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The Speaking Wife

by Mandi

Education

Welcome! The podcast name is a play on words from speaking “life”. (Aren’t I clever?)It is my greatest hope to offer encouraging and practical content.Sometimes we need more than a pat on the back and an “I’ll pray for you.”. (Even though these things are so valuable!) How do we break the detrimental cycles we find ourselves in?How do we practically apply the principles of God’s Word in the day to day moments?Let’s learn together how to be better today than we were yesterday!

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Episodes

  1. #61 When You’re Grieving (Part 2)

    What is unhelpful while grieving and how can I help someone that I love when they are facing this process?

  2. #60 When You’re Grieving (Part 1)

    What are some common misconceptions about grief and what are we even allowed to grieve?

  3. #59 Hello, It’s Me (Again)

    I think it’s time to reintroduce myself!

  4. #58 The View From Here

    Your position affects your perception, your perception determines your reality and your reality dictates your behavior.

  5. #57 Freeze

    Don’t make any sudden moves!

  6. #56 Give Up

    Sometimes you just have to give up.

  7. It’s My Birthday!

    A thank you to those that have sent messages in the last few months!

  8. #55 A Time to Speak

    Pondering on purpose instead of pouting. Your words have power and not always the good kind.

  9. #54 How To Throw A Fit

    Is it more productive to hold it all inside? Should we just explode? How do we throw a fit?

  10. #53 Real Confidence

    We struggle and manufacture confidence in ours when we can have a source of real confidence. We just get it by doing things exactly opposite to what society may tell us.

  11. #52 Speaking Forward for Our Children

    We have the greatest opportunity to set our children up for success with the words we pour into them now!

  12. #51 Screen time detox. Why did we do it and what did we learn?

    The number one thing stealing our time from our families is right in our hands. Many times it is controlling us instead of us controlling it!

  13. #50 Asking Yourself Why

    Self examination and honest evaluation are crucial to growth and success!

  14. #49 Walking With A Limp

    When you’re trying to protect a wound, every other area is affected.

  15. #48 Crashing

    The rise in depression and suicide makes me wonder, what is different and what can we do?

  16. #47 The Power of One

    Does one even matter?

  17. #46 Overcomer Thoughts

    Personal development does not happen overnight.

  18. #45 Habits

    What we do without thinking will always be the determining factor in where we go.

  19. #44 Choosing to be Teachable

    Even when it’s hard.

  20. Happy Birthday Podcast! Ft. Nate

    His take on the love languages, how he’s learned to love me differently and more answers to your questions with my favorite guy!

  21. #43 It’s Hard To Build A House On A Mountain

    Mid summer bring the I-don’t-want-to’s down on us hard. Learning to purposely see the good in the chaos is a lesson I’m not sure I’ll ever fully Ace.

  22. #42 Wrestling the Wiggles

    As parents it’s easiest to place blame or have a ”give up” attitude instead of realizing we can help our children deal with natural wiggles and impatience. We can set them up for success!

  23. #41 Perception Is Reality

    We see what we look for and sometimes our vision is our worst enemy.

  24. #40 Isolation

    How can we fight our “flight” defense mechanism?

  25. #39 Battle Plan

    How many things to we plan and prepare for while neglecting to do that very thing for the truly important parts of life?

  26. #38 Overcorrected

    In our desire to avoid one ditch we have driven across the road into another.

  27. #37 The Gift of Humor

    In a take-yourself-too-serious world we have a gift we can give our children!

  28. #36 Serving On Purpose

    Is it possible to accidentally fall into an attitude of service to others?

  29. #35 Accepting & Believing In Our Children

    Can we accept the best our children give in this season while also believing forward for them in the next?

  30. #34 Not My Fault

    You didn’t cause this issue but you’re stuck with it. Now what?

  31. #33 Healed But Not Immortal

    Why didn’t God heal me faster? Why can I still experience pain?

  32. #32 It’s Good To Be Back!

    After a convicting missions trip, we are home!

  33. #31 Training in Training

    Training our children when we feel like we’re still in training ourselves.

  34. #30 Undivided

    Big changes start with small moments of determination to change ourselves first. We must tear down the walls that divide us.

  35. #29 Fear

    What do we do with this universal emotion and are we failing in our walk with God because we experience fear?

  36. #28 Overcoming Anger One Bite At A Time

    As much as I’d love it if God magically took my emotions away He doesn’t normally work like a fairy god mother.

  37. #27 The No Friend Zone

    So we’ve talked about how to be a friend but how do I accept friendship into my life when I’ve been betrayed in the past?

  38. #26 Your Mission Statement

    Don’t wait for the next season to arrive before you grab onto your mission with both hands!

  39. #25 Talking Back.......to Yourself!

    You’re already talking to yourself. Let’s do it right!

  40. #24 I Have No Friends

    Loneliness and feeling friendless is not as rare as one might think.

  41. #23 Are We Hoarding Grace?

    What do we do with all this grace we’ve got locked away in our receiving vault?

  42. #22 Mama Didn’t Tell Me There Would Be Days Like This

    When you’re sure you’re the only one experiencing days of overwhelmedness and discouragement.

  43. #21 Grandma’s Hands

    As we grieve and try to find a new normal we remember all the ways our hearts were molded by our precious Grandmother.

  44. #20 A New Year, A New Way Of Thinking

    What to do when it seems like every year is the same struggle and there’s really not much hope in the possibilities of a new year ahead?

  45. #19 He Is Wonderful!

    A mini episode wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

  46. #18 Unplugged And Not Recharging

    Does screen time for ourselves and our children even matter? Why is it easier to hand them a device than engage?

  47. #17 Who Are You?

    We need to step away from the comparison trap and take a good long look at who we are.

  48. #16 When Hope Is Dead

    When you’re feeling hopeless and joyless.

  49. #15 My Why

    Who am I and why even bother with a podcast?

  50. #14 This One’s For The Boys

    A brief episode on raising boys and instilling the characters of a kind and faithful husband.

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About this show

Welcome! The podcast name is a play on words from speaking “life”. (Aren’t I clever?)It is my greatest hope to offer encouraging and practical content.Sometimes we need more than a pat on the back and an “I’ll pray for you.”. (Even though these things are so valuable!) How do we break the detrimental cycles we find ourselves in?How do we practically apply the principles of God’s Word in the day to day moments?Let’s learn together how to be better today than we were yesterday!

Hosted by

Mandi

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Speaking Wife have?

The Speaking Wife has 64 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on September 1, 2023.

What is The Speaking Wife about?

Welcome! The podcast name is a play on words from speaking “life”. (Aren’t I clever?)It is my greatest hope to offer encouraging and practical content.Sometimes we need more than a pat on the back and an “I’ll pray for you.”. (Even though these things are so valuable!) How do we break the...

How often does The Speaking Wife release new episodes?

The Speaking Wife publishes monthly, based on its 64 episodes since July 2018.

Who hosts The Speaking Wife?

The Speaking Wife is created and hosted by Mandi.
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