Good Grief, Momma!

Send us Fan Mail Our VERY FIRST episode we talk about the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked about how we handled the pandemic in the moment. This episode is an update on that. We talk about how our lives have been changed  in the last four years because of what we learned and experienced during the pandemic.  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scenes info, ear...

Send us Fan Mail When do you rest? When does your family rest together? Our lives are usually over-scheduled and filled to the brim. Every hour of every day is taken up by something: school, work, play dates, extra curricular activities, etc. In this episode we will address all of it and how to create margin in your life so that your pace can slow down. Subscribe to our email subscription here and...

Send us Fan Mail Starting your own business can be daunting, but it is even harder to do when you are a mom. We are starting a new series where once a month we will interview a local moms (local for us - Hamilton County, IN). These amazing women started businesses while balancing being a mother as well. Our first guest is Danielle Smith a local cookie baker. She shares how she started her company,...

Send us Fan Mail When we were in high school * cough *, 15+ years ago, the pressure to go to a 4 year college was very high. It was looked down upon to go to community college or online school, and it was seen as bad to go to a trade school or straight into a job. In this episode, we talk about how we hope your kids will choose the option that works best for them. We talk about how there is not a...

Send us Fan Mail Letting your kids make mistakes is hard. When is the risk too high? When is it appropriate to step aside and let them choose? In this episode we talk about how our parents and our life experiences have influenced the way we let our kids make mistakes. These are not a cut and dry ways to handle your kids choices but what we have personally experienced.  Subscribe to our email subsc...

Send us Fan Mail One things most parents want to do for their kids is protect them. This includes making sure to surround them with people we trust. Not just adults but the kids they play with and the shows they watch. This episode we talk about how we discern the who might be the best influences in our kids lives.  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the scen...

Send us Fan Mail As the saying goes, “Never stop dating your spouse”. In this episode we talk about some of our favorite dates that we have been on with our husbands. We discuss fun stay at home ideas, fancy dinners and all the dates in-between. Head to our blog and you will see our full list of 50 different date ideas!  Subscribe to our email subscription here and get blog posts early, behind the...

Send us Fan Mail Holidays can be stressful even when you don’t have kids, but when you add distance to grandma’s house and naps times things get even more complicated. In this episode we discuss how we make time for our extended family during the holidays while also not forgetting to focus on our immediate family. If your family lives close or far you always need to have a plan for the holidays, e...

Send us Fan Mail Research from the Institute of Family Studies shows that 1 in 4 40 year olds have never been married. It also showed an increase fear in having a family. This shocked us! In this episode we talk about why we think there is many benefits to marriage.  Article Link

Send us Fan Mail When you first get married there are some uncertainties of what your roles are and what being together forever will look like. Now that we are 9-10 years into marriage we feel much more secure in being a wife. In this episode we will talk about how we have grown as spouses and feel more confident in our roles as wives. 

Send us Fan Mail Being secure in your personality, your body and your faith is really hard. This episode we talk about being secure in being women, hear us ROAR! It is hard to be confident in yourself and now that we are in our 30s we feel like we know what it means to be ourselves. We still have doubts and room to improve but feeling more secure now. 

Send us Fan Mail If you are worried that you are a good mom then you are probably a good mom. This episode we talk about how we are more secure now that we are in our 30s about being moms. We have both had two babies now and trust or mom instincts a little bit more. By no means are we perfect but we also know that when we mess up our kids will not be ruined for life. Thanks to our sponsor Restore...

Send us Fan Mail We are starting a series talking about feeling more secure in ourselves and our roles as women, wives, and moms. Today is a solo Allie episode talking about why she is loving her 30s. She talks about how she feels more secure in knowing herself, confident in who she is and in her relationships, and how she feels more able to be empathetic with people. Thanks to our sponsor Restore...

Send us Fan Mail Being a parent is hard! When you are deciding how you will respond to a situation or how you will teach your kids it is difficult. In this episode we talk about how our Christian faith affects how we parent. We talk about how it helps ups make choices with “What Would Jesus Do” in our minds. Thanks to our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy ! If you mention Good Grief, Momm...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Nicole and Allie talk about how they know when they are done having kids. So many people are in the stage of deciding whether they are done having kids or not. Nicole talks about why she knows that she is done having kids and Allie talks about how she knows that she is not done having kids yet. Thanks to our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy ! If you menti...

Send us Fan Mail PJs, brush your teeth, bath, story time, and prayers. These are just a few of the things we talk about this week as we share our bedtime routines. Note that not everyone has to do the same thing but these things work best for our families. We hope it will help you get your kids to bed and sleeping well! Thanks to our sponsor Restore Your Core Physical Therapy ! If you mention Good...

Send us Fan Mail We made it two years!!!! Thanks to all our listeners for the constant support! Come celebrate with us by rating and reviewing our podcast wherever you are listening. Tune in to hear about our fails, successes, and biggest worries when it comes to motherhood and marriage.

Send us Fan Mail There seems to be such a lack of knowledge these days about our own bodies. Is there really a group of people in the United States who think you get pregnant through your belly button? Why did Allie think that she had a UTI or yeast infection every month for years but now knows that she probably never had either? Nicole and Allie talk about their opinions and personal experiences...

Send us Fan Mail Feelings ARE valid, but when those feelings lead to inappropriate or even unlawful actions then we have a problem. Our episode this week, we will talk about how just because you HAVE a feeling that does not give you the right to act however you want. This message is not just for your kids, but for adults as well. 

Send us Fan Mail Do you desperately need help with ideas on how to organize your life and house? Looking for quick meal prep ideas and routines that will make the craziness of motherhood just a little bit easier? Then this week’s episode is for you! Allie will be talking with Jen from ABCs of Motherhood.  They will be talking about her blog and all the great tips that are availble to you and will...

Send us Fan Mail When you say anything, post anything, do anything, you have to worry about how someone else will take it. It doesn’t matter if you were targeting that audience, talking to them directly or even trying for them to hear at all. If you say something that another person does not agree with then you are might be looking at major trouble. Listen to our next episode as we talk about how...

Send us Fan Mail Giving gifts is not an easy task especially among adults. In this episode we talk about some new ways to give gifts to your family and friends. We go through ideas outside of they typical toys, gift cards, and clothes.

Send us Fan Mail So often we hear about the down sides to being a mom or the stresses that come with having young children. In this episode, we share some of our favorite and fun upsides of being a mom. Join us as we look at the silver linings of having applesauce and crackers in our purses and cars all the time!

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Allie and Nicole give you all the details on what questions them and their husbands go over to review their year and set goals for the upcoming year. It's the perfect way to keep track of if you are moving towards your goals in life. Listen in if you need a good template for reviewing your year and setting goals for the next year! Also follow along with them...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we have Stacia Scott, NP, from Postpartum Care USA back on the podcast! It's been a year since she started Postpartum Care USA (listen to her first episode here ) and she's back to update us on how it has been going and to go into detail on what postnatal depletion syndrome is. So many moms are walking around depleted of nutrients postpartum and e...