Ears Only! This week we play what turned into a very adult game of are you into that and spoke candidly on some of the toughest relationships we are in right now. Thanks for joining us again as we find new ways ...
03.07.2022 #296: Struggling Well Through Disappointment What happens when your people are not what you expected or when your family plan isn’t panning out? Do you struggle with adult friendships or have disappointment surrounding loss? Big and small Strugg disappointments are discussed this week and we ...
02.28.2022 Patreon: Self-Compassion, To-Do List Overwhelm & Small Business Challenges This week we stashed a product that is easily accessible and is sure to send you down a dark path… quite literally. We also dig in to some book and podcast suggestions we are loving and share the things that ...
02.21.2022 #295: Grace Upon Grace with Sophie Hudson Loving teenagers well requires grace upon grace. This week we cover teens but we also touch on transitioning well into new seasons as an adult. Sophie Hudson loves to laugh more than just about anything. She began writing her blog, ...
02.14.2022 Patreon: Healthy Snacks, Condiment Upgrades and So Many Lemons Have you ever tried making a switch on staple pantry items and your kids caught on to you? Today we talk about what’s going on in our pantry because we know it’s easy to get stuck in a kitchen rut. ...
02.07.2022 #294: Loving WELL Do you fall short in the same ways we do when loving your kiddos, spouse and self well? Over here we don’t only talk about the things that are going perfectly in our homes. In fact, we share ways in ...
01.31.2022 Patreon: Dogs, Doobies and Dream Houses Today we talk about winding down; What has given us life and what kills us softly in that area. Then we ventured into an extremely candid conversation about substance addiction and habits. We also played a round of Would You ...
01.24.2022 #293: Transforming Picky Eaters with Jennifer Anderson Is picky eating a part of your day to day? Are you seeing food anxiety at your dinner table? Boy, have we got some resources for you. Today Kate is introducing you to a mom who struggled with meal time ...
01.17.2022 Patreon: Pride, Adoration and Shewees What do you adore the most about God? Do you struggle with pride? Are you like us and end up washing your note cards filled with scripture... the ones that you forgot to read during the day anyhow? We shared ...
01.10.2022 #292: Starting WELL in 2022 Do you set the bar too high for yourself daily? Could you use some diversity in your conversations with God? Have you already made questionable parenting decisions this year? We can relate! This week, Rebecca is sharing tangible items to ...
01.03.2022 Patreon: Now That's Something to Think About! What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the ...

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