The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering with Andrea Fortenberry

Welcome to Episode 49 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Before we dive into today’s interview, I have some announcements: 1. I have a new digital magazine, Restore. You can subscribe here.  2. Get your tickets to Restore: Soul Care for Moms in Arizona on Tuesday, June 21st Now, on to today’s conversation: Today I’m talking with Jaclyn Weidner. Jaclyn is the self-proclaimed former pre...

Welcome to Episode 48 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Renee Swope. Renee is an award-winning author, a popular national conference speaker, and a former radio cohost and executive director with Proverbs 31 Ministries. Her most recent book is A Confident Mom: Simple Ways to Give Your Child What They Need Most .* Renee and her husband, J.J., have been married for 29...

Welcome to Episode 47 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Caris Snider. Caris is a Christian Communicator who shares the hope of God through speaking and leading worship. She is the best-selling author of Anxiety Elephants: A 31 Day Devotional and Anxiety Elephants for Tween Girls and Boys *. Her passion for the Lord comes through as she shares her experiences of over...

Welcome to Episode 46 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Becky Kopitzke. She is a wife, mom of two, author, speaker, and writing coach. She’s the author of three books including The Cranky MomFix: How to Get a Happier, More Peaceful Home by Slaying the "Momster" in All of Us. * Becky and her family are living the dream in northeast Wisconsin, where they share preciou...

Welcome to Episode 45 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I'm sharing a story, encouraging you to ask for help, and asking for your help.  Could you please help me with these five things? Subscribe to my email list! I recently refreshed the format of my monthly emails to a new monthly magazine, Restore, and I think you’re going to love it! New issues will appear in your inbox eve...

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today’s guest is a familiar friend, Nicole Zasowski , who was with us for Episode 13. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the author of two books, including What If It’s Wonderful?*, which releases on March 8th. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three young children. Some of the resources we mention includ...

Welcome to episode 43 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today’s guest is my favorite person, my husband, Will Fortenberry. We’ve been married for 17 years, we have two kids, ages 13 and 10. I could not do all that I do without him. Since it’s February and Valentine’s Day is this month, I thought it would be fun to have him on the show.  We talk about how we knew we were meant for eac...

Welcome to today’s episode, friends, you’re in for a treat! My friend and MOPS coworker, the amazing Stacey Morgan, is back with us today. We recorded Episode 19 together on friendship and it is still my most listened to episode. If you’ve not listened, I encourage you to do that, just click here.  Today we’re going to hear all about Stacey’s book, The Astronaut’s Wife *, which launches into...

Welcome to Episode 41 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Amy Debrucque . Amy is a wife, mom of four, cancer survivor, and co-author of Embolden .* She is the founder of the Life On Purpose Movement and host of the Life On Purpose Podcast where she encourages women to live on purpose instead of fear.  We talk about how to embolden our daughters, differences in ra...

Welcome to Episode 40 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Karen Ehman. Karen is a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and the author of 17 books and Bible studies. You may also know her from the popular First 5 app or Encouragement for Today online devotionals from Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is married to her college sweetheart Todd. They are the parents of five adult chi...

Welcome to Episode 39 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Kathy Howard. Kathy is a treasure hunter. She hunts for the creamiest chocolate and richest coffee. She searches for cherished stories of faith that still impact hearts. And, she digs deep into God’s Word, mining His eternal truths for herself and to share with others. She is the author of 10 books, including t...

In today's episode, I'm sharing my best strategies for not just surviving the holidays but enjoying them along the way. Some of the resources I mention include: MOPS Blog: Thrifty Christmas Gifts Mom Personality Quiz My Instagram Profile: @andreafortenberry Chains, Ashes, and Forge by Laura Halse Anderson* The Hard Good by Lisa Whittle* "Joyful" by Dante Bowe The Grove Collaborative: Use this refe...

Welcome to Episode 37 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Lori Wildenberg. Lori is a friend of mine I met through Called Creatives . Her passion is helping families build connections that last a lifetime. She is a licensed parent-family educator, speaker and author of six parenting books. Her most recent title is called Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, De...

Welcome to Episode 36 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Leah Wacek. Leah is a teacher, wife and mom of four who lives in Minnesota. Leah and I met on Instagram, where a friend of mine, Sarah Wood (who was on Episode 34 of the podcast) shared about something she won from Leah’s account @a.generous.life . Leah is here today to talk about how to live a generous life. S...

Today I’m talking with my friend, Dena Dyer. Dena loves Jesus, her family, all things literary, coffee, and British television. She’s an author of ten books and many articles, a professional speaker, and a book proposal coach who’s been married to her hubby Carey for 26 wonderful years. They have two young adult sons. She spends too much time online or in the fast food drive-through--but she and t...

Welcome to Episode 34 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my amazing friend, Sarah Wood. Sarah is a wife, mom, sister and friend, living on the sunny east coast of Florida. She is the Editor in Chief at Mom Mentor , and fiercely believes in the purpose and power of encouraging Moms in their everyday lives. An evangelist at heart, she loves to blaze new creative paths...

Welcome to Episode 33 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Megan Dahlman. Megan Dahlman is a certified trainer and nutrition coach whose passion is helping moms discover what it feels like to thrive in their God-given bodies. She knows what it feels like to struggle and have negative feelings about your body, and she knows exactly how to help you move forward. Megan ha...

Welcome to Episode 32 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In the first half of today’s episode, I’m sharing a recording of a talk I gave for my MOPS group about momming to our strengths. Sometimes it’s so easy for us to look around at other moms and think they’ve got this mom gig figured out. We compare their strengths to our weaknesses and it’s never a fair comparison. But what if we chang...

Welcome to Episode 31 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Jodi Kinasewitz.  Jodi lives in Mason, Ohio, with her husband of almost 20 years, Matt, and their four children. Jodi is a woman of many talents: She is an elementary level Reading specialist and a certified yoga instructor. She is passionate about sharing her struggles with, and victory over, seasons of m...

Today's episode is short and sweet. I am sharing a devotion I wrote eight years ago called, Good Morning, Mommy. I hope it encourages you in the midst of your busy summer days. 

Welcome to Episode 29 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I'm talking with my amazing friend, Erica Wiggenhorn. Erica is the author of several in-depth Bible studies including Unexplainable Jesus: Rediscovering the God You Thought You Knew. * Her newest book Letting God Be Enough is now available for pre-order at www.getericasbook.com . Erica loves to teach God’s Word through conferen...

Welcome to Episode 28 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with the amazing Noelle Rhodes.  Noelle is a writer, podcaster and comedian who will win you with her bold, Jersey style and irresistible humor, all the while pointing you to Jesus. She is the host of the Friending Show, a podcast that helps women have meaningful female friendships in this modern age. Noelle is...

Welcome to Episode 27 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with the hilarious Jason Earls. If you tuned in for my Restore: Soul Care for Moms conference last year, you’ve already had the pleasure of meeting him. But if not, here’s a little about Jason. This comedian from Virginia’s Eastern Seaboard doesn’t live to make you laugh; he makes you laugh to help you live. As a hu...

Welcome to Episode 26 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend, Alana Dawson. Alana is a podcast editor, producer, & coach. She is the host of The Podcasting Party and previously was the creator and co-host of The Mom Wants More Podcast. Alana is a military spouse, mama to two daughters & one French Bulldog, and a coffee fanatic. When she’s not podcasting...

Welcome to today’s episode! In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, I’m sharing five things I know about motherhood. I hope you enjoy it! I’m not going to give recommendations today at the end of the episode, because I have some other things to share: Here they are: · On May 15th, The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering turns one year old! Thank you so much for listening in, it means the world to me...