Called to This Season | SAHM, Lonely, Overstimulated, Reassurance, Biblical Encouragement

Why do I feel exhausted even when I'm trying my best? How do I know when I am being lazy or overwhelmed? What if I'm not failing but just carrying too much? This episode is for the lonely SAHM who has been quietly calling herself lazy — when the truth is she is completely burnt out. You are not lazy. You are not failing. You are a woman carrying an invisible mental load, pouring out emotionally wi...

If you're drowning in laundry, running on empty, and feeling pulled in a hundred directions today, this episode is for you. I sat down with Heather, mom of six, Gigi to seven, homeschool veteran, and host of the top 3% globally ranked podcast Your Big Happy Family, to talk about what actually helps reduce stress and overwhelm in a big household. We dig into how she reframes the hard, repetitive pa...

How do I pray over a future I cannot see? What if my child misses what they were made for? How do I release something this important into God's hands and actually trust Him with it? This episode is for the SAHM who carries a quiet worry about her child's future and wants to know how to pray over something she cannot yet see. God already has a plan for your child's vocation. A specific, purposeful,...

What do I even pray for a person I don't know yet? How do I trust God with something this important and this far away? This episode is for the SAHM who has never thought to pray for her child's future spouse and is about to discover that it is never too early to start. Somewhere in the world right now, there is a child being raised by another mom, a child who will one day be the person your child...

How do I pray love over my child in a world that has redefined what love even means? What does it look like to raise a child known for their love? This episode is for the SAHM who wants more than success and safety for her child; she wants them to be genuinely known for their love. Love is the greatest thing you can pray over your child. And today we are talking about 4 ways to pray Christlike lov...

How do I pray peace over my child in a world that seems designed to take it away? What does it look like to raise a child who carries God's peace, not just good circumstances? This episode is for the SAHM who wants more than good circumstances for her child; she wants them to carry a peace that holds no matter what the world throws at them. God's peace is not circumstantial. It is supernatural. An...

How much do my child's friendships actually shape who they become? What can I do beyond the conversations and the boundaries to pray the right people into their lives? How do I trust God with something I cannot fully control? This episode is for the SAHM who carries the weight of her child's friendships and wants to know how to pray over them with intention and faith. Your child's friendships are...

"Am I raising a child who will live with an open hand?" "How do I pray generosity over my child when the world keeps telling them to hold on tight?" "What does it actually look like to plant these seeds on purpose?" This episode is for the SAHM who wants to raise a child who lives with an open hand and wants to know how to pray that into existence. The seeds of generosity your child will carry int...

Am I doing enough to shape my child's character before the world does? How do I raise a child of integrity when everything around them says something different? What can I actually do beyond conversations and consequences to pray their character into existence? This episode is for the SAHM who feels the world's quiet pull on her child's character and wants to know how to pray against it with inten...

Am I praying the right things over my child? Does my prayer actually make a difference in who they become? How do I pray with confidence when I feel so uncertain about so much? This episode is for the SAHM who loves her child deeply and wants to pray over them intentionally but doesn't always know where to start or whether her prayers are making a difference. Today we are talking about the most po...

In Part 2, Kingdom and I dig into the parts of healing that often get overlooked — boundaries, friendship, and dreaming again after you feel like you've lost yourself. Kingdom shares her Buckingham Palace guard analogy for boundaries (you'll want to hear this one), how she rebuilt real, lasting friendships by first bringing her loneliness to God, and why dreaming doesn't require a season of ease —...

If you've ever felt like you're holding it all together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside, this one's for you. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Kingdom, wife, mom, and author of Dream Again opens up about the season she felt most exposed, and how scripture like Romans 12, Galatians 2:20, and 3 John 1:2 helped her rebuild her identity from the inside out. We talk abou...

Why does everyone else seem to have it more together than I do? Am I the only one who feels this lost in a season I chose? What is wrong with me that this is so hard? This episode is for the SAHM who has been quietly wondering, is it just me? Is it just me who feels this unsure? This lonely? This lost in a season I chose? It is not just you. It has never been just you. And today we are talking abo...

Why do I feel lonely even when I'm never alone? Why is it so hard to find people who actually get this season? Will I always feel this disconnected, or can something actually change? This episode is for the SAHM surrounded by people every single day — and still feeling completely alone. SAHM loneliness is real. And it doesn't go away on its own. But it does move — when you make the right shifts. T...

Do I actually know what I'm doing? Will I ever get to a place where I trust myself? How does everyone else seem so sure of themselves in this season? This episode is for the SAHM who already knows what she thinks and still needs someone else to confirm it before she can believe it. Self-trust doesn't disappear overnight. It erodes quietly through the specific conditions of the SAHM season. Today,...

Why can't I just relax? Why do I always feel on edge? Why does my body feel like it's always bracing for something? This episode is for the SAHM whose baseline has shifted from calm to constantly on edge and can't remember when it happened or how to get back. On edge is not your permanent state. Peace isn't something you have to earn or wait for. Today we are talking about why overstimulated SAHMs...

Why can't I just enjoy my own life without measuring it against someone else's? Why does someone else's good news make me feel worse about my own life? Will I ever get my joy back, or has comparison just become how I see everything now? This episode is for the SAHM who used to feel genuine joy in her own life and somewhere along the way lost the ability to enjoy it without measuring it against som...

"What drives me to continually inflict this upon myself?" "Why does catching a glimpse of someone else's journey leave me feeling so insignificant?" "Will I ever feel like enough — or will there always be someone on my screen reminding me that I'm not?" This episode is for the SAHM who picks up her phone for just a second — and puts it down feeling worse about herself than when she picked it up. I...

Why does nobody ever really ask how I'm doing? Will anyone ever actually see what is going on inside me — or will I always feel this invisible? This episode is for the SAHM who keeps saying fine — when she is absolutely not fine — and cannot remember the last time someone asked how she was really doing and actually waited for the answer. Being unknown is one of the loneliest feelings in the world....

"No one sees everything I'm carrying." Why does nobody seem to notice how much I am actually carrying? "Does anyone realize how much invisible work I actually do?" This episode is for the SAHM whose invisible labor has never been fully witnessed — and is starting to feel the loneliness of that in ways she cannot quite explain. Invisible labor is not just the physical tasks nobody sees. It is the e...

Why do I feel so far from myself in a life I chose? Is it normal to feel this disconnected even when nothing is technically wrong? Will I ever feel like myself again, or has this season changed me in a way I can't come back from? This episode is for the SAHM who passed a mirror today and barely recognized the woman looking back. Feeling disconnected in the SAHM season is one of the most common and...

"Why does one hard day undo everything I thought I had figured out?" "Why does my confidence rise and fall depending on how my day goes?" "Will I ever feel secure in a way that actually holds — even on the hard days?" This episode is for the SAHM who felt confident last week — and completely undone this week — and can't figure out why her foundation keeps crumbling when the days get hard. If your...

"Why do I keep losing it over things that shouldn't matter this much?" "What kind of mom snaps at her kids this often?" "Is something wrong with me — or is this who I actually am?" This episode is for the SAHM who keeps snapping at her kids — and hates herself for it every single time. You are not a bad mom. You are a worn down mom whose body has been sending you a signal you haven't learned to re...

"Why does doing the right thing feel so hard to figure out?" "Why do I feel less secure the harder I try?" "Will I ever feel settled in this season — or will it always feel this heavy?" This episode is for the SAHM who is trying so hard to get it right — and somehow feels less secure the harder she tries. The pressure to do motherhood perfectly is exhausting. And today we are naming where it actua...

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