Elevating Motherhood

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Get Dr. Fay's Book HERE I am SO thrilled about today’s conversation! I have been a Love & Logic fan since 2002. That was over a decade before I had children of my own. I was nannying for a family who introduced me to Love & Logic, and I was fascinated by it. At the time, I was studying children’s literature and already had a degree in Communication for the Child, so I was deeply intere...

Get Double Delights Here What happens when you give two eight-year-old girls the responsibility of making breakfast for a family of twelve? Apparently, you get six years of baking experiments, a few kitchen disasters, homemade Pop-Tarts, and eventually, a cookbook! Today, I'm joined by identical twin sisters Evy and Nola Halberstadt, along with their mom, Abbie Halberstadt of M is for Mama, an...

Buy Dr. Amy’s Book Here: https://link.amazon/B0eewl1mt   What if understanding the way your child's brain works could completely change the way you approach their behavior, their struggles, and your relationship with them? Welcome back to Elevating Motherhood! Today, I'm continuing my two-part conversation with Dr. Amy Moore, and we're turning our attention to ADHD in children. Dr. Amy...

Buy Dr. Amy's ADHD Book: Here What if some of the things you’ve always struggled with as a mom aren’t character flaws, a lack of discipline, or evidence that you’re somehow falling short? What if understanding your brain could change the way you see yourself, care for your family, and approach motherhood? Today, I’m joined by Dr. Amy Moore for a conversation about ADHD in motherhood, and I’m s...

Three years ago, I read a book that greatly influenced my mothering journey. It was  RESET  by Debra Fileta, and I loved it so much that I named it my favorite book of the year. So naturally, I invitedDebra onto the podcast. We recorded this conversation, I was excited to share it with you…and then my whole world got flipped upside down. And this episode stayed in the archives. For a while, I was...

Teaching Textbooks Free Trial: HERE Today’s topic is a little bit different but I’m very excited to share this conversation I had with Danielle Zierkelbach because Danielle and I share a Hawaiʻi connection. I spent nearly 20 years on Maui, and Danielle lives on Oahu and is a professional surfer and three-time Hawaiʻi State Champion who grew up in the world of surfing. But this conversation isn’t r...

Buy Rachel’s Book Here: https://amzn.to/4dgzkX5 If you’ve ever wondered whether homeschooling can really work through the high school years, this conversation is for you. Today I’m talking with Rachel Kovac, a homeschooling mother of six and author of  Their Future Is Shining Bright: AGuide to Homeschooling in High School . And I have to tell you—this conversation is about so much more than transc...

Today I’m talking with Kim, a mom of five, faith-rooted encourager, and the woman behind Ellie & the Boys and the  Moms Collective Journal . Kim has walked through some incredibly hard seasons of motherhood—including single parenting and remarriageafter losing a spouse—and she brings a beautiful perspective to what it means to show up intentionally, not perfectly, in the everyday work of makin...

Click Here for Your Teaching Textbooks Free Trial What do you do when your teenager wants to start dating? What if they’re already dating—and you’re not sure you love the relationship they’re in? What if you have preteens? How do you talk to your kids about attraction, boundaries, healthy relationships, heartbreak, and ultimately marriage without making them feel like you’re completely out of touc...

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Get the Homeschool Bundle Here: https://www.fortheloveofhomeschooling.com/?ref=loribeth If you've ever felt like your kids are happier, calmer, and more engaged after spending time outside, you're not imagining it. There is something incredibly life-giving about learning inGod's creation. The beautiful part is that outdoor learning doesn't have to be a special event or an elaborate...

WOW! 200! From the bottom of my heart...thank you. Thank you, friends, for showing up week after week and supporting the  Elevating Motherhood Podcast  for nearly six years. Whether you've been listening since Episode 1 or you just recently found this little corner of the internet, I want you to know how grateful I am that you're here. This podcast has always been for you. It's been an...

The What Well, in recent days, podcaster Jennifer Welch and her co-host, Angie Sullivan, shared their colorful thoughtson homeschooling after a caller expressed frustration that stupid people she went to school with were choosing to homeschool their children. What followed wasn't simply a disagreement with homeschooling. It was a stream of insults. Homeschooling wascalled "the worst, wors...

Buy Jennifer’s Book Here: https://amzn.to/4wiwDLS Today I’m so glad to welcome Jennifer Pepito backto the show. Jennifer is the host of the  Restoration Home  podcast, bestselling author of  Habits for a Sacred Home , andfounder of The Peaceful Press, a homeschool curriculum provider many of us know and love. Her writing has been featured in  Wild + Free ,  Commonplace Quarterly , and  HomeEducati...

Whether your baby is still in diapers, you’re in the middle of the school years, your teenager just got their driver's license, or you've recently become an empty nester, the relationship you hope to have with your children when they leave home doesn't begin the day they pack their bags. It begins today. It begins with the culture you're creating in your home, the words you speak,...

You don't have to be a politician to change your community. Back before 2020, when we were still living on Maui, my friend Katie and I lobbied for a new playground to be built upcountry at Kula Park…and it happened! There is a small, but mighty playground with bicoastal ocean views and lots of opportunity for vestibular and proprioceptive input (want to know what that is? Find out in Episode 196!)...

Why Does My Kid Always Want Me to Push Them on the Swing? Understanding Vestibular and Proprioceptive Input Have you ever wondered why your child begs for 'one more push' on the swing, spins until they're dizzy, hangs upside down from furniture, jumps off things that make you nervous, or crashes into the couch cushions over and over again? What if all of those behaviors are actually your child's b...

Today's conversation is one I'm pulling from the archives. I recorded this interview with Alyssa Bethke quite a while ago, and as I was looking through past episodes, it felt especially worth bringing back. At the time, I had not yet read her book,  When Doing It All Is Undoing You . But after revisiting this conversation, I've added it back to my summer readinglist because the message...

Some conversations feel tender before they even begin...and divorce is one of them. Today, I’m joined by Alisha Roth, author of  Courageous Divorce , to talk openly about a topic that touches more lives than we often acknowledge. Whether you’re personally facing divorce, have walked through it in the past, or want to be a steady, supportive presence for someone you care about, this episode is mean...

Motherhood has a way of stretching you in ways you never planned for—and sometimes, it asks more of you than you ever thought you could give. Today’s conversation is with Amy Suzanne Upchurch, founder and CEO of Pink Stork, a women-owned company supporting moms in every season of their journey. But beyond her work, Amy is a wife and a mother of six whose story includes infertility, severe morning...

At one of my appointments, my OB told me placenta encapsulation wasn't "scientifically proven." Not long after that, I saw her share something on her social media page that felt very...dismissive. And I remember thinking, there has to be more to this conversation. Because I know thoughtful, intentional moms who are considering placenta encapsulation. And there are women who have already made this...

If you’re trying to build a family culture where eating out feels peaceful, connected, and screen-free—but aren’t sure how to get there—this episode is for you.   We’re a family of foodies…plus we travel a lot. Based on those two things alone, we end up eating out often. Almost every single time we eat out with our now 12, 10, 9, and 4 year old, we get complimented on the behavior of our children....

If you don’t tell your children who they are… the world will. Every day, our kids are absorbing messages about their worth, their identity, their value. And if we’re not intentional, those voices can get louder than the truth. Today on Elevating Motherhood, I’m joined by HosannaWong — international speaker, spoken word artist widely known for piece “I Have A New Name,” and bestselling author of Ho...