The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering with Andrea Fortenberry

Welcome to Episode 121 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting withKristen Strong.

Kristen Strong, whose authored books include Girl Meets Change and When Change Finds You, also compiled the 90-day devotional, Praying Through Loneliness. She writes as a friend walking alongside you in your lonely season to a more helpful, hopeful destination.

She loves sharing laughs, long talks, and meaningful stories with family and friends while holding a cup of strong black tea. She and her US Air Force veteran husband, David, have three beloved adult children.

Some of the resources we mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 120 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering!  Today I have the privilege of chatting with MollyDeFrank. Molly is mom to three boys and three girls, ages eight to 15. She spends most of her time telling them to put on their shoes.

Welcome to Episode 119 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! We are entering a busy time of year as the school year is winding down. This means lots of extra things for our kids and us by default: concerts, recitals, school projects, field trips, class parties, teacher appreciation, and more! It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all there is going on. But I don’t want us to feel overwhelmed, I want us to take some time now on the front end of the month to help our future selves. Let's not just survive this month, let's thrive!

A few of the resources I recommend in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 118 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today’s episode is going to be a little life update and recommendations at the end.

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Welcome to Episode 117 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I'm giving 13 tips for raising a strong-willed child.

Some of the resources I mention include:

• James 1:5
• Proverbs 14:4

Welcome to Episode 116 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Tina Haisman. She is a Certified Life Coach, Speaker and Podcaster.

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Welcome to Episode 115 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Lisa-Jo Baker. She is a bestselling author, lapsed lawyer, and a current acquisitions editor for W Publishing.

In this replay episode, I share how and why we can start this year out slowly. In a world that’s focused on hustle and going harder, starting slowly is very counter-cultural, but I think it’s the pace our souls were designed for.

Here are some of the resources I mention in this episode:

Welcome to Episode 113 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering!

Today, I'm going to share the recording of the talk I gave at Restore: Soul Care for Moms back in September.

As I was thinking about and planning what I would chat about today as we are approaching the middle of December, right in the throes of the Christmas season, I thought back to this talk, and I think this message will really resonate with all of us this time of year.

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Welcome to Episode 112 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In today’s episode, I am sharing five practices to help us thrive this holiday season.

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Welcome to Episode 111 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Katie Trent.

Welcome to Episode 111 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! November is Military Family Appreciation Month and today I’m chatting with Ashley Ashcraft.

Ashley is a seasoned military spouse, homeschool mom, Down syndrome advocate, and nationally recognized educator. She serves as a military program director at her church, teaches Bible studies, and writes for Military Spouse magazine. After twelve military moves, Ashley's family is currently stationed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Tim, and their four sweet (and extraordinarily spirited) children.

Some of the resources we mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 109 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I’m going to talk about the power of your vote as a mom.

Before we dive in, here’s what I’m not going to do in this episode: I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. I’m not even going to bring up specific candidates.

Here’s what I will do: I will share with you why I’m passionate about voting and ensuring that I use my vote to make a difference. I hope it will encourage you to do the same! I will also share some tips with you as you research and decide who to vote for.

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Welcome to Episode 108 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today's episode is short and sweet, with a mini-life update and my encouragement on making lists.

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Welcome to Episode 107 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Barb Roose.

Barb is an author, and speaker at conferences such as the Aspire Women’s Event Tour, Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference, UMC Leadership Summit and other national platforms.

She is a regular contributor to (in)courage, Crosswalk, and iBelieve. Barb is the author of multiple books and Bibles. She is the host of the Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast and writes a weekly Happy Monday devotional. 

She is also a literary agent at Books & Such, and I’m privileged to be one of her clients.

Welcome to Episode 106 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Lori Schumaker. I do want to let you know that in today’s episode we are talking about a hard topic that isn’t for little ears. So if your kids are around, hit pause and come back to it when you get a chance.

Here’s a little bit about Lori: Her life story embodies the phrase “unveiled hope.” As both a Life and Mental Health Coach, as well as a writer, speaker, teacher, and creator, she gently guides women through the complexities of life with grace, hope, and resilience. Her own journey through the pain of abortion, and the subsequent cycle of shame and insecurity that followed, left her feeling shattered and unable to move forward. Yet, anchored by her faith in Christ and armed with practical strategies, Lori has found strength and redemption. The adversities that once sent her spiraling are now her testimony to the power of Jesus.

A few of the resources we mention include:

Welcome to Episode 104 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Patrice Burrell Grant about the power of prayer in motherhood.

Welcome to Episode 103 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering!

Today I’m chatting with Nicole Williams. Nicole is an author, speaker, and forgiveness coach, is committed to helping people transform their lives by letting go of resentment, anger, and paralyzing unforgiveness.

Welcome to Episode 102 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m interviewing Chris and Julie Bennett.

Chris Bennett is a pastor, storyteller, writer, and producer originally from Dallas, Texas. Julie Bennett is a writer, producer, speaker, and two-time cancer survivor from Edmond, Oklahoma. Together, Chris and Julie are the founders of Welcome Home Lifestyle, a production company that exists to create and promote content celebrating healthy, thriving families, friendships, and communities. 

Welcome to Episode 101 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I'm interviewing my friend Stacey Morgan. We chat about her current season and have a follow-up conversation to our friendship series from a few summers ago.

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Welcome to Episode 100 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! For this celebration, we have a special host, Stacey Morgan, who is interviewing Andrea all about the podcast, what she's learned, who her dream guest is and more!

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Welcome to Episode 98 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about battling burnout.

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Welcome to Episode 97 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Becky Beresford. Becky lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker, and coach with a master's certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through the truth found in the gospel. Some of the resources we mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 96 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about contentment.

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Welcome to Episode 95 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Megan Wright. Megan believes that her assignment from God is to help women find confidence in Christ. Her exuberant passion for scripture has brought the Bible to life in a fresh way for audiences across the country. She boldly teaches how to experience life transformation through real talk for real women.

Megan is a speaker, a popular author on the YouVersion Bible app, a full-time seminary student, and a Bible teacher at her local church. We chat about her latest You Version plan: Full of It! Living a Life FULL of Faith.

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Welcome to Episode 94 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Kendra Roehl and Julie Fisk. Kendra and Julie are Central Minnesota authors and collectively, they are mom to seven kids between the ages of 10-32. They believe in the immense power of authentic community and of intentionally living one’s faith out loud through kindness and friendship.

Welcome to Episode 92 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m replaying an episode from last year with my friend Sarah Martin.

Welcome to Episode 91 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m answering your questions!

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Welcome to Episode 89 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We are officially in the Christmas season and it’s such an exciting time of the year!

Welcome to Episode 86 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I want to talk to you about something I’ve been hearing about lately: limiting beliefs.

In this episode we talk about:

• What are limiting beliefs?
• What are your limiting beliefs?
• How changing your limiting beliefs can change your life

Resources I mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 85 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm so excited to be chatting with my very funny friend, Noelle Rhodes, all about strategies for the sports mom. We are both moms of kids in sports and have some insight and tips to help you if you are a sports mom or if you become one in the future.

Welcome to Episode 83 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I am so excited to share this episode. I had the privilege of interviewing my high school biology teacher, Rick Cole.

We talk about what moms can do (and stop doing) to help their kids' educational journey, how we can love and support teachers, and much more! He offers such great wisdom and insight.

Some of the resources we mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 81 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This is the last episode of our Body & Soul Summer Series. It's been fun to chat through topics to help us as moms, body and soul.

Today I'm talking about mom overwhelm: why we feel it and the cure for it from Psalm 23.

Some of the resources I mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 80 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re right in the middle of our Body & Soul Summer Series and today’s episode is about the body, particularly pelvic floor health. I think we’ve all heard of the pelvic floor, but maybe aren’t sure what it is or how to take care of it. That’s why I invited Dr. Kate Palmer to join us on the podcast.

She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in women’s health, specifically pregnancy, postpartum, dancers, and pelvic health, and wellness. She believes in a holistic, whole-body approach to treating musculoskeletal issues.

We chat about what the pelvic floor is, why it's important for us to pay attention to these muscles, and much more!

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Welcome to Episode 77 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re currently in our Body & Soul Summer series and I’m excited to share the conversation I had with my friend Courtney Lowman about spending time with God.

Welcome to Episode 76 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This episode is kicking off our Body and Soul Summer Series!

Today I’m talking with my friend, writer, and speaker, Jessica Carey about body confidence. Jess Carey is a wife and mother of two teenagers, who has moved more than eight times across more than 11,000 miles in the past decade, including a stint internationally. From acting in New York to running a business overseas, she has consistently sailed into the unknown. She is open, honest, and vulnerable in her writing and her speaking. She gives her audience permission to dream again, to forgive the past, and hope to launch into a bright new future.

Some of the resources we mention in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 75 of the Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Also, happy May! It’s a new month and a busy one for most of us, as the school year is winding down. This means lots of extra things for our kids and us by default: concerts, recitals, school projects, field trips, class parties, teacher appreciation, and more! It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all there is going on. But I don’t want us to feel overwhelmed, I want us to take some time now on the front end of the month to help our future selves. Let's not just survive this month, let's thrive!

A few of the resources I recommend in this episode include:

Welcome to Episode 74 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I talk about hitting the milestone of 10k downloads. Thank you so much!

I also chat about becoming, discouragement, waiting, and what to do when we feel disappointed.

Here are some of my questions for you:

• What did you enjoy doing as a child? What made you happy?
• How has God used those things in your journey to becoming? What dots can you connect from your life now that you couldn’t see as you lived through them?
• What are you waiting for? How can you grow your roots down deep in this waiting season?

Some of the resources I mention include:

Welcome to Episode 73 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend, Rebecca George.

Rebecca is the founder of Radical Radiance® - a podcast community where listeners are equipped to blend what they love with the Jesus who makes them shine. She is a podcaster, speaker, and author whose greatest joy in life is discipling others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the Kingdom. In her free time, you can find her running outside, writing, or trying a new recipe with Garth Brooks playing in the background.

Welcome to Episode 72 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my amazing friend, Jackie Kelley. Jackie is a stay-at-home mom to two wild boys based in Arizona. She is a self-proclaimed “maker” who loves to dream big. She has served with her local MOPS chapter for five years and has a passion for young moms and young families.

Along with her husband of eight years, she is on a mission to show the world that having intentional fun with your spouse is possible regardless of what season of life you are in.

We chat all about Hot Date Night: the why, the rules, and how you can implement hot date night into your marriage today.

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