Reclaiming Sex Ed: Teaching God’s Truth About Bodies, Boundaries & Identity :: Kristen Miele [Ep 539]
Do you feel embarrassment or shame around talking to your kids about sex? Do you wish someone else could come talk to them for you?
Well today Kristin Miele is here to share her curriculum called Sex Ed Reclaimed. Kristin very reluctantly dove into this topic, she kept trying to run from it but God kept putting her in spaces to teach the truth of how our bodies are made. Here is some of what we cover:
Teaching about boundaries, safety, and abuse prevention
The "STOP" acronym for responding to porn exposure
The difference between recognizing our feelings and declaring that they are truth
Talking to your kids about abortion, same-sex attraction, and gender questions
The harm of 90s purity culture—and a healthier, more grace-filled way forward
Connect with Kristen Miele:
Website: Christian Online Sex Ed Courses | Sex Ed Reclaimed
Instagram: Finally, Sex Ed You Can Trust Just For Kids! (@sexedreclaimed)
Links Mentioned:
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: By Kristen Jenson
Sex Ed Reclaimed Curriculum –use code DONTMOMALONE for 15 percent off.
Related Episodes:
Porn-Proofing Our Kids :: Kristen Jenson [Ep 256]
Birds and Birds? Oh Help Me Please :: Mary Flo Ridley [Ep 25]
Let’s Talk about Sex :: Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson [Ep 328]
Overcoming Barriers to Sexual Intimacy :: Nancy Houston [Ep 206]
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If You're Tired of Feeling Like You Don't Measure Up.. :: Hosanna Wong [Ep 538]
Who does God say you are? And how do you step into your true identity when the world (and even yourself) have told you otherwise? If you (or your kids) feel unseen, unworthy, or unwanted, this episode is for you.
In this powerful conversation, Hosanna Wong shares her journey of growing up on the streets of San Francisco with a father who battled addiction, only to see God transform his life and spark an outdoor church that reached the hurting. Her story goes on to share how she went through some hard years that were full of disappointment and lies from the enemy. She continued to press into the word and God reminded her who she is in Christ, through that season her spoken word ministry was born. Here is some of what we talked about:
How God uses ordinary moments and people, like a mother opening her door to a vacuum salesman and sharing faith, to change generations
The struggle of feeling like you don’t measure up to “good Christian molds” and learning freedom in Christ
Why God delights in your unique personality, schedule, and situation, He made you that way on purpose
Hosanna reminds us that we have freedom in how we connect with our creator and God wants to meet us where we are
Connect with Hosanna Wong:
Website: HOSANNA
Facebook: Hosanna Wong
Instagram: Hosanna Wong (@hosanna.wong)
Links Mentioned:
SPOKEN WORD: I Have A New Name
What God Says About You: By Hosanna Wong
You Are More than You've Been Told: By Hosanna Wong
Related Episodes:
Exchange False Beliefs with True Identity :: Jamie Winship [Ep 433]
When You Need a Personal Revival :: Cleere Cherry Reaves [Ep 504]
Fighting Toxic Thoughts :: Jennie Allen [Ep 272]
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How to Declutter Clothes, Pantries, and Memories :: Tara Bremmer [Ep 537]
Do you ever feel like clutter is taking over your home? In this episode, Tara Bremmer, professional organizer is here to dive into the heart of decluttering. We will talk about where to start if your home feels out of control, and how to tackle overwhelming projects in small, manageable steps instead of turning your whole house upside down. You’ll also hear tips for pantry organization, dealing with “rage areas,” and how to maintain chaos resilience by scheduling time to keep things in order. We also cover:
Practical tips for decluttering books, laundry, and pantries
The emotional side of clutter and why we hold on to things in stressful times
Decluttering with kids: teaching them to let go, manage clothes, and organize their space
Tips for closet organization: including deciding what sizes of clothes to hang onto
Connect with Tara Bremmer:
Website: House Peace
Instagram: Therapy for your house. (@house.peace)
Related Episodes:
Declutter Like a Mother :: Allie Casazza [Ep268]
From Chaos to Calm: Practical Tools to Manage Anger and Overwhelm in Motherhood :: Elizabeth Andreyevskiy [Ep 513]
Choose What Matters to YOU :: Kendra Adachi [Ep 293]
House Rules and Learning to Love your Home :: Myquillyn Smith [Ep 462]
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How to Stop Shame Spirals :: Dr. Curt Thompson [Summer of Mentorship Wk 6]
Our kids begin to feel and respond to shame as early as 15 to 18 months of age. Those early moments can begin a lifelong struggle with feeling unworthy, inadequate and unlovable. Shame also disintegrates us (separating our thinking brain from our feeling brain) and isolates us from others.
My guest is Dr. Curt Thompson, a psychiatrist and expert on the effects of shame and how to find freedom from the lifelong negative messages that come after us and our family.
“One of the things that we notice about shame is that because we are immobilized and we are hiding, shame does not actually ever allow us to move toward God. This is why we have to have someone come and find us. This is why when our children are experiencing shame, we have to go and find them. This is why it's important for us as parents to have others who are coming to find us.”
YES! Moms don’t let moms sit in shame. We can choose to seek out others when they are stuck in the shame cycle. Who are your 2 or 3 moms that will help you tell your story more truly?
Dr. Thompson walks us through some practical ways to build in memories and physical reminders to work against shame in the future for both ourselves and others. And throughout our conversation he points back to how God doesn’t leave us to deal with shame alone.
“The beautiful thing is Jesus isn’t worried about our kids. He's not worried about your mothering. He's delighted. He knows how hard this work is and he knows that we will do it imperfectly. Even when we have our worst moments in which we foist to shame upon our kids or when our kids experience shame against everything that we're doing to try to combat it, God is saying: ‘I'm not worried. I never run out of options.’”
Summer of Mentorship Discussion questions PDF
Connect with Dr. Thompson:
Website: https://curtthompsonmd.com
Facebook: https://curtthompsonmd.com/
Instagram: @curt_thompson_md
Links Mentioned:
BOOK: The Soul of Shame
BOOK: Anatomy of the Soul
BOOK: The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community
BOOK: The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope
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Group Discussion Questions:
Have you studied shame before? Were you familiar with what it does to our bodies?
What was the last thing you felt shame about? How did it isolate you or disrupt a creative process?
Talk through how a friend or spouse could help you walk out of a shame cycle (whether minor or major).
Who are 2 or 3 women that could help you feel loved or speak truth back to you that “Jesus isn’t surprised”?
Discuss meeting your children in their shame and how we can rely on God in those moments.
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A Pep Talk for Reading the Whole Bible :: Tara-Leigh Cobble [Summer of Mentorship wk 5]
Have you read the whole Bible? That was the question my guest Tara-Leigh Cobble struggled to answer while talking to a pastor friend. As she thought back through her life growing up in a Christian home, being involved in church and now working in full-time ministry, she couldn’t say for sure that she’d really read ALL of the Bible.
So she started a chronological reading plan to read it all, even the genealogies. But as she read, Tara had to wrestle with stories she’d never heard from the pulpit.
“I was questioning the Bible because I was reading the Bible and I was questioning not is this true, but is he good? Yeah. Do I like him? My mentor said the places where you have difficulty with God lean in because the good stuff is on the other side of this. The good stuff is on the other side of this struggle.”
After completing her own journey of reading the full Bible and seeing scripture and God in a new way, Tara-Leigh created The Bible Recap podcast and book to help others encounter God through his Word. And she’s here to give us a pep talk for reading the full Bible too.
“You behold the living God in scripture, and all of a sudden, instead of feeling burdened by your to-do list, you're going to be buoyed and carried along by the love of the God of the universe and by the person of who he is. And that's what I want you to take away from scripture every day, a vision of the God who loves you and who has already accomplished all that he requires of you.”
Summer of Mentorship Discussion questions PDF
Connect with Tara-Leigh:
Website: www.taraleighcobble.com
The Bible Recap: www.thebiblerecap.com
Instagram: @taraleighcobble
Links Mentioned:
The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Listen to the Bible on YouVersion
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Heather MacFadyen, mother of four boys, connects you the listener with people and resources to help you feel less alone. Consider it an invitation to "withness".
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