Help! I'm Ruining My Kids

In this episode, I got to sit down with two women who have shaped me deeply—Hope and Chris. They are the kind of friends who tell the truth, love Jesus fiercely, and aren’t afraid to admit where they’ve failed. We talked about something that so many of us feel but don’t always have language for: how our past shows up in our parenting. The fears we carry. The pressure we feel. The trauma in our bod...

I truly cannot tell you how grateful I am for this conversation. If you’ve ever wondered, Have I ruined my child? Have I blown it beyond repair? Is there hope for us? — this conversation is for you. Blair doesn’t offer quick fixes. She offers something better: the gospel. Not as a cliché. Not as a spiritual band-aid. But as the deep, steady, soul-anchoring hope that meets us in our worst moments a...

In this episode, I sat down with Abbie Halberstadt to talk about disappointment in motherhood — the kind that sneaks up on you during potty training battles, exhausting seasons, hard marriages, unmet expectations, or even just a chaotic morning at the library. We talked about twins (yes, she has two sets!), vanishing twin syndrome, potty training that lasted an entire year, building houses with ba...

Any time I get to talk to my friend Caroline, I walk away steadier. Caroline shares about a particularly overwhelming season — a new school rhythm, a newborn joining their family through adoption, writing deadlines, and then COVID. It was loud. It was complicated. It was humbling. And it surfaced that familiar ache so many of us carry: the sense that the needs in front of us exceed our capacity. B...

In this episode, Ann and I explore the tension many moms feel but rarely articulate: the sense that their marriage is holding them back from being the mom they long to be. Ann shares vulnerably about a season of resentment and burnout in her early parenting years, how negative thought patterns reshaped her heart (and even her brain), and how God used His Word to renew her mind. We talk about mispl...

In this episode, I sit down with my real-life friend Kate Strickler—the heart behind Naptime Kitchen and author of I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen—to talk about what happens when we start measuring ourselves against other moms. We dig into the subtle ways comparison creeps in (even for someone you might assume “has it all together”), the relational damage it can cause, and the freedom that come...

I am so grateful for this honest, hope-filled conversation with Laura Wifler. Laura is a mom of three (12, 11, and 8), and her youngest daughter has intellectual disabilities that shape much of their daily life. In this episode, we talk about what it actually looks like to bump up against your limits as a mom—both in the small, everyday “micro” moments and in the life-altering “macro” seasons. We...

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