The Goodness Habit: Reclaim Peace and Joy in Motherhood

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Who here gets frustrated with unanswered prayers?! I’ll be the first to raise my hand. If you do too, you must listen to this testimony! Mom of 3 and writer at Looking to the Harvest, Gospel-Centered Discipleship and many other faith publications, Brianna Lambert dives into her journey and how she was repeatedly brought back to a place that held both extremely joyous and agonizing life events. That place was Building 5255. To many, it was just a medic...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Hey friend! As we approach the Christmas season and our days get even more filled to the brim, things including our hearts and minds can get overwhelming very quickly. In this episode, I’m sharing 4 practical ways to slow down and decompress. I’ll also share my morning method that puts me in a posture of peace and keeps me grounded as I encounter stressful moments throughout my day. Plus, an important and effective shift in perspective that’ll help you ...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text For all moms struggling with mental health and feeling like you’re failing to meet the expectations of what it means to be a mom, listen in. Hailing from Minneapolis, Kelley Spencer is a mom to 2 boys, a mental health advocate and a writer whose work was published in Dayspring’s book, Sweet Tea for the Soul: Comforting, Real-Life Stories for Grieving Hearts. From her own battle with anxiety and depression, Kelley encourages us to embrace Jesus through ...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Pumping gas, folding laundry, cleaning, changing diapers even! These normal moments can be the most powerful times to invite God in and hear what He has to say to you. From the author of the upcoming book Waiting on Wonders, Tara Banks tells us how God can use everyday, normal activities to refresh our hearts and minds. She also gives powerful advice on: Discerning the Lord’s voicePruning your calendar and deciding what to say “yes” to and what ...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text If you’re looking for ways to decompress and relieve your stress, it’s time to go play! Kids play. That’s what they innately do, and their bodies respond with joy. But what about adults? At some point in our transition to adulthood, did we stop playing? Joy Wendling, youth, family and culture expert and host of the Playfully Faithful Parenting podcast, has spent years studying the purpose and benefits of play for adults and kids. She shares the concep...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Today we’re talking about the body and doing an actual exercise to release your anxiety. I did it, and I felt so much more at peace, so I hope you’ll feel the same after trying it out! Monica Norcross, a Christian fitness and nutrition expert with over a decade of experience in the health industry, founded The Still Workout as a way to incorporate scripture into a physical exercise encapsulated in the Lord’s gentle words to be still and know who He is. ...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Michelle Donnelly, host of The Christian Single Moms podcast and founder of PlusOneParents.org, shares her testimony of what happened after the pandemic amplified her stress and brokenness to paralyzing levels. With all of her usual coping strategies stripped away, she confronted God and began to truly understand the deep drivers of her overwhelm (which went way beyond what she expected). What she thought of Him was shaken, fundamentally transforming he...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text If you’re like me and so many others, we want to know what our purpose in life is and what God is calling us to (perhaps beyond motherhood). That’s why books like The Purpose-Driven Life have sold millions and millions of copies. Trying to find an answer can feel both intimidating and paralyzing. That’s why I’m excited to have Katie Lewis on the show today. She is the co-founder of Dear Mushka, and she’s opening up about what God’s calling looked ...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Life coach, wife of 26 years and mom to 3 girls, Natalie Hixson joins the show to share the S.I.T. and Pray method that will help stop the defeating cycle of overwhelm that often leads to anger followed by guilt. As a young mom, Natalie found herself displaying scary levels of anger which frequently led to her drowning in guilt and shame. She didn't even recognize herself anymore. Fearing that she would ruin her and her kids’ lives, she became despera...

Is the show helping you? Send me a text Surrender – it’s so hard, isn’t it?! How do we do it and what happens when we do? A story of finding freedom and purpose through surrender, mom of 4 and author of Made For More Lauren Elizabeth Miller walked away from her corporate ladder dreams and found a very different calling which fundamentally altered the course of her life, her goals and her perfectionist ways. You’ll hear: What brought her to surrenderHow God met her in two very different ...