The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering with Andrea Fortenberry

Happy Mother's Day and welcome to Episode 99 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I have the pleasure of sharing my friend, Colleen Engle, and her words with you. Grab a tissue because you're likely going to need it!

Welcome to Episode 98 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about battling burnout. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Maycember by The Holderness Family It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping by Lisa-Jo Baker* Out of the Ordinary Podcast Just a reminder that you can connect with me via: ⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram @andreafortenberry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠My website⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to Episode 97 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Becky Beresford. Becky lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker, and coach with a master's certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s daughters to e...

Welcome to Episode 96 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about contentment. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Philippians 4:11-13 Girls with Swords by Lisa Bevere* The MomCo Leader Podcast The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman* The Next Right Thing Podcast Just a reminder that you can connect with me via: ⁠⁠Instagram @andreafortenberry⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to Episode 95 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Megan Wright. Megan believes that her assignment from God is to help women find confidence in Christ. Her exuberant passion for scripture has brought the Bible to life in a fresh way for audiences across the country. She boldly teaches how to experience life transformation through real talk for real...

Welcome to Episode 94 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Kendra Roehl and Julie Fisk. Kendra and Julie are Central Minnesota authors and collectively, they are mom to seven kids between the ages of 10-32. They believe in the immense power of authentic community and of intentionally living one’s faith out loud through kindness and friendship. They have several publis...

Just a reminder that my application for interns is still open until January 31st, just a few more days! Head to ⁠andreafortenberry.com/intern⁠ Some of the resources I mention in this episode: Power Sheets Erin Condren Monthly Planner Winnie's Great War by Lindsay Mattick* Just a reminder that you can connect with me via: ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Instagram @andreafortenberry⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ My website⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Subscribe...

Welcome to Episode 92 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m replaying an episode from last year with my friend Sarah Martin. Just a reminder that my application for interns is still open! Head to andreafortenberry.com/intern Sarah Martin is a wife, mom, author, and a Certified FASTer Way Health & Wellness Coach. She is passionate about gathering purpose-driven women and coaching...

Welcome to Episode 91 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m answering your questions! Here are links to some of the resources I mention: The MomCo by MOPS International Citrus Pear My application for interns My Insider Team Facebook Group My amazing agent, Barb Roose Toastmasters International E67: Start Slowly The MomCo Leader Podcast Subscribe to Restore Magazine Just a reminder t...

Welcome to Episode 90 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm continuing the conversation all about the holidays with my friend, Jennifer Iverson. Find her at ⁠ jenniferiverson.com⁠ and ⁠on Instagram @ivymamma.⁠ In this episode we dive into the practical: activities and traditions, gift giving, budgeting and saving money, food, and some of our favorite holiday hacks.  Don't forg...

Welcome to Episode 89 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We are officially in the Christmas season and it’s such an exciting time of the year! To help you for your holidays, I’m replaying two of my most popular episodes, Part 1 and 2 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to the Holidays that I recorded with my friend, Jennifer Iverson. Find her at ⁠⁠ jenniferiverson.com⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠on Instagram @ivymam...

Welcome to Episode 88 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Jodi Kinasewitz. Jodi is a previous guest of the podcast, you can check our conversation on Navigating Mental Health Issues in Episode 31 . She is the author of Soulful Surrender: Learning to Do Less So God Can Do More*, which we chat about in this episode. We also talk about how to stop strivin...

Welcome to Episode 87 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Laura Haver, author of Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole Family to Boost Creativity, Connection & Mindfulness.* Laura Haver is obsessed with uncovering the secrets of how to live an unstoppable and joyful life. She is a mom, life coach, author, speaker and athlete. She has...

Welcome to Episode 86 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I want to talk to you about something I’ve been hearing about lately: limiting beliefs. In this episode we talk about: What are limiting beliefs? What are your limiting beliefs? How changing your limiting beliefs can change your life Resources I mention in this episode include: The Global Leadership Summit Soundtracks by Jon Ac...

Welcome to Episode 85 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm so excited to be chatting with my very funny friend, Noelle Rhodes, all about strategies for the sports mom. We are both moms of kids in sports and have some insight and tips to help you if you are a sports mom or if you become one in the future. In case you don’t know her, Noelle Rhodes is a comedian, a pastor, and a pre...

Welcome to Episode 84 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Molly DeFrank, author of Digital Detox: The Two Week Tech Reset for Kids.* Molly is a mom to six children, three boys and three girls, ages six to thirteen. She spends most of her time telling them to put on their shoes. She helps parents get back in the driver’s seat to better navigate the stre...

Welcome to Episode 83 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I am so excited to share this episode. I had the privilege of interviewing my high school biology teacher, Rick Cole. We talk about what moms can do (and stop doing) to help their kids' educational journey, how we can love and support teachers, and much more! He offers such great wisdom and insight. Some of the resources we menti...

Welcome to Episode 82 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I'm so excited to welcome my mentor and friend, Alli Worthington, back to the podcast. ⁠ (You can listen to Episode 9: Standing Strong with Alli here.) ⁠ This time, we're chatting all about her new book, ⁠ Remaining You While Raising Them.* ⁠ We talk about how modern motherhood is broken, mom guilt, the greatest gif...

Welcome to Episode 81 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This is the last episode of our Body & Soul Summer Series. It's been fun to chat through topics to help us as moms, body and soul. Today I'm talking about mom overwhelm: why we feel it and the cure for it from Psalm 23. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Psalm 23:1-4 NASB 2 Corinthians 9:8 God Knows...

Welcome to Episode 80 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re right in the middle of our Body & Soul Summer Series and today’s episode is about the body, particularly pelvic floor health. I think we’ve all heard of the pelvic floor, but maybe aren’t sure what it is or how to take care of it. That’s why I invited Dr. Kate Palmer to join us on the podcast. She is a Doctor of P...

Welcome to Episode 79 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Sarah Hauser. She is a writer, speaker, mom of four, and a very loud rescue dog. She is the author of All Who Are Weary: Finding True Rest by Letting Go of the Burdens You Were Never Meant to Carry.* We chat about some of the soul-crushing burdens Sarah mentions in her book, one of which is perfectionism. We a...

Welcome to Episode 78 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We’re in our Body & Soul Summer series. I’m chatting with my friend Sarah Martin. Sarah Martin is a wife, mom, author, and a Certified FASTer Way Health & Wellness Coach. She is passionate about gathering purpose-driven women and coaching you in health and wellness to love God heart, soul, mind, and strength to be fit for the call He...

Welcome to Episode 77 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re currently in our Body & Soul Summer series and I’m excited to share the conversation I had with my friend Courtney Lowman about spending time with God. Courtney is a wife, mom, speaker and podcast host. Because she believes that everyone has an absolute need for discipleship and mentorship, Courtney created The Jo...

Welcome to Episode 76 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This episode is kicking off our Body and Soul Summer Series! Today I’m talking with my friend, writer, and speaker, Jessica Carey about body confidence. Jess Carey is a wife and mother of two teenagers, who has moved more than eight times across more than 11,000 miles in the past decade, including a stint internationally. From acting...

Welcome to Episode 75 of the Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Also, happy May! It’s a new month and a busy one for most of us, as the school year is winding down. This means lots of extra things for our kids and us by default: concerts, recitals, school projects, field trips, class parties, teacher appreciation, and more! It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all there is going on. But I don’t want...