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If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say?  What do you wish that you knew then that you know now?  In this episode of the Renewed Mama Podcast, I’m sharing five of things I’d tell my younger self.   💬 Let's keep the conversation going! Share in the comments what you would tell your younger self.  https://renewedmamacoaching.com/5-things-id-tell-my-younger-self/   ⬇️⬇️...

What advice would you give a first-time mom?  Have you ever said, “If only someone would have told me!”  Well, I’m telling you today three things that I wish I knew as a first-time mom.  If you are a mama in the thick of it with one, two, five, eight kids then sit back and laugh with me because I imagine you’re going to say, “Yes! If only someone would have told me that, too!” You'll relate. A...

Does your child feel rejected and unloved?  I’m sharing a short script or tip that will help you to speak life to your child as you give them a Speak Life Badge. Let me know how this script helps to encourage, motivate, and break any lies your child is believing when they face challenges.  Get your Speak Life Badges sticker award books and the I Am Loved Journal for kids today at https://speaklife...

What must you tell your child today if they faced a challenge and didn’t give up?  I’m sharing a short script or tip that will help you to speak life to your child as you give them a Speak Life Badge. Let me know how this script helps to encourage, motivate, and break any lies your child is believing when they face challenges.  Get your Speak Life Badges sticker award books and the I Am Loved Jour...

Are you saying, “I need to get a hold of my mind because I have constant negative recurring thoughts that come up, and I can’t get rid of them?” That was me, stuck in negative, critical, judgmental, hard on myself thoughts that kept me feeling defeated, easily annoyed, and not at all a fun Mama to be around. What did I do to get unstuck?  I started paying attention to my thoughts and I replaced th...

What must you tell your child today if they are a bad decision maker?  I’m sharing a short script or tip that will help you to speak life to your child as you give them a Speak Life Badge.  Let me know how this script helps to encourage, motivate, and break any lies your child is believing when they make mistakes.  Get your Speak Life Badges sticker award books and the I Am Loved Journal for kids...

Alicia asked, “What do I do when my child continually says “No” when I’m trying to speak to him about kindness.”   His “No” is an “I don’t want to listen to you” and keeps interrupting her.  How can she speak to her son and keep his attention?   Today, I am highlighting a past episode that didn’t get the listens and love it deserves.  The original episode is:  Help!  My Child Continually Says No!...

We hear the messy crying, screaming temper tantrum a few aisles down from us in Walmart and we say, ‘Lord, help that Mama.  When I have kids, that won’t be me.”  And then we have kids and we are in the Walmart aisle with a temper tantrum on our hands. I’m highlighting a past episode that will help you to respond renewed to your children when a temper tantrum or meltdown erupts. Watch the video epi...

What must you tell your child today if they make mistakes?  I’m sharing a short script or tip that will help you to speak life to your child as you give them a Speak Life Badge.  Let me know how this script helps to encourage, motivate, and break any lies your child is believing when they make mistakes.  Get your Speak Life Badges sticker award books and the I Am Loved Journal for kids today at ht...

Messing up your kids?  No mom is perfect.  You know that, but do you still feel like you are failing your children?  You look at other moms and they seem to have it all together, so why can’t you? Let me be the mama who tells you that you are not alone in worrying that you are messing up your kids or failing them. Having these concerns and feeling this way means that you care.  You want to do ever...

Need more patience with the kids? Do you feel like this Mama who said, “I hope every day not to lose my patience, but I do and I feel guilty about it.” Today, I am highlighting a past episode that didn’t get the listens and love it deserves.  Push play to this episode if you try to keep your patience, but find yourself frustrated and shouting instead.  I share two perspectives that will help you t...

Do your children fight or argue all the time?  Is conflict common in your house like this mom who said: “I need help.  The fighting is out of control.  I want my children to love each other….at least like!  I’m frustrated and overwhelmed.  Please pray for my kiddos to have a kind heart.  The fighting and rudeness is just too much!”   Can you relate?  Does any of this sound like your home?    Today...

Christmas and New Year’s is a busy time of year.  Can you enjoy the holiday season with less hustle and bustle stress and more rest and joy?  I think so.  I’m sharing my three mom hacks for a happy holiday season in this episode of the Renewed Mama Podcast.     Let's keep the conversation going!  Which mom hack is missing in your life and will help you have a happy holiday season?  Share in th...

How can you help your children self-regulate over Christmas? Are you feeling like this mama who said, “I really had high hopes for Christmas traditions to be fun, full of happy memories, smiles, laughter, and joy.  Instead I get fighting, arguing, crying, and ripping up creations.  There are huge emotions and I am a frazzled Mama.” In this episode, I share how you can help your children self-regul...

How important are your thoughts if you deal with mental health and depression? Brittni Clarkson shares her story of working through mental health, depressive episodes, and suicidal thoughts.  She shares how important the thoughts and words we say to ourselves really are.  Even the thoughts we put on someone else because we’re sure they are thinking that about us influences our mental health.  If y...

Harmony in your motherhood is possible! Even when you feel like you are pulled in all directions because the kids need you and the laundry is piled up again.  Even when all of the thoughts are swirling around in the back of your mind. Got to make dentist appointments.  How do you get everyone to their activities on Friday night? It’s a lot!  Sometimes, motherhood feels like a juggling act in the c...

How much of an impact do our words have? “We need to think before we speak because our words have power. Something negative that you say could affect a child for their whole life.  You have no idea.” – Bailey   ** This is the final episode in our 6 part series on Labeling Children.  Bailey has been sharing her story about how negative labels hurt her as a child.  Here’s our full conversation about...

We hurt others.  How can we apologize and make it right with someone when we mess up and lose it and shout?  What about when we place negative labels on someone?  How can we restore the broken relationship and rebuild trust?   ** This is Part 5 of a 6 part series.  Hit the Like and Subscribe Button so that you don’t miss any of the episodes in this series on Labeling Children.    Let's keep th...

Do you suspect that your child’s teacher is bullying your child?  Your child says his teacher shouts at him or embarrasses him in front of the class.  Each school morning, he doesn’t want to go to school or says he feels sick.  He used to do well in school, but his grades are dropping. In this episode, I share 5 tips you can do if you suspect your child’s teacher is a bully.   ** This is Part 4 of...

“Life is miserable living by what others say about you instead of what God says about you.”  - Bailey Are you living by what others say about you or what God says about you?  When you look in the mirror, who do you see?  Do you see what God says about you or what others think and say?  Maybe you had negative labels spoken over you as a child as Bailey did.  Or you are living by what you perceive o...

Do positive labels help or hurt children?  We talked about how negative labels hurt children (during Episode 83).  We heard Bailey’s story of how she was labeled as too loud, too much, energetic, stupid, wild, and an outcast.  All of those negative labels made her feel like “a bag of crap, misunderstood, and not worthy of anything good.”  Well, what about positive labels?  We can still speak posit...

How does labeling your children hurt them? What is labeling a child? Is it only negative labels that affect a child or can positive labels hurt them, too? Maybe you were negatively labeled as a child and you know how that has hurt you and has stayed with you into adulthood. If you don’t want that to be repeated in your child’s life, you’ll want to tune in to this episode. I’m talking about the dan...

Weeds!  We have all pulled weeds before, right?  My summer job as a kid used to be weeding the garden.  Have you ever considered that you have weeds in your life?  Your weeds could be wrong thinking, lies, shame, defeat, discouragement, and past mistakes.  Your life is the sum of what you think and what you speak, so grab those gardening gloves and your shovel.   We are going to get down in the di...

It’s back to school time.  Whether your children go to school or you homeschool, I’m sharing 12 tips to help you and your children have a successful school year.  Let's keep the conversation going!  Share in the comments the one or two tips you needed to hear for back to school success.  And while you’re at it, share this episode with another mama who needs encouragement, too.  https://speakli...

When your child’s emotions get ugly and there are tears and tantrums, what they believe is more important than how they behave.  You want to fix the behavior immediately especially in the Walmart aisle.  But it’s time to be more concerned about what your child believes when their ugly feelings rise up than how they behave. Here’s three tips for how you can help your child face their ugly feelings...