From the Mouths of Babes

This week we welcome Dr. Hank Smith to discuss Jesus Christ and His Atonement and how we can more fully embrace it in our lives. We talk about Jesus teaching his followers about boundaries. We talk about how the Holy Ghost is the vehicle that makes the Atonement efficacious and lastly we discuss how the commandments are not there to help us avoid suffering, rather the commandments are what we do w...

** It was brought to our attention that part of the episode was cut off! We apologize. Here is the updated and complete episode** ENJOY!  This week we welcome two ladies from Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) to talk about the intersection of faith and politics. Politics seem to polarize more than bring people together nowadays, but in this conversation we discuss the dangers of bein...

Rebecca Gray attended law school at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.,  one of our nation’s top academic institutions. After graduating, she moved to Miami, FL where she began her career as a criminal prosecutor at one of the country’s largest prosecutorial offices. For over three years, Rebecca filed, prepared, and tried cases ranging from traffic offenses and misdemeanors to s...

This week we welcome Jessica Smith from @milkmaidshoney to discuss the Divine Feminine or Mother God. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes in and celebrates a Heavenly Mother, who loves us and with her Husband and First Born Spirit Son created all living things. When discussing this topic with our older brother, Aaron Dodini, he said, "This belief is unique in modern day Christ...

Studies show before the age of 18, one in three girls, and one in five boys are sexually abused. Studies also show 95% of sexual abuse is preventable through education. We are so grateful to have Katie Hastings, pediatric nurse, mother of 4 boys, wife, and sexual abuse survivor herself, joins us to discuss her recently published book, Your Safe Body .  To purchase the book you can follow the...

Danielle Calder from @daniellecalder_ formerly @theremaybetypos joins us again to discuss healing from religious trauma, deconstruction and reconstruction and faith affirming therapy.  Cognitive dissonance lives on both sides of the faith divide with believers and nonbelievers alike. To those who claim belief, not everything makes sense. Not all loose ends are tied up; not every question finds it’...

This week we welcome back Emily Christensen to discuss how to process our own emotions and how to teach young children how to process their own feelings and emotions.  We talk about owning it when we make mistakes and believe us when we say, we all make them.  This week's episode is sponsored by MixHers. We are happy to give our listeners 10% off (that can also be added to the subscripti...

This week we welcome Morgan Jones who is the host of the All In podcast. We discuss what it means to be "all in" in every aspect of our lives-- with our faith and how we show up outside of our faith as well. Find her @mojo7795 and @allin.podcast and her book “ALL IN. Exploring What it Means to be All in the Gospel of Jesus Christ”. https://deseretbook.com/p/all-in?variant_id=194703-paperback

Welcome back Babes!  We have missed you! In this episode we give life updates. Big life changes for Cara and Dana. We talk about intuition and trusting your gut and taking responsibility for your decisions.  Follow along with us on Instagram and head over to our page to enter our giveaway! @fromthemouthsofbabespodcast This week's episode is sponsored by Babe Lash. In your journey of Babe...

As we wrap up Season 1 of the podcast, we discuss perfectionism and how we can overcome it with grace, empathy, and understanding. As always we share funny stories that came out of the mouths of our babes and we talk about the future of Season 2 and our goals moving forward.  If there has been a particular topic, theme, or guest that has resonated with you this season, we would love it if you...

This week we welcome a much anticipated and requested guest, Richard Ostler. Richard speaks at firesides and conferences about how to more fully embrace LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, see their gifts and contributions, and better understand their unique road. He is the host of the Listen, Learn and Love podcast (listenlearnandlove.org) which provides a platform for Latter-day Saints to share their store...

**DISCLAIMER: This episode goes into great detail about suicide and shares some specifics that may be graphic and traumatic to some. It also has some swear words in our From the Mouths of Babes stories.** The entire month of September has been Suicide Awareness month. We are grateful to have Joleen Hibbs Peppers on the episode to share her and her son Abram's story regarding his suicide in March o...

This week we welcome Brooke Stirling Passey, author of The Only Pirate at the Party, mother of three, horse enthusiast, trash TV expert, avid reader and president of her book club, the MUMU society to the podcast!  In this episode we talk about grieving after the death of a loved one. Brooke is unfortunately not a stranger to loss and lost three very special people in her life within a very short...

This week we welcome life coach, Emily Christensen, to discuss effective ways to start conversations with our children about pornography. We discuss the cycle of shame surrounding pornography and Emily says, “shame comes from not talking about it at all... When we keep things a secret, we increase the curiosity and allure factor.” We also discuss protecting our children's innocence. What actually...

We are excited to provide a bonus episode this week! As you recall from this week's episode, we talk about how parents demonstrate to their children, that they have confidence in their children by being fearless communicators. We wanted to provide an excellent resource for parents when discussing the topic of sex and sexuality with their children. This story is an honest and fun way to discuss wit...

Welcome to part 2 of our series as we discuss Dr. Fred Dodini's book, Shine Brighter: Choosing a Life of Greater Clarity, Purpose and Joy.  In this episode we discuss the three kinds of parents as it pertains to the sun, moon and star metaphor. Dr. Dodini shares the "Prime Directive" of parenting and what all children need to thrive. We discuss the four parenting styles and how being a fearless co...

This week we welcome Dr. Fred Dodini to the podcast. Dr. Fred Dodini has been a therapist, life coach and family life educator for the past 20+ years and resides in Indianapolis, IN. He has enjoyed the diversity of life’s experiences through careers in the entertainment industry (toured with a rock n’ roll band for 8 years), experience in business and behavioral health. He has been married for 48...

This week we welcome back Dr. Julie Hanks! We continue where our conversation left off and talk about the idealization of motherhood and it's effects on all women. We talk about how being secure in your own choices allows for better connection-- connection with other women and with our children. 

This week's episode was super fascinating. Cara and I were educated when it comes to the benefits of chiropractic work in pregnancy and pediatrics by Dr. Nancy Elwartowski-Cooper.  Dr. Nancy started to see that kids were getting sick more often and put on more medication. With seeing the increase in ear infections, colic, reflux, autism and more, she went back to school to get more specialized tra...

This week we welcome Ralphie Jacobs from @simplyonpurpose to talk with us about the effects of screen time on a child's developing brain. Studies show that 77% of parents are saying that raising their kids is harder nowadays because of technology; and kids wish their parents would get off their phones.  Psychology Today says that, parents using their phones in front of their children causes more d...

It's sexy summer and this week we welcome Dan Purcell, host of Get Your Marriage On podcast to the episode to discuss how to heat things up in the bedroom. We are stewards of our own sexuality and it's our responsibility to increase our health and understanding when it comes to healthy sexuality. Dan gives us tips and tricks on things you can do to spice things up in the bedroom. He talks about me...

This week we welcome back Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife to expound more on the topic of the power of female sexuality. We discuss the effects of the "good girl" syndrome, the art of desire, and talk about challenging beliefs we have grown up learning when it comes to sexuality.  If something from this episode resonates with you and you would like to learn more, check out Dr. Finlayson-Fife's courses...

We asked for stories and you delivered! This week we share your stories that came out of the mouths of your little babes. These kids are precious and hilarious! This is an episode you won't want to miss! Listen to see if your story gets featured. 

This week we welcome Danielle Calder to the podcast. It is a thought provoking episode on how to navigate boundaries within religion and relationships. Danielle says, "we teach people how to treat us." She teaches us practical ways to communicate our boundaries, in whatever stage we are of setting them.  Danielle Calder is an associate clinical social worker, therapist, researcher, and influe...

This week we welcome Meredith Redmon to the podcast! We discuss finding grace in the messy side of motherhood. Let's be honest, motherhood is messy, but there is also a lot of joy, humor, and growth for both us as the mommas and the kiddos. We talk about how to find connection and regaining our sense of self at the beginning of motherhood and how naturally there is tension between expectations and...