MADE WHOLE (formerly Morning Mama) | Christian women, faith and anxiety, Christian mental health, anger, rage, angry mom, overwhelmed, feel stuck, Christian healing, loneliness, postpartum depression

Whatever the lies are that come up for you as a mother, we all have them. These lies can so easily take over and steal all of the joy God wants to give us in this season. These lies are never helpful and only lead to pain. Let’s take a minute to break some of these lies down so you can learn how to break down you own lies and walk in freedom! Love, Brittany   Ready to go deeper? Here's where to st...

Whatever the lies are that come up for you as a mother, we all have them. These lies can so easily take over and steal all of the joy God wants to give us in this season. These lies are never helpful and only lead to pain. Let’s take a minute to break some of these lies down so you can learn how to break down you own lies and walk in freedom! Love, Brittany   Ready to go deeper? Here's where to st...

When we are constantly bombarded with messages in social media, television, our school, our friends, it can be so easy to take in beliefs that don’t belong! I bet most of us have at least one belief that we hold because of how culture has impacted us. As we continue this series on discipline I want to prepare your heart for what God might have to say to you. Come hear a little bit about my journey...

Are you constantly asking yourself if you are doing this motherhood thing right? Are you stuck in comparison and looking around you to determine what it looks like to be a good mother? This is the story of so many moms and the source of so much of the mom guilt that we experience. In order to get out of the mindset I have 2 simple but important questions to walk you through so you can silence that...

Do you struggle to know what the right way to discipline in? Are you constantly questioning yourself and feeling stuck in indecision? Your approach to discipline is one of the biggest ways you influence your kids as a parent and thus how to discipline is a question that must be answered well. God has been revealing a lot to me about his heart for discipline and I am excited to begin this series to...

Struggle to feel joy in the midst of motherhood? Feel like it’s all just a giant mess? Katie Hendricks from the Stepping into a Joy Filled Life Podcast is here to share ALL the hacks about how to find your joy again in motherhood. If you are ready for biblically infused wisdom with some incredibly practical tips then this episode is for you! Find all of her info below! Love, Brittany -------------...

Does it feel impossible to have a real conversation with your teenager? Do you not even know where to begin in changing this? As parents this can feel like a daunting task that never ends well. In this episode I share with you some practical tips to use in order to help you teenager feel safe to open up. At the core your teenager does want a safe place to share and get encouragement, even when the...

Do you feel lost and overwhelmed thinking of how to raise your kids in today’s world? Are you stuck in fear and find yourself loosing sleep and joy because of your worry? If this is you, you definitely not alone. There is so much happening in our world that can so easily lead to these feelings, however God has a lot to say about this! Today I share 5 ways you can protect your kids in this world, n...

Do you feel lost and overwhelmed thinking of how to raise your kids in today’s world? Are you stuck in fear and find yourself loosing sleep and joy because of your worry? If this is you, you definitely not alone. There is so much happening in our world that can so easily lead to these feelings, however God has a lot to say about this! Today I share 5 ways you can protect your kids in this world, n...

The amount of decision making that a parent has to make in a day is overwhelming! If you are trying to do this all on your own then it makes sense if you’re feeling burnt out and angry. The good news is that you are never actually alone and God has a different way! All the answers and support we need are right there within reach, we just need to seek them. Lean into today’s episode to learn how to...

Mama, have you found yourself complaining a lot lately? Maybe it’s the kids, the house, your marriage, or your job? I was there this week, but God showed me something so incredible! First we have to give our situations a hard look that takes some courage, but then there is good news on the other side! God has something amazing waiting for you on the other side of the complaining. I can’t wait to s...

Have you ever reflected on your healing journey and thought, "What am I even working towards? What does it look like to find healing and how do I know when I get there?" I know many people that are in the messy middle of healing and feel hopeless about what they are even working towards. Today I share with you my insights from a conversation I had with a friend and what God showed both of us about...

One thing most mom’s can agree on if that mom guilt is a pervasive part of being a mom. Even if you have worked to overcome it, it has likely shown up in season or parts of your motherhood. Why is this? Has it always been this way? How are our cultural values feeding into to this? Today I unpack how modern parenting ideas have contributed to a culture of mom guilt. I have bought into so many of th...

Are your days filled with giving endlessly to everyone around you and feeling like you are constantly running on empty? Motherhood can so easily lead us to this place if we aren’t intentional to care for ourselves in addition  to all the other humans we are caring for. Today Chelsi Jo from the Systemize Your Life Podcast unpacks her Fundamental Needs System that can completely change the way you s...

There is no denying that the time of Covid has been hard on all of us in different ways. It has caused pain and loss in so many of our lives. While I don’t want to minimize this, I want to speak to those of you that have allowed this season to derail you or to keep you stuck and isolated and holding you back from pressing forward on the mission God has for you. Today I am sharing a Biblical perspe...

Do you struggle to know what is going on with your child? If all you are able to see is their behaviors, then you are not alone. While they are still responsible for their behavior, we can help them understand some of why behind it. For adults and children alike, when we understand ourselves we are better able to make better choices. Lead in to today’s episode as I unpack how we can listen to hear...

Do you struggle with feeling like you’re never pouring enough into your kids? While some of this is a lie our culture encourages us to believe, there is also a component of motherhood so many of us miss! The everyday interactions with our kids can hold SO much gold! We don’t have to set up Pinterest learning moments to teach our kids, we just have to be real and intentional with them in all the li...

Are you constantly trying to release yourself from the lies of perfectionism and comparison? I know so many of us moms struggle with these things and it is a daily battle to release these unrealistic expectations for ourselves! We also know that if we see ourselves through this lens it is not a far leap to see our kids through this lens. In our culture of social media and edited images it is far t...

Today we are diving into something that has been on my heart for a long time! A phrase we hear all the time in our culture right now is, “Listen to your body.” While I understand and somewhat agree with the heartbeat behind the phrase, the words themselves pose a serious problem. Today I unpack why this is a problem, how this might affect out kids, and what the Bible says about this. I also propos...

There is so much pressure that is constantly bombarding us to be the perfect mom. It surrounds us everywhere we go and it is so easy to buy into the idea that doing all of these will make us good moms. That if we do this thing or buy that thing then we will finally be good enough. There is validity in some of it, but it’s all missing the most essential component of all. The one thing that will hel...

“I just need to get through this, and then…” If You’ve ever said that this is for you. I have noticed this propensity inside of me to seek comfort as the ultimate goal. I long for those weeks, months, seasons where I don’t have things on my calendar that make me nervous. In my mind, I think this is the ultimate goal. Yet the Bible has something different to say, and this lie actually causes us to...

We can so often get confused about healing. Culture has one way of defining what it looks like to heal and how it needs to happen, but rarely is this in conjunction with God’s definition. Today I am sharing a verse that God showed me that simplifies what healing is! Connected to this is also God’s secret mission that he calls you to. How will you respond to Him?  Love, Brittany   Ready to go deepe...

Culture right now is all about the self! Self-care, self-love, self-help, selfies!! These can seem good on the surface, but if you dig into them they are directing us in the wrong way. God’s word has a lot to say about what we need to be happy, whole, healed people and it is in direct contraction to what culture says. Listen to find out which side you’re allowing to define your life!  Love, Britta...

Do you struggle to find motivation to care for yourself? Do you feel like you can just focus on everyone else and you will be ok? Or maybe you talk much kinder to others than you do to yourself? If this is you then I have a verse to share with you! God has made you and lives within you and He has a lot to say about how He wants you treated! Lean in to today’s episode and get ready to re-think how...

One of the things that can steal peace from us as a mom is when we aren’t stepping into the things God is calling us to. We all have gifts and passions that we are called to use for God’s glory in the world and when we are living small it can make us frustrated and discontent. If you have begun to dream and pray about the next thing God is calling you to then today I am sharing the next 3 steps to...