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Creating Digital Safe Spaces :: Chris McKenna [Ep 360] Mar 28, 2022

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Does keeping your kids safe on the internet ever feel like a game of Whack-a-mole - frenzied and unending, always trying to fend off the threats that pop up? Or maybe you’ve been afraid your kids would be or feel left out if you had more limits on their screens? You’ve seen the documentaries and the research of how addictive social media can be and the average age in which kids are exposed to pornography keeps going down and yet, we know on some level what we forbid our kids to do has the potential to become the only thing they want. Families around you probably have a wide range of tech norms in their households. Kids relentlessly request screen time. Honestly, sometimes we long for the quiet of a kid mesmerized by a screen.

What’s a mom to do?

Enter this week’s guest, Chris McKenna, dad of four and founder of Protect Young Eyes, an organization devoted to helping parents create safe digital spaces for their kids. Chris encourages us that while there are real things our kids need protecting from on the internet, there are real ways we can foster digital trust and create safe digital spaces for our kids. Chris helps us understand that rather than a controller, our kids want a coach - someone to teach them how to use technology in ways that honor God, themselves, and others.

Connect with Chris McKenna & Protect Young Eyes:

Website: https://protectyoungeyes.com/
Twitter @protecteyes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protectyoungeyes/
Instagram: @Protect Young Eyes
Protect Young Eyes App - iPhone
Protect Young Eyes App - Android

Links Mentioned:

Birds and Bees - Mary Flo Ridley - tools for talking to your kids about sex

Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr. by Kristen A. Jenson https://www.amazon.com/Good-Pictures-Bad-Jr-Protect/dp/0997318724

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How to Help a Friend Process Life [Ep 359] Mar 21, 2022

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How do you respond when a difficult situation comes your way? One that feels out of the blue, or that doesn’t have a clear solution, or all the solutions you’ve tried haven’t worked?

In this birthday episode (Happy Birthday Heather!) join Heather and DMA team member, Stephanie Snow, as they talk through what it looks like to process through all those thoughts that circle around our brains as we deal with the difficult stuff of life. We talk about not only how to sort out your own thoughts, but how to come alongside friends, family, and even your children to listen well and ask good questions.

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Mentoring with Lisa Bevere [Ep 358] Mar 14, 2022

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Have you ever wished for a fairy godmother? Someone to wave a wand and make your troubles disappear? The next best thing just might be a real godmother - a woman to see you in your distress and to offer help and encouragement. What’s hard for you in this season of motherhood? Your reactions to your kids? Seeing how your kids react to one another? Maybe you need to break free from life centering around your kids.

In this mentoring episode we take a proverbial walk with author and speaker Lisa Bevere through anger, growth, idolatry, guilt and hope in the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives and sibling rivalry. Her most recent book, Godmothers: Why You Need One. How to Be One encourages women to live with and for one another and to ask for help from those who have gone before you - which she graciously does with us in this episode! Lisa and her husband John raised four boys and she has written numerous books on womanhood, identity, anger, and much more.

Connect with Lisa Bevere:

Website: https://lisabevere.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabevere.page
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabevere/

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Godmothers: Why You Need One. How to Be One by Lisa Bevere

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Recovering from Mom Burnout :: Nicole Zasowski [Ep 357] Mar 07, 2022

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Every mom will experience burnout. It’s as simple as our energy output exceeds our energy input, but it can be debilitating and discouraging. You may wish for a vacation, or spa day or even just 15 minutes of silence, but what if those typical self-care strategies are out of your reach? Where can you find rest when it seems like your circumstances just don’t allow for any?

“You may find that if someone pours water all over you, you are damp and distracted, but not cured of your sadness, the way a fire department can douse a fire but never recover what has been burnt down.” —Lemony Snicket, The Bad Beginning

This week we talk with Nicole Zasowski, a mom of three, therapist, and author of the new book, What if it’s Wonderful? Through her own life journey that has included deep sorrow and deep joy, Nicole encourages us to fight burnout with regular rhythms of celebration. No, not another party for you to plan, she’s not looking to douse water on burned-out you, but to help you recover joy that has been lost. She gives you an invitation to look at the good God is doing all around you, in every season.

Connect with Nicole Zasowski:

Website: https://www.nicolezasowski.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolezasowskiwriter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolezasowski/

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Equipping Your Kids for Difficulty :: Kim Sorgius [Ep 356] Feb 28, 2022

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What happens when you’ve had a Proverbs life - following the rules and making the right choices - but then you wake up to find yourself living in Ecclesiastes where life is painful and doesn’t quite make sense? It’s easy for us to think we can do and achieve - that if we just get the right formula we’ll unlock an easy life replete with God’s blessings and perfect family photos. Through her own story of God’s provision through heartache and uncertain circumstances, Kim Sorgius encourages us to lean in and really know the Lord in difficult times. Not just to know about him, not to search his word for what the plan is, but to search it for Him. She wants our paradigm to shift and for us to embrace that “the beauty of life isn’t found in perfect circumstances…[but] in faith.”

Kim has a deep desire for us to both experience and pass that sturdy faith onto our children. Born from the difficulty (and faithfulness) of single motherhood is her blog and online store, Not Consumed, where she has created Bible studies and products to help you engage the scripture with your kids. Join us to hear Kim’s incredible story and to be encouraged as you work to share your faith in meaningful ways.

Connect with Kim Sorgius:

Website: https://smart.bio/notconsumed/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notconsumed
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notconsumed/

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Church Hurts, Healed by the Church :: Angel Ricchuiti [Ep 355] Feb 21, 2022

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Think of 9 women you know. Statistics says that 1 of those women was sexually abused as a child. This week, Angel Ricchuiti bravely tells us her story of sexual abuse within the church. She gives us hope that God heals, restores and is near to us through the body of Christ and skilled professionals. You will hear practical ways to listen well and come alongside a friend who suffered trauma as you are graciously invited into her story. And, you will be encouraged to think about the process of uprooting fears and walking in freedom caused by hurts. Be informed and empowered toward empathy and compassion whether trauma or abuse is a part of your story or not.

Angel is a wife, mother of four, as well as a trained counselor.

WARNING: This episode contains references to child sexual abuse within the church. We know Angel’s story may be especially hard for some, as it may stir up very real feelings. Please be encouraged, Angel’s story is full of hope and healing, too. While this episode might not be good for little ears, it is a story that will equip you and help you walk in more freedom.

Connect with Angel Ricchuiti:

Website: https://angelricchuiti.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angel.ricchuiti
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelricchuiti/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angelricchuiti

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BELOW
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Books for Kids:

Let’s Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect - Jayneen Sanders
God Made All of Me – Justin S. Holcomb
Good Picture Bad Pictures - Kristen Jenson

Books for Survivors:

Suffering and the Heart of God – Dr. Diane Langberg
The Wounded Heart – Dr. Dan Allender
The Trauma Heart – Judy Crane
The Body Keep the Score - Bessel van der Kolk
Redeeming Love – Francine Rivers
The Hiding Place – Corrie Ten Boom
Believing God – Beth Moore

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Books Recs & Questions to Ask Your Local Church Leadership:

On Guard – Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse at Church, by Deepak Reju
We Too – Mary E. Demuth
Who knows about/ keeps track of convicted sex offenders in our congregation?
Who monitors their coming and going on our campus?
Who on staff is responsible to check in with their probation officers and confirm the reason for their status on the sex offenders list and recommendations they have for securing safety?
What is the safety plan for these individuals? What is included & who supervises this plan?
How often does the supervisor meet with this perpetrator or other known perpetrators AND fact check the information they provide?
Is he or other known perpetrators chaperoned while on campus?
Do we have an official document which discloses how we as a church body agree to handle this particular issue?

Be Vulnerable, Find Your People :: Jennie Allen [Ep 354] Feb 14, 2022

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Friendship isn’t something we are taught in school. We sort of fumble our way through the trial and error of how to make and keep friends. Add in our culture of independence, where it can be hard to admit we need others, and lots of times it feels easier to just stay home and binge watch seasons of Friends rather than try to find some real life ones. In this episode, author and speaker Jennie Allen acknowledges that friendship is full of risk, riddled with awkwardness and yet completely worth it. Through her own journey of finding a core group of friends in a new city, she challenges us to enter into the awkward places to build the friendships we long to have. Jennie Allen is a wife, mom, author, and speaker. She deeply believes God created us for relationship - first with him and then with others. Her newest book, Find Your People, is a tool-kit, a guide, an encouragement, and an honest look at why we really do need a village, and how we cultivate it in our lives.

Connect with Jennie Allen:

Website: https://www.jennieallen.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniesallen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennieallen/

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Extending an Invitation :: Trillia Newbell [Ep 353] Feb 07, 2022

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Let’s have some “real talk” and think about our faith in action when it comes to our neighbors, even when they are different. This conversation will help you think about being more open and welcoming and train your children to do the same.

Our guest this week, author Trillia Newbell, encourages us in the message of James chapter two - love for others that doesn’t show favoritism to those who look or think or act like us. Her book, The Big Wide Welcome, illustrates how the love of Christ sees and welcomes others for who they are and how we should do the same. Trillia is a wife, mom, author, and speaker whose writings address and encourage our faith, our families, and the culture around us

Connect with Trillia Newbell:

Website: https://trillianewbell.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrilliaNewbell
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trillianewbell/
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Consistency in Bible Study :: Katie Orr [Ep 352] Jan 31, 2022

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In a world of increasing chaos, we crave certainty. We “know” the answer lies in some good disciplines like daily time with God. How can you step into a habit of studying God’s Word with consistency and success, even when your daily rhythms are upside down?

Let’s turn Bible study from a “should do” into a vibrant, life-giving way to get the Word into your heart. Our guest this week, Bible teacher Katie Orr, will encourage you in practical and approachable ways so that you can open God’s Word and be fed.

We talk through the stops on Katie’s “Bible Study Boulevard” - an assessment you can take on her website to help you figure out just where you are on your Bible study journey. Identifying your “stop” can help you adopt methods you can use right where you are, right now to connect with God and know Him more. Her online community at www.biblestudyhub.com is a place where women can connect and receive training, encouragement, and accountability to enjoy God’s word. She is even offering Don’t Mom Alone listeners a special on her 5 Days to Better Bible Study Course to jump start your study!

Connect with Katie:

Website: katieorr.me
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekatieorr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekatieorr
Books by Katie Orr - Secrets of the Happy Soul
FOCUSed15 Bible Studies

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Understand Your Developing Teen :: Dr. Nell Bush [Ep 351] Jan 24, 2022

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The preteen/teen years are a time of immense change and growth that often come with difficulty between mother and child. As the mom of a teen you may find yourself confused or frustrated with your child’s new behavior and attitudes. (The thought of those years is enough to fill elementary-kid moms with dread!) Come and listen as we shed light on the confusion of these transitional years that will help us both prepare for and thrive during this crucial developmental stage.

In this episode Child Development Specialist, Dr. Nell Bush, explains to us the four pillars of preteen/teen development. Dr. Bush co-authored The Parenting Survival Guide, a practical handbook for parents addressing common child rearing concerns. Having four children of her own, she understands teen development on a theoretical and practical level.

Nell encourages us that if we can understand what’s going on socially, emotionally, mentally, and physically with our preteens/teens we can respond with compassion and adapt our parenting strategies to fit their needs. She also covers aspects of development from why teens sleep so much to why they seem to love and hate us almost simultaneously. Draw hope for the present or wisdom for the future as you sit in (or do the dishes, or drive the kids all over) on Heather and Nell’s conversation.

Connect with Dr. Nell Bush:

Email: nell.f.bush@gmail.com

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Handout from Dr. Bush
Birds and Bees https://birds-bees.com/
Episodes with Mary Flo and Megan Michaelson of Birds and Bees

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