Junk Drawer Mamas: Sorting the Drama and Trauma of Extreme Parenting to Find Hope, Healing and Humor

Hey friends—today’s episode is a little different. ❤️After a whirlwind family vacation together (with 11 kids, a stranded pontoon boat, a new grandbaby, and a fender bender 🙃), we realized what every mama knows deep down: sometimes you’ve got to push pause and take care of what matters most—your family and your own sanity.So Deena & Christian are wrapping up Season 1 and taking a much-needed break as their kids head back to school and their families walk through some big transitions. They’ll be back in a few weeks with Season 2 of Junk Drawer Mamas—full of fresh stories, faith-filled encouragement, mom-life humor, and practical strategies to help you dig through the junk drawer because what's hidden can't be healed. 👂🏼𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:👉 Hear the behind-the-scenes chaos of our “extreme” family vacation.👉 See why we’re modeling rest and reprioritizing family for our listeners.👉Learn what’s ahead for Season 2 (hint: healing for moms AND kids).👉 Laugh with us as we share how even our breaks end up being “extreme.” 😂👉 Be encouraged to give yourself grace and take a pause when needed.🗝️ Key Takeaways: 🩷 Even family vacations can feel like extreme parenting.💜Christina became a grandma (again!) literally hours before we left.💛We got stranded on a pontoon boat with all the kids (and survived).A fender bender, urgent care runs, and spiritual warfare—yep, it was all in the mix.🩷 Family first: sometimes pressing pause is the most faithful thing you can do.💜We’re asking for your prayers as we prep for Season 💛God always wins, even when life feels messy.We cannot thank you enough for walking through Season 1 with us. You’ve laughed with us, prayed with us, and showed up for us—and we couldn’t be more grateful. 💕👉 Please stay tuned, keep us in your prayers as we prepare for Season 2, and stay connected with us on social media (especially our Junk Drawer Mamas Community Facebook group! - https://tinyurl.com/5dhr6szp ). We’ll keep posting reels, encouragement, and updates so you won’t miss a beat.Mama, you’re not meant to do this alone. God’s got you, and so do we. We’ll be back soon—stronger, rested, and ready for more junk drawer sorting together. 🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 and stay connected while we get ready for a powerful Season 2!📲 Subscribe + follow:YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamasSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn👯Facebook Group: Junk Drawer Mamas Community: https://tinyurl.com/5dhr6szp📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #fostercaremoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #imperfectparenting #SeasonFinale

What if your child’s disobedience wasn’t defiance—but a cry for connection?In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina delve into the messy, yet beautiful, work of parenting with love and boundaries—especially when everything feels out of control. Based on the principles of connection over control, they explore what it looks like to build relationships that reflect the heart of God, even when your kids are pushing all your buttons, boundaries are being tested, and healing still feels out of reach.Through stories of parenting teenagers, navigating trauma, and learning to communicate with truth and love, this conversation reminds us that we don’t have to parent from fear or control. There’s a better way.Inspired by Danny Silk’s book Keep Your Love On, this conversation explores how to:🩷 Parent from love, not control💜 Learn how to discipline with love, not shame💛 Understand the root behind your child’s “defiance”🩷 Break generational patterns of fear-based parenting💜 Set firm boundaries that protect connection, not destroy it💛 Heal the mess in our relationships by cleaning up our own first🩷Creating a safe space for your child to make mistakes without condemnation Whether you're struggling with your spouse, your teen, your toddler, or your adult child—this episode is for the mama who’s tired of power struggles and longs for peace and connection in her home.We’re learning how to stop controlling out of fear, and start leading with love & connection.Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #fostercaremoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #imperfectparenting #KeepYourLoveOn #Boundaries #DannySilk #parentingwithlove #connectionKeep Your Love On!: Connection, Communication and Boundaries: Danny Silk: 9781942306054: Amazon.com: Books

Do you ever feel like if you don’t hold it all together… everything will fall apart?In this vulnerable, truth-packed episode, Deena and Christina peel back the layers on why so many moms struggle with control—and it’s not just because we like things done a certain way. Behind the micromanaging, the multitasking, and the meltdown over backwards shoes, there’s usually a deeper root: fear, trauma, and a desperate need to feel safe in a world that feels anything but.They share how childhood wounds, food shame, body image issues, and unmet needs often fuel the drive to control everything. From funny mom moments to gut-honest confessions, this episode is both freeing and faith-filled.If you’ve ever…🩷Micromanaged your way through motherhood because no one else “does it right”💜Snapped over something small because it was the only thing you felt you could control that day💛Fixed everyone else’s mess while secretly falling apart yourself🩷Struggled to delegate, ask for help, or sit still—because slowing down feels unsafe💜Controlled what your kids wore, ate, or said out of fear they’d be judged (or you would)💛Felt anxious when plans changed or chaos hit because you need to know what’s coming next…then this episode will feel like sitting with two friends who get it—and who point you back to the One who’s always in control, even when you’re not.Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast#MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress#SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #ChronicStress#momsincrisis #innerhealing #selfcare #imperfectparenting #letgo

In this episode, Deena and Christina open up about what happens when life takes a sharp left turn, and you still have to keep going and be strong for everyone else. After a sudden medical emergency involving Deena’s husband, everything shifted, including how her special needs daughter processed the crisis. It wasn’t just physically exhausting; it was emotionally heavy, spiritually stretching, and relationally eye-opening.But through it all, God showed up.This conversation is for the mama who’s holding it together when everything feels like it’s falling apart. The one who has to comfort a child with trauma triggers while advocating for a spouse in pain. The one who can’t pause life, even when she needs a minute to breathe.If you’ve ever wondered how you’re supposed to do it all… this is your reminder: you were never meant to do it alone.God is partnering with you even in the hospital rooms, the screaming car rides, the stress, and the unknown. Sometimes He uses the disruption not to punish, but to reveal. To draw us closer to Him. To open our eyes to the people right in front of us. And to remind us that His order brings peace, even when the world feels chaotic.This isn’t about perfection. This is about faith in motion, right in the middle of the mess.🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:🩷 How He uses crisis to expose buried wounds in our hearts and homes💜 Why God will give you the strength to carry what you never thought you could💛 Moments of unexpected intimacy in marriage & how crisis can reconnect you🩷 You can have a peace that surpasses understanding in the middle of emotional chaos💜 You don’t have to carry the heavy stuff alone. God is carrying it while He's still carrying you.Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast#MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress#SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #ChronicStress#momsincrisis #innerhealing #selfcare #imperfectparenting #familycrisis #faithinthestorm #supernaturalstrength

You imagined park picnics, sweet bedtime snuggles, and motherhood magic.Instead? You’re cleaning up messes (literal and emotional), crying in the bathroom, and wondering how this became your life. 😭🫠In this episode, Deena and Christina crack open the junk drawer again to talk about what it really looks like to raise kids in extreme situations—special needs, trauma, marriage stress, generational wounds, and all. 💔From yelling over bedtime battles and bathroom poopy messes to the shame spiral afterward, we’re getting real about those moments when you’re not enjoying motherhood and find yourself asking, “How did I end up here?”—and how Jesus meets you right there in the mess of imperfect parenting.This one’s for the mama grieving the life she imagined... and discovering the beauty, purpose, and hope in the one she’s living now. 💗🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:🩷Grieving the motherhood you imagined is part of embracing the one you’re living💜Messy motherhood needs honest conversations—not more highlight reels💛 Your breakdown doesn’t disqualify you—it’s often where your breakthrough begins🩷Healing begins with honesty—you can’t fix what you pretend isn’t broken💜God’s not waiting for you to “get it together” before He shows up💛God never called you to be perfect—just present🩷There’s power in saying “I’m sorry” to your kidsMama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas ✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #ChronicStress #momsincrisis #innerhealing #selfcare #imperfectparenting

How do you love your people well without losing your sanity? 😅 In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina are diving deep into family dynamics—from parenting adult children to setting boundaries with extended relatives (and yes, even those messy money conversations 💸).We’re talking about why setting healthy boundaries isn’t selfish—it’s survival, how to teach your kids emotional responsibility, and why avoiding conflict can actually make things worse. If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking on eggshells with your own family (or letting guilt blur the lines), this one’s for you, girl. Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and purpose.𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:🩷 Learn how to set boundaries without guilt or shame 💜 Gain practical tools for navigating tricky family dynamics 💛 Hear real stories that will make you laugh and nod your head in solidarity 🩷 Be reminded that what's hidden can't be healed 💜 Walk away equipped to prioritize your emotional health without burning bridgesMama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas ✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #extremeparenting #specialneedmom #fostercare #Boundaries #ChristianMomPodcast #MomLife #PeoplePleasing #EmotionalBurnout #MomGuilt #FaithOverStress #JunkDrawerMamas #ParentingPodcast #OverwhelmedMom #FamilyTension #SetTheBoundary

Ever feel like you’re drowning in responsibilities, surviving on coffee and fumes, and someone dares to suggest, “Have you tried inner healing?” 😳 Girl, you can’t even pee alone, let alone sit in a quiet room with your trauma and a journal.In this episode, we open the junk drawer to dig into the lie that you’ll get to healing when life slows down. Newsflash: Life isn’t slowing down. But God isn’t waiting for that either. He meets you in the chaos, in the carpool line, in the midnight meltdown, and even in the 2 a.m. Amazon scrolls. 🙃Join Deena and Christina as they talk survival mode, surrender, mom guilt, control, and what happens when “I don’t have time to heal” becomes your default. From PTSD to praise breaks, we’re tackling what it looks like to say yes to transformation, even when your hands (and schedule) are full.🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:🩷 Learn why avoiding healing is costing more than you think 💜 Discover how healing in the midst of chaos ispossible 💛 Be reminded that surrender ≠ weakness. It’s where your strength begins 🩷 Get raw, real encouragement from two mamas who get it 🙋‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️💜 Laugh with us (and maybe cry a little too) as we admit we’ve laid things down at God’s feet...and snatched them back 0.2 seconds later. 😬✋🏼Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas ✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #ChronicStress #momsincrisis #innerhealing #selfcare #momhealing

Ever feel like your body is waving a white flag, but you're too busy surviving to notice? 😩God designed your body to respond to stress, not live in it. In this episode, Deena & Christina uncover what long-term stress is doing to your brain, body, and gut and how that “on edge” feeling might be more than just burnout. From nervous system shutdown to emotional dysregulation, we break it down so you can heal, thrive, and live in alignment with how God designed you, mind, body, and spirit. 👂🏼Why You Should Listen:👉Learn what the 4 survival responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) look like in real life.👉Understand how your brain, gut, and hormones work together (or don't) when you’re stuck in stress.👉Find hope in the truth that your healing starts with awareness—and God’s design for restoration.🗝️Key Takeaways:🩷 Your body isn’t betraying you, it’s trying to protect you💜 The longer you're in survival mode, the more your systems begin to shut down💛 Gut, brain, hormones, mood, they’re all connected🩷 Signs of shutdown aren’t weakness, they’re warning lightsThe enemy wants you stuck. But God has already made a way out and it starts with understanding what your body is telling you. Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together. 🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy. FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLRCONNECT WITH US:📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas ✉️Email: [email protected] ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc✉️Email: [email protected]☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud✉️Email: [email protected] you a question or maybe and item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode please email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #ChronicStress #momsincrisis

This 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 “𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱.” It’s for the moms in crisis. The ones holding it all together with shaking hands and silent prayers, because if they fall apart, everything will fall with them.  Maybe that’s you right now. You’re:👉Getting screamed at by a child with trauma or special needs and feeling the shame of snapping back harder than you should have.👉Wondering if anyone would even notice if you disappeared, but pushing through because your kids need you.👉So emotionally shut down, you don’t even know how to pray anymore, you just cry alonee in the bathroom and hope God sees you.👉Feeling like the only thing holding your family together, and terrified of what would happen if you fell apart. You believe in God. But you’re weary. You’re done. And you don’t know how to keep going. 🎙 In this raw episode, Deena and Christina share:🩷What survival mode actually does to your brain, body, and spirit💜How even faith-filled moms can spiral into hopelessness💛What Jesus meant when He asked, “Do you want to be well?”🩷How sisterhood, prayer, and one obedient step forward can change everything 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.   👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR  💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #momsincrisis

Ever walk away from a conversation with your adult child thinking, “Well… I blew that.”? Yeah, us too. 🙋‍♀️In this deeply personal episode, Deena & Christina get vulnerable about some recent parenting moments that didn’t go as planned and how God used them not to shame, but to gently show how He parents us. From mom guilt to emotional landmines and the tug-of-war between truth and tenderness, we’re digging into the junk drawer of what it looks like to parent adult children through God’s grace… even when we’re still healing ourselves.We’re not here to hand out parenting advice. We’re here to hold space, remind you that you’re not alone, and maybe even help you take a deep breath today. 💗 🗝️ Key Takeaways from Episode 24:🩷 Real talk on what it feels like to mess up with your grown kids💜 Not every phone call with your adult child needs to turn into a sermon or a lecture about what they "need "to do.💛 Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is: “How can I support you right now?”🩷Your own healing journey can unintentionally create unrealistic expectations for your kids.💜 Mom guilt is real, but so is God's gentle correction and grace.💛 The emotional cost of parenting from exhaustion and how to shift it.💜 Being their safe space is more important than being right.💛 God is still parenting us and using our mistakes to mold us into more compassionate moms.  𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.   👉  𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 , 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR  💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #parentingadultchildren #momregret

She smiles. She shows up. She gets it all done. But inside? She’s unraveling. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆? In this raw and heartfelt episode, we’re pulling something out of the junk drawer that so many of us hide: the silent breakdowns behind the brave faces. The truth is—sometimes strength looks like crying in the bathroom and then makingdinner anyway. 💔 For the special needs mama (or any weary mom) who’s still getting up, showing up, and pouring out when no one sees the pain behind her eyes—this one's for you. 🫵 This week, we hit pause on our Fear Series because the Holy Spirit had other plans. We set aside the notes, the outline, and the polish to have a gut-honest conversation about what it feels like to hold it together when everything inside is falling apart. You don’t need advice today.You need comfort. 🤗You need to know that even if no one else sees you… God does. Sometimes He removes every other option so you’ll come to Him—because only He can truly hold what you're carrying. This episode is full of compassion, scripture-based hope, and a reminder that your endurance isn’t wasted. 📝Key Takeaways from the Episode:🩷 Strength doesn’t always look like success—it oftenlooks like survival.💜 God may close every other door to remind you He is the only one who can truly carry your pain.💛You don’t always need a solution—you need a safe space to say, “This is hard.”🩷 There’s no shame in being overwhelmed. The shame is in believing you're alone.💜 Isaiah 43 promises that even if we walk through fire, we won’t be burned.💛 Real-life messes (like a car seat soaked in pee) can push you over the edge but also remind you of your humanness.🩷 Your brave face doesn’t disqualify your breakdown.God sees both and holds both.𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae  💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected] 🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #ChronicStress

We're diving deep into the junk drawer to unpack on of the 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡, & 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 open up about what it’s really like to 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. Doctor visits aren't routine for a special needs mom. They’re layered with anxiety, past trauma, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱—𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱. What should be a simple check-up often turns into a high-stress event. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗠 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯, one with no instructions, no clock-out time, & an emotional load no one else sees.We’ve been there, and we’ve seen God show up in theexam room, the hallway, and the breakdown in the car afterward.𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ,𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR  💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 at 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #MomLifeSupport #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement#ChronicStress

We’re back inside the junk drawer, and this time we’re going deeper.After recording Episode 19, we realized something important: fear is not just one item in the drawer. It’s a whole messy category. Each version of fear we face as special needs and extreme parenting moms deserves its own spotlight. In Episode 19, we focused on the fear rooted in grief—grieving the life you thought you or your child would have. If you missed that one, definitely go back and listen: Click here for Episode 19 But in this episode, we’re shifting to another deeply personal fear: The fear of being judged in public. The fear that your child’s meltdown will cause strangers to label you a “bad mom.” The fear that other people think your parenting is the problem, when really, you're doing everything you can just to make it through the day. We’re unpacking the stress of restaurants, stores, and public spaces that make you feel like you’re constantly under a microscope—and the emotional toll that takes on a mama's heart.Whether your child has Autism, Down syndrome, trauma-related behavior, sensory issues, or is just having a hard day... we get it. We’ve been there. And we’re done apologizing for surviving. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 👂🏼Why You Should Listen👉 You’ve ever dreaded going out in public with your child👉You feel the weight of judgment from strangers, family, or even friends👉You need permission to let go of the shame and guilt👉You want relatable encouragement and faith-filled truth from two moms who get it 🗝️Key Takeaways🩷Fear of judgment is a heavy, daily burden for special needs moms💜We often carry the weight of other people’s opinions more than we should💛Bad behavior ≠ bad parenting. Meltdowns ≠ failure.🩷You are doing the best you can. And that’s enough. It doesn't matter what other's think.💜God’s opinion is the only one that matters—and He chose YOU for this child 📲𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗮 𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗔 who needs this encouragement today 💗🎧 New episodes every Wednesday!▶️Spotify▶️YouTube💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress 

🙋‍♀️Let’s be real, mama. Not every Mother’s Day feels like a celebration. Some of us are breaking up fights, wiping tears, cleaning up messes, managing meltdowns, or sitting in silence, wondering if anyone even notices us. 😞😭This episode is for the moms who felt overlooked, under-celebrated, or just plain weary. Whether you’re a special needs mom, foster mom, single mom, or simply in a hard season, we want you to know you matter. Deena and Christina get raw and real about the unmet expectations around Mother's Day and  holidays, the lies we believe when we feel unseen, and how to move forward by writing a new story. This is a story where you show up for yourself, where you know your worth, and where you no longer wait for others to validate your value. Let’s create a new culture of moms who celebrate oneanother and honor the sacred role of motherhood every day, not just when someone remembers the flowers. 👯👯👯👯 🗝️Key Takeaways:🩷Feeling unseen doesn’t mean you’re unloved💜 You don’t need permission to celebrate yourself💛 Unmet expectations often come from unspoken ones🩷 Your value isn’t defined by what others do or don’t do💜 You can choose to rewrite the narrative and make it beautiful💛 How to teach your kids to honor you by modeling it yourself🩷 You are not alone. You are worthy. You are already enough  🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR  👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #MothersDay

This was supposed to be a podcast about fear, and it is. But what we didn’t expect was how much of our fear—especially as special needs or foster moms—is really just grief in disguise. In this deeply vulnerable episode, Deena & Christina share from the rawest parts of their own journeys—about what it means to grieve the life we thought our kids would have… and the life we thought we would have. They open up about image, loss, shame, protective instincts, anxiety, and the unspoken fear that keeps so many moms quietly drowning in fear of the future. This isn’t a tidy how-to episode. It’s a real-life, mascara-running, Jesus-sitting-in-the-middle-of-our-junk kind of conversation. So grab a tissue, a coffee, and know that you’re not alone. You’re not crazy. And your grief is not faithlessness—it’s part of the process. 👂 Part 2 coming next week: “Facing Fear as a Special NeedsMom: Trusting God with the Unknown" 🗝️ Key Takeaways:🩷Why fear is often just unprocessed grief💜The pressure to make our kids look “okay” for the world💛What it really feels like to grieve the life we imagined🩷Learning to trust God with the life we didn’t plan💜The power of surrender when we don’t have the answers💛How fear can paralyze us, but peace is still possible🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR  👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress

Welcome to Part 2 of our messy, sometimes hilarious, and oh-so-relatable convo about the challenges of feeding kids and food battles, especially when you're a mom navigating special needs or extreme parenting.  In this episode, we’re not holding back: 😷 Deena’s sick, Christina’s running late from a meltdown-filled therapy appointment (hers and her kids 😫😂), and the kids are definitely NOT sleeping—aka, welcome to our real lives. But girl, we showed up anyway... because YOU are not alone in this. We are in this together. 👯💪 🎙️ Inside this episode :🥦 Why food battles hit different when your child hassensory issues or cognitive delays😩 The daily guilt cycle moms feel when we chooseconvenience over nutrition🎯 Real talk on mom burnout, budget meals, and theemotional exhaustion of "one more food battle"💡 Practical mindset shifts, small wins, andgrace-based solutions for chaotic mealtimes✝️ Encouragement for weary mamas who are doing theirbest but still feel like it’s not enough 🤝Why partnering with God in the small thingsmatters, and how even your grocery cart choices can be spiritual warfare.  We may not be nutritionists (unless M.O.M. counts), but we’ve lived this life and we know the struggle is real. If you’ve ever bribed a kid with a Taki or found yourself arguing over Mountain Dew, this one’s for you. 🫵 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #summerfun #summerfunchallenge #helpamamaout

Mama,We’re going there. 😬 In this first episode of our 𝟮-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 & 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 get real about something they still wrestle with daily—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. From Takis-as-bribes to midnight candy guilt, they lay it all out—no filters, just truth and grace. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (🙋‍♀️), this one is for YOU. 🫵 Join us as we dive into 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀—𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩—you just need to keep showing up and trying again. 🗝️𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀🩷Emotional eating isn’t just about willpower—it’s a signal something deeper needs healing💜Guilt over our kids’ health because of our poor choices as a mom can either paralyze us—or push us to change💛Disobedience doesn’t always look like rebellion—it can look like “just one more time.”🩷Generational habits around food, health, and body image can be broken—but it starts with us.💜The Holy Spirit convicts, not condemns—and even in our food struggles, God meets us with mercy. 🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘:https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #summerfun #summerfunchallenge #helpamamaout

🌞👙🩴Summer Without the Stress: Intentional Fun + Extreme Parenting = Yes, It’s Possible! In this episode, Deena & Christina continue their real-talk conversation on how to prepare for summer when you're a mom navigating special needs, multiple kids, or extreme parenting—and how to avoid burnout in the process. This episode also kicks off our Summer Fun Challenge 🎉 and the official launch of the Junk Drawer Mamas Facebook group! It’s your new go-to spot for summer mom hacks,real-life ideas, and “Help a Mama Out” moments from moms who get it. Whether you’re parenting through special needs, sensory overload, teenage eye rolls, or toddler tantrums—this episode is packed with laughs, ideas, and wisdom from twomamas who have been there. If you’ve ever found yourself dreading summer before it even starts, this episode is a game-changer. Learn how to create a summer you’ll actually enjoy, not just count down. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.  👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪  𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress #summerfun #summerfunchallenge #helpamamaout

🌞👙🩴Summer's creeping in like a sunburn you didn’t seecoming—and while the kids are dreaming of cannonballs and cotton candy 🍧 you’re just trying to figure out how to survive 90 consecutive days of overstimulation, sensory meltdowns, sibling brawls, unstructured mayhem, andendless snack requests that thrusts you into an hour-by-hour survival mode. 😩 In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina get real about the summer dread no one wants to admit—especially when you're already stretched thin parenting kids with special needs or extreme circumstances. But what if this summer didn’t have to be something we survive… but something we actually enjoy? 😳We’re sharing our own junk drawer confessions, hilarious fails (bribing kids with ice cream to avoid the zoo, anyone? 🙋‍♀️), and a challenge to shift our mindset, get intentional, and invite God into the plans (and the park days).Whether you’re juggling ten kids, trying to keep one child entertained while working full time, or just trying not to melt in the heat—this episode will inspire you to create joy-filled moments, even when it’s chaotic.Let’s be those moms this summer who show up, bring the fun, and maybe even smile during the 47th snack break of the day! 🍦🥪 🍕 📝 KEY TAKEAWAYS:💡 Dreading summer doesn’t make you a bad mom—just atired one.🥵 Hot + Hungry + Tired = meltdown (for everyone).Preparing ahead of time will save your sanity.🙏 Intention and prayer can shift your mindset beforeburnout hits.📆 Schedule joy with your kids like you schedule appointments (yes, even the dreaded craft day 🧶).✝️ You don’t have to do this alone. Invite God intoyour summer plan. 📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag amama who needs this reminder today. 💗🎙New episodes every Wednesday!🎧 Listen now on:🔹⁠YouTube⁠🔹⁠Spotify⁠🔹 Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, & iHeart Radio📌 Follow for more encouragement:📘 Facebook: ⁠Junk Drawer Mamas Podcast⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠@junkdrawermamas⁠📱TikTok: ⁠⁠@junkdrawermamas⁠⁠🌐 Website: ⁠Junk Drawer Mamas — Specially Empowered Moms⁠ ✔️ Check out what Deena is doing at Specially Empowered Moms:📘⁠Facebook⁠📸 ⁠Instagram⁠📱 TikTok⁠✔️ See what Christina is doing at Faith Through Foster Care:🌐 ⁠Website⁠📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 📨 Have a topic you want us to tackle? Email us [email protected] #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #summerfun #summerfunchallenge#ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #RealMomTalk#FaithOverStress #MomLifeSupport #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup

🎙EPISODE 14: “Thanks, But I’ve Tried EVERYTHING” — How to Handle Unsolicited Parenting Without Losing Your Peace or Your Jesus! 😜 You’re in aisle 6 just trying to buy frozen peas, your child is mid-meltdown, and here comes that lady with “helpful advice.” Sound familiar?In this brutally honest (and sometimes hilarious) episode, we’re digging into the junk drawer labeled: unsolicited advice. Deena and Christina get real about what it’s like parenting children with extreme behaviors—especially in public—and how to respond when strangers, family, or even well-meaning friends say, “Have youtried…?”From feeding tube mishaps to epic hospital meltdowns and special needs parenting realities, we’re sharing the raw truth: sometimes the “advice” stings more than it soothes—unless you’ve done the inner work.We talk pride, offense, exhaustion, and why your spiritual,mental, and emotional health MATTERS when you're under fire. This one’s packed with truth, faith, and real-deal mom grit. 👂🏼🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻: 👉 Learn how to respond to unsolicited advice withoutlosing your peace 😅👉Get faith-based strategies for parenting throughtrauma and chaos 🛐👉Laugh with us (or maybe cry—we get it) throughreal-life stories from the trenches 😭👉Be reminded that your worth as a mom is NOT definedby one moment (or meltdown) 💗 🔑Key Takeaways🩷 Unsolicited advice can trigger a spirit of offense—but only if you’re running on empty 🧯💜 Spiritual, emotional & physical self-care = mom’s maintenance plan 🛠💛 Not every “judgy” comment is an attack—sometimes it reveals more about their pain than your parenting.🩷 Extreme parenting requires extreme grace—for yourkids AND yourself 💕💜 Responding with the love of Christ speaks louder than a mic drop comeback 🎤✝️💛 God will equip you—but you have to partner with Him first 👊 📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag amama who needs this reminder today. 💗🎙New episodes every Wednesday!🎧 Listen now on:🔹⁠YouTube⁠🔹⁠Spotify⁠🔹 Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, & iHeart Radio📌 Follow for more encouragement:📘 Facebook: ⁠Junk Drawer Mamas Podcast⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠@junkdrawermamas⁠📱TikTok: ⁠⁠@junkdrawermamas⁠⁠🌐 Website: ⁠Junk Drawer Mamas — Specially Empowered Moms⁠ ✔️ Check out what Deena is doing at Specially Empowered Moms:📘⁠Facebook⁠📸⁠Instagram⁠📱⁠TikTok⁠✔️ See what Christina is doing at Faith Through Foster Care:🌐⁠Website⁠📸⁠Instagram⁠ 📨 Have a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected] #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #RealMomTalk#FaithOverStress #MomLifeSupport #Stress #identity #MomLife #WearyMoms#ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup

Ever feel like you're stuck in a never-ending loop of tantrums, yelling, timeouts, and tears 😭(yours and theirs)?  🎙️In this episode, we’re defining extreme parenting—and no, it’s not just for moms raising kids with special needs. We’re talking about behavior issues, trauma triggers, meltdown moments, and that pit-in-your-stomach feeling when you realize you’ve got nothing left in the tank. Deena and Christina get real about what it’s like to parent kids who push the limits. They're tackling the rollercoasterride of extreme behaviors and big feelings (the kids and yours). They’re getting real about how hard it is to parent through extreme behaviors without losing your peace, your joy, or your mind.  🗝️ Key Takeaways:🩷What extreme parenting really means (and why it’snot just about diagnoses)💜What “extreme behaviors” are—and how to recognizethem💛How to respond when your child’s behavior is out ofcontrol—and yours is too🩷How to stay peaceful when your child is anythingbut💜Parenting from trauma vs parenting from healing💛The power of self-control when you want to lose control🩷Grace for the mom who’s exhausted and done💜Partnering with God when parenting feels impossible 📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag amama who needs this reminder today. 💗🎙New episodes every Wednesday!🎧 Listen now on:🔹⁠YouTube⁠🔹⁠Spotify⁠🔹 Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, & iHeart Radio📌 Follow for more encouragement:📘 Facebook: ⁠Junk Drawer Mamas Podcast⁠📸 Instagram: ⁠@junkdrawermamas⁠📱TikTok: ⁠⁠@junkdrawermamas⁠⁠🌐 Website: ⁠Junk Drawer Mamas — Specially Empowered Moms⁠ ✔️ Check out what Deena is doing at SpeciallyEmpowered Moms:📘⁠Facebook⁠📸⁠Instagram⁠📱⁠TikTok⁠✔️ See what Christina is doing at Faith Through Foster Care:🌐 ⁠Website⁠📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 📨 Have a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected]  #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting#identity #ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement#Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles#MomLifeSupport #Stress #identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms#MomEncouragement #FillYourCup

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 So much of our energy goes into 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀? In this episode, 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 dive into the 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻-𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 foundation of all relationships: 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. They unpack:🩷 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱💜 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲🩷 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳💜 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀🩷 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 👂 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 “𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁” 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺.  📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag a mama who needs this reminder today.💗🎙 New episodes every Wednesday!🎧 Listen now on:🔹 YouTube🔹 Spotify🔹 Apple Podcasts, AmazonMusic, & iHeart Radio📌 Follow for moreencouragement:📘 Facebook: Junk Drawer MamasPodcast📸 Instagram: @junkdrawermamas📱 TikTok: @junkdrawermamas🌐 Website: SpeciallyEmpowered Moms ✔️ Check out what Deena is doing at Specially Empowered Moms:📘 Facebook📸 Instagram📱 TikTok✔️ See what Christina is doing at Faith Through Foster Care:🌐 Website📸 Instagram 📨 Have a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected]#JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms#ExtremeParenting #identity #ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity#MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress#SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress #identity #MomLife #WearyMoms#ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup #ChronicStress

🎙 Episode 11: What Special Needs Moms REALLY Need in a Friendship & How We Can Be a Good FriendFriendships can be complicated. Friendship as a special needs mom? Well, that's a whole other level. 🫠 This week, Deena & Christna are unpacking one of the heaviest, messiest, most-overlooked junk drawer items: FRIENDSHIPS—what it means to be a good friend, what special needs moms actually need in a friend, and how we can all do better at showing up for each other (without getting caught in the drama and offense trap 🙃). They get real about the challenges of maintaining friendships when juggling therapy appointments, medical issues, and total exhaustion—and we share what we've learned the hard way about extending grace, speaking the truth in love, and actually asking for help. 🗝️ Key Takeaways:🩷 The importance of inviting a special needs mom—even if she can’t always come💜 Why “just let me know if you need anything” is NOT the best way to support a friend🩷 The #1 friendship killer: Unspoken expectations💜 Why "I'll pray for you" is great, but "What do you need?" is even better🩷 How to break free from the spirit of offense and build God-breathed friendships 👯 👂 Listen now for a dose of encouragement, honesty, and a whole lot of “been there, done that” wisdom.Resilience: Woman Rising to Their Greatest Moments📖https://a.co/d/7HgJVHm Resilience: Love, Family, And Friendships That Endure📖https://a.co/d/cXSCmSS  Mobi Book with Plush Mobi Bear📖Mobi Bear and Book | FaithThroughFosterCare.com📲 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗔𝗚 a mama who needs this reminder today! 💗 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR  💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:  📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://www.facebook.com/JunkDrawerMamasPodcast 📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/junkdrawermamas 📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@junkdrawermamas 🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected]  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeciallyEmpoweredMoms⁠ 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speciallyempoweredmoms/?hl=en 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@speciallyempoweredmoms  ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/faiththroughfostercare⁠  📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.  #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress 

𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, let’s talk about it—𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 when you’re raising kids in extreme parenting situations. Whether you’re a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀, we see 👀 you. 💜 If you’ve ever skipped a birthday party to avoid the exhaustion of managing your child’s needs in a social setting or felt like “nobody gets it”—this episode is for you. Deena and Christina get real about the emotional rollercoaster of finding (and keeping) friendships while navigating caregiving, chronic stress, and the unique challenges of raising kids who don’t always “fit in.” Here’s the truth: Isolation is a tool of the enemy to make you feel like you’re alone. But guess what? You’re NOT. There’s a whole tribe of moms out here who get it, who see you, and who want to do life with you. So, let’s tackle this junk drawer together and ditch the loneliness for good. 🙌 🎧 Hit play now for raw, faith-filled encouragement and practical strategies to build the connections you need (without the mom guilt). 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:💡 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀—but community is out there.💡 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁” 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵.💡 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.💡 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘀… 𝘂𝘀. 🤯💡 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.💡 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲! 👯‍♀️📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag a mama who needs this reminder today. 💗🎙 New episodes every Wednesday!🎧 Listen now on:🔹 YouTube🔹 Spotify🔹 Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, & iHeart Radio📌 Follow for more encouragement:📘 Facebook: Junk Drawer Mamas Podcast📸 Instagram: @junkdrawermamas📱 TikTok: @junkdrawermamas🌐 Website: Specially Empowered Moms✔️ Check out what Deena is doing at Specially Empowered Moms:📘 Facebook📸 Instagram📱 TikTok✔️ See what Christina is doing at Faith Through Foster Care:🌐 Website📸 Instagram📨 Have a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at [email protected]#JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity #ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress #isolation #lonliness #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup

🎙 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟵 |𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 | 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗺Mama, does your to-do list have a to-do list? 😅 Are you trying to balance therapies, meltdowns, grocery lists, school paperwork, and maybe—just maybe—a shower this week? We see you. And girl, we are you.In this episode, we’re talking about the never-ending seasons of busyness in motherhood, especially when raising kids with special needs. Christina (mom of 10, yes TEN, at home!) and Deena (who’s navigating her own extreme season) get real about how we juggle it all—appointments, birthdays, deadlines, and, oh yeah, trying not to lose our ever-loving minds. 😵‍💫But here’s the thing: busyness is a season, but burnout doesn’t have to be the outcome. We’re learning to partner with God, lean on His strength, and shift our mindset when the stress is piling up. And if you’ve ever found yourself whispering, J𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨, 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙡… 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨… 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚!—𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚’𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 🚗💨🔑 Key Takeaways:✅ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲—just different seasons of busy. 🌀✅ 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵. 😫✅ 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 c𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🙏✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱—𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲. 🌱✅ T𝙖𝙜, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨!—𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗽 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻. ✋🏽🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 📲 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗔𝗚 a mama who needs this reminder today! 💗🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://www.facebook.com/JunkDrawerMamasPodcast 📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/junkdrawermamas 📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@junkdrawermamas 🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: [email protected] ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeciallyEmpoweredMoms⁠ 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speciallyempoweredmoms/?hl=en 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@speciallyempoweredmoms ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/faiththroughfostercare⁠ 📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity #ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress #identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup #ChronicStress

"𝗜’𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲." "𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲." "𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄." Sound familiar? 🤔In this episode, we’re digging through the junk drawer and pulling out 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀—you know, the ones that keep us stuck in survival mode. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂t:💔 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.🥴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.🙏 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱.🔥 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻.If you've ever found yourself overwhelmed, exhausted, or scrolling through TikTok just to see another mom crying in her car saying, "𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚,"—girl, you are NOT alone. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂!🛑 It’s time to stop believing the lies and start walking in truth. God didn’t just throw this life at you—He called and equipped you for it.So grab your coffee (or the cold one you’ve reheated 5 times ☕) and tune in for 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸, 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗲.👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:✅ The lies 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 🚨✅ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁 😈✅ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺 🙌✅ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 🧠💡✅ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼y 🕊🎙️ 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱.  🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻: ✝️𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵-𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱-𝗼𝗻. 😂𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 (𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝘄𝗲’𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝘆 😭) 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🤗𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.❤️ 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲: 👍 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲  🏷️ 𝗧𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆—𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 📲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Spotify, Apple, Amazon, iHeart Radio & YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamashttps://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/0fKlk9szUQb 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 🤗👯‍♀️ 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿!💕 #JunkDrawerMamas #mompodcast #MomLife #StressReliefForMoms #ExtremeParenting #ChristianMoms #ParentingSupport #realtalk #MomLifeRealTalk #EncouragedMoms #MomLifeSupport #MomLife #Faiththroughfostercare #speciallyempoweredmoms #WearyMoms #BurnoutIsReal #FillYourCup

🎙 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟳 | 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 | T𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗸 & 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘆!𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀, 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴—𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿? 😩Let’s talk about it.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 “Y𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.”But listen—𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. When we don’t care for ourselves and stay pressed into Jesus, we will burn out. And when we’re weary, we react out of depletion instead of peace.💡 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴:🔹 Why exhaustion makes us more vulnerable to the enemy’s lies🔹 How running on fumes leads to mom guilt & burnout🔹 What it REALLY means to “fill your cup” (hint: it’s more than self-care) ☕🔹 How to stay rooted in Jesus so you don’t crash by the end of the day🔹 Practical ways to refill your heart, mind, and spirit so you can parent from peace, not depletion🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱.📲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮y! 💗💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.#JunkDrawerMamas #ChronicStress #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity #ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk  #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress #identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #BurnoutIsReal #FaithInTheChaos #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 "[𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲]’𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗺" 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲? Or felt like your only purpose is to keep tiny humans alive while running on fumes and stale Goldfish crackers? (Just us? Cool.) This week on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀, 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼, and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 unpack the ways stress messes with our identity as moms. When we get tangled up in labels—"special needs mom," "wife," "caregiver"—we forget who we really are in Christ. And that’s when the enemy sneaks in, fueling stress, self-doubt, and the feeling that we’re never enough. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:⚡ The weight of parental labels and how they shape our self-worth⚡ How stress fuels insecurity, self-doubt, and passive aggression (yep, we’re going there)⚡ Why self-care isn’t a luxury—it’s a biblical necessity⚡ The power of renewing your mind daily and shutting down the lies of the enemy⚡ How to rest in your true identity instead of striving to be “better” 𝗦𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿, "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵," 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲. 🎧 New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music iHeart Radio, and YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas #JunkDrawerMamas #ChronicStress #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity #ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #OverwhelmedNotAlone #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #StressHormonesHealth

✨ Episode 5: When Stress Tips the Scale: The Hidden Weight of Extreme Parenting ✨ Special needs moms and moms navigating extreme parenting often carry a weight much heavier than meets the eye—both physically and emotionally. Chronic stress wreaks havoc on hormone levels, leading to health challenges like weight gain, fatigue, and even shame about self-image. This cycle can feel relentless, and the judgment from others doesn’t help. People assume it’s about overeating or inactivity, but let’s be real—when you’re juggling therapy appointments, meltdowns, and midnight laundry loads, who has time for self-care? Tune in as Deena and Christina get raw and real about their personal struggles with weight, self-image, and the deep emotional pain chronic stress can cause. You’ll hear how extreme parenting impacts their health and what they’ve learned about breaking free from the shame and stereotypes. 🎧 Whether you’re crying into your cold coffee or chasing your kid through the grocery store, this episode is for you. We hope our stories remind you that you’re not alone and that your worth isn’t tied to your dress size. 💡 Stress Fact: Chronic stress increases cortisol levels, which can lead to increased fat storage, especially in the abdominal area. Add poor sleep and no time for nourishing meals, and it’s no wonder your body struggles to keep up. 💡 Another Fact: Studies show that stress can shrink the prefrontal cortex, the part of your brain responsible for making decisions—like, "Should I grab a salad or this bag of chocolate-covered pretzels?” 💬 We want to hear from you! Take a moment to listen, follow, and share this episode with a mama who could use some encouragement. 👉Leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen—your feedback helps us support more moms just like you. 🎙️ Find us everywhere you stream: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube.   💌 Connect with us on social: Facebook https://www.instagram.com/junkdrawermamas  https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas #JunkDrawerMamas #ChronicStress #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting ParentingPodcast#StressAndWeight #MomEncouragement #HealingThroughFaith #RealMomTalk #OverwhelmedNotAlone #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport#StressHormonesHealth

Stress—it’s like that extra sock in the laundry. It sneaks in where it doesn’t belong, and before you know it, you’re buried in it. For moms navigating extreme parenting, whether it’s a rough season or a lifetime of challenges, stress isn’t just part of the equation—it’s the headline. In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina get real about the types of stress moms face, the ways it impacts our hearts, minds, and bodies, and how we can rise above it. From personal stories of juggling chaos to practical tips that actually work, we’re spilling all the tea on managing stress without losing your mind—or your faith. Here’s the truth, Mama: You’re not meant to do this alone. God’s got you, and so do we. Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and purpose. Why You Should Listen: Get practical, faith-filled strategies to tackle stress head-on. Laugh (because if we didn’t laugh, we’d cry) at our honest and relatable mom-life stories. Walk away with encouragement and a reminder that you’re never alone in this journey. ✨ Share the love: 🎧 Listen now for relatable wisdom and encouragement. 💬 Tag a mom who needs this message today—we’re all in this together. ❤️ Don’t forget to like, follow, and share with someone who needs a little extra hope. #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLife #StressReliefForMoms #ExtremeParenting #FaithInTheChaos #ChristianMoms #ParentingSupport #MomLifeRealTalk #EncouragedMoms

Rediscovering You: Finding Identity Beyond Motherhood and Marriage In this heartfelt and deeply relatable episode, Deena and Christina open up about their personal journeys as moms, wives, and women navigating the challenges of extreme parenting. They share their life stories, offering an intimate glimpse into how family dynamics, career choices, and the weight of responsibilities have shaped their roles as mothers. The central focus of this conversation is the often-overlooked struggle many women face: losing their sense of identity. It’s all too easy to become consumed by the demands of motherhood and marriage, forgetting the unique individual you were created to be. Deena and Christina dive into the emotional toll this can take, especially for moms parenting in extraordinary circumstances, like special needs, trauma, foster care, or mental health challenges. This episode isn’t just about acknowledging the struggle—it’s about recognizing the signs of losing yourself and finding practical, faith-driven steps to rediscover who you are outside of your roles as mom and wife. Through honest reflections and powerful insights, Deena and Christina offer encouragement and hope for moms who feel stuck, helping them embrace their God-given identities and find balance, joy, and fulfillment in their lives. Tune in for a conversation that will inspire you to look beyond the chaos and remember the vibrant, purposeful woman God designed you to be. Come check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com https://www.facebook.com/SpeciallyEmpoweredMoms   Come check out what Christiana is doing at Faith Through Foster Care www.fatihthorughfostercare.com www.instagram.com/faiththroughfostercare

In Episode 2, Deena and Christina share more about their personal journeys as moms navigating the unique challenges of extreme parenting. From raising children with special needs to managing the emotional and physical toll of these extraordinary circumstances, this episode dives deep into what it truly means to parent beyond the norm. Extreme parenting encompasses the relentless demands, emotional struggles, and societal misunderstandings that come with raising kids in challenging situations—whether it’s managing behavioral issues, mental health struggles, or navigating medical and trauma-related needs. Deena and Christina reflect on their experiences, the lessons they’ve learned, and the moments that strengthened their faith and resolve. This episode offers validation and encouragement for moms feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or alone. Join the conversation as they unpack the realities of extreme parenting and the hope that comes from knowing you're not alone in the journey. You’re not alone. God chose you for this journey – let’s walk it together!   Come check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com https://www.facebook.com/SpeciallyEmpoweredMoms   Come check out what Christiana is doing at Faith Through Foster Care www.fatihthorughfostercare.com www.instagram.com/faiththroughfostercare

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 – where we’re sorting through the drama and trauma of extreme parenting to find hope, healing, and a side of humor.  Junk Drawer Mamas is a podcast for moms who are feeling the weight of parenting challenges that go beyond the ordinary, extreme parenting circumstances. Whether you're raising a child or teen with special needs, battling behavior issues, struggling through mental illness, navigating through the trauma associated with foster care, or any of the countless unique challenges that come with raising a family in extreme situations —it’s a lot to carry, but you don’t have to do it alone. This is a safe space where you’ll find stories you can relate to – the kind that make you feel seen, heard, and understood.   In Junk Drawer Mamas, we see the “junk drawer” as the place where hidden struggles live – the worries, hurts, and unmet needs that we often push aside or feel too overwhelmed or embarrassed to address. But just like those cluttered drawers, what we keep hidden can’t be healed. Together we will unpack the “junk” in our lives to uncover hope, healing, and the strength that only comes from facing what’s been tucked away.   If your life feels like a “junk drawer” filled with unresolved struggles, buried emotions, and things you’re just not ready to show the world, you’re in the right place.   We invite you to join hosts Deena and Christina, authors, speakers, and fellow extreme-parenting moms, as they bravely open their own junk drawers, bringing faith, personal stories, and even a bit of laughter to the journey as they tackle the hard stuff and talk openly about the messiness, and often hidden struggles of motherhood & marriage. They are here to guide you through the process of sorting through life’s toughest challenges, empowering you to heal, embrace your true identity in Christ, and find the strength to parent from a place of peace and joy!   You’re not alone. God chose you for this journey – let’s walk it together!   Come check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com https://www.facebook.com/SpeciallyEmpoweredMoms   Come check out what Christiana is doing at Faith Through Foster Care www.fatihthorughfostercare.com www.instagram.com/faiththroughfostercare

Junk Drawer Mamas:  Sorting through the drama and trauma of extreme parenting to find hope, healing, and a side of humor.  Welcome to Junk Drawer Mamas – the podcast for moms navigating the treacherous terrain of extreme parenting. Moms who may be feeling the weight of parenting challenges that go above and beyond typical responsibilities whether you're parenting a child or teen with special needs, challenging behaviors, mental health struggles, medical crises, trauma associated with foster care, or the complexities of a large family, this is your space to feel seen, understood, and supported. This isn’t just a podcast; it’s your space to feel seen, understood, and equipped to parent from a place of victory, not defeat. In Junk Drawer Mamas, we believe that healing starts when we confront what’s been tucked away. We see the “junk drawer” as the place where hidden struggles live – the worries, hurts, and unmet needs that we often push aside or feel too overwhelmed or embarrassed to address. But just like those cluttered drawers, what we keep hidden can’t be healed. Think of us as your companions in decluttering life’s emotional junk and challenges that often feel too big to tackle alone. Co-hosts Deena Trocino and Christina Queen share their raw, relatable stories, faith-filled insights, and occasional mom fails (because let’s face it, nobody’s perfect). We’ll talk candidly about marriage, parenthood, and the grace-filled messiness of life, all while sprinkling in biblical truths and practical tips to help you navigate those tough days and reclaim your sanity, and even some laughter to lighten the load. Our goal? To remind you that God chose you for this journey. You are equipped, you are enough, and yes, you absolutely can thrive—even when it feels impossible. So, grab a comfy seat (or hide in the pantry—we won’t judge) and join us each week as we tackle the “junk drawer” of extreme parenting, to uncover hope, healing, and the strength that only comes from facing what’s been tucked away.