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

Are you continually deciding that tomorrow you are going to do better but find yourself in the same place day after day? This can so easily show up in any area of our lives and can leave us feeling defeated and frustrated. Discipline is an essential component in our lives but it is not easy nor is it popular in today’s world. Today we are talking about why we keep failing ourselves and how to chan...

Do you struggle with feeling like you have to be the perfect mom, wife, house-keeper, and woman!? There are so many of us caught up in the lie of perfectionism and our current culture often adds fuel to the fire! As a recovering perfectionist myself, today I share 3 ways I have learned to shift my focus to help me release this impossible standard of perfectionism. When we allow perfectionism to ha...

Are you excited about your new found goal/focus/resolution for the year but a little nervous about actually making it happen? Any time we set a goal or an intention it is going to cost us something. If we don’t weigh this cost and evaluate how we are going to manage the cost (time, money, energy, focus) then we can get derailed from accomplishing our intention. Today I walk you through my top 3 ha...

How many time have you made New Years Resolutions only to completely forget about them by February? We all have been there before! I believe goals are so important and help us cast vision and motivation to propel us into our future! But we have to do it the right way. Today I unpack my 3 steps method to setting a goal for the New Year that you won’t forget a month in! I believe that God has SO muc...

It is almost the new year and I could not be more excited! For many of us we rush into the new year with this excitement and don’t stop to reflect on what the last year held- what we learned, how we grew, and where we need more growth. We simply charge into the new year, find a random New Years resolution and go with it! This is why these resolutions usually don’t stick. Today I am walking you thr...

How did the holidays go for you this year? If it was difficult in any way, you are in good company, mama! The holidays are an intensified time that can bring up so much! Whether things went well or poorly, today I am sharing 3 essential questions to ask yourself so you can use this season to progress on your journey of healing. When we take the time to reflect on what we did and why we did it we a...

Do you struggle to enjoy leaving the house with your kids because you so often get triggered in anger, anxiety, or overwhelm? It can be so easy to get triggered more easily in these times of increased intensity! Today I am sharing 4 mindset shifts that can help you let go of the anger and anxiety and walk out all of the chaos of motherhood from a place of peace! If you are ready to enjoy the momen...

Have you ever noticed how know how once you respond in anger it usually leads to more anger? You are not alone in this, mama! When we respond from a place of pain it only leads to more pain, both in ourselves and others. If you are ready to end this cycle today I am unpacking the next steps you can take once you identify the core of your anger (listen to episode 56 first). It takes hard work, but...

If you struggle with anger it can be so easy to blame it on your kids, your circumstances, or just go into shaming yourself. What if there was a way to finally understand why you so often find yourself yelling? There is a clear trigger that is underneath your anger and this is the common denominator in all situations when you anger comes up. Knowing this will help you understand yourself and help...

Is it challenging to be with your family for the holidays? There are so many of us that struggle to return to our families of origin, especially when we feel like we have grown so much but when we arrive there we feel like we are still that angry teenager. Whether your family is awesome or really unhealthy, it is normal to get triggered by your family. If you can relate to this, today’s episode is...

Do you ever feel like you get put in the middle of conflict in your family? Maybe you are the one everyone goes to to vent. I bet this started when you were just a kid so it all feels normal. Today we are talking about triangulation in families and how something that can seem so innocuous can actually cause pain, anxiety, and division. If you ever felt like you were put in the middle of other's co...

Do you know how to ask a good question? Every human is created in the image of God and thus holds so much gold waiting to be discovered. When we take the time to listen and elicit the power of our curiosity we are able to find joy and growth in every single conversation. Today I share my 5 tips on how I show up fully to each of my relationships and squeeze out the most joy and meaning I can get fr...

Do you struggle to stay connected in the midst of disagreements? In today’s world of polarizing topics, we all can so easily find ourselves in a conversation with someone who sees things completely differently than us. It can be easy to get triggered and angry, or just disconnect all together. Today I am sharing 5 steps to remain connected and empathetic even in the most heated of disagreements. T...

Has alcohol become an idol in your life? Special Guest Michelle Porterfield  shares her powerful story of what her life looked like when she was in the midst of letting alcohol take over her life, how she was set free, and where she is today. She shares how easy it is to over-drink or over-obsess about drinking when our culture is constantly pointing us to it. If you have ever questioned how much...

We all want to know what our purpose is here on this earth! It can feel so confusing and overwhelming to know how to even begin this process. As a mom this gets especially complicated as we are in the middle of pouring into our babies- at any age! Today I share what I believe we are all called to as Christ followers, and how you can begin to uncover the specific calling that is on your life. I bel...

If you have struggled with fear during your pregnancy or postpartum period, this episode is for you! Gladys story and the strength she has found through it are unmatched. She has so much to share about how to do these seasons well and how to look to God as the source of our hope. I know you will grow in your faith just by hearing her story.    ---------------------------------------------- Gladys...

Are you on the essential oil train yet? If you are, do you know all of the different ways oils can impact the mental and physical health of your homes? If you’re like I was, you are a skeptic about how these oils can really impact anything. In today’s episode Kari does such a great job breaking down what oils are, how they can be used, and how God fits into all of this that after this episode I to...

What do you believe the Bible says about women? If you’re like me, I had old beliefs that if we turned to the Bible to define who we were we would be stuck in the kitchen! This could not be farther from the truth and it’s time we see clearly who God calls us to be. Stop getting lost in cultural wars that confuse who you were made to be and the role you were made to have. Today I unpack 10 things w...

Is what you’re doing as a mother building up your kids? It is so easy to fall into an endless cycle of nagging, criticism, and punishment. Or we have our kids in endless activities that we think are helping our kids thrive. What our kids need is much simpler than that. You. Present, relaxed, raw, and imperfect. Here are 7 tips to put aside the criticism, the guise of perfection, and show up as the...

There are hundreds of little things we do everyday to either build up or marriage or that inadvertently tear it down. Just like motherhood, marriage is hard! But the strength, or lack there of, will affect every area of our lives. Though I have education and training in how to help marriages, actually living out a healthy one is so much harder! God has shown me a whole lot of things in my first fe...

Are you always yelling at your kids? Or maybe, like me, your husband is where your anger is mostly directed? Wherever you’re at, you’re not alone and there is a way out! I allowed my anger to pour poison into my marriage and home for years and today I give you the nasty details of what that looked like. If you are ready to stop yelling and walk in peace, even in the HARDEST circumstances, then thi...

Do you feel like your kids only respond to yelling? Or maybe, like me, your husband is where your anger is mostly directed? Wherever you’re at, you’re not alone and there is a way out! I allowed my anger to pour poison into my marriage and home for years and today I give you the nasty details of what that looked like. If you are ready to stop yelling and walk in peace, even in the HARDEST circumst...

Are you taking full ownership of your role in your home? If you’re like me then there may be some ways that you are missing the mark because of beliefs you’ve formed based on the world’s standards. This episode is the beginning of a series about something God convicted me of a few weeks ago, that I had let values of the world slip into how I saw my role as a mother and wife and it was affecting th...

Do you constantly struggle to feel like you’re not good enough as a mom? Or as a wife? Or as a human? This battle is something almost everyone faces at some point, especially moms, and it can feel like it's consuming your life! The world tells us self love is the answer, but what does the Bible say? What does it look like to use the Bible to inform our identity and step out of this lie? I will sha...

Do you struggle to figure out why your relationship with your mother is off? Do you sense it is isn't healthy but don't understand what is happening? If you know something major was off growing up in your family but you can’t put your finger on what it was, this episode may be for you. Ronica Cormier, from the Mama Trauma podcast, is unpacking for us signs that you have a narcissistic mother and h...