The Warrior Mama Podcast

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you to sit down with her and her three daughters, Kendall, Abby Grace, and Anna Claire. For the next few weeks, Bethany sits down with her girls to have conversations on how moms and daughters can interact and how the gospel plays into their relationship.    They visit how different temperaments, struggles, world experiences, and scenari...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany continues her talk about the lies that we face in motherhood, especially the lie that says “you have to control it all”.  As a mama you are faced with so many questions, what ifs, and the feeling that if you do not control it all then you will fail. Are you struggling with the need to control and overprotect which spirals into layers of anxiety?...

Welcome to the kitchen table with Bethany Kimsey!   Have you ever walked away from an interaction with one of your children and thought, “I have NO IDEA what to do?” Motherhood can leave us floundering in our thoughts.    Sometimes we don’t know what to do with the situation that has presented itself.  It leaves us feeling befuddled.    Bethany Kimsey encourages us that we can find refuge and an i...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Do you often feel that the true meaning of Christmas gets lost? Are you searching for ideas on traditions and ways you can keep Jesus at the forefront of this holiday season? Well, if so, you're in the right place. This week on WGBT, Bethany sits down with Stephanie Thurling, the co-founder of Raising Prayerful Kids.    Steph and Bethany sit down in a great conve...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week, Bethany is continuing her conversation with her husband Troy. They define wisdom and provide you with a foundation on what teaching wisdom might look like at our children's different ages and stages.    Bethany and Troy discuss how wisdom plays a role in navigating life to understand better who we are and who God is. However, using a wisdom approach in...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week, Bethany is joined by her husband Troy to talk about wisdom and the role it can play in gospel-centered parenting.    As parents, we often feel at odds with our children, and too often, we find ourselves arguing with our children, causing strain on our relationships. Bethany and Troy provide experience, advice, and scripture that will help you parent co...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is taking time to have a conversation about rest before we head into the hustle of the holiday season. For many of us, rest feels elusive and unattainable. Maybe you are teetering on the edge with holiday planning, your children's schedules, or the demand to get everything done.    Bethany shares her own story of when God helped Bethany refocus...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is diving into the topic of parenting free of tension. Many mamas have reached out to Bethany, asking how she has relationships with her teen daughters free of tension. Bethany reminds us that a tension-free relationship with children is a false narrative.   In all parent-child relationships, there are misunderstandings, miscommunication, and fa...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you into her continued conversation with her three daughters. Bethany and the Kimsey girls look inward to discuss the sin tendencies that they battle with and how this has impacted their walk with Christ.    She invites you to sit down with your own children to listen in hopes to encourage a genuine conversation about their own sin tende...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you to sit down with her and her three daughters as they continue to share their own experiences on their walk with Christ.    Bethany reminds us of the calling the Lord has given us all in our role as mothers. We are to be their catalyst, pointing them to the Lord and helping them see how they can turn to the holy spirit.    Bethany sha...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you to sit down with her and her three daughters, Kendall, Abby Grace, and Anna Claire. For the next few weeks, Bethany sits down with her girls to discuss how moms and daughters can interact and how the gospel plays into their relationship.   They visit how different temperaments, struggles, world experiences, and scenarios play a vital...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you to sit back with a cup of coffee, to relax a bit, and listen as she shares the story that realigned her heart, offering her peace, understanding, and commitment to God's plan in developing a solid root system for her children.    Bethany shares a personal story of an oak shrub, a Bradford pear tree, and a strong storm helped shift he...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany is so excited to have you join her on the podcast this week as she talks about the overwhelming stress of disciplining your children in a way that not only provides you with confidence but grace, too.    Bethany shares the importance of understanding that Jesus has died for your sin and to compel this understanding onto your children. We must act as ambas...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is talking all about intentionally parenting our kids when we reach a point of feeling overwhelmed. She dives into the importance of genuinely learning about our children and becoming a student individually. And how to shift our mindset into learning about their needs, strengths, weaknesses, and personalities and the way it ultimately changes th...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week, Bethany addresses the question, how can I be intentional with my kids when I feel burnt out? Many moms probably feel this way, and you want to teach, have meaningful conversations, and plan fun activities. But, by the end of the day, you feel defeated, burnt out, and you don’t have the energy. Bethany is walking in the same shoes, but she gives guidanc...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany sits down with Rachel Fahrenbach, where they share their struggles, stories, and triumphs on the lie of comparison.    All women compare themselves to a standard, whether it is to other women, an internal measurement, or how we were raised. Rachel provides truth and a lens on how resting with God can bring you peace, clarity, and contentment.   ...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany tackles the last lie of the series, comparison. Comparing our lives to others causes us to feel that we do not measure up in one way or another. The enemy does his very best to convince us to feel defeated, discouraged, and inadequate in different aspects of your life. But, God invites us to anchor tightly in his word to declare the truth.    Ro...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is joined by two of her closest friends Caroline Collie and Kristy Wallace as they share their stories, experiences, and battles with the lie of falling behind and missing out. They provide insight and perspective on how they have battled this lie with profound advice on how to keep moving forward.   As with all of the other lies we have spoken...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany dives into the lie of missing out or the feeling that you are falling behind. In this episode, she talks about how the enemy preys on our minds, causing us to compare ourselves and long for something different in life.    Whether you stay home with your children, home-school, or work full time, this lie often makes you feel you aren’t measuring...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is joined by dear friend Pamela Henkelman to talk more deeply into the lie that we are messing up our kids.  The enemy creeps into our lives with lies that begin to shape how we view ourselves as mothers, and we start to believe that we have failed our children. Pamela shares her lens on parenting adult children and how although her children are...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany is continuing her series on the lies of motherhood, and she is discussing the universal lie that all mama's face in some form or another, you are going to mess up your child. Bethany wants to come alongside you this week, look into your eyes and remind you that God did not make a mistake when you chose you as a mother to your children.    Bethan...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. Bethany sits down this week for an open and honest chat with Michelle Krol about what it looks like when we hear the lie that we are alone. As a mother, your life drastically changes and it becomes so easy to buy the lie of isolation.  We long to feel connected, valued, and related to others. When we feel isolated and alone, the enemy whispers lies that distort o...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany continues her series on the lies of motherhood, and this week she talks about the lie that impacts every mama. The lie of being alone, the enemy uses this lie so strongly against us, pulls us into isolation, and disconnects us from our friends, family, and community.  Join Bethany as she shares her story of how this lie embedded in her soul and...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany’s friend Brittany joins her as they talk about the need to control all that is going on. Another lie that mothers are often faced with, whether it is rooted in fear or the drive to be perfect, most mothers are often struggling with the desire to control it all.  Bethany shares her own experiences on how she has often wrestled and struggled with...

Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany continues her talk about the lies that we face in motherhood, especially the lie that says “you have to control it all”.  As a mama, you are faced with so many questions, what-ifs, and the feeling that if you do not control it all then you will fail. Are you struggling with the need to control and overprotect which spirals into layers of anxiety...