Mitch Blackford, Certified Life Coach, Mom-Life Mentor
Faithful Mama Rising I Overwhelm, Mindset, Marriage, Faith, Identity
Do you ever find yourself wondering, "What am I even doing with my life?" Do you put yourself in "time-out" just to catch a breath? Do you ever feel like you belong to everyone else—your husband, your kids, the chores, the commitments—and somewhere along the way, you stopped belonging to yourself? Well Mama, you are in the right place. Faithful Mama Rising is a faith-filled podcast for overwhelmed moms who are tired of living in survival mode and ready to rise into the woman they're called to be. This is where you'll start feeling seen, supported, and grounded again… where you'll reconnect wit...
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Mitch Blackford, Certified Life Coach, Mom-Life Mentor
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Jul 7, 2026
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Episodes
24- Why You Can't Relax Anymore—The Hidden Mindset That's Stealing Rest, Joy, and Even Your Time with God 07.07.2026 15:53
Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, marriage disconnection, and feeling like you can't ever truly relax, this episode is for you. Have you ever noticed that even your "rest" has started feeling like another thing to accomplish? Maybe your vacation has to become the perfect memory. Your day off has to be productive. Your Bible study has to end...
23- Overwhelmed Mom? The Lie That Keeps You Running on Fumes 30.06.2026 15:17
Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, feeling disconnected in your marriage, and wondering why you don't even feel like yourself anymore, this episode is for you. Does this sound like you? You finally get everything done, sit down for two seconds... and immediately feel guilty for resting. You feel like it's all up to you to keep the house, kids, and...
22- Overwhelmed and Feeling Stuck? What If You're Measuring Your Life by the Wrong Thing? 23.06.2026 10:29
Send us Fan Mail Does this sound like you? You find yourself wondering, What am I even doing with my life? You feel stuck, but you can't quite explain why. You don't even feel like yourself anymore. You spend your days taking care of everyone else, yet somewhere along the way, you stopped belonging to yourself. You wonder if the gifts God gave you are actually making any difference. You...
21- Is Your Husband Feeling Unloved? The Marriage Blind Spot Most Moms Miss 16.06.2026 20:42
Send us Fan Mail Have you been feeling disconnected from your husband and can't quite figure out why? You've been putting in the effort. You've been trying. But somehow the gap keeps growing and you're starting to wonder if this is just... what marriage looks like now. Mama, I've been there. And in this episode I'm taking you inside one of the hardest conversations An...
20- Overwhelmed Mom? Why Cleaning More Is Making You More Burned Out 09.06.2026 18:27
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever spent an entire day cleaning your house, got it perfect — and then watched it fall apart within the hour? Are you constantly waiting for that one big day to get on top of it all, only to find yourself burned out before you even start? What if the problem isn't how hard you're working — but the whole approach? In this episode, Mitch shares the real turning p...
19- How to Feel Like Yourself Again After Motherhood 02.06.2026 16:16
Send us Fan Mail Did you lose yourself in motherhood and wonder if you'll ever find her again? Do you ever scroll past an old photo of yourself and feel that quiet ache? The version of you that was lighter, freer, unburdened — before the laundry, the mental load, the marriage, the kids, the everything that is now yours to carry? Maybe you've whispered it to yourself in a tired moment — I...
18- Feeling Disconnected in Marriage? Stop Waiting for Him to Apologize First 26.05.2026 15:38
Send us Fan Mail Are you tired of feeling disconnected from your husband after every little argument? Have you ever continued a fight in your head that never even happened out loud — and ended up even more fired up than when it started? What if being the first one to get over it wasn't weakness — but the most powerful move you could make for your marriage? In this episode, I'm diving int...
17- Why Overwhelmed Moms Feel Behind No Matter How Hard They Try 19.05.2026 13:19
Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, a marriage that feels more like a business partnership than a relationship, and wondering where you went in the middle of it all — this episode is for you. Are you tired of trying harder and still feeling behind? Running on fumes, stuck in survival mode, wondering why doing more never actually makes life feel lighter? I&ap...
16- Overwhelmed Isn't the Problem—This Is What's Really Draining You 12.05.2026 11:13
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever come home to a mountain of things that needed to get done and felt the exhaustion hit before you even started? Have you ever stood in the middle of your own life — the one you love — and felt completely buried by it? Have you ever thought it's all up to me and felt the weight of that land in your chest before you could even take a breath? Mama, that moment isn&a...
15- Overwhelmed Moms: Why Pushing Harder Keeps You Stuck (and What to do Instead) 05.05.2026 13:59
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever pushed so hard to make a point land — with your kids, your husband, or even yourself — and felt it slipping further away the harder you tried? Have you ever set an intention at the start of the day, reminded yourself a few more times, and then completely ignored your own advice by noon? Are you grinding toward a mindset shift you know you need — but the harder you pu...
14- Christian Mom Burnout: Why You Still Feel Alone Even With Faith 28.04.2026 12:43
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like you're the exception to God's grace? Like you know He loves people — you've seen it, you've read it, you believe it — but somewhere deep down you wonder if that actually includes you? Like maybe you've made too many mistakes, asked for help too many times, or stayed stuck in the same pattern so long that even God is tired of waiting...
13- Why Moms Keep Reacting the Same Way (Even When They Don't Want To) 21.04.2026 17:26
Send us Fan Mail ❓Ever wonder… Why you keep reacting the same way… even when you don’t want to? Why something small turns into frustration, tension, or a full-blown moment? Why you can explain that something’s a problem… and the other person just doesn’t see it? Why you feel like you’re doing everything right—but you’re still overwhelmed and stuck? 💭 What if it’s not your personality? In...
12- Feeling Disconnected in Marriage? It Might Be Your Expectations 18.04.2026 14:27
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a day where nothing is actually wrong… but somehow everything just feels harder than it should? Do you and your husband ever walk into the same situation with completely different expectations—and not realize it until you’re already frustrated? Have you noticed how fast you can go from calm… to reacting… over something small? What if the tension you’re feeling is...
11- You Say You Trust God—So Why Does Everything Feel Like It's Up to You? 07.04.2026 22:42
Send us Fan Mail Does this sound like you? You're holding it all together on the outside but running on empty on the inside — and nobody really knows. You'd call yourself a person of faith, but somewhere in the chaos of life, you stopped actually bringing things to God. You keep saying you trust Him, but when you look at what you're white-knuckling in your life, the list is long. Yo...
10- When Motherhood Feels Like Groundhog Day — Where Is God in the Ordinary? 31.03.2026 14:38
Send us Fan Mail Are you living for the milestone moments because the everyday ones feel like they don't count? Does your life look nothing like the adventure you imagined — and do you wonder where God is in all the repetition? What if the mundane moments you're dreading are actually the ones where everything is happening? If motherhood feels more like Groundhog Day than the adventure yo...
9- The Hidden Mindset Keeping You Reactive With Your Kids and Husband 24.03.2026 13:51
Send us Fan Mail Are these questions hitting a little too close to home? Do you feel like you're constantly reacting instead of responding — with your husband, your kids, or both? Have you ever caught yourself waiting for your partner to change, while secretly wondering why nothing ever gets better? Are you putting expectations on your kids that might actually be way beyond where they are dev...
8- Too Exhausted for Quiet Time? How Moms Can Grow Closer to God 17.03.2026 14:17
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like every other mom has her faith figured out — and you’re still trying to find five quiet minutes with God? As a busy mom, does growing closer to God feel like one more thing on a to-do list you’ll never get to? What if you’re not behind on your faith — you just need a different way to live it out? If you’re a busy mom who loves God and yet still feels behind on your f...
7- When Your Marriage Feels Like a Business Partnership, Not a Relationship 10.03.2026 15:36
Send us Fan Mail Does it feel like you and your husband are just two bodies occupying the same house? Are you always go, go, go and somewhere in the middle of all of it, you lost each other? Do your conversations revolve around schedules, kids, and to-do lists and you honestly can't remember the last time you just... talked? If you're nodding your head right now, this episode is for you....
6- Motherhood Swallowed My Identity — Here's How I Found Myself Again 03.03.2026 10:43
Send us Fan Mail Tired of feeling like motherhood has swallowed your identity? Do you wonder if you’ll ever feel like yourself again outside of diapers, laundry, and sippy cups? Ever catch yourself asking, “Am I just here to teach my kids how to survive, or is there more for me?” In this episode, I get real about the struggle of losing yourself in motherhood and how to reclaim your sense of identi...
5- Mom Burnout Isn’t a Time Management Problem—Here’s What Actually Helps 24.02.2026 15:02
Send us Fan Mail Feeling overwhelmed… but telling yourself you “should” be grateful? Giving everything you’ve got—and still feeling like it’s never enough? Snapping at the people you love and wondering, “Why am I like this?” In this episode, we’re talking about the mental load no one sees and why overwhelm sneaks up on moms even when we love our lives and our families. If you’ve been feeling stret...
4- When You’re Tired, Mom, Are You Sabotaging Communication in Your Marriage? (Part 2) 17.02.2026 11:33
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you and your husband are missing each other emotionally since becoming parents? Catch yourself snapping, stewing, or silently keeping score, and then wondering why you still feel unsupported? Do you ever think, “I love this man… so why does talking to him feel so hard right now?” In this part two episode (check out Episode 3) Mitch pulls up a chair and gets honest a...
3- Why Communication in Marriage Breaks Down During Motherhood (part 1) 10.02.2026 11:14
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like your husband just doesn’t get it after kids arrive? Wondering why communication in marriage feels harder than ever? Wish you could feel supported, understood, and connected again — instead of frustrated and alone? In this episode of Faithful Mama Rising , Mitch dives into why communication often breaks down between moms and their husbands once children enter the pic...
2- Mindset Is Everything—But What Does That Actually Mean for Moms? 10.02.2026 13:38
Send us Fan Mail Ever wish you could be more easy-going? Less wound up. Less stressed. More fun. But somehow, being that version of yourself just feels impossible. In this episode of Faithful Mama Rising , Mitch dives into why mindset truly is everything for moms — and what it really means to shift your thoughts so motherhood feels a little lighter, a little steadier, and a lot more like the mom y...
1- Stuck in Survival Mode? 2 Simple Shifts for Exhausted Moms 10.02.2026 14:36
Send us Fan Mail Feeling like you’re running on fumes no matter how hard you try? Ever wonder why mom life feels so exhausting — and if it’s ever going to change? Feel like survival mode has quietly become your normal? In the very first episode of Faithful Mama Rising , Mitch opens up about her own season of deep mom exhaustion and why survival mode doesn’t have to be the default. This episode is...
Welcome to Faithful Mama Rising (Trailer) 10.02.2026 2:55
Send us Fan Mail A New Chapter: Welcome to Faithful Mama Rising If you’ve been listening to Fun Rich Mom , you might notice something new—and intentional—happening here. This podcast is evolving. Faithful Mama Rising is the next chapter of this space, created for moms who love their families deeply but feel overwhelmed, emotionally stretched, or disconnected from themselves, their marriage, or the...
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