The way you speak, the tone you use, the words you choose - all of it matters.

This carries into every relationship or encounter of your life, but it's exceptionally crucial in your relationship with your children.

Today's guest, Jody Hill, talks about your superpower as a parent in managing how you speak to and with your children.

Connect with Jody:

Jody's website:

https://mysecretsuperpower.com

Follow Jody on Instagram:

instagram.com/jodyhillparenting

TME Community Insider:

https://themotherhoodexperience.com/learnmore

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Sometimes we forget the moms of the Bible were real, human, and had struggles and stories just like us.

Rhonda helps relate these moms to our own situations today, and the Lord who helped them just as He helps us in our mothering.

Author and Speaker Rhonda Stoppe is a phenomenal conversationalist, and one of Val's most encouraging guests on The Motherhood Experience podcast.

If you've ever felt inadequate as a mother, this is the episode you cannot afford to miss!

Connect with Rhonda:

Rhonda's website:

http://NoRegretsWoman.com

Rhonda's podcast:

https://www.rhondastoppe.com/old-ladies-know-stuff-podcast/

Rhonda's YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@RhondaStoppeNoRegretsWoman

TME Bookclub:

https://themotherhoodexperience.com/bookclub/

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At the age of 18, Tiffany Brearton walked through the doors of a strip club to start her first ever job.

She never wanted to be a stripper. What she wanted was control, and as you'll hear her explain, it was this yearning that unknowingly paved the path before her.

Overcoming abuse, exploitation, more abuse, and a sense of lost identity, Tiffany's story is one that will encourage and empower you to run straight into the arms of the One who can rescue you from it all.

Connect with Tiffany:

Tiffany's books: https://tiffanybrearton.com/books

Tiffany's website: https://tiffanybrearton.com/

Follow Tiffany on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffanybrearton

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If you've ever struggled with feeling like a control freak, fighting perfectionism, or wondering if you would lose your mind because you were consumed by fear, this is an episode made especially for you.

Jill is a fellow podcast host turned real-life friend, and I'm so pleased to introduce her to you this week!

Host of the Halfway to Sunday podcast, Jill has a knack for conversations. She was honest and forthright in this episode talking about becoming a teen mom, fighting to find truth in faith, and struggling to find her place in a community she unexpectedly found herself in.

Connect with Jill:

• Jill's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grief-of-unanswered-prayers-w-val-kleppen-ep-116/id1583685375?i=1000770949082

• Follow Jill on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/halfwaytosunday/

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How do you keep moving forward when life doesn't unfold the way you planned?

In this encouraging episode of The Motherhood Experience, Val sits down with speaker, facilitator, and entrepreneur Marianne Hickman to talk about building a meaningful life and finding success after some of life's greatest setbacks.

Marianne shares how experiences including miscarriage, divorce, and other unexpected challenges shaped her perspective, strengthened her faith, and ultimately prepared her to help others discover and share their own stories.

Whether you're navigating motherhood, growing a business, rebuilding after loss, or simply wondering what God is doing in your current season, this conversation offers hope, practical wisdom, and encouragement to keep moving forward.

Be sure to connect with Marianne to learn more about her work helping individuals and organizations communicate with confidence and lead with purpose.

Follow Marianne on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marianne__hickman/

Send her a Text: 801-509-5495

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Terri is a wife, mother, grandmother, and encouragement expert! As host of the At Home with Terri Bonin podcast, (which you can listen to the episode where I guested here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-motherhood-experience-hearing-about-a-unique/id1675298864?i=1000767577460) she speaks regularly to encourage women in their daily lives to be the best versions of themselves as the Lord intended.

This was such a fun conversation talking about what makes a mom weird, when to let go as a Mom, how to embrace the bustle of life, and so much more. She made me laugh especially hard when she said she posts "fun" things like her son or her husband throwing her in the air and her doing the splits. Because, you know.... who doesn't have fun doing splits in mid air?!

Connect with Terri:

• Terri's Website: https://terribonin.com/

• Follow Terri on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/make.home.great.again/

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Dr. Pam Theriot is a wife and mother first and foremost, but also an optometrist, author, and dry eye specialist based in Louisiana. With over 20 years of experience in eye care, she leads the Dry Eye Relief Center at Lusk Eye Specialists, where she helps patients find personalized, long-term solutions to chronic eye irritation.

We talked about how she admittedly is working to convince her daughters to follow in her footsteps, why eye care means so much to her personally, how being an optometrist shapes her motherhood journey, and so much more.

Connect with Dr. Pam:

• Dr. Pam's Website: https://www.pamtheriot.com/
• Dr. Pam's Alleviate Dry Eye Book: https://www.pamtheriot.com/dry-eye-book
• Follow Dr. Pam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pam.theriot/
• Dr. Pam's Free Guides: https://www.pamtheriot.com/work-with-me

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Andrea Fortenberry joins me on TME this week and if you don't have your coffee handy, you'll feel warm and satiated after listening to this conversation with her!

Andrea is the host of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering, a podcast that equips moms to find freedom from perfectionism and show up for the life God has for them. She is the author of "Two-Minute Timeouts: 100 Devotions for Weary and Wonderful Days (Our Daily Bread Publishers, April 2026)," a practical, grace-filled resource for women navigating pressure, burnout, and the desire to do everything “right.” She is on staff with MomCo (formerly MOPS International) as the Leadership Development Manager, where she where she equips and supports leaders around the world as they guide women through the realities of modern motherhood, faith, and community. She is also a cohost of The MomCo Leadership Podcast.

A lover of chai lattes herself, Andrea's episode is the perfect accompaniment to enjoying a cup of joe and organizing your to-do list.

Connect with Andrea:

• Andrea's Website: https://www.andreafortenberry.com/
• Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreafortenberry

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Raeanne Johnson, founder of Brainwaves Wellness, is one of the most fun, engaging guests in TME's history. Our conversation was so rich and full of laughs while balancing serious topics in a lighthearted approach.

Raeanne is a Pediatric Mental Health Specialist, Nurse Practitioner and homeschooling mother of three. Her superpower is taking hard neuroscience concepts and pairing them with core Biblical truths and sharing that in a way that feels approachable and understandable.

This episode will no doubt become one of your favorites. Whether you're wanting to learn a new way to relate to your kids, appreciate your motherhood, or interact with neurodivergent kiddos, this episode has all of that and then some!

Connect with Raeanne:

• Free Resources from Raeanne Here: https://www.brainwaveswellness.com/
• Engage with Raeanne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainwaveswellness/

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One of the most unique episodes of the podcast to date where I visit with Doreen Virtue. Once, she was the top authority and influencer in all things New Age, now she has serving Jesus as her top priority in life.

Listening to her story was fascinating and hearing how she reflects on her motherhood journey really tugged at my heart strings.

If you're curious about things like vision boards, yoga, or how one becomes involved in New Age at all - this episode will hit on all of those topics and then some!

Connect with Doreen:

• Visit Doreen's ⁠Website⁠⁠
• Follow her on ⁠Instagram⁠
• New Age is Old Age Book on Amazon
• From Counterfeit to Christ Book

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