Trina Boice: Parenting Truths from an Imperfect Parent

Although she won the award of California Young Mother of the Year, Trina admits she is not a perfect parent. She shares lessons learned parenting along her imperfect road. Tamara K. Anderson interviews Trina Boice about life as an imperfect parent and the lessons she has learned along the way. Today we discuss: Miscarriages The "Whatever" Mantra Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Don't Be Afraid to Go Deep You can find Trina on her social media platforms of https://www.facebook.com/trina.boice (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/trinaboice/?hl=en (Instagram), https://www.linkedin.com/in/author-trina-boice/ (LinkedIn) and https://www.youtube.com/c/TrinaBoice/null (YouTube). You can also find her on the following websites: http://moviereviewmom.com/?fbclid=IwAR1X98jxT7WHVO-53VT_kzlumFt8RQud9jpIvQvgw68MQLVYB69H7c1WAEk (MovieReviewMom.com) http://lifelonglearningeducation.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ysmuIcTiWVrOnEIJ698bu0-XLJW6zmK8KaRFfR9Lmodm5kIWy7JOeWs4 (LifelongLearningEducation.com) http://frombook2business.com/?fbclid=IwAR0D6Qmby9aa9C_UgNhzUfWC1wb-bom3VsifVluph9LqvqrP70QlHnRWW7M (FromBook2Business.c)om Here is the transcript of Trina's episode: Trina 0:02  It went from pretending to really connecting with my child. And it was a really hard conversation. There were lots of tears that were shed. But in the end, lots of hugging, and a greater appreciation for the paths and the journeys that we take and how different they all are.   Tamara Anderson 0:28  Welcome to Stories of Hope in Hard Times, the show that explores how people endure and even thrive in difficult times, all with God's help. I'm your host, Tamara K. Anderson. Join me on a journey to find inspiring stories of hope and wisdom learned in life's hardest moments. My guest today is a doctor and a number one best-selling author of 31 books and was named the California Young Mother of the Year, an award which completely amuses her four sons. She teaches online for Brigham Young University and creates online courses at lifelonglearningeducation.com. She's also a movie critic at moviereviewmom.com and has a daily podcast on Alexa called Daily Inspirational Quote with Trina. She worked as a legislative assistant for a congressional representative in Washington DC and was given the Points of Light Award and Presidential Volunteer Service Award for her domestic and international community service. She's taught classes at the famous Lake Cordon Bleu Culinary College, and she says she has the weight gain to prove it. If she told you everything that she really does, she'd have to kill you. Basically. I am pleased to present Dr. Trina Boyce. Trina, are you ready to share your story of hope?   Trina 1:57  Oh, thank you for having me, Tamara. You know, I adore you. And for those listening, I've known Tamara for, I don't know, two, three years now. Right?   Tamara Anderson 2:08  Something like that. I can't remember. But it's been fun. So question, Trina, how in the world did you end up being named California Young Mother of the Year? I mean, I know that people are named mothers of the year. I always imagine them to be like these perfect moms. I know that's not the right image I should be putting in my brain. But I guess when you get an award like that people assume that's what it is. Why don't you tell me a little bit of background on that? Were you the perfect mom?   Trina 2:47  Oh no, absolutely not. I always say I look really good on paper. But the title is awarded by a wonderful organization called American Mothers Inc. I was involved with it when I was living in Georgia. Then I moved to California and I was still involved. Then one year I actually received that honor. But it's kind of tricky. Because if they just said, “We just think you're great, have this award,” that would be wonderful. It's kind of a little bit of a competition, because people can nominate a bunch of women. From all those...