All Blended Up

Send us Fan Mail Shantanell continues her series on the biblical order of the family. While last week Johnathon and Shantanell explored the role of the husband within this hierarchy, this episode focuses on the unique calling and responsibilities of the wife and mother in God’s design for the family. Drawing from her own experiences as a wife and mother, Shantanell discusses both the blessings and...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Shantanell sits down with Johnathon for an honest and transparent conversation about the struggles men face in their role as provider, protector, and leader of the home. Together, they discuss the pressures that come with being the head of the household, the silent battles many men carry mentally and emotionally, and why asking for help can feel so difficult. Joh...

Send us Fan Mail This episode continues the discussion on the biblical hierarchy of family introduced in previous episodes. Shantanell emphasizes the importance of understanding this hierarchy, especially in light of recent events involving men harming their wives and children. She takes listeners back to Genesis, explaining that before there was woman, there was God and man. This foundational rel...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode, Shantanell reintroduces herself after a few months away and kicks off Season 2 of the podcast. She shares with her audience the new direction for this season, expanding beyond blended families to explore the importance of family as a whole. While the podcast was originally created as a resource for blended families, Shantanell explains that all family struct...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Johnathon and Shantanell discuss the importance of consistent discipline in parenting. Using the biblical story of Eli and his sons, they highlight the dangers of ignoring early signs of disobedience. Though Eli acknowledged his sons' wrongdoing, he failed to take meaningful action—resulting in severe consequences. Johnathon and Shantanell emphasize that fail...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Shantanell shares a powerful contrast between two biblical parents—Jabez’s mother and Rachel—who named their children from a place of deep pain. Unlike Abraham and Hannah, who parented from promise, these women allowed their trauma to define their legacy. Shantanell dives into how our own unhealed wounds can shape how we raise, speak to, and lead others—and why it...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Shantanell presents a framework for raising children with the promises of God in mind, rather than allowing past trauma to dictate how we parent. She draws on biblical examples, specifically Abraham and Hannah, to illustrate how these parents focused on God’s promises when raising their children, despite their personal struggles. For instance, Abraham trusted in G...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Shun explores Ephesians 6:4, which instructs parents not to provoke their children, but instead, raise them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. She discusses how the responsibility to honor parents often falls on children, but there is also a clear mandate for parents. Shun also explains what godly discipline looks like and highlights the difference be...

Send us Fan Mail Shantanell does a deep dive into why parents should not approach parenting from the old statement do as I say not as I do. Using scripture she explains the hypocrisy of this statement and how the bible teaches us the opposite. Jesus never asked us to do anything he had not already done.

Send us Fan Mail ***Trigger Warning*** This segment does discuss fertility issues, miscarriage/stillbirths and sex.  Johnathon and Shantanell sit down and have a candid conversation concerning the importance of talking with your significant other regarding family planning. 

Send us Fan Mail Shantanell Lindon sits down and encourages those who may be battling with anxiety, worry or fear and explain how to battle against these things with the word of God. She also ties this into how it can affect your children and they may deal with the same things as well as a result.

Send us Fan Mail Join Shantanell as she tackles the challenges of discovering yourself all the while juggling parenthood, and marriage as well as expectations for her young adult sons.

Send us Fan Mail Johnathon and Shantanell discuss a viral video showcasing the clash of disciplinary styles in a blended family. We peel back the layers of parenting within such complex family units, bringing our own experiences to the table. Settle in as we, alongside our listeners, dissect these intricate dynamics, sharing insights from Johnathon's fatherly perspective on the essential role...

Send us Fan Mail Shantanell speaks on the famous verse in the book of Ecclesiastes stating, "there is nothing new under the sun". When it comes to parenting and some of the challenges we may feel as though we are dealing with things alone or our child/children is doing something new, but as the famous verse says, nothing is new from generation to generation.

Send us Fan Mail Johnathon and Shantanell sit down and have a conversation regarding parenting expectations, and the challenges that comes with those expectations when raising up the children.

Send us Fan Mail Shantanell discusses the pressure parents put on themselves to do things perfectly. This could stem from societal pressure, internal conflict, or deep-rooted issues. She explains the importance of giving yourself grace and finding your identity in Christ.

Send us Fan Mail Johnathon and Shantanell touch on questions presented to them from their small children concerning their blended family.

Send us Fan Mail This episode detail's Shantanell Step-parenting journey and some of the hurdles she had to overcome along the way. 

Send us Fan Mail Johnathon and Shantanell speak on understanding identity, while parenting children as a young parent.

Send us Fan Mail Johnathon and Shantanell sit down and discuss boundaries in a blended family between parent and child, husband and wife, and stepparent vs. parent.

Send us Fan Mail Shantanell gives 5 keys you should consider when entering into a new relationship, especially if it is a blended family relationship.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Shantanell describes how she developed a relationship with her stepsons and how she figured her place in the family.

Send us Fan Mail This episode is an introduction to co-host Johnathon Lindon. We continue the conversation of how we met from his point of view and some of his thoughts on our family.

Send us Fan Mail This is an introduction episode to what the podcast topic is and background to how the Lindon's relationship started from Shantanell's point of view.