Episodes

  • When You Need Personal Revival :: Cleere Cherry Reaves [Ep 504]

    When You Need Personal Revival :: Cleere Cherry Reaves [Ep 504]
    Jan 6 2025

    As we enter a new year do you feel stuck or like last year did not go like you intended it to? Are you dealing with disappointments and finding it difficult to see God in your situation?

    Today Cleere Cherry Reaves, author and podcaster, joins me to talk about how God’s word is the most powerful tool in shifting our focus and seeing the Lord in our everyday circumstances. In her new book Revive she writes about how Jesus is with us through the storms and trials of life, He does not simply pluck us out of every situation but we learn how to see Him in the hard times. Here are some topics we cover…

    • Cleere’s son has a powerful testimony in the making as a non-verbal kid. She shares how she uses the word of God to reframe that situation.
    • How in seasons of brokenness and fragility we see the strength of God.
    • Trusting God's Plan and Recalibrating Expectations.
    • How our habits create a “diet” of what we are consuming and how to change those to be more focused on the word of God.
    • How to take time to listen to the voice of God.

    Connect with Cleere Cherry Reaves:

    • Website: Cleerely Stated - Personal and Purposeful Products
    • Facebook: Cleerely Stated
    • Instagram: Cleere Cherry Reaves | Speaker, Author + Podcaster

    Links Mentioned:

    • Candle Warmer Lamp
    • Living Fearless: by Jamie Winship
    • Revive: by Cleere Cherry Reaves
    • Be Still: 90 Devotions for the Hopeful Heart: by Cleere Cherry Reaves

    Related Episodes:

    • Processing Grief, Infertility, and Loss in Community :: Julie Fowler [Ep 502]
    • Identifying Your God-Given Space (part 1) :: Cleere Cherry Reaves [Ep 403]
    • Exchange False Beliefs with True Identity :: Jamie Winship [Ep 433]

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Unpacking Moms' Mental Load :: Dr. Morgan Cutlip [Ep 503]

    Unpacking Moms' Mental Load :: Dr. Morgan Cutlip [Ep 503]
    Dec 23 2024
    Do you feel like your mind is full of tasks making it hard to focus and be present with your family? Do you struggle to articulate what you need, feel, or want from your spouse?

    Today, Dr. Morgan Cutlip is here to help us navigate the topic of mental load specifically as moms. Morgan is a psychologist and highly sought after relationship expert. Her book Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself helps moms advocate for their needs in a loving way. We cover a large range of issues facing parents today including…
    • The invisible running to-do list we keep in our minds.
    • How to identify your needs and communicate them.
    • How to get clear about what you feel and need so you do not confuse your spouse.
    • Identifying the two different types of guilt and how to respond.
    • The three domains of mental load- cognitive, physical, and emotional.
    • Navigating the holiday season with the added tasks and pressure to make it magical.

    Connect with Dr. Morgan Cutlip:

    • Website: Dr. Morgan Cutlip
    • Facebook: Dr. Morgan Cutlip
    • Instagram: Dr. Morgan Cutlip (@drmorgancutlip)

    Links Mentioned:

    • Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself by Dr. Morgan Cutlip
    • A Better Share : How Couples Tackle the Mental Load (pre-order)
    • How We Feel App

    Related Episodes:

    • Organize Your Mental Load :: Laurel Denise [Ep 444]
    • “How do I connect better with my kids?” [Ep 475] :: Summer of Mentorship Week 1
    • Body Awareness in Parenting :: Mary Van Geffen [Ep 333]

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    48 mins
  • Processing Grief, Infertility, and Loss in Community :: Julie Fowler [Ep 502]

    Processing Grief, Infertility, and Loss in Community :: Julie Fowler [Ep 502]
    Dec 16 2024
    Have you or a friend ever walked through a season of infertility and grief? Do you often wonder what to say when a friend is walking through loss of any kind?

    Today my friend Julie Fowler is here to talk about her heartbreaking (but hopeful) story of motherhood and how God used her story to help people navigate loss. Julie has faced miscarriage, adoptions that fell through at the last minute, and baby twins she only held for four short hours. She truly has walked this long road and knows all of the feelings of grief and uncertainty around waiting for a baby. This valley produced a beautiful study of walking through infertility in community and connecting with God in the deepest, darkest places. We cover so much in our conversation including…

    • How to talk to a friend in a season of infertility and loss- what not to say.
    • How husbands and wives can support each other instead of turning on one another.
    • Sharing your feelings with the Lord and then speaking truth over yourself.
    • Wrestling with deep spiritual questions when your prayers are not being answered.
    • Making a support group uplifting instead of only heavy while still leaving room to process.
    Connect with Julie Fowler:

    • Website: Julie Fowler Ministries
    • Facebook: Juliefowlerministries | Facebook
    • Instagram: Julie Fowler Ministries (@juliefowlerministries)
    Links Mentioned:

    • Infertility Bible Studies and Resources — Julie Fowler Ministries
    • Treasures in the Waiting: by Julie Fowler
    • Navigating Infertility and Loss with Strength and Hope: by Julie Fowler
    • When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden: by Sandra Glahn
    Related Episodes:

    • Nobody’s Mother :: Dr. Sandra Glahn [Ep 443]
    • Hope During Infertility and Infant Loss :: Shawna Beucler [Ep 203]
    • Every Bitter Thing is Sweet :: Sara Hagerty [Ep 143]
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    52 mins
  • Moms and the Best Christmas Pageant Ever :: Dallas and Amanda Jenkins [Ep 501]

    Moms and the Best Christmas Pageant Ever :: Dallas and Amanda Jenkins [Ep 501]
    Dec 9 2024
    Today my conversation with Dallas and Amanda Jenkins is a powerful reminder that the Christmas story still needs to be told thousands of years later. Dallas is the acclaimed director, writer, and producer of The Chosen, and now the heartfelt movie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

    The movie is based on a book read for years in the Jenkins’ house (and many households worldwide). Twenty years ago Amanda brought the book home and asked Dallas to read it to the kids. By the end they were both in tears and could not finish the story without taking turns reading. That started a 20-year journey of Dallas praying to make this movie and the Lord answered through an amazing story in His own time.

    Moms play a vital role in this film from a mom telling her son to let Dallas have the rights to the movie, to Amanda helping with the casting, to Grace (the mom in the film) who uses her God-given space to change the lives around her. As we enter the Christmas season let us remember Jesus came for the outsider and not cling so tightly to our traditions that we do not see those who need to hear the true Christmas story.

    Connect with Dallas and Amanda:
    • Website:
    • Facebook: Dallas Jenkins
    • Instagram: Dallas Jenkins (@dallas.jenkins)

    Links Mentioned:

    • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Now Playing In Theaters
    • Molly Wright: How Every Child Can Thrive by Five | TED

    Related Episodes:

    • Seek Him First :: Lillian Richey [Ep 494]
    • Advent Untangled :: Mindy Rives [Ep 385]
    • Celebrating Advent :: Tsh Oxenreider [Ep 305]

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    49 mins
  • Finding God Faithful in All Stages of Motherhood :: Leslie Johnson [Ep 500]

    Finding God Faithful in All Stages of Motherhood :: Leslie Johnson [Ep 500]
    Dec 2 2024
    I can’t believe it but today we are celebrating 500 episodes of Don’t Mom Alone! I am bringing back my very first guest and mentor Leslie to “recap” the last eleven years. Leslie had been encouraging me from before I started this podcast and her fingerprints are all over my motherhood. We get an update on her life and she shares how to navigate the empty nest phase.

    Leslie reminds us of Psalms 16:6-8 (which I also wrote about in my book), “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” God is faithful in ALL seasons from newborn to empty nest.

    Also, some of my listeners call in to share what Don’t Mom Alone has meant to them. Here are a few of the highlights…

    • How healing prayer ministry has been life-changing.
    • Be in community and reach out for help.
    • Become the inviter instead of waiting for others to invite you in.
    • Receive and give grace to others through the challenges of motherhood.
    Connect with Leslie Johnson:

    • Website: Sursee Gal
    • Instagram: Leslie Johnson 🎉aka Sursee Gal (@surseegal)
    Links Mentioned:

    • *A gift to you!! PDF of Psalm 16:6-8
    • Right Where You Belong: by Heather MacFadyen
    Related Episodes:

    • Announcing…the God Centered Mom Podcast! Interview with Leslie Johnson (Sursee Gal)
    • A Pep Talk with Leslie Johnson {SurseeGal} –Yelling/Reading/Needing :: GCM Ep 20
    • That’s Me. . .Craving Authentic Friendships :: Libby and Leslie {Ep 102}
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    45 mins
  • Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 2) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 499]

    Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 2) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 499]
    Nov 25 2024

    Today we continue last week's episode in Part 2 with my friend Charissa Lopez. If you missed part one you can listen here to catch up Click Here for Part 1.

    Charissa Lopez is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas specializing in play therapy, EMDR, emotionally focused family therapy, and trauma-informed care. She is full of wisdom and the science to explain why we respond and parent in specific ways based on childhood patterns. We continue the conversation today by covering these topics…

    • Understanding Secure Attachment.
    • Exploring Preoccupied Attachment in Parenting
    • Disorganized Attachment - the most rare of all three tendencies.
    • Neurodiversity and Attachment Patterns and how to help our neurodivergent kids feel connected.
    • Interventions for Attachment Patterns - how to heal and parent from a place of secure attachment.
    • Healing Through Community- God created community for restoration and healing.

    Connect with Charissa Lopez:

    • Website: Charissa Lopez | Licensed Professional Counselor

    Links Mentioned:

    • Welcome Don't Mom Alone Friends! - Charissa Lopez Counseling
    • Secure Relating: by Sue Marriott and Ann Kelley

    Related Episodes:

    • Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 1) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 498]
    • Connecting Through Play :: Charissa Fry [Ep 319]
    • Ages and Stages Series–The Tween Years :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 380]
    • “How Do I Regulate My Own Emotions?” :: Charissa Fry [Ep 482] Summer of Mentorship

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    45 mins
  • Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 1) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 498]

    Building Healthy Relationships by Exploring Adult Attachment Patterns (Part 1) :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 498]
    Nov 18 2024

    Do you ever wonder why you respond the way you do to your kids? Do you feel like there are things to process from childhood but don’t have the words to explain those feelings?

    Today Charissa Lopez, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas joins me. She specializes in play therapy, EMDR, emotionally focused family therapy, and trauma-informed care. She is full of wisdom and the science to explain why we respond and parent in specific ways based on childhood patterns. Join us as we talk about…
    • Secure attachment in the early years (ages 0-3) and how meeting our little ones needs just 30% of the time allows them to feel secure and attuned.
    • Loving parental behaviors – beyond the basic needs by showing our kids delight, affection, and supporting their inner and outer exploration.
    • How to repair relationships and remain a safe place for our kids.
    • Dismissive attachment pattern explained.
    • HOPE- a way to learn more helpful patterns and allow God to heal past hurts.

    Connect with Charissa Lopez:

    • Website: Charissa Lopez | Licensed Professional Counselor

    Links Mentioned:

    • The Window of Tolerance :: Charissa Fry [Ep 260]
    • Welcome Don't Mom Alone Friends! - Charissa Lopez Counseling–helpful pdfs on loving parental behaviors and attachment styles.

    Related Episodes:

    • Connecting Through Play :: Charissa Fry [Ep 319]
    • Ages and Stages Series–The Tween Years :: Charissa Lopez [Ep 380]
    • “How Do I Regulate My Own Emotions?” :: Charissa Fry [Ep 482] Summer of Mentorship

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    36 mins
  • Confidence in Parenting Decisions :: Laura Wifler [Ep 497]

    Confidence in Parenting Decisions :: Laura Wifler [Ep 497]
    Nov 11 2024
    Do you struggle with discontentment and comparison in motherhood and beyond? Do you constantly second guess the best way to raise your kids in regards to food, education, health, and even naptime?

    Today, Laura Wifler, from Risen Motherhood is here to talk about her new book written with her sister-in-law Emily Jensen. We start by breaking down the framework they introduce in the Gospel Mom and how we are often looking for a formula to parent our kids but God has given us a framework in the metanarrative of the Bible.

    Next, we talk about the challenges of trying to live in a Christian mom community- we know God calls us to be with others but what do we do when friendship is hard or not life-giving? As moms, we feel like there is a right and wrong way to do every single little thing in motherhood- feeding, naptime, schooling, health and those often all lead to comparison. Laura gives us some truth and ideas regarding comparison, how to be content, and accept your actual life. God has so many lessons for us moms if we lean in and apply the gospel lens it helps give life and joy even in hardship.

    Connect with Laura Wifler:

    • Website: Risen Motherhood: Helping Moms Connect Their Faith To Motherhood
    • Facebook: Risen Motherhood
    • Instagram: Risen Motherhood®️ (@risenmotherhood)

    Links Mentioned:

    • Risen Motherhood: by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler
    • Gospel Mom: by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler, Laura
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    51 mins