Don't Mom Alone Podcast

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1. Is This Normal? A Women’s Health Conversation :: Dr. Kamilia Smith [Ep 447]

   15 Jan 2024 · 46 min

   Have you ever asked yourself, “Is what’s going on with my body normal?” So often as women, we are quiet about what’s going on with our bodies. Our concerns have been dismissed before. We’re worried about what will have…

2. Gathering a Mentor Circle :: Ben Bevis [Ep 446]

   8 Jan 2024 · 48 min

   What would you do to make sure your child’s faith life is growing strong? Is this something you’re taking on yourself or getting help with? Join us this week as Ben Bevis, a passionate advocate for youth empowerment…

3. Out with the Old Cherry Bomb Exhaust and In with the New :: Sidetracked by the New Year feat. Laurel Denise [Ep 445]

   5 Jan 2024 · 51 min

   Happy New Year! We’re starting the year off right with mile-long to-do lists and a complex highlighting system so we don’t forget to wash the dog in the midst of crocheting that giant bow. JK! But we are thinking about…

4. Organize Your Mental Load :: Laurel Denise [Ep 444]

   11 Dec 2023 · 57 min

   How are you handling your mental load? Are you a well-packed Sherpa able to take on any terrain or Sisyphus rolling the ball up the hill only to watch it roll back down? This is the time of year when it feels natural…

5. Nobody’s Mother :: Dr. Sandra Glahn [Ep 443]

   4 Dec 2023 · 53 min

   Have you heard the Bible verse “Women will be saved through childbearing”? (It’s part of 1 Timothy 2:15) What do you think that verse means? What do you think it means for the woman facing infertility, or singleness?…

6. Sidetracked with the Holidays :: Pie-arrhea, Dutch Cabbage Patch Dolls and Advent Fails :: Cynthia and Heather [Ep 442]

   1 Dec 2023 · 48 min

   Ready or not, the holidays are upon us! What are your favorite holiday traditions? What are the ones you could leave behind? Get sidetracked with Cynthia and me as we discuss everything from trees (real, fake, and…

7. How to Get Real and Savor More (Replay) :: Shauna Niequist [Ep 441]

   27 Nov 2023 · 40 min

   How are you doing? Honestly. What is the pace of your day? What do you long for and feel you are missing out on? What activities have you crammed in your life out of a “should” mentality? When do you focus on your…

8. Demystifying Financial Aid :: Kristi Steele [Ep 440]

   20 Nov 2023 · 58 min

   What do you think of when you hear the phrase “college tuition”? Does your heart rate speed up? Sending a child to college is the culmination of a lot of effort. It’s emotional and there are a lot of logistics to…

9. Bedtime Rituals to End Worry Spirals :: Emily Ley [Ep 439]

   13 Nov 2023 · 47 min

   What are two words to describe your mind when your head hits the pillow most nights? The quiet space before sleep can be our most vulnerable moments. Whether it’s to-do’s or dredging up memories from the past, our…

10. Parenting as a Highly Sensitive Person :: Mary Van Geffen [Ep 438]

    6 Nov 2023 · 46 min

    Do the sights and sounds and feels of parenting overwhelm you some days? Or most days? How can we parent kindly and intentionally when we desperately need a break from all the stimulation? My guest this week is Mary…

11. “Plump it Up”:: Sidetracked by 10 years of Podcasting [Ep 437]

    3 Nov 2023 · 44 min

    Pull out the petit fours and lip plumpers - it’s time to celebrate! Don’t Mom Alone has officially reached double digits!! Get Sidetracked with us as Cynthia leads us on a surprising, only mildly teary ride as we look…

12. The Most Memorable Moments :: Celebrating 10 Years of Don't Mom Alone [Ep 436]

    30 Oct 2023 · 46 min

    Some moments create a “before” and “after” in life. Whether it’s a circumstance we live through or a person we encounter, we see the world and our lives differently after these experiences. In choosing the most…

13. The “Five-Timers” Club :: Celebrating 10 Years of Don’t Mom Alone [Ep 435]

    23 Oct 2023 · 44 min

    Though I didn’t have a five-timers jacket to send them, the guests on today’s show have all been on DMA at least 5 times (some have been on double that amount!). As we celebrate ten years of the podcast we wanted to…

14. The “Don’t Miss” List :: Celebrating 10 Years of Don’t Mom Alone [Ep 434]

    16 Oct 2023 · 47 min

    How do you quantify 10 years of mom-ing together? Let’s start with what I want to make sure you don’t miss. As we inch closer to 500 episodes, I selected clips from 5 episodes over the years for us to listen to…

15. Exchange False Beliefs with True Identity :: Jamie Winship [Ep 433]

    9 Oct 2023 · 1 h 03 min

    What hats do you wear? We’ve all heard the phrase “She wears many hats.” Maybe we’ve said it about ourselves or others. But do you know what is constant in this word picture about one person performing many roles? The…

16. Sidetracked with Fall, Homecoming and Sibling Conflict :: Cynthia and Heather [Ep 432]

    6 Oct 2023 · 46 min

    It’s mum time in Texas, y’all! Both the colorful garden flowers and the personalized faux floral and ribbon creations seen at Texas homecoming football games. Get sidetracked with Cynthia and me this week as we decode…

17. “What is My Responsibility in My Child’s Salvation?” :: Vela Tomba [Ep 431]

    2 Oct 2023 · 46 min

    What is our role in our children’s salvation? It’s easy to hope in a formulaic approach for our kids’ salvation - to think if we just pray and have the family bible studies we’re guaranteed our kids will make an early…

18. Ministry in the Margins :: Angel Ricchuiti and Brittany Turner [Ep 430]

    25 Sep 2023 · 1 h 04 min

    What is your ministry? Of course, motherhood is its own type of ministry, but did you envision something else as your “ministry”? Whether you had plans you’ve set aside or not, working at something you’re passionate…

19. “Help, I’m Tired of Fighting with my Daughter about Clothes” :: Kari Kampakis [Ep 429]

    18 Sep 2023 · 51 min

    Admit it, you’ve seen a girl somewhere and thought, “I can’t believe her mother let her out of the house wearing that.” But if you’ve parented a teenage girl, you know it’s just not that simple. How can we connect with…

20. My Kid Saw Porn, Now What? :: Mandy Majors [Ep 428]

    11 Sep 2023 · 51 min

    What would you do if your kid told you they saw porn? What would you do if you discovered porn on your child’s device? My guest this week is mom and founder of NextTalk, Mandy Majors. Her daughter was exposed to…

21. Finding Courage to Speak Up When You’re Not OK :: Kristen Glass [Ep 427]

    4 Sep 2023 · 55 min

    Who do you call when it feels like your world is falling apart? Do you share your struggles with trusted friends or is it hard to open up about what is going on in your life? Toward the end of her first marriage…

22. Sidetracked with Cynthia and Heather [Ep 426]

    1 Sep 2023 · 43 min

    Is Back-to-School time a mini fresh-start for you? With all the fresh supplies we get a chance to think again about who we want to be and what our daily life can look like. Get sidetracked with Cynthia and me this week…

23. Cultivating a Healthy Relationship with Tech :: Joey Odom [Ep 425]

    28 Aug 2023 · 43 min

    Maybe you’ve wondered if you are addicted to your phone? Or if your kids are addicted to their devices? Is addicted the right word to use? Between work and school and life it is nearly impossible to live without some…

24. Braving the Tech Landscape Through Connection :: Chris McKenna [Ep 424]

    21 Aug 2023 · 50 min

    What are your digital fears? What are the things you are afraid will happen if your child interacts with technology regularly? We all have digital fears to varying degrees, but anxiety isn’t our friend when it comes to…

25. Beating Expectations :: Cynthia and Heather [Ep 423]

    18 Aug 2023 · 39 min

    We’re baaaaaack! How was your summer? Maybe you're like us...a little laughing, crying and even vacation freak-outs. Around here you're never alone. Listen in for a fun conversation with our friend Cynthia Yanof as we…

26. Back-to-School & Tech Toolkit :: Dr. Kelly Jameson [Ep 422]

    14 Aug 2023 · 50 min

    What helped you feel ready for a new school year as a kid? All the supplies purchased and organized? The perfect first-day outfit? What helps you feel ready for school now, as a mom? How can you advocate for your kids…

27. The Worry-Free Parent :: Sissy Goff [Ep 421]

    7 Aug 2023 · 45 min

    What percentage of the anxiety you feel comes from parenting? We are often most anxious about the things we care most about. That is normal! We love our kids and want to nurture and protect them, but we know anxiety…

28. Remaining You While Raising Them :: Alli Worthington [Ep 420]

    31 Jul 2023 · 47 min

    Have you felt that you’ve lost a part of yourself since having children? Maybe even “lots of” or “all” the parts? Motherhood changes us - and it should - but we need to consider our own emotional health and well-being…

29. The Goal Isn’t Happy Children :: Cynthia Yanof - Summer of Mentorship - Wk 6 [Ep 419]

    24 Jul 2023 · 37 min

    How do you give your kids independence? At what stage do you let kids try and fail? At the heart of parenting is this job: to give our kids the skills they need to live without us. We know that and we still might spend…

30. That Time We Googled Married Sex :: Cynthia Yanof - Summer of Mentorship - Wk 5 [Ep 418]

    17 Jul 2023 · 42 min

    How do you connect with your spouse? And how often? It’s easy for us to get busy parenting and adulting and then take our marriage relationship for granted. We may think we’ll focus on it when things slow down or the…

31. Relationship + Respect (8 going on 18) :: Cynthia Yanof - Summer of Mentorship - Wk 4 [Ep 417]

    10 Jul 2023 · 27 min

    What do you do when your kids are a little sassier than necessary? How do you respond? Can we shape their responses? When does it really matter? To answer those questions we need both perspective and wisdom. We’re…

32. The Unicorn That is Adult Friendship :: Cynthia Yanof - Summer of Mentorship - Wk 3 [Ep 416]

    3 Jul 2023 · 41 min

    Who are your close friends? What do you do to cultivate friendships in your life? Friendship as an adult can feel like we’re unicorn-hunting, clinging to some childhood ideal or tv show standard. But real life…

33. Raising Kids Who Can Stand Alone :: Cynthia Yanof - Summer of Mentorship - Wk 2 [Ep 415]

    26 Jun 2023 · 35 min

    What do you feel when your child is struggling? How do you decide when to step in? Whether it's fighting for your attention from a new baby or struggling with a new skill there are times for us to intervene and there…

34. Little Liar Face :: Cynthia Yanof - Summer of Mentorship - wk 1 [Ep 414]

    19 Jun 2023 · 40 min

    12What do you do when your kid lies? What about when your kid doesn’t make the team? Is this your failure or theirs…or is it something else? We’re taking time this summer (as usual) to be mentored by an experienced…

35. Parenting Neurodivergent Children--Summer Edition :: Carrie Casell [Ep 413]

    12 Jun 2023 · 53 min

    How does your child’s behavior reflect on you? That’s a trick question - it doesn’t. But it’s easy for us to feel that it does. Parenting a neurodivergent child can heighten those feelings of guilt or shame when our…

36. Mentoring for Women in the Workplace :: Diane Paddison [Ep 412]

    5 Jun 2023 · 53 min

    If your God-given assignment is to work outside of your home or the WFH life, how do you manage the schedules and responsibilities and feelings that accompany those places? Mothering well is always hard - whether you…

37. A Mash-Up of Summer Support [Ep 411]

    29 May 2023 · 58 min

    What do you feel when you hear, “It’s summertime”? Dread? Excitement? Anxiety? All three? No matter how many summers you’ve been mom-ing it’s the same - there will be fun and boredom, magical moments and fighting and…

38. The Praying Mama :: Natasha Miller [Ep 410]

    22 May 2023 · 42 min

    What are your patterns of prayer? Has it been hard for you to fall into a rhythm of prayer? We know that prayer matters and works. It changes us, it opens our eyes to where God is at work around us. We want to pray…

39. Parenting Ahead :: Kristen Hatton [Ep 409]

    15 May 2023 · 41 min

    What’s The Thing you knew that you couldn’t talk to your parents about when you were growing up? Emotions you had or mistakes you made? As moms we want to connect with our kids, we want to be their source of truth and…

40. Important Topics to Cover with Tweens and Teens about Manners, Technology and Friendship :: Lee Cordon [Ep 408]

    8 May 2023 · 53 min

    What do modern manners look like? Manners are simply social behaviors or habits - you can have good ones or you can have bad ones. But it's been 101 years since Emily Post first published her book on manners and…

41. Occupying Suffering Spaces :: Cari Trotter [Ep 407] RWYB Series Wk 6

    1 May 2023 · 49 min

    What is a place you’d rather not go? One that sounds nearly unbearable. The DMV? The school pick-up line? What about going into a serious medical diagnosis or a financial crisis? Following Jesus is no safeguard against…

42. Shrinking or Swelling to Fill Your Space :: Courtney DeFeo [Ep 406]

    24 Apr 2023 · 49 min

    Have you ever seen a “magic towel” that swells and “grows” when you put it in water? Have you shrunk a shirt in the laundry? At different times in our lives God assigns us a space that we have to shrink or swell to…

43. Listening for God's Leading :: Caroline Cobb [Ep 405] RWYB wk 4

    17 Apr 2023 · 57 min

    What is my God-given space? How do I figure that out? What if my God-given assignments feel at odds with one another? My guest this week is wife, mom, and singer-songwriter Caroline Cobb. She also deeply enjoys…

44. Identifying Your God-Given Space (Part 2) :: Sally Clarkson [Ep 404] RWYB Series wk 3

    10 Apr 2023 · 49 min

    What is unique about your life experience? Was your first thought, “Nothing”? Even the life that feels ho-hum is unique because no one else is wired precisely like you are, experiencing life precisely like you are. My…

45. Identifying Your God-Given Space (Part 1) :: Cleere Cherry Reaves [Ep 403] RWYB wk 2

    3 Apr 2023 · 55 min

    What do you think when you hear the word “boundary”? Boundaries keep things in, keep things out, and help us feel safe. But they can also feel limiting, and we don’t always get to choose our boundaries. That’s where my…

46. How to Never Miss Out :: Vaneetha Risner [Ep 402] RWYB Series Wk 1

    27 Mar 2023 · 50 min

    What would it look like for you to live your best life? What if someone told you that you already are living your best life? Not because you’ve accomplished and arranged things just how you want, but because not only…

47. How to be Truly Strong :: Aundi Kolber [Ep 401]

    20 Mar 2023 · 57 min

    What does strength look like to you? Does it look like white knuckling it, holding your breath? Or does it look like putting your oxygen mask on first, and then attending to the needs of others? We all want to, need…

48. Guided by Faith :: Candace Cameron Bure [Ep 400]

    13 Mar 2023 · 44 min

    12Where do you turn for answers? Answers in parenting, answers in your career, answers when you encounter the negativity that seems to be lurking around every corner of life these days? My guest this week is a mom who…

49. Talking, Teens, and Twenty-four Years :: Bruce + Heather [Ep 399]

    6 Mar 2023 · 39 min

    Join Bruce and Heather for a Q + A episode where they talk about the importance of connection and communication in their marriage (Happy 24th Anniversary! 🎉🥳) and what it looks like to be in the thick of parenting…

50. Students of Our Children :: Karen Stubbs [Ep 398]

    27 Feb 2023 · 48 min

    What does a child need to flourish? There are a million answers to that question, but in all honesty, it’s a little different for each child. We have so many tools available to us to help us see our own personalities…