Mom2Mom MENTORING - Work/Life Harmony, Soul-Care, Kingdom Minded Moms

Dr. Laura Le returns to name the real cost of control — and what it takes for a mom to open her hands and finally find peace. Most of us don't call it control.   💥 We call it being responsible. 💥 Being prepared. 💥 Being a good mom. But underneath all that gripping is a kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up on a to-do list — the tiring, invisible work of trying to hold outcomes that were never ours to hold. In this conversation, Dr. Laura Le joins me again — this time with a different lens on a topic we've touched on before. Dr. Laura is a chiropractor with over twenty-three years of experience in prenatal and pediatric care, the author of Postpartum Reimagined, and the host of her own podcast, You Are the Mom. She recently walked her own daughter through the college send-off, which became the seed for her book Words From Home for the College Bound Teen — and it's exactly the kind of letting-go season we dig into here. We talk about 📌 what control actually costs a mom physically and spiritually, 📌 why surrender isn't the same thing as giving up, and 📌 what it looks like to open your hands toward the God who was never asking you to carry this alone. If you've ever wrestled with mom guilt over not doing enough, you'll recognize its quieter cousin here — the anxious grip of trying to control everything so nothing goes wrong. This is a tender, healing conversation for any Christian mom who became tired of white-knuckling her way through motherhood and ready for real, sustainable peace.   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE 📲Contact Dr. Laura Le: https://drlaurale.com/ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://attractwell.com/LauraLe/page/podcast-blog 📕 Buy The Book: https://attractwell.com/LauraLe/page/book 📖 Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide: https://mistyhughes.com/resources ⓕ Christian Moms in Business & Ministry Facebook Group ✨ CONNECT WITH MISTY Resources, community, and next steps — everything you need is right here. 🌐 Website https://mistyhughes.com/ 👥 Facebook Community — Christian Women in Business & Ministry https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_mistyhughes 🌱 BECOMING Cohort Discover the God-given freedom to live from your God-given identity, not your to-do list. A 12-week cohort for busy and ambitious Christian moms who are longing to renew their purpose. https://mistyhughes.com/cohort ✨ Free Resource — Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide Discover God’s life-giving rhythms. https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms ✉️ Contact Misty https://mistyhughes.com/inquire 📞 Book a Call with Misty https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty     When you shine, you give others permission to shine too.

This episode kicks off week two of the Best-Of Re-Release Series with something a little different — a remix. Misty sat down with communication and executive-presence coach Laura Camacho in two separate conversations, and this episode pulls the very best moments from both into one. Laura has spent twenty years coaching senior leaders to communicate under pressure, and in this remix she brings those same tools home — literally. She and Misty talk about 🗯️💭 the single phrase that reframes almost any hard conversation ("what I understand you're saying is..."), 🗯️💭 why assuming positive intent changes the whole tone of a disagreement, 🗯️💭 and how sincerely building people up — noticing what's easy to overlook — makes people more receptive to everything else you have to say. They also dig into what it looks like to be proactive instead of reactive as a mom: weekly family meetings, clear expectations, chores with real consequences, and raising kids who grow into contributors, not just people who are told what to do. 📖 Laura shares her favorite "mean mom" story — knocking on her daughters' doors at 5am to ask who left a glass in the sink — and what it taught her girls about consequences without anger. Toward the end, Misty asks Laura the question she asks every seasoned mom: if you could leave your daughters with one piece of wisdom, what would it be? Laura's answer is a tender, honest word about grace in marriage — appreciating the good in your husband, and spending less time cataloging the opportunities for improvement. Want more from Laura? ⬩➤ Check out her podcast, Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style: https://www.speakupwithlaura.com/ ⬩➤ Grab her FREE COMMUNICATION STYLE ASSESSMENT at https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/ugc/story.php?title=mjy0nje3nayg5c  And if this stirred something in you about your own rhythms of growth, ✅ Grab the free Rhythms of Renewal mini-guide at https://mistyhughes.com/resources, or ✅ Join the BECOMING Cohort waitlist at mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/cohort. ✅ And be sure to join the conversation in our Facebook Group: Christian Women in Business & Ministry Other Podcast Episodes Mentioned Today 🎙️ Episode 111 Talking It Out About Communication with Craig Hughes https://mistyhughes.com/talking-it-out-about-communication-with-craig-hughes/ 🎙️ Episode 38 Finding Your Voice And Authority At Home https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-your-voice-and-authority-at-home/id1738069561?i=1000685149835 🎙️ Episode 39 Be Proactive, Present, And Purposeful In Your Communication with Laura Camacho, PhD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-proactive-present-and-purposeful-in-your/id1738069561?i=1000687101943

Misty and her husband Craig get honest about how they communicate differently — and the daily choice to assume the best instead of the worst. 🎙️Misty's husband Craig is back at the mic — and this time, he's not just a guest. He's the launch point for something new: over the next several weeks, Misty is re-releasing some of the most-loved conversations from Mom2Mom Mentoring, and this honest, unscripted talk about communication is where it all begins. Craig and Misty get real about the small stuff that becomes big stuff: 💡 a light left on downstairs, 💡 an assumption made out of exhaustion, 💡 and the slow work of catching yourself before the story in your head becomes the story you believe. Misty even shares the (very relatable, slightly embarrassing) bidet story: a desire she sat on for months because she'd already decided, in her own mind, what Craig would say. 🪏 They dig into the real difference between a verbal processor and an internal processor — what it feels like on both sides, why interrupting isn't always about disrespect, and how Craig went from "performance listening" to actually listening to 💖 Misty's heart, not just her words. Craig and Misty want to be honest with you: they're not counselors, and after six years of marriage, they're still learning what real connection looks like — for themselves and for each other. That's exactly why this conversation matters, no matter how long you've been married. There's always room to grow in the way you communicate — and always room to shine a little brighter in how you love the people closest to you. Ready to keep growing? 👉🏼 Grab the free Rhythms of Renewal mini-guide https://mistyhughes/resources 👉🏼 Get on the waitlist for the next BECOMING Cohort https://mistyhughes.com/cohort 🌹 And if you're curious about the journaling app Misty mentions, Rosebud, you can find it at rosebud.app. Want to listen on a conversation with REAL Counselors and hear what the word says about believing the best and communicating.  🎧 Listen to The Speakeasy | Episode 419 | The Secret to Couples Who Are Still Crazy About Each Other https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yS5CF7PZCdmu0eWs6zGwP   #communication styles, #Christian marriage, #marriage communication, #assuming the best, #verbal processor, #Craig Hughes, #marriage podcast

What does it actually look like to love a difficult person? Katina Wilkins shares a biblical framework that will change the way you see the hard relationships in your life. Is there someone in your life right now who is hard to love? A child who pushes every button. A parent who never seems satisfied. A marriage that has grown painfully complicated. If you've ever wondered how you're supposed to keep loving when it's this hard — this conversation is for you. Katina Wilkins is a Christian life coach, Bible teacher, and speaker who has spent over 20 years helping women navigate the hardest relationships of their lives. But her message didn't start in a classroom — it started at 3:00 AM in a prayer room, with a journal labeled "Battle Plans," asking God the same question many of us have asked: Lord, how do I do this? In this episode, Katina walks us through 1 Corinthians 13 not as a familiar passage we've heard a hundred times, but as a lived framework for the relationships that are testing us most. She breaks down what love actually is, what it isn't — and what it always does. And she offers a reframe on boundaries that may change the way you see every hard relationship in your life: a boundary is not about self-protection. It's about loving the other person too much to let them continue to sin. This conversation also opens with a direct word for any woman in an abusive relationship — because loving someone and staying somewhere unsafe are not the same thing. If that's you, please listen to the first few minutes before anything else. You'll walk away from this episode with a clearer picture of what God-shaped love actually looks like — and the quiet confidence that you don't have to manufacture it on your own. 📖 WHAT WE COVER • Why loving difficult people starts with honesty — not effort • What 1 Corinthians 13 looks like as a daily practice, not a feeling • How kindness and boundaries work together (and why kindness is not a doormat) • The reframe that changes everything: boundaries are an act of love • What it means to love from God's fullness instead of your own empty cup • The one thing Katina wants every mom to carry into her week 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Love Is...Complicated: A Bible Study Handbook on Learning to Love Difficult People Well by Katina Wilkins https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1DKFX2J Morning by Morning Life Coaching — Katina's website https://mbmlifecoaching.com Episode 108 — The Word Moms Need to Stop Saying (with Mary Gallagher) [Link to Ep. 108] ✨ CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌐 Website: https://mistyhughes.com 👥 Facebook Community — Christian Moms in Business & Ministry: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_mistyhughes 🌱 BECOMING Cohort: https://mistyhughes.com/cohort ✨ Free Resource — Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide: https://mistyhughes.com/resources 🛖 Come to the Table Retreat: https://mistyhughes.com/cometothetable ✉️ Contact Misty: https://mistyhughes.com/inquire 📞 Book a Call with Misty: https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty

What if "should" is the word keeping you from the life God actually has for you? Mary Gallagher helps moms trade striving for open-handed faith.   What's the most dangerous word in a Christian mom's vocabulary? It might not be what you think. In Episode 108 of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty sits down with writer and spiritual guide Mary Gallagher — founder of the Promised Land Mindset — for one of the most honest conversations this podcast has ever had about perfectionism, shame, and what it really means to parent from faith instead of fear. Mary spent years living by the "should" list: what a good Christian wife should do, what a good mom shouldn't be, what a good woman of faith should look like. But after a pastor literally told her to "fit the mold," her perfectionism went into overdrive — and she didn't find her way out until she discovered that the striving was rooted in something deeper: shame. In this conversation, Mary shares the moment God gave her a clear choice between faith and fear when her teenage son went down a hard road — and what happened when she chose faith. She opens up about the shooting star story that changed the way she looks at imperfection. And she introduces the simple, powerful practice of releasing the "shoulds" that are quietly keeping you from your promised land. Here's what you'll take away from this episode: • Why perfectionism isn't about high standards — it's about shame • What it looks like to parent with open hands instead of a white-knuckled grip • How to identify the "shoulds" in your life and find the biblical truth that replaces them • What your promised land might look like — and why it's probably more about purpose than you think   🔗‍️ Resources Mentioned In The Episode Grab Mary's free guide on shedding the "should" at promisedlandmindset.com/shouldleadmagnet Download Misty's free Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide at mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms   Ready to go deeper? Come to the Table is Misty's four-day women's retreat for moms who are ready to stop striving and start receiving. Registration is open at mistyhughes.com/cometothetable   ✨ CONNECT WITH MISTY Resources, community, and next steps — everything you need is right here. 🌐 Website https://mistyhughes.com/ 👥 Facebook Community — Christian Women in Business & Ministry https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_mistyhughes 🌱 BECOMING Cohort Discover the God-given freedom to live from your God-given identity, not your to-do list. A 12-week cohort for busy and ambitious Christian moms who are longing to renew their purpose. https://mistyhughes.com/cohort ✨ Free Resource — Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide Discover God’s life-giving rhythms. https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms ✉️ Contact Misty https://mistyhughes.com/inquire 📞 Book a Call with Misty https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty   When you shine, you give others permission to shine too. ✨

Christian sex educator Mary Whitman Ortiz joins Misty to talk about shame, God’s design for intimacy, and the freedom waiting on the other side. There are conversations the church has been slow to have — and sexual intimacy is one of them.   In this episode, I sit down with Mary Whitman Ortiz, a Christian sex educator and certified relationship coach, to talk about what God actually intended when he designed intimacy between husband and wife. This is a conversation about shame, freedom, and what it looks like to come alive in places that have been quiet for a long time. Mary shares her own story — a 26-year marriage that ended in divorce, the discovery of pornography’s long shadow, and the slow, intentional journey back to wholeness. She walks through what emotional safety in marriage really means, why women need to give their “mental yes” long before 10:30 at night, and how studying the original (God’s design) is always more powerful than focusing on the counterfeit. Whether you grew up in purity culture, have never had a safe conversation about this, or just sense there is more joy available in your marriage than you’ve been living in — this episode was made for you. Mary’s freedom is contagious. And it is absolutely possible. 🔗 Resources from this episode: 💻 Mary Whitman Ortiz: https://www.limitlessintimacy.com 📚 FREE e-book — God’s GIFT to Marriage: https://www.limitlessintimacy.com/resources 🎙️ Mary’s podcast: Sexual Wholeness Revival 🌊 Come to the Table Retreat — Registration Open: https://mistyhughes.com/cometothetable 🔗Connect with Misty: Facebook Community: Christian Moms in Business and Ministry Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide: https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms BECOMING Cohort Waitlist: https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/cohort

Financial coach Foluke Olayele reveals what managing money God's way actually looks like — and why it has everything to do with trust, not just budgets. 💸 Most of us never had a real conversation about money. We inherited fear, silence, or survival mode — and somewhere along the way, we decided God was too holy for our bank account. Financial coach, author, and founder of Hand In Hand Consulting Foluke Olayele is here to tell you that's exactly backwards. In this conversation, Foluke shares how a divorce, a digital book, and a Valentine's Day download from God put her on a path from debt to a paid-off home, a thriving career — and eventually, a calling to help women steward money God's way. Her story is part miracle, part obedience, and completely relevant to the woman who has ever felt like her finances were too far gone, too complicated, or too embarrassing to bring to the Lord. Misty and Foluke explore what it actually means to manage money with God as your provider — not just as a nice idea, but as a daily, practical reality for both single women and married ones. 🎯 They unpack the biblical distinction between debt and bondage, 🎯 The Parable of the Talents through a lens you may have never heard, and 🎯 Why "be fruitful and multiply" was never just about having babies. 🔎 There is also a stunning re-read of the Widow's Mite that will change the way you see that passage forever. 🔎 💸🤑💰 If you have been surviving financially instead of stewarding — or if money has felt like a subject you carry alone — this episode is for you. Foluke's free resource — The 5 Biggest Mistakes You're Making with Inconsistent Income — is linked below. And if this conversation stirred something in you, come find us in the Christian Moms in Business and Ministry Facebook community, where the conversation is continuing this week.   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 🎁 Foluke's Free Resource: https://handinhandconsulting.net/3day-moneyresetguide 📖 Plant Your Money Seeds by Foluke Olayele — available on her website 🌿 Rhythms of Renewal Mini Guide (free): mistyhughes.com/resources 💬 Facebook Community: Christian Moms in Business and Ministry ✨ CONNECT WITH MISTY Resources, community, and next steps — everything you need is right here. 🌐 Website https://mistyhughes.com/ 👥 Facebook Community — Christian Women in Business & Ministry https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_mistyhughes   🌱 BECOMING Cohort Discover the God-given freedom to live from your God-given identity, not your to-do list. A 12-week cohort for busy and ambitious Christian moms who are longing to renew their purpose. https://mistyhughes.com/cohort ✨ Free Resource — Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide Discover God’s life-giving rhythms. https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms   ✉️ Contact Misty https://mistyhughes.com/inquire 📞 Book a Call with Misty https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty   When you shine, you give others permission to shine too. ✨  

Have you met her yet? The real you — not the one who shows up capable and composed, not the one who knows exactly what to say in every room — but the one underneath all of that. If that question makes you go quiet, this episode is for you. 🌿   In this deeply personal episode, Misty shares the story of the first time she asked God to show her herself — and what He showed her wasn’t pretty. 🪨 It was a burnt stub. Charcoal black. Not completely dead, but barely alive. And in that image, God didn’t give her a verdict. He gave her an invitation. He was saying: "I see what you’ve been through. I see what’s left. And I’m not done." Years later, the ashes became literal when her marriage ended and she found herself alone, rebuilding — and it was in that desert season, deep in the Song of Solomon, that God kept meeting her to speak tenderly, not to shame her but to show her she was still His. Still lovely. 🤍   This episode explores the difference between knowing yourself through other people’s eyes — through what you do and how you perform — and knowing yourself through holy collaboration with your Creator. Misty pushes back on the belief that self-knowledge is self-indulgent, grounding it in Psalm 139:23–24 where David himself prayed: Search me, God, and know my heart. She walks through three practical postures for beginning to know yourself: 1️⃣ solitude as the container, 2️⃣ the difference between managing emotions and actually feeling them (including a free feelings wheel resource), and 3️⃣ the desert season as gift rather than punishment. 🌼   She brings it all home to the two scriptures that anchor the entire Known series: Isaiah 61:3 — a crown of beauty instead of ashes, and oaks of righteousness for the display of His splendor — and Song of Solomon 1:5 — I am dark but lovely. Not dark therefore unlovable. Not lovely once it’s cleaned up. Dark and lovely, both at once. God called her lovely in the dark. He’s calling you lovely too. ✨   This is the final episode in the Known series (Episodes 103, 104, and 105). If you missed the first two, the links are right here...in the show notes — waiting for you.   🌱 Free Rhythms of Renewal Mini Guide: https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms 🎯 Free Notice, Name, Feel & Free Your Feelings Resource (includes feelings wheel): available at mistyhughes.com/resources ☎️ Book a complimentary discovery call: https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty 📞 Got a Mom2Mom Question? Leave a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/342885/13/1tpg128b2smursqi 👥 Join the Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry LINKS FOR PODCAST EPISODES IN THE KNOWN SERIES: 🎙️ EP 103: Still Waiting? Give it 20 years, Mamma. https://mistyhughes.com/ep-103-still-waiting/ 🎙️EP 104: The Woman Nobody Sees

Surrounded by people but unknown to yourself? This episode names the quiet ache — and points you back to the One who has always seen you. 🌳 You can be surrounded by people who love you — and still be profoundly unknown. Not because anyone has failed you, but because somewhere in the accumulation of roles you carry, the woman underneath them got quiet. Got small. Got lost in plain sight.   If that lands somewhere tender today, this episode is for you. 🧑‍👧   Misty shares two deeply personal stories — one from the stage of a thriving nonprofit where hundreds of women felt they knew her, and one from a marriage season where life finally slowed down enough for her to notice the hole in her soul. Both stories circle back to one quiet, aching truth: public intimacy and personal intimacy are not the same thing. The stage is a beautiful place to give. It is not always a safe place to receive.   In this episode you’ll explore the difference between being known FOR something — your reputation, your role, your resume — and being truly KNOWN. Your interior. Your fears, your failures, your real questions at 2 AM.   Misty walks through a practical friendship audit with three circles (Celebration, Community, and Core) and the brave questions she asked God when her core circle came up empty. 💛   And then she brings it all home to the only foundation that makes the rest possible: before there was a stage, a role, a title, or a calling — you were searched and you were known. Psalm 139:1 isn’t just a comfort verse. It’s the ground you stand on. The Holy One, the Maker of heaven and earth, has made Himself familiar with all your ways. Not the polished ones. All of them. He searched you and He stayed. You are not the woman nobody sees. You are the woman the Creator of the universe sees so completely that He counts the hairs on your head, catches your tears, and calls you His. Everything else — every circle, every friendship, every brave act of letting someone in — flows downstream from that. ✨ 🔗‍️ LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE BECOMING Group Coaching Cohort https://mistyhughes.com/cohort Christian Women in Business & Ministry Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry   𓆩♡𓆪 Flourish In Friendship Podcast Series Ep 59: https://mistyhughes.com/how-to-grow-longtime-friendships-that-last/ Ep 60: https://mistyhughes.com/rediscovering-womens-friendships-in-a-disconnected-world/ Ep 61: https://mistyhughes.com/ep-61-lonely-but-not-alone-in-building-christ-centered-friendships-that-last/ Ep 62: https://mistyhughes.com/ep-62-moms-can-find-their-way-through-loneliness-by-understanding-this/ Ep 64: https://mistyhughes.com/ep-64-how-to-cultivate-authentic-friendships-even-when-it-feels-risky/ Flourish In Friendship FREE Friendship Circle Mapping Guide & MORE:  https://mistyhughes.com/resources     ☎️ Book a complimentary discovery call: https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty 💼 1:1 Private Coaching: https://mistyhughes.com/coaching 🌱 Free Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide: https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms 📞 Got a Mom2Mom Question? Leave a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/342885/13/1tpg128b2smursqi 👥 Join the Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry

Still waiting on a God-given dream? This episode names the ache—and shows you why the wait is not the waste. 🌳 Have you quietly set aside a dream you used to talk about? A calling, a ministry, a book, a marriage that feels like partnership, or simply the longing to finally feel at home in your own story? Friend, this episode is for you.   In this episode, Misty gets deeply personal about the years she spent in the gap—watching God seem to fulfill everyone else’s dreams while she was left holding the bag after her marriage ended. Out of that pit came one of the most life-changing challenges she’s ever received: Give it twenty years. Not as a life sentence, but as an act of mercy—God’s honest invitation into the slow, sacred work of becoming.   Through the stories of Sarah, David, Noah, and Joseph—whose waits stretched from 13 to 75 years—Misty shows us that the gap between God’s promise and its fulfillment has always been long, and always been intentional. Drawing from Isaiah 61:3 and the image of the oak tree (which takes 20–50 years to reach maturity), she makes the case that what looks like stalling is often deepening—root time, not wasted time.   Misty also draws a crucial distinction between delay and detour—and gives listeners a practical question that might just reframe everything: Has God ever told you this dream was canceled? Or have you just been waiting so long it started to feel that way?   If you’ve been quiet about a calling, wondering if you missed God, or exhausted by a season that won’t seem to move—this episode will meet you there. Grab your journal. Your wait is not your waste.   🌱 Get on the BECOMING Cohort waitlist: https://mistyhughes.com/cohort 📌 Join our Facebook community: Christian Moms in Business and Ministry https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry   Ready to being God's Life-Giving Rhythms for your own life? Grab the FREE Rhythms Of Renewal Mini-Guide: https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms 📞Got a Mom2Mom Question. I’d love to explore what is burning in your heart. Leave me a voicemail. https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/342885/13/1tpg128b2smursqi  

Can you trust God with what you cannot control? Debbie Simmons shares hard-won wisdom on loving prodigals, grieving loss, and leading your home with peace.   What do you do when the thing you want most is completely outside your control? Whether it’s a child who is wandering, a loss that broke you open, or a home that feels like it’s running on fumes — today’s episode is for you.   Debbie Simmons, known as The Legacy Architect, is the founder and CEO of Anchor Point, a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and author of The Heart of Legacy. She is also a mother of thirteen — four sons she held in her arms and rocked into eternity, and nine children she adopted in three sibling groups. Her story is one of the most profound testimonies of trust, redemption, and legacy you will ever hear.   In this conversation, ✦︎ Debbie and Misty talk about what it really means to love a prodigal — and why the best parents can still have one. ✦︎ Debbie shares hard-won wisdom on how to plant seeds and leave a bridge to Jesus, ✦︎ why rescuing your child can sometimes cost them the very thing they need most, ✦︎ and how she walked six years of loving a daughter on the streets before watching her reach three years of sobriety.   You will also learn Debbie’s 10-Minute Reset — a simple daily rhythm that helps you regulate before you react — and how to identify your 🦈  “shark waters” 🦈 before they pull you under. The practical wisdom in this episode is the kind that comes from real life, not a textbook.   Debbie’s free gift for listeners: The Heart of Legacy (just pay shipping) — theheartoflegacy.com   ✨ CONNECT WITH MISTY Resources, community, and next steps — everything you need is right here. 🌐 Website https://mistyhughes.com/ 👥 Facebook Community — Christian Women in Business & Ministry https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_mistyhughes 🌱 BECOMING Cohort Discover the God-given freedom to live from your God-given identity, not your to-do list. A 12-week cohort for busy and ambitious Christian moms who are longing to renew their purpose. https://mistyhughes.com/cohort ✨ Free Resource — Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide Discover God’s life-giving rhythms. https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms ✉️ Contact Misty https://mistyhughes.com/inquire 📞 Book a Call with Misty https://calendly.com/mistyhughes/call-with-misty   When you shine, you give others permission to shine too. ✨ Ready to stop running on empty and start living with clarity and purpose? Learn about the BECOMING Cohort at mistyhughes.com/cohort.

What does it look like to parent a child with a mental illness — and keep your faith intact? Kelly Jackson has lived it. This conversation is for you. There are moms sitting in church pews right now who are exhausted, confused, and quietly wondering if they're the only ones. Their child is struggling — with moods, behaviors, diagnoses they didn't see coming — and no one is talking about it. This episode is for them and for those who know someone who has mental health concerns. Kelly Jackson is the Executive Director of NAMI Johnson County and a mom who has walked one of the harder roads in parenting: a husband who experienced a suicide attempt, a daughter who began hearing voices at eleven, and the long, winding journey of learning to love her family well in the middle of it all. She doesn't speak from theory. She speaks from Tuesday mornings and medication trials and moments of grace. Together, Misty and Kelly talk through ✦ what mental health conditions actually are (and why "one in five" is a number every mom needs to sit with), ✦ how to find the right therapist for your child, ✦ what guilt and grief look like from the inside, and ✦ why Kelly believes the church has more room to grow in this conversation. Kelly also shares the one daily rhythm that has kept her anchored through all of it — and it's simpler than you might think. This isn't a heavy, clinical episode. It's a conversation between two women who love Jesus and love moms, trying to make sure no one has to figure this out alone. Kelly's honesty will meet you wherever you are — whether you're navigating a fresh diagnosis, wondering if what you're seeing warrants concern, or just trying to understand someone you love.   NOTE: This podcast is for educational and encouragement purposes only and does not constitute professional counseling, therapy, or medical advice. Misty Hughes is an ICF-certified life coach. For mental health support, please consult a licensed professional.   Resources mentioned: NAMI:  https://www.nami.org/ Child Mind Institute Symptom Checker: https://childmind.org/symptomchecker/   MISTY'S RESOURCES:  Episode #22: There is Such A Thing As Good Grieving with Laurie Goddu https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/there-is-such-a-thing-as-good-grieving-and-busy-moms-can-do-it/id1738069561?i=1000668456618 Rhythms Of Renewal Guide: A FREE tool to help you Discover God's life-giving rhythms of life. https://mistyhughes.com/resources  Check out Misty's New Website: https://mistyhughes.com/ Join the BECOMING WAITLIST for the next Group Coaching Cohort  

One hundred episodes of real conversations for real women — and for this one, I brought someone new into the studio. My husband Craig. The first man to ever sit across from me on Mom~2~Mom Mentoring. Craig and I are wired completely differently. 👀 I see the world through rose-colored glasses full of sparkle and shine. He sees it through spreadsheets.   📣 I process everything out loud. He goes quiet and sits with it for days.   💃🏻 I live out loud. He surrounds himself with a few close friends and lets the world carry on without him.   And somewhere in the middle of all that difference — we have built something that is genuinely life-giving for both of us. Not because we became the same. But because we kept choosing each other anyway. In this episode, we get honest about what connection actually is — and what it isn't. We talk about ➤ core fears, ➤ the cycle that trips most couples up, ➤ what safety has to do with reconnection, ➤ ➤ ➤ and what Craig's spontaneous Neil Diamond reference in the middle of our conversation taught me all over again about why we work. This isn't a perfect marriage episode. There's no formula here. Just two people, six years in, still learning — and still choosing.   What you'll take away: • Why connection is not the same as proximity — and how to feel the difference • The core fear cycle that trips up most couples (and how to interrupt it) • What safety has to do with reconnection — and why God is the safest place first • What it looks like when the dreamer and the realist stop defending their own plots and tend the garden together   LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE Notice, Name, Feel, & Free Your Emotions - A FREE RESOURCE https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/feelings   Contact Misty & Craig For Symbis (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts) https://mistyhughes.com/inquire    

Your calling is supposed to shift. Your purpose never does. Misty shares the testimony that will free the Christian mom striving in the wrong season. Have you ever felt on fire for God — heart so full it needed somewhere to go — and then had Him redirect that fire somewhere you weren’t expecting? Somewhere smaller, quieter, and far less visible than you had in mind?   In episode 99 of Mom2Mom Mentoring, I get honest about one of the most significant redirects of my life. In the mid-nineties, in the middle of a genuine community revival, I experienced an awakening to the love of God that lit me on fire. I was wired to build, to connect, to pour — and I was ready. But God’s answer to my fire wasn’t a platform. It was a kitchen table and four kids.   What followed was decades of faithfulness in unsexy, unglamorous, often invisible assignments — a homeschool co-op, teenagers at church, a children’s ministry, people always around the table. And when the bottom fell out in 1998, and my marriage ended, I had to find her footing all over again. It was in that broken season that God gave me the longer vision: give it twenty years.   This episode is for the Christian mom who can’t see evidence that her faithfulness is doing anything. The one asking God to show her He’s working — and almost missing the answer because it comes in the form of a little boy quietly singing a worship song while playing with his toy cars on the floor.   In this episode: The difference between purpose (your why) and calling (your how) — and why your calling is supposed to keep shifting Why staying faithful in a hard, slow season costs something real — and why that’s worth naming The exponential math God showed Misty about faithfulness in her own home What Isaiah 61:3 says about oaks of righteousness — and why some plantings take decades The harvest belongs to God, not to you — and why that is the most freeing truth you’ll ever stand on A direct invitation to the BECOMING Cohort for women ready to stop striving and start living from purpose   Key Scripture Jeremiah 20:9 — His word like fire shut up in my bones Isaiah 55:8–9 — My thoughts are not your thoughts Isaiah 61:3 — Oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord 1 Corinthians 3:6–7 — I planted, Apollos watered, God made it grow Philippians 1:6 — He who began a good work will complete it   Free Resource Grab the Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide — a free workbook walking you through rest, restoration, and relationship, with a Discovery Bible Study through Matthew 11:28–30. Download free at https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms   Ready for More? The BECOMING Cohort begins May 5th — a 12-week small-group coaching experience for the Christian mom who is ready to stop striving and start becoming. Only 11 spots. mistyhughes.com/cohort   Don’t Miss Episode 100 Craig Hughes joins Misty for the very first time — and they’re talking about connection. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it.

You feel a stirring you can’t name — and the harder you chase it, the more exhausted you become. Misty Hughes unpacks the difference between purpose and calling, and why you were called before you were busy. Have you ever been asked what you feel called to — and frozen? Because...you have no idea how to answer that question, and the very question itself feels weighty, and the last thing you need is more weight to carry. In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty Hughes gets honest about a season when she had four kids, a baby on her hip, and a persistent yearning she couldn’t put language to. She was homeschooling, working, serving — and still felt like the real calling was somewhere out there, just beyond her reach. Like God was holding this carrot in front of me, asking me to chase after something that I was too tired to run after (but was desperate to please God so I kept chasing)   What she discovered changed the way she understood everything — purpose, calling, and what it actually means to be a woman who feels stirred for more.   In this episode you’ll hear: Why purpose-chasing is one of the top drivers of burnout in high-achieving Christian women The powerful distinction between purpose (your identity in Christ) and calling (your seasonal assignment) What Ephesians 2:10, Jeremiah 29:11, and Jeremiah 1:5 reveal about the works already prepared for you Why the mom in the trenches with toddlers is not on the sidelines — and why the woman with a stirring doesn’t need to chase it down How to stop striving and start walking with the One who holds your calling   This is episode 98 — just two away from 100. And something is coming for that milestone you won’t want to miss.   Grab the free Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide at mistyhughes.com — which includes a Discovery Bible Study through Matthew 11:28–30 for the tired, searching, capable woman who is ready for a different way of living.    

What if the most powerful thing you could do for your child today takes less than five minutes — and it's completely free? In this episode, I sit down with Dana Williams, author and founder of Redeemed Identity Ministries, to talk about praying Scripture over your children: what it is, why affirmations alone aren't enough, and exactly how to start — even on your most exhausted days.   Dana walked through 25 years of a difficult marriage — and in the middle of it, she picked up her sword. She learned to pray the living Word of God, not just over her own life but over her children. And she is going to show you how to do the same.   In this episode: →  Why Scripture does something in your child that even the most beautiful affirmation cannot →  The "breacher" illustration that will change how you see yourself as a praying parent →  A live example of praying Jeremiah 17:7 with your child's name inserted →  Simple, realistic first steps for busy moms — no spreadsheet required →  The one thing Dana says to do tonight, even if you only have five minutes   Resources mentioned: 📚 Dana's free book on praying Scripture (email [email protected]) · 🎙️ Dana's podcast: Redeemed Identity After Divorce  ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ Misty's Free workbook: Rhythms of Renewal: https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/discoverrhythms· Community: Christian Moms in Business and Ministry on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry Father's Love Letter: https://www.fathersloveletter.com/ "When you shine, you give others permission to shine too." — Misty Hughes

You become what you behold — so where are your eyes today?  This episode is for the mom who is highly capable, deeply called, and quietly exhausted from staring at everything that feels broken, missing, or not yet fixed. If that's you, this conversation was made for you. I get personal in this one. Like, really personal. I open up about the season I found myself raising four kids — ages two to thirteen — with a vacancy in our home that no amount of striving, surviving, or smiling through could fill. And what I discovered in that hard, holy season will empower you to think a new way of seeing your problems, something today. Here's what we dig into 👇 We unpack the Greek word idou — what John the Baptist actually meant when he said "Behold the Lamb of God" — and why it is so much more than a glance. We sit with the raw, honest prayer of King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:12, the prayer of a man who was outnumbered, out-resourced, and completely out of answers. And we talk about the vacancies — the holes, the hardships, the places where something was supposed to be and simply isn't — and why those exact places might just be God's favorite address. 🙌 This isn't a name-it-and-claim-it pep talk. This is real. This is hope with roots. Your ONE THING is waiting for you at the end — and beloved, it's a good one. ✨ Come celebrate with us! Episode 96 means we are FOUR away from 100 and April is a party around here.   HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH... 🎂 It's my birthday month — send me a high five on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/the_mistyhughes 📖 Join the community: Facebook Group — Christian Moms in Business and Ministry https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry 🔥 Learn more about the BECOMING Cohort — 12 weeks, 11 women, your God-given identity https://mistyhughes.myflodesk.com/becomingwl 📺 Free Facebook Live: Rest Is Not a Reward — details in the Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAWBTMKSK/   When you shine, you give others permission to shine too. ✨

What do goats have to do with raising great kids? More than you think. 🐐 This episode started as a conversation about mentoring and ended up as one of the most unexpected, Spirit-breathed teachings I have ever sat inside — straight from the Song of Solomon, through Luke 9:48, and into your living room.   If you have ever felt like the most difficult person in your life — your child, your student, the woman you mentor, maybe even yourself — is just too much, too stubborn, too far gone: this is for you.   In today's episode, I invite you to sit with me in the Word. Here is some of what we unpack together in this episode:   🌿  Song of Solomon 1:8 — why the Shepherd told the searching woman to tend her young goats (and what that has to do with finding God in the middle of a season you didn't choose) 📖  Luke 9:48 and the Greek word MIKROTEROS — three layers of meaning inside the word 'least' that will completely change how you see the people in your care 🐐  Why your most stubborn, most chaotic, most headbutting goat is not a problem to manage — they are a calling to honor 🔥  The shift from chaotic goat to the GOAT — greatest of all time — and the one thing that makes the difference 🤍  A word about the season you are in right now, from a woman who has lived in 30 countries and is currently in the hardest season of her life — and is still standing   I also sit with the brilliant Dr. Charity Campbell-Kapella — global leadership expert, founder of International Mamas and Mentors, and mama to a very spirited two-year-old she lovingly calls her own personal goat 😂 — whose words throughout this episode will make you laugh, catch your breath, and finally exhale.   This is Part 2 of 2. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, go back — it is the foundation. But if you came back because of the goat teaser at the end of last week's episode? I am so glad you're here. You are not going to be disappointed. 🙌   🎁  FREE RESOURCE:  The Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide — a free, prayerful workbook to help you trade survival mode for Spirit-led living. https://lead-her-ministries.myflodesk.com/renewalminiguide   💬  COMMUNITY:  Join Christian Moms in Business and Ministry on Facebook.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry   🔗  BECOMING COHORT:  Ready to stop living from your to-do list? Waitlist open.  mom2mommentoring.com/rhythm    

Have you ever felt completely called and completely stuck at the exact same time? 🙋‍♀️ This episode is for every mom who knows God put something in her — and wonders if that something still has a future.   Meet Dr. Charity Campbell-Kapella — global leadership expert, doctorate in management, founder of International Mamas and Mentors, and a woman who has led leaders in over 30 countries. She was living her dream. Then at 37, everything changed. And what happened next is not a story about putting your calling on hold. It’s a story about discovering that your calling and your chaos were never actually in conflict.   Dr. Charity was a solo female traveler, university professor in China, and cultural intelligence consultant across U.S. embassies in Vietnam, Iraq, and beyond — leading leaders in 30+ countries. Then at 37 she got married, got pregnant, moved countries, and found herself raising her son alone while her husband waited overseas for a visa she couldn’t control. 🌍   She didn’t give up her calling. She gave in to the season. And God met her there.     What You’ll Discover in This Episode ✨  What it actually feels like to surrender a season you didn’t choose — and why that surrender is not defeat 🌱  Why “giving in” is not the same as giving up — and why that distinction will set you free 👶  What it looks like to raise a global leader from your living room 🌍  How to parent with purpose when your family is scattered across time zones 💪  Releasing shame around not having it all together — physically, emotionally, spiritually — and receiving God’s grace for the one thing that actually needs it most right now 📖  Isaiah 8:18 — the verse that will change how you see every child God has placed in your care 🤍  The difference between passing the test on paper and actually being at peace in your season     About Dr. Charity Dr. Charity Campbell-Kapella holds a doctorate in management, has worked with U.S. embassies across China, Vietnam, and Iraq, and is one of the sharpest cultural intelligence experts working today. She’s a wife to a man from Zambia whom she met in China 🌏, a mama raising a rising global leader, founder of International Mamas and Mentors Virtual Community, and now runs an AI integration and automation agency. She is brilliant, honest, and she will make you laugh, cry, and immediately text your best friend.     Don’t Miss Part 2  Stay until the very end — because what Dr. Charity said next about goats? You are not ready. 🐐  Part 2 drops Thursday, March 26th. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it.       Links & Resources 🎁  FREE RESOURCE: Download the Rhythms of Renewal Mini-Guide — because your weariness might actually be an invitation from your Creator to discover a different rhythm of life. http://mom2mommentoring.com/rhythm   💬  JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Our Facebook Group — Christian Moms in Business and Ministry. Link in show notes. https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianmomsinbusinessandministry   📩  REACH DR. CHARITY: [email protected] — Tell her Misty sent you.   🔗  THE BECOMING COHORT: Ready to stop living from your to-do list? 12 weeks. Your God-given identity. Your best season yet. mom2mommentoring.com/rhythm    

Hey Kingdom-Minded Mom, could ADHD be behind your overwhelm and shame? Cassy Miller shares how faith, grace, and the right tools can bring emotional healing and peace. 💛 Have you spent years feeling like you're doing everything wrong… while working harder than anyone around you? You might just be wired differently than you ever knew. In this episode, Misty sits down with certified ADHD coach Cassy Miller — mom of four, grandmother of three, and someone who spent decades masking, striving, and quietly struggling before finally getting answers in her late thirties. Now she's dedicated her life to helping women do what she had to learn the hard way: stop fighting their brain and start working with it. Together, Misty and Cassy explore: ✨ Why ADHD looks so different in women and girls — and why it gets missed 🧠 What's actually happening in the ADHD brain and nervous system 💔 The shame cycle that keeps so many moms stuck in self-blame 🙌 How to build a support system that makes all the difference 🕊️ Why self-compassion isn't weakness — it's the foundation of everything Whether you have ADHD, suspect you might, are raising a neurodiverse child, or simply want to understand yourself better — this conversation will meet you right where you are. Because you were fearfully and wonderfully made. And it's time to live like you believe it. 🌟   LINKS from the episode 🎙️ Guest: Cassy Miller — Founder, SoulSpark Coaching and Consulting:  🔗 Find Cassy: SoulSpark Coaching and Consulting on Facebook and online www.soulsparkconsulting.com    📲 Join the Becoming 12-Week Cohort Waitlist: mom2mommentoring.com/rhythm 📞 Book your FREE 30-Min Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Join the Mom2Mom Mentoring Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring    

Feeling stuck in survival mode as a Christian mom? In this episode, discover how God invites you to reimagine your life with hope, healing, and purpose—even when you cannot see the full picture yet. If you’ve been exhausted, discouraged, or unsure what’s next, this conversation will help you begin imagining what renewal might look like in your real, everyday life. ✨ Have you ever looked around at your life and thought, “I’m doing all the right things… so why does this still feel so hard?” You love your family. You’re committed to your faith. You’re showing up for work, ministry, and responsibilities every single day… …but deep down, something feels off. You’re tired. You’re stretched thin. And if you’re honest, you may have quietly stopped hoping that life could feel any different than it does right now. In this final episode of the Rhythms of Renewal series on the Mom2Mom Mentoring Podcast, we’re talking about something many high-achieving Christian moms struggle to name: You may not be lacking discipline. You may not be doing anything “wrong.” You may have simply stopped imagining that things could change. 💭 Re-imagining is not about having a perfect plan for your future. 💭 It’s not about fixing your life overnight. 💭 And it’s definitely not about striving for more. It’s about permission. Permission to believe: “I can live differently.” “God may be inviting me into something specific.” “I don’t have to figure out the whole picture—just notice what’s being highlighted.” In this episode, Misty Hughes—transformational coach and mentor for Kingdom-minded moms navigating seasons of change—shares part of her own story of becoming a single mom and how, in the midst of heartbreak and uncertainty, God restored her ability to imagine a different future for her children… and eventually for herself. You’ll learn: ✨ Why exhaustion and disappointment often shut down our ability to dream ✨ How re-imagining begins with curiosity—not certainty ✨ What Scripture says about God’s ability to do more than we ask or imagine ✨ How to notice what the Holy Spirit may already be highlighting in this season ✨ A simple awareness practice to help you begin listening for God’s invitation This episode isn’t about answers. It’s about opening your heart to the possibility that renewal might begin with one small shift in perspective. If you’re ready to: ✔️ move from survival mode into Spirit-led living ✔️ rediscover hope in a weary season ✔️ and begin noticing where God may be inviting you next Be sure to download the free Rhythms of Renewal Mini Guidebook linked in the show notes 📓 And if you’re tired of gaining information and ready to pursue transformation with support and accountability, join the waitlist for Misty’s upcoming 12-week coaching cohort designed specifically for Christian moms in transition. 💬 Join the conversation inside our Facebook Community Mom2Mom Mentoring 📲 Follow the podcast so you never miss an episode ⭐ Leave a review to help other moms find encouragement in their own renewal journey 📤 And share this episode with a friend who may need permission to imagine again Because here’s the truth: God is not asking you to figure out your future. He’s inviting you to trust Him with the next step. And sometimes… renewal begins the moment you believe a different story might still be possible. 🌿   HERE'S ALL THE GOODS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST RHYTHMS OF RENEWAL MINI GUIDEBOOK: https://lead-her-ministries.myflodesk.com/renewalminiguide JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE 12-WEEK COHORT: http://mom2mommentoring.com/rhythm MOM2MOM MENTORING FB GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring FREE CLARITY CALL WITH MISTY:  http://mom2mommentoring.com/call    

Are you a Christian mom who feels overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected in your relationships? In this episode, Misty Hughes explores why your relational rhythm may be leaving you tired—and how Jesus invites you into restoration through noticing instead of striving. ✨ ㅤ♡ If you’ve ever thought, “I don’t feel like myself anymore…” ㅤ♡ If you love your people deeply but still feel emotionally distant… ㅤ♡ If your marriage conversations feel more logistical than life-giving… ㅤ♡ If your friendships have slowly faded into occasional texts and missed calls… You may just be living from an unsustainable relational rhythm. In this third episode of our Rhythms of Renewal series, Misty Hughes—renewal life coach for Christian moms—invites you to take an honest look at the way you show up in your relationships without guilt, fixing, or striving. Because you know what?  You can’t experience restoration in your relationships if you’re too busy performing in them. Together, we’ll explore: 💬 Why emotionally exhausted moms often withdraw or over-function in relationships 💬 How spiritual burnout impacts marriage communication and friendship 💬 The difference between authentic connection and relational performance 💬 How to begin noticing your “relational dance steps” without trying to change them 💬 One simple awareness practice to help you reconnect with God and others This episode isn’t about doing a friendship purge or having hard conversations this week. It’s about becoming aware of how your current relational rhythms are shaping your peace, your connection, and your identity. You’ll also be invited to download the FREE Rhythms of Renewal Mini Workbook for reflection and journaling—and to join the waitlist for Misty’s upcoming 12-week cohort designed for Kingdom-minded moms who are tired of gaining more information and ready to pursue deep transformation. Because when you move from survival mode into Spirit-led living… You don’t just feel different. You shine differently. And when you shine—you give others permission to shine too. ✨   ⋆˙⟡ ♡ GRAB YOUR FREE RHYTHMS OF RENEWAL MINI-GUIDE ⋆˙⟡ ♡ CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com

Have you ever rested but still felt worn thin inside? You got a full night's sleep, maybe even a girls' weekend away, but something in your soul still feels exhausted. This episode reveals why rest alone doesn't always heal the deeper places—and how God restores what depletion has damaged. You might just need restoration, not just rest. 💛 In Part 2 of the Rhythms of Renewal series, Misty Hughes explores the profound difference between rest and restoration, and why so many Christian moms are functioning well on the outside but feeling numb, disconnected, and spiritually dry on the inside. In this episode, you'll discover: ✨ Why new moms lose an average of 700 hours of sleep in the first year (and why sleep fragmentation is as damaging as total sleep deprivation) 📖 The powerful truth behind Psalm 23: "He restores my soul"—and what restoration actually looks like 💔 Signs you may need restoration: functioning well but feeling emotionally numb, productive but joyless, faithful but spiritually dry 🌿 The four layers of restoration: emotional, spiritual, identity, and relational healing 🙏 How restoration happens through honest naming, remembering your identity, receiving grace, and small repeated rhythms Misty vulnerably shares her own story of discovering shattered places in her soul—even decades into her faith journey—and how God continues to gently repair what's been worn down, strained, or distorted over time. Key Truth from This Episode: Rest stops the depletion. Restoration rebuilds what that depletion has damaged. Rest creates room—restoration is what God does in that space. If you feel chronically drained, emotionally numb despite being productive, or spiritually dry even though you love Jesus—this episode will meet you right where you are with hope, truth, and a gentle invitation from the One who restores souls. Free Resource: Download the Rhythms of Renewal Mini Workbook to help you identify where God might be inviting rest or restoration into your life right now. No pressure. No shame. Just gentle awareness and partnership with the One who restores your soul. https://lead-her-ministries.myflodesk.com/renewalminiguide Coming Next Week: Part 3 - The Rhythm of Relationship: Learning to choose connection that creates safety and belonging. Subscribe so you don't miss the rest of this transformational series!   CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com

Are you an overwhelmed Christian mom feeling exhausted physically, emotionally, and spiritually? You're not alone. 💛 If you've ever collapsed into bed wondering why you feel so drained—even though you love your family, your faith, and your calling—this episode is for you. Many Christian moms today carry invisible weight. You're managing schedules, supporting your family, showing up at church, pursuing your career or business, caring for relationships, and trying to stay spiritually connected—all at the same time. And somewhere in the middle of doing all the right things, you quietly whisper: "Why am I so tired?" "Why do I feel disconnected from God?" "Why does life feel so heavy when I know I'm blessed?" In this powerful opening episode of the Rhythms of Renewal series, Misty Hughes invites you into an honest and hope-filled conversation about exhaustion, identity, and the invitation Jesus extends to women running on empty. What You'll Discover: ✨ Why your exhaustion isn't failure—it's actually an invitation 📖 The deeper meaning of Jesus' tender invitation in Matthew 11:28–30 to the weary and burdened 🌊 How rest is more than sleep or self-care—it's a relational rhythm that renews your soul from the inside out 💫 The 7 Areas of Rest framework that helps you understand why you can be sleeping but still exhausted, surrounded by people but still lonely, or love God but still feel spiritually dry The 7 Areas of Rest Include: Physical Rest Emotional Rest Mental Rest Spiritual Rest Sensory Rest Creative Rest Social Rest Misty introduces the foundation of the four life-giving rhythms explored throughout this series: Rest Restore Relationship Re-Imagine These rhythms aren't tasks to complete—they're invitations to live differently and rediscover who God created you to be. Free Resources: Download the Rhythms of Renewal Mini Workbook to process what God is stirring in your heart and identify areas where you need deeper rest. Ready to go deeper? Join the Rhythms of Renewal 12-Week Cohort Waitlist for guided transformation, biblical coaching, and community support. If you've been longing to reconnect with God, rediscover your identity, and step out of survival mode, this episode will remind you that rest is not weakness—it's sacred. Because when you begin living from true rest, you don't just survive… you begin to shine. And when you shine, you give others permission to shine too. ✨     CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com    

How do you know if you're hearing from God or if it's just your own thoughts? If you're an overwhelmed Christian mom struggling to discern God's voice from the chaos--both around you and inside your head--this episode will meet you right where you are. Transformation coach Suzy Holling shares her journey from exhausted mom to confidently hearing God daily, plus the simple practices that changed everything. (Hint: it starts with one minute in the bathroom!) In 30 minutes, you'll discover: 💡 How to tell if it's really God speaking 💡 Why you already have everything you need to hear Him 💡 A powerful exercise to release lies and receive truth 💡 The role inner healing plays in spiritual growth You're not crazy. You're not disqualified. And God IS speaking to you--even in the trenches of motherhood. Hit play and let's silence the noise together.   RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY'S EPISODE Join Mom2Mom FB Group | https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring Get on coaching waitlist | http://mom2mommentoring.com/rhythm Connect with Suzy | http://www.suzyholling.com   CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com   #ChristianMom #SpiritualGrowth #HearingGodsVoice #Motherhood

Feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin, and exhausted from trying to control outcomes you were never meant to carry? You're not alone. In this episode, I'm sharing a powerful story about a wave that literally crashed over my head in Puerto Rico—and what God whispered to my heart in that moment that's changing how I'm walking into 2026. Maybe you're bracing for the next hard thing. Maybe you're stuck in "what if" mode, living in constant fear of what's coming. Maybe you're spiritually dry, carrying invisible guilt, and wondering when you'll finally get to exhale. Here's what I want you to know: You are safe with Him. You can actually enjoy the wind and the waves when He's the One hiding you in the cleft of the rock. 🌊 In This Episode, You'll Discover: The miraculous story of a rare wave in Puerto Rico and what it revealed about God's delight in His daughters Why Peter began to sink (and what that means for you when life feels overwhelming) The difference between bracing for impact and trusting the One who holds you How to move from "what if" thinking to faith-filled living What Psalm 42:7-8 teaches us about waves sweeping over us while God directs His love Practical ways to stop surviving and start thriving in 2026 💡 This Episode Is Perfect For You If: You're doing all the right things but still feel like something's missing You're tired of living in survival mode and craving more peace and purpose You're struggling with decision fatigue, mom guilt, or constant overwhelm You want to reconnect with Jesus in a way that feels personal and life-giving again You're ready to let go of control and step into the abundant life you're promised ✨ The Big Takeaway: The wave is coming—but so is the joy. When you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus instead of bracing for impact, you can experience delight in the adventure because you know who's holding you. As I share in the episode, I wasn't always this way. For years, I lived in "what if" land, dwelling in fear and exhausting everyone around me. But through my divorce and single parenting journey, I learned that God is trustworthy, that He has my best interest at heart, and that His joy goes even deeper than the sorrow. This isn't a quick fix—it's a sacred shift. And if you're ready to stop surviving and start living in abundance and alignment, I'm here to help. 🎥 Watch the wave video (it's intense but beautiful!): https://youtu.be/hcafKybBdJ8?si=QHQPwIB4500FRXlh 📞 Book your FREE 30-minute Clarity Call: Discover where you're stuck and get an action step to move toward your desired outcome. No pressure, just clarity and a next step. http://mom2mommentoring.com/call 👭 Join the Mom2Mom Mentoring Facebook Group where we process transitions together, discover our identity in Christ, and build life-giving rhythms: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring Bible Verses Referenced: Matthew 14:22-33 (Peter walking on water) Psalm 42:7-8 Micah 7 Matthew 5:14-16 (MSG) Song Referenced: "How He Loves" by John Mark McMillan About Misty Hughes: Misty is a certified life leadership transformational coach, podcast host, wife, mama of four, gregarious Grammy of six, and former single mom. She helps overwhelmed, kingdom-minded Christian moms navigate seasons of transition by discovering their God-given identity, defining their values and strengths, and developing a personalized rhythm for living powerfully, leading with purpose, and loving with passion. Her friends call her a dream champion and a gratitude guide—and that's exactly what she wants to be for you. Remember, mama: When you shine, you give others permission to shine too. ✨

Are you exhausted from trying to be enough? Discover why perfectionism isn't about wanting a clean house—it's about the constant striving that's stealing your peace. In this episode, Misty sits down with Lenee Pezzano, author of You Will Make Mistakes and host of The Redeemed Perfectionist podcast, to talk about the toxic ⚠️ relationship too many Christian moms have with perfectionism. Lenee shares her powerful journey from being a "gold star chaser" who believed God was only pleased with her performance, to discovering the freedom of authentic grace. ᯓ🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️ ⭐️ 😱 If you've ever felt like you can't do enough right things, 😱 if you're constantly analyzing every conversation, 😱 apologizing for things that don't need apologies, 😱 or white-knuckling your way through trying to be better—this conversation is for you. You'll discover: » The hidden signs of perfectionism (spoiler: procrastination and inner critic torment are big ones) » Why perfectionism is actually about control and self-preservation, not excellence » The difference between living by the law versus living by grace—even when you're "doing everything right" » How God speaks kindly to us in the midst of our mess, not after we clean it up » The first simple step to start breaking free from performance mode This episode will make you cry, laugh, and want to throw confetti all at once. 🚨 Fair warning: Lenee ends with a prophetic word that will wreck you in the best way.   Lenee's Resources Mentioned: Lenee's podcast: The Redeemed Perfectionist Free PDF of Lenee's book at LeneePezzano.com Grace Scale Quiz to assess how perfectionism impacts you   🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show! More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com  

Feeling overwhelmed by mom guilt and wondering if you'll ever measure up? 😵‍💫 You're juggling work, kids, and trying to keep it all together—but that voice in your head keeps telling you you're failing. Mama, what if I told you that freedom from guilt isn't about doing more, but about surrendering control and inviting God into the mess? In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, I sit down with Dr. Laura Lee—a mom, prenatal and pediatric chiropractor with 23+ years of experience, and author of Postpartum Reimagined—for one of the most honest conversations about the guilt, anxiety, and overwhelm that so many of us carry in silence. Dr. Laura gets real about her own journey: 📋 the checklist mentality that left her emotionally empty, the constant comparison that stole her contentment, and the wrestle between wanting to be a stay-at-home mom while God kept calling her back to her practice. If you've ever felt torn between work and home, guilty about not being present enough, or anxious that you're missing something important—this is YOUR conversation. Here's what we dive into: ✨ The hidden connection between mom guilt and our need for control (and why letting go changes everything) 🙏 How to identify the negative "guilt tapes" playing on repeat in your mind—and what to do about them 💡 Why confession is the first step to freedom (it's simpler than you think!) ⏰ How to start your healing journey with just 2 minutes a day, even in the carpool line 📖 The mentorship practice that transformed Dr. Laura's relationship with God and motherhood ❤️ Why checking all the boxes doesn't equal being a good mom—and what does 🕊️ Practical ways to manage anxiety, find peace, and stop comparing yourself to other moms If you're a working mom struggling with time management, feeling guilty about your career, or carrying the mental load of trying to be everything to everyone—this episode will meet you with so much grace. Dr. Laura shares the biblical wisdom and practical tools that helped her move from constant overwhelm to authentic peace. You don't need another checklist. You need permission to breathe, to start small, and to believe that you really are enough for your kids.   Ready for more? Listen to my episode with Samantha Compton where we go even deeper into breaking free from mom guilt's grip. And if you're ready to do this work with support, grab a FREE 30-minute Discovery Call with me—let's create your roadmap to freedom together. Join our Mom2Mom Mentoring Facebook community and share your story. When we bring guilt into the light, it loses its power. You're not alone in this, and you don't have to figure it out by yourself.   🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com  

What if 2026 doesn't begin with rushing, striving, or another long list of resolutions—but with rest? ✨ In this New Year's Day episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty offers a refreshing and hope-filled invitation for Christian moms who are tired of starting the year already exhausted. Instead of pushing harder, this episode explores how beginning with rest—God's way—can set the foundation for your most aligned and life-giving year yet. 🙏 Drawing from Scripture, including Genesis and Isaiah 54, Misty shares why God designed rest as the starting point, not the reward—and how intentional rhythms help us hear God's voice before making plans. You'll be encouraged to release pressure, redefine rest for your current season, and begin the year from a place of trust rather than striving. 💛 This episode is especially for the mom who: Feels overwhelmed or spiritually dry 😔 Wants peace more than performance this year ☮️ Is longing for clarity, direction, and deeper alignment with God 🧭 Desires to live powerfully, lead with purpose, and love with passion 🔥 Misty also shares details about Rhythms of Renewal, a 4-week group coaching experience beginning January 6, designed to help moms slow down, reset their hearts, and build sustainable rhythms of rest and renewal. 🌿 You don't have to rush into this year. You're invited to begin with rest—and let God do the rest. 🕊️   JOIN MISTY FOR THIS 4-WEEK GROUP COACHING COHORT  STARTS JANUARY 6, 2026 Find your God-Given Rhythm for 2026 http://mom2mommentoring.com/renewal     CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   Looking for more support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com

A Christmas Day fireside conversation for the mom who carried it all—and wonders if the miracle was supposed to look bigger. This gentle episode offers rest, hope, and the reminder that God often comes quietly. 🎄🔥   Christmas has a way of building expectations—and then leaving us quietly wondering, “Is this it?” In this special Christmas Day episode of the Mom2Mom Mentoring Podcast, Misty invites you into a gentle fireside conversation created especially for the mom who carried the weight of the season—emotionally, mentally, spiritually—and now finds herself tired, reflective, and longing for peace. This episode is not a lesson or a to-do list. It’s a pause. Rooted in the Christmas story from Luke 2, Misty reflects on Mary, the long silence before the Savior came, and the miracle that didn’t arrive with fanfare—but with humility, quiet, and hope. Together, we wonder about the moments after the shepherds left, when the noise faded and the miracle looked smaller than expected. If you’re a busy mom, a Christian woman feeling overwhelmed, or someone longing to reconnect with God in a quieter way this Christmas, this episode is for you. It’s an invitation to rest, to notice the small miracles of the day, and to remember that God often comes when there is nothing left—and we are simply still enough to receive Him. Listen early in the morning, late at night, or anytime the house grows quiet. Let this be your Christmas gift—a reminder that you are seen, you are loved, and you don’t have to carry it all alone.    

Struggling with mom guilt and worried you're failing your kids? Discover how to parent from faith instead of fear and trust that God's grace is enough. Are you exhausted from trying to be the perfect mom? Do you lie awake at night replaying your mistakes, wondering if you're screwing up your kids? You're not alone, mama. In this powerful conversation, Misty Hughes sits down with Samantha Compton—financial advisor, mom of three young adults, and a woman who knows what it's like to parent through divorce, financial desperation, and crushing mom guilt. Samantha shares the pivotal moment when God asked her, "Do I need to die twice?" and how that question changed everything. You'll discover: How to recognize when you're parenting from fear instead of faith Why your kids becoming an idol keeps you trapped in guilt The daily practice that helps you replace lies with God's truth How to prepare your heart for launching your kids (even if they're still little) Why forgiving yourself teaches your kids to walk in grace The difference between speaking truth and heaping guilt on your adult kids What it looks like to let go without letting them fail alone 🙋🏽‍♀️ If you're a high-achieving Christian mom who's been so busy serving everyone else's needs that you've lost touch with your own heart—this episode is for you. ⌛ It's time to stop carrying guilt that Jesus already died for. ⌛ It's time to trust that God's grace is sufficient for you AND your kids. Whether you're navigating toddler tantrums, teenage rebellion, or launching young adults, this conversation will give you permission to be imperfect, wisdom to parent with faith, and hope that God's not finished with you or your kids yet. 𝖩𝗈𝗂𝗇 ➥ the Mom2Mom Mentoring community on Facebook to continue the conversation and share your own story. You don't have to do this alone. You keep promising yourself, “This year will be different,” but before long, you’re back in the same cycle of hurry, guilt, and exhaustion. What if this time, you began your year in rhythm with God, not the rush of the world? JOIN MISTY FOR THIS 4-WEEK GROUP COACHING COHORT  STARTS JANUARY 6, 2026 Find your God-Given Rhythm for 2026 http://mom2mommentoring.com/renewal     CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!   Looking for more support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com

Discover practical, faith-filled tools for building healthy family relationships during the holidays. In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty Hughes and author/speaker Lori Wildenberg explore how to navigate in-laws, expectations, adult children, and legacy-building with wisdom, grace, and biblical perspective. How to Build Healthy Family Relationships During the Holidays is the conversation your heart has been craving as you prepare for family gatherings, layered expectations, and the delicate dynamics that come with adult children, in-laws, and growing extended families. In this deeply encouraging episode, I sit down with my longtime friend, licensed parent and family educator Lori Wildenberg, to unpack what it looks like to pursue peace, communicate with kindness, and build a lasting legacy of faith — even when holiday plans feel complicated. Lori brings decades of wisdom from working with parents and families and shares practical insights that reach right into the real, lived experiences of today’s moms. Together, we talk about navigating shifting roles with adult children, how to respect newly formed households, and why in-law relationships need friendship far more than unsolicited advice. Lori’s calm presence and grace-filled outlook help us see that honoring one another is not just a suggestion — it’s a biblical anchor that can transform interactions that might otherwise feel tense. This episode leans into the heart-level questions many women carry but often feel hesitant to say out loud: — How do I handle traditions when the family schedule changes? — How do we set expectations without stepping on toes? — How do I love my adult kids well without overstepping? — What does it look like to find unity when in-laws are involved? Lori reminds us that flexibility is a gift we give ourselves as much as we give others. We discuss practical communication tools, ways to express needs without pressure, and how to bless our adult kids by releasing them from holiday guilt. We also talk about the importance of legacy — not the big sweeping moments, but the quiet, ordinary seeds of faith we sow through presence, prayer, empathy, and consistency. Lori shares touching stories about her own parents and grandparents and how those experiences shaped her newest book, Grand Parents Make Grand Partners: How to Have an Eternal Impact on Your Grandchild’s Life. Her words invite every listener to think differently about the influence God has given them in their family line. If you’ve ever found yourself anxious about holiday logistics, frustrated by unmet expectations, or wishing your family relationships felt easier, this conversation will give you both relief and direction. It’s warm, wise, relatable, and deeply rooted in Scripture — exactly the kind of conversation you want whispering in your earbuds as you head into a busy holiday season. Friend, you don’t have to navigate family relationships alone. Let this episode equip you to show up with grace, communicate with clarity, and bring the light of Christ into every space your feet enter this season.   Here's How To Connect With Lori Wildenberg Lori's Website: https://loriwildenberg.com/ Moms Together Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MomsTogetherGroup   RHYTHMS OF RENEWAL GROUP COACHING COHORT Starting January 6, 2026 https://lead-her-ministries.myflodesk.com/rhythmofrenewal CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com   LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show!

Have you ever sat at Thanksgiving wishing it felt more like home and less like a performance?  In this episode, I share my own Thanksgiving journey — from childhood chaos in Grandma’s bustling kitchen, to quiet, lonely single‑mom holidays, to rebuilding traditions rooted in love and laughter. We lean into Psalm 107 to explore how God meets us when we feel lost, when we cry out, and when we’re finally being filled again. Whether this Thanksgiving feels heavy or hopeful, we’ll reflect together with gentle questions to help you name where you are and what your heart truly longs for.   If you’re craving a deeper rhythm of rest, presence, and purpose, I’d love to walk with you into Rhythms of Renewal in January — register before December 1 to save $50 at mom2mommentoring.com/renewal.   CONNECT WITH MISTY 🌟 Join the Community: [Mom 2 Mom Mentoring Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/mom2mommentoring) 📱 Follow on Instagram: @Leadher_Coaching 🎙️ Subscribe: Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode! 📞 Schedule a FREE 30-Minute Clarity Call: mom2mommentoring.com/call 💬 Have a question? Leave a [voice message](VOICE MESSAGE) at Mom2mommentoring.com LOVE THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Here's how: Scroll past the 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tap "Write a Review" Share a few sentences about what you love Highlight 5 GOLD stars Your review helps other moms discover the show! More support? Visit Mom2MomMentoring.com  

Family mealtimes don’t have to feel stressful, rushed, or guilt-filled. In this episode, we explore simple rhythms that bring peace back to dinner, build deeper family connection, and create a home where everyone can breathe again. Discover practical meal planning ideas, biblical encouragement, and gentle wisdom for Christian moms who want meaningful connection around the table—without overwhelm. Today we’re talking about “Simple Rhythms For Family Mealtimes That Build Connection,” and friend…this one is straight from my heart 💝. I know what it feels like to want to create meaningful moments at home but feel caught in survival mode. I’ve lived the busy-mom dinner hustle, the eating-in-shifts season, and the “cereal counts as a meal tonight (ok, I know everyone loves those nights, especially when all you have is the sugary sweet stuff)…right?” days. But here’s the good news: connection doesn’t come from gourmet meals—it comes from presence. And when we bring just a little order and peace into our meal planning, we make room for God to meet us at the table. In this episode we’ll talk about: Why the table matters more than ever in this hurried, distracted world Biblical encouragement from Isaiah 58 and Matthew 11 about the unforced rhythms of grace How hospitality starts right inside our own homes Simple, doable meal planning rhythms that save time, bring peace, and create consistency Gentle, shame-free ways to make everyday dinners feel special (yes, even hotdogs + mac and cheese!) How mealtimes become a place of healing, laughter, deeper conversations, and spiritual formation You’ll also hear a few personal stories—candles on the table, picnic dinners on the floor, breakfast at night—and how God used those ordinary moments to shape the heart of our family. If you’ve been longing for more connection at home but you feel overwhelmed or stretched thin…this episode will breathe hope right into your kitchen. And don’t forget to download my free Meal Planning Bundle—it’s the easiest, most grace-filled way to simplify your meals so you can be fully present around the table.   GET YOUR MEAL PLANNING BUNDLE HERE: http://mom2mommentoring.com/meals Want to read along and get some support in using the bundle? 3-Simple Meal Planning Steps For Busy Moms: https://www.lead-herministries.com/post/simple-meal-planning-steps-for-busy-moms   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call  

What happens to the holidays when mom finally gets still? Discover how peace and presence can be restored when we stop striving and start listening to the heart of God. In this heartfelt episode, Misty Hughes shares her personal story of rediscovering peace, purpose, and presence during one of the hardest seasons of her life. You’ll be invited to pause the hustle, breathe deeply, and hear God’s gentle invitation to “Be still and know that I am God.”  If your holiday season often feels like one long to-do list, this conversation will meet you in that space. You’ll be encouraged to slow down, breathe deep, and make space to hear God’s voice again. Misty shares what it looked like to rediscover joy and connection through simple family rhythms and sacred pauses that restored her peace. This isn’t another checklist — it’s an invitation to come home to your heart, to your family, and to the One who holds it all together. 🎧 Listen in and discover what happens when you finally get still.   Join The BE STILL Before The Holidays Virtual Encounter  Tuesday, November 11, 2025 7:30 PM (EST)  REGISTER HERE: MOM2MOMMENTORING.COM/BESTILL NOTE: There will be no replays of this event.    🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call

Are you tired of feeling like your family’s rhythm changes faster than you can catch your breath?Physical therapist and military spouse Amanda Rabin shares how she went from sobbing in traffic, unable to reach daycare, to building a flexible career and family rhythms that actually work. This honest conversation tackles mom guilt, work-life balance, solo parenting, and creating breathing room in the chaos—perfect for overwhelmed Christian moms seeking practical wisdom and grace. Amanda's a mom of three littles navigating life while her husband deploys for long stretches. She's also the queen of creating rhythms that work—not perfect, Pinterest-worthy rhythms, but real-life, messy, sustainable ones that give her family space to actually breathe. We're diving deep into the stuff Christian moms don't always talk about out loud: the mom guilt that creeps in when you just want 20 minutes alone, the overwhelming feeling of trying to honor your calling while being present for your kids, and what it looks like to ask for help when you're drowning (spoiler: it's harder for you to ask than it is for people to say yes). Amanda shares the game-changing advice her dad gave her about her empathetic daughter who wouldn't stay in bed—it completely shifted her perspective on motherhood struggles and gave her so much grace. Plus, you'll hear how she manages work-life balance with multiple side hustles, why routines became her secret weapon against mom burnout, and the meal planning system that keeps her family fed without the 5:30 dinner panic. ᯓ➤ This is for every overwhelmed mom standing at a crossroads, wondering if there's a better way. ᯓ➤ For the kingdom-minded mom who wants to live with passion and purpose but feels torn in a million directions. ᯓ➤ For the mom in transition trying to figure out what comes next. Amanda's story is proof that with a little creativity, a lot of God's guidance, and some honest conversations, you can build a life that works for your family—not against it. MISTY'S MEAL PLANNING BUNDLE   👉 Be Still Before the Holidays: A Soul Reset For Busy Moms— If you’re longing for peace in this next season, join Misty for her upcoming masterclass designed to help busy, kingdom-minded moms slow down, realign, and find joy again before the holiday rush begins. [Learn more here → BE STILL BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS: https://lead-her-ministries.myflodesk.com/bestillbeforetheseason   CHECK OUT AMANDA RABIN'S INFO 🎙️Podcast: Everyday Ergonomics for Working Moms podcast on all streaming platforms Https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-ergonomics-for-working-moms-stop-pain-fix/id1777578221 📸 Instagram: @dr.amanda_ergocoach ⓕ Facebook: everyday ergonomics for working moms community   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call

Ever feel like your body is waving a white flag while your to-do list keeps growing? Today's guest, health coach Amber Swift, shares her journey from ministry heartache and health crisis to hope, healing, and helping other overwhelmed moms find their way back to thriving. Amber's wisdom comes from walking through the fire herself. After years of saying "yes" to everything in ministry, raising five kids, and pouring herself out for others, her body said STOP. A trendy detox layered on top of hidden stress led to early-onset menopause, severe fatigue, sleepless nights, and so much more.  That breaking point became her turning point. ✨ Join Amber and me for this fun, honest, and hope-filled conversation. We talk about: ✅ The moment God met young Amber in her bedroom and became the Father she desperately needed ✅ Why the "oxygen mask principle" isn't selfish—it's survival (and biblical!) ✅ How a perfect storm can take you out.  ✅ Daily Practices that can help ground you. ✅ Why "one man's food is another man's poison" and how to find YOUR path to health If you're an overwhelmed mom who's been running on empty, feeling trapped in a season you didn't choose, or wondering if this exhaustion is just "the new normal"—this episode is your permission slip to stop settling and start taking the next step.  Don't give up. Don't just stay there. This is NOT God's best for you. 🙌   Connect with Amber: 🎙️ Podcast: Everyday Health for the Christian Woman 🌐 Website: amberswift.com 📝 Free Resource: Symptom Quiz with Your Next Step Ebook 👥 Community: Journey to Renewed Health Facebook Group   Your Next Step: Ready to uncover where you are, where God is leading, and what might be keeping you from walking freely in that direction? Schedule a free clarity call with me at momtomommentoring.com/call 💕 If this episode encouraged you, leave a review and share it with a friend who needs to hear this message today! 🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call

Are you 'that mom' who is overwhelmed, being stretched too thin? Discover how biblical wisdom and God's guidance create emotional and spiritual space in your life, transforming motherhood struggles and survival mode into purposeful, kingdom-minded living. In this powerful episode for faith-based moms in transition, Misty Hughes shares her personal journey from basement-floor breakdowns as a homeschooling single mom of four to discovering the ancient biblical wisdom principles that transformed her home 🏠 and heart 💖. Drawing from Proverbs 9 and the Hebrew meaning of "building," she unpacks what it really means to partner with God as the Master Architect of your life. You'll discover: 🛠️ The daily practice of bringing your thoughts back under Christ's leadership for spiritual growth 🛠️ How God's guidance creates seven foundational pillars that make your life spacious rather than cramped 🛠️ Why building capacity matters more than finding more time for kingdom-minded moms 🛠️ The power of intentional rhythms like worship, scripture, and the family table during life transitions 🛠️ How to recognize when you're building alone versus building with biblical wisdom 🛠️ Practical faith-based guidance to create space for God's presence in the chaos of motherhood This isn't about perfection or doing more—it's about building differently with God's wisdom. Whether you're an overwhelmed mom drowning in responsibilities, navigating motherhood struggles, or feeling spiritually dry during a life transition, this episode offers hope and a clear path forward for Christian moms seeking spiritual growth.   AND THE GOOD NEWS God doesn't scold our failures; He overwhelms them with generous grace when we simply ask for His wisdom.   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com  

Faith-based guidance for overwhelmed Christian moms navigating life transitions with purpose, peace, and spiritual growth through God’s wisdom. If you’ve ever felt like life is shifting beneath your feet — your kids growing up, your work changing, or your heart longing for something more — this episode is for you. In God’s Guidance for Christian Moms in Seasons of Change, Misty invites kingdom-minded moms and moms in transition to pause, breathe, and rediscover the beauty of walking in step with God when life doesn’t look like it used to. So many overwhelmed moms find themselves carrying too much — expectations, guilt, responsibilities, and the quiet ache of not knowing what’s next. Misty shares her personal story from walking the Camino de Santiago with her husband Craig — a 14-day pilgrimage that became a powerful picture of how God’s guidance often unfolds step by step, not all at once. You’ll learn how to prepare spiritually for your next season, what to carry and what to leave behind, and how to hear God’s voice when the road ahead feels uncertain. Drawing from biblical wisdom in Jeremiah 6 and Exodus 33, Misty reminds us that preparation is sacred — and that the Shepherd always walks with us. If you’re longing for clarity, peace, and purpose in your journey of spiritual growth and motherhood, this episode will remind you: God’s not just leading you somewhere new — He’s forming something new within you. ✨ Tune in and discover how to walk your own pilgrimage of faith — lighter, freer, and ready to live with passion and purpose. Live in the Kansas City Metro Area?  Join Misty for a ONE-DAY Spiritual Retreat.  preparing for your pilgrimage Pilgrimage isn’t reserved for wanderers in faraway lands. It’s for every woman who whispers, “There must be more than this.” It’s not about the destination—it’s about the transformation Jesus invites you into along the way. Learn More HERE: Preparing For Your Pilgrimage Want Help Clarifying Your Personal Preparation  🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call   OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT WITH MISTY ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.      

“After my baby was born, I felt like I’d been hit by a Mack truck.” 🚚 That’s how Michelle Brown describes the deep postpartum struggle that changed her life forever. As a Christian mom who poured herself into motherhood, she found herself exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure where to turn. Michelle’s journey through that season of chaos led her to a powerful realization: many moms need more than well-meaning advice—they need real help, hope, and a safe community. In this inspiring episode, Michelle shares her personal story of struggle, renewal, and transformation. She introduces I Help Moms, a trusted platform helping Christian moms move from chaos to connection with expert coaching and resources. ❤️ From postpartum challenges to daily parenting pressures, Michelle’s vision is to give moms a place where they feel supported, understood, and empowered. Whether you’re navigating the early years of motherhood, juggling multiple roles, or facing seasons of burnout, this episode offers encouragement, practical insight, and a roadmap for finding peace and purpose. Michelle’s story is both a heartfelt testimony and a practical guide for moms who want to move from chaos to connection. 🌿   Tune in to discover how I Help Moms is making a difference for Christian moms everywhere—and hear how you can find support when you need it most. 🙌   ihelpmoms.com - Move your family from stress to positive parenting!   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call

Faith-based guidance for overwhelmed moms navigating motherhood struggles, life transitions, and the longing to be more present. If you’ve ever felt torn between chasing your God-given dreams and staying present with your kids, this episode will encourage your heart.💖 In this heartfelt coaching-style conversation, Misty sits down with author and business consultant Courtney Schawl—mom of three little ones under three—who shares openly about the challenges of motherhood, the desire for presence, and the daily chaos of parenting. Courtney gets real about what it looks like to balance big dreams with real-life diapers, tantrums, and exhaustion, while still holding onto purpose and peace. Together, Misty and Courtney explore how Kingdom-minded moms can rediscover their unique calling, find strength in their faith, and step into God’s guidance even when life feels messy and overwhelming. They talk candidly about ➜ the guilt moms often feel for zoning out or scrolling on their phones, ➜ the struggle of enjoying caregiving tasks, and ➜ the importance of celebrating small wins in motherhood. You’ll also hear the inspiring story behind Courtney’s new book, You Are the Sum of Your Last Two Moves, which uses the biblical beauty of the Fibonacci sequence to help readers get unstuck in life and take bold, faith-filled steps forward. This episode is for every mom in transition who longs for spiritual growth, biblical wisdom, and practical encouragement to live powerfully, lead with purpose, and love with passion—even in the middle of everyday chaos.   CONTACT COURTNEY SCHAWL: [email protected] GET HER BOOK: You Are the Sum of Your Last Two Moves (on Amazon)    🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call ✍🏽 Sign Up for your 6-Session Discovery Coaching Experience  

Most Christian moms struggle with emotions because we were never taught how to process them in God’s presence. In this episode, you’ll discover the one step most women skip in emotional healing—and how to notice, name, and free your emotions with God’s help. If you’ve ever stuffed down anger, guilt, fear, or even joy, you’re not alone. Many women were raised to believe emotions are “too much,” or even wrong. But God designed our emotions as signals, not problems. They can become a pathway to deeper intimacy with Him when we learn how to bring them into His presence instead of running away from them. In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty shares her own journey of learning to welcome emotions she once judged or abandoned, and why that shift has brought her greater freedom. You’ll hear a practical, prayerful 4-step rhythm—Notice → Name → Feel → Free—that helps busy Christian moms process emotions in a healthy, biblical way. ✨ What you’ll learn in this episode: Why emotions are not good or bad—they’re God-given signals. The surprising step most women skip when seeking emotional healing. A simple prayer guide to process your feelings with God’s help. 💛 Free Resource: Notice, Name, Feel, & Free: A Prayer Guide for Emotional Wholeness  mom2mommentoring.com/feelings   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call    

Overwhelmed Christian moms discover God’s guidance through life’s hills, learning trust, grace, and transformation step by step. 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆🌷͙⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ Welcome to the Mom2Mom Mentoring Podcast, where overwhelmed, kingdom-minded Christian moms navigate life’s transitions with purpose and peace. In this episode of Camino Chronicles, we journey through the hills of motherhood and faith—literally and spiritually.   Join me, Misty, ICF Transformational Life Coach and mom of four, as I share a Camino de Santiago adventure that mirrors the challenges of daily life: exhaustion, fear, doubt, and the tension of following someone else’s pace. 👣 Through personal stories, biblical reflections, and practical insights, you’ll discover how to: 🙏🏼 Trust God’s guidance even when you can’t see the path ahead (Isaiah 42:16) ❤️ Maintain your heart posture during life’s uphill climbs 🎉 Embrace grace, pause, and celebrate progress in your personal journey This episode is for any mom feeling overwhelmed, stuck in the daily grind, or navigating transitions. Walk with me and learn how to step confidently, align with God’s purpose, and face your own hills with faith and hope.   🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com    

Every woman has a story—and your story matters. Sharing it is more than words—it’s an act of healing, freedom, and hope. In this episode of the Mom2Mom Mentoring Podcast, Misty Hughes your host and accredited ICF Transformational Coach, sits down with Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch, Founder and CEO of Altered Stories Ministry and host of the award-nominated Altered Stories Show. Together they talk about the healing power of storytelling and why your God story is a powerful tool for connection and transformation. You’ll learn: ✅ Why sharing your story brings emotional and spiritual healing ✅ The difference between authentic storytelling and oversharing ✅ How God uses your testimony to encourage and equip other women ✅ Simple ways to begin writing or speaking your story with confidence If you’ve ever felt like your story is too small, too messy, or too ordinary, this conversation will remind you that ✍🏽 God is writing something beautiful in your life— ✨ And when you share it, you shine light into someone else’s darkness. Subscribe now and share this episode with a friend who needs hope today. And if you’re ready to explore your own story, book a FREE Clarity Call with Misty—http://mom2mommentoring.com/call   How To Connect With Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch Altered Stories Ministry Facebook Mischelle's Interview with Athena Holtz (mentioned in the podcast)  “Overcoming Spiritual Abuse, Finding the Faithfulness of God”   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call

Hey Beautiful Mama, If you’ve ever felt stressed and overwhelmed in your role as a Christian mom, leader, Uber driver for your family, chef, businesswoman, and all the other roles? Do you find times when you seem to be staring at the blank walls of your life and wondering, “Who am I really? Am I failing at this?”—you are not alone. I’ve been there too. Well, join me today for the story of my kitchen renovation (not really a renovation, just a little make-over)  What should have taken 3-4 days literally took me almost a year to complete. Because there was more going on than just a new coat of paint. I was learning to lean into transformation, identity, and learning to live unveiled.    Together, we'll walk through powerful Bible verses about identity in Christ—including 2 Corinthians 3:18 and Romans 12:2—and discover how God invites us to move from mom burnout to flourishing, from guilt to grace, from survival to living with passion and purpose. You’ll learn: ✨ Why transformation is a process (from glory to glory) ✨ How to stop copying the world and start renewing your mind ✨ The importance of Christ-centered friendships that help you live boldly ✨ Practical steps to rediscover joy, find balance, and shine God’s light in your everyday mom life Friend, God has already approved you. You don’t need the world’s permission to step into your God-given calling as a Kingdom-Minded Glory Bearer. He’s inviting you to realign your life with His plan, set healthy rhythms, and live with purpose and peace. So grab your coffee (yes, even if it’s gone cold), settle in, and let’s talk about how you can rediscover joy, find your rhythm, and live unveiled as the woman God created you to be. Because Mama—you’re not unfinished. And when you shine, you give others permission to shine too. Check out last week's episode to learn how God cares for the barren and desolate woman.  🎙️F.R.E.E.D From The Hidden Roots Of Bitterness | mom2mommentoring.com Ready to book your FREE CLARITY CALL and quit staring at the same ole walls?  📲 http://mom2mommentoring.com/call     🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring.com ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question | Mom2mommentoring.com 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL | mom2mommentoring.com/call    

I get it. You’re holding so much—your family, your work, your faith, your home—and while you pour out for everyone else, there are moments when someone’s words or actions sting deeper than you’d like to admit. It starts small, doesn’t it? A disappointment here, an offense there. But slowly, quietly, it grows into something bigger, heavier: bitterness. And the truth is, bitterness never stays hidden—it eventually ♥︎ steals our joy, ♥︎ weighs down our spirit, and ♥︎ makes love harder to give freely. This week, I want to walk alongside you and talk honestly about when bitterness creeps in. Together, we’ll uncover how it sneaks into our lives, why it holds us back, and most importantly, how God offers freedom from its grip. ❚█══█❚ You don’t have to carry this weight, nor are you created to carry this weight.  🕊️ Jesus offers something lighter, more beautiful, more freeing. And I promise—you’ll breathe easier once you take that step toward release. Let’s take that step together. Grab the Naming, Feeling, and FREEING Your Emotions Guide and bring your heart to the Master Gardener to let Him plant what is good.    🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring. ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question. 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL

Grace, Grace, God's Grace.  ♫ You've sang it, 🙋🏻‍♀️ You've asked for it, 🎁 You've given it. But how are you at RECEIVING GRACE?  The definition of grace is undeserved favor, like the goodness that God gives us, no matter., You don't earn it, you can't earn it.   In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, we learn that grace is so much more. Today, we explore the POWER of Grace.  It's more than just a good feeling.  But hold on to all of those mom hats, did you know that GRATITUDE IS THE GATEWAY TO GRACE!  You heard me, all of the talk I've been doing about the power of gratitude, well, on this episode with Dr. Krista Cassel — pediatric nurse practitioner, lactation consultant, and founder of Gratitude & Grace Lactation, we hear about her journey into grace and the way that gratitude has ushered her into the loving arms of Grace.  We talk about: Why “natural” doesn’t mean “easy” in motherhood How to quiet the noise of comparison The connection between gratitude and grace What to do when you feel like you’re failing And remember— it’s not just about breastfeeding. This episode will encourage you no matter where you are in your motherhood journey, because we are all learning what it means to lean into the power of grace.    🎁 Free Resource for Every Mom I’ve also created a simple tool called Naming, Feeling, Freeing Emotions — it helps you identify what you’re feeling so you can release it and walk in more freedom. Grab your free copy here: mom2mommentoring.com/feelings   REACH OUT TO KRISTA CASSEL PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP:  Motherhood with Gratitude and Grace GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LACTATION SUPPORT SHE OFFERS:  Gratitude and Grace Lactation      🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring. ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars. 🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question. 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL  

Hey Friend, Have you ever stood at the base of a “hill” in motherhood (or any season of life, for that matter)—exhausted, overwhelmed, unsure if you could make it one more step? 🏔️ You know THOSE HILLS...you've been climbing all day, up and down. You're ready to collapse and you look ahead and see 🏔️ THE BIGGEST HILL YET?  🙋🏽‍♀️ #MeToo In this first episode of my Camino Chronicles series, I take you with me to northern Spain—specifically to a rugged, relentless hill that pushed me to my physical and emotional limits. But here’s the twist: this wasn’t just about a steep path through forests and stone. This hill mirrored so many seasons of my life—especially the uphill ones we face as moms, wives, women, and disciples. You’ll hear the moment I almost quit, the prayer I whispered as I trudged step by step, and the breathtaking view that made it all worth it. You’ll also meet a horse (yes, a horse 🐴), a church bell, and a gentle whisper from the Lord that changed everything. If you’re walking through a hard stretch right now… if your motherhood feels like one long climb… this one’s for you. 🚫 You don’t have to sprint. 🚫 You don’t have to compete. ✅ You just need to keep walking—one holy step at a time. With you on the journey, Misty🔥   Get the help that REALLY works when you put it into practice.  Download your FREE Naming, Feeling & Freeing Your Emotions   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring. ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question. 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL  

Hey Marvelous Mom, Let’s get real—friendship in this season of life can feel risky. Vulnerable. Like one more thing on a very long to-do list. But deep down? You know your heart longs for more than group texts and polite small talk at the pickup line. You want soul-satisfying friendships—the kind where someone shows up with soup, not just emojis. The kind where you feel safe being your whole self. The kind that takes time, courage, and some serious chocolate. In this final episode of our Flourish in Friendship series, we’re diving into the “how” behind cultivating authentic, lasting friendships. I’ll walk you through: ✨ Why authenticity is a risk worth taking ✨ The neuroscience behind why vulnerability builds closeness ✨ A few simple, brave questions that can deepen any relationship ✨ And why friendship is a Kingdom calling, not just a social luxury This one’s full of real-life encouragement, Scripture, and gentle next steps—plus a FREE downloadable set of Appreciation Prompts to help you deepen your current friendships. Friend, you’re not behind. You’re not too much. And you’re not alone. Let’s build the kind of friendships we were made for.   DOWNLOAD THE FREE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLES MAPPING GUIDE  🎁 And get the BONUS Appreciation Prompts & 36 Questions to help you build Frientimacy.    🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring. ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question. 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL

Hey Marvelous Mom, 🤔 Have you ever wished for someone a few steps ahead of you—a wise voice, a safe place, a mentor? 🤔 Or maybe you’ve looked around your life and thought, Could I actually be that for someone else? In today’s episode, I’m joined by the witty and wise Becky Moyer—business owner, ministry leader, speaker, and yes, a woman lovingly nicknamed 🌞 “Suzy Sunshine” 🌞 by her daughters. (You’ll find out why!) Becky and I talk all things mentoring— how to find one, how to be one, and why it matters more than ever in the swirl of motherhood. We get real about messy houses, spiritual dry spells, women who intimidate us (but who probably need encouragement too), and how you don’t have to be perfect to be present in someone’s life. We laugh, we reflect, we pray— And we leave you with one beautiful truth: You are not alone, and you don’t have to figure it all out by yourself. So pour a cup of coffee, or take us on your Target run, and let’s talk about the power of mentoring—from Mom2Mom.   🔗 CONNECT WITH MISTY  ✅ Mom2MomMentoring. ✅ JOIN the FaceBook Group | Mom 2 Mom Mentoring  ✅ FOLLOW ME on Instagram | LeadHer_Coaching ✅ SUBSCRIBE | Hit subscribe. ✅ LEAVE a review | Leave a review and share it with other moms. Scroll PAST the 5 stars, ☆☆☆☆☆ Keep going past the review and See "WRITE A REVIEW" Click on that and share a few sentences and Highlight 5 GOLD stars.   🙋🏽‍♀️ 🙋🏽‍♀️ WANT more support?  📲  Leave a VOICE MESSAGE with your burning question. 🗓️ Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE CLARITY CALL ✍🏽 Sign Up for your 6-Session Discovery Coaching Experience