MADE WHOLE (formerly Morning Mama) | Christian women, faith and anxiety, Christian mental health, anger, rage, angry mom, overwhelmed, feel stuck, Christian healing, loneliness, postpartum depression

Do you find yourself struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, depression, feeling stuck, YOU NAME IT, all throughout your day? Do you struggle to know how to fight those intrusive thoughts that lead you to anger, hopelessness, and worry? We ALL have some of these things we face on a daily basis! In order to not get taken down we have to be equipped to fight! Today I am sharing what is in my toolbox so...

Do you find yourself in the middle of a difficult season, mama? Whether big or small we will always have seasons, or even just days, where staying hopeful feels like a battle. This was true for me in the middle of my most recent postpartum period. Today I share the simple, yet essential, thing that kept me mentally healthy during this time. This is nothing new you haven’t heard, yet it is a tool y...

Are you itching to make some goals for the new year but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you are scared to even think of making goals but you know you need to do something new. Wherever you begin my episode today will help you look at the last year in order to determine where you need to go in the next year. Plus I unpack my year, my highs and lows, where I failed and rocked it. I hope it helps...

Are your kids constantly fighting over toys, food, what to watch, and anything and everything else possible? While this is extremely common it doesn’t mean we have to settle for it as normal. As we teach them how to live as God’s children we are going to do have to do things differently than what we see as normal on TV and the movies. Today I am sharing a simple way to help your kids stop fighting...

When you make mistakes as a mom do you immediately jump to a place of believing you just will never cut it as a mom? That maybe you were never meant to be a mom in the first place? This is the voice of shame that so easily turns a moment of sin into an identify we take on. Most of us struggle with this at some point, but today we are talking about how to help our kids fight this voice. It can be s...

Are you dreading the holidays this year because you know that you will have to come face to face with that family member that has hurt you? Whatever kind of pain you are facing it can be so easy to just avoid or hold onto resentment and anger. While the world tells us this is our right, God always has a different way. A better way. Today we dive into what it looks like to be in relationship with p...

Have you been caught in constant mom-guilt since your journey in motherhood started? From feeling the pressure to breastfeed to feeling like you need to do the best crafts and get the kids in the best school…. The list never ends. Today we take a few steps back to discuss what actually matters in motherhood and how we can silence the pressures around us to focus on what God says. Get ready to be f...

Are you stuck in fear as you think about your upcoming birth? Whether it is fear of pain or complications it can be incredibly easy to fall into the trap of fear when it comes to birth and doctors and stories out there don’t help! Today I share how God has helped me eradicate fear when it comes to birth and what he wants to do for you! Birth is a beautiful gift from God and I know God has so much...

Are you stuck in fear as you think about your upcoming birth? Whether it is fear of pain or complications it can be incredibly easy to fall into the trap of fear when it comes to birth and doctors and stories out there don’t help! Today I share how God has helped me eradicate fear when it comes to birth and what he wants to do for you! Birth is a beautiful gift from God and I know God has so much...

The postpartum time, also known as the 4th trimester is a time that is undeniably challenging in many ways. While there is no escaping the lack of sleep and complete disruption to your routines I have found ways to make this time more peaceful. Today I am sharing the things I like to prepare and get in place in order to mentally stay in peace even when chaos is surrounding me. I hope what I have l...

The postpartum time, also known as the 4th trimester is a time that is undeniably challenging in many ways. While there is no escaping the lack of sleep and complete disruption to your routines I have found ways to make this time more peaceful. Today I am sharing the things I like to prepare and get in place in order to mentally stay in peace even when chaos is surrounding me. I hope what I have l...

Baby number 3 is coming any day now so I am thick in the nesting stage of getting all the things ready for baby to come! If you are a first time mom, or expecting another addition and just want to hear my tips for how to pack the best hospital bag then this episode is for you! Today I go over all the areas I prepare before baby comes! Love, Brittany   Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start: The...

Baby number 3 is coming any day now so I am thick in the nesting stage of getting all the things ready for baby to come! If you are a first time mom, or expecting another addition and just want to hear my tips for how to pack the best hospital bag then this episode is for you! Today I go over all the areas I prepare before baby comes! Love, Brittany   Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start: The...

Marriage in the middle of raising kids can sometimes feel like the last thing we have time for. It is something that so easily gets shoved to the side as we take care of the demands of our littles. While it is challenging it is essential that even in these busy times we prioritize our marriages both for us, our husbands, and our kids. Today Kiki Jo comes to share her stories of marriage and the wa...

Marriage in the middle of raising kids can sometimes feel like the last thing we have time for. It is something that so easily gets shoved to the side as we take care of the demands of our littles. While it is challenging it is essential that even in these busy times we prioritize our marriages both for us, our husbands, and our kids. Today Kiki Jo comes to share her stories of marriage and the wa...

Do you feel stuck or bored in your prayer life? Do you feel like you’re repeating the same things again and again and you don’t know what else to say? As Christ followers our prayer life is one of the most essential components of our faith, but it is not always easy to figure out how to thrive in this area. Today I share a personal story of how God transformed my prayer life and 4 tips so you can...

Does joy feel absent in your motherhood? So many of us are so caught in survival mode and joy feels impossible. We know that God has given us the gift of motherhood so even in the chaos God has more waiting for us. Today I share my top 4 tips to be that joyful mom you have always imagined yourself being. There is joy waiting for you even in this season! Love, Brittany   Ready to go deeper? Here's...

Have you ever had your mother in law do your dishes while she watches the kids? If you are like so many of us this can leave us triggered and feeling like we aren’t good enough. Here’s the secret to those moms who look like they have it all together… they either don’t or they accept help! Whether it’s letting your mother in law do the dishes, or asking your mom for help with a birthday cake, or hi...

Have you ever had your mother in law do your dishes while she watches the kids? If you are like so many of us this can leave us triggered and feeling like we aren’t good enough. Here’s the secret to those moms who look like they have it all together… they either don’t or they accept help! Whether it’s letting your mother in law do the dishes, or asking your mom for help with a birthday cake, or hi...

All of us enjoy life when it is good and easy! That is normal, but often we end up seeking this perfect life without any hardship and think that is what the goal is. Today we are diving into why those hard season are so important and what God wants to do in the middle of our struggles. Get ready to embrace the hard in order to become the person God made you to be! Love, Brittany   Ready to go deep...

I know it is often a constant thought in many of our mama minds- Is my child safe? How can I trust others with them? Our minds can so easily be consumed by the worst case scenario stories that we hear repeated in real life experiences again and again. Today we talk about how we can equip our kids and make wise decisions in order to be able to trust others to watch our kids. This is not an easy sub...

In hard seasons it can be so easy to just try and get through- to go through everyday with the mentality of just surviving. Most of us struggle with this at some time, but God has so much waiting for us in each season. This has been a struggle I have been working through and today I share what God showed me about my desire just to get through. I hope it will encourage and equip you to be present e...

Mama, are you in the middle of a season that is difficult? Maybe it’s something big and traumatic, or maybe its just the little things that are adding up? I know it can be so easy to just to want to give up trying in these seasons as you feel like you just can’t win. Today I share 7 tips to get through the hard season in the best way possible and not feel like you just have to grit your teeth and...

Have you ever felt guilty because you are doing housework instead of playing with your kids? Or maybe you are deep in legos but all you can think about is the laundry that needs to be folded. Juggling it all as a mom is difficult, but it becomes impossible when we think we need to build our entire lives around our kids. Today I am unpacking what it looks like to be a great mom and still do housewo...

Most of us have had those moments... the ones where we blow up at our husband and not only are we feeling shame from that moment of anger, but our kids witnessed every second of it. It is easy to want to sweep it all under the rug and move past as fast as we can, but there is such a better way! When kids don’t understand something it can create anxiety in them and they are also more likely to repe...