Word To Your Mothers

So, what is your relationship with food? Yeah, Sondra knows it’s complicated and it’s not the most fun topic to address. Sondra realized her food relationship was really damaged. When she got down to the heart of the matter, she realized it took root at birth. This is when she realized she needed to start to take ownership of what...

Where might you be broken or blessed in your current circumstance? In this episode Sondra shares how one decision brought her to a place of broken and blessed at the same time. She learned that many times we think we are only living in one or the other.

That one decision is what Sondra now calls, “Blacked Out Joy,” and it has brought a lot of life lessons in a mat...

What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word, habit? Most of the time, if we are honest, we probably go to the negative habits of our lives. Like, “I wish I was doing better at.” …

On this episode, host Sondra Doty explains how old and new habits can go together; that we really need to be aware of what season we are in and what God might be trying to reveal to us about our habits.

There is a tending and mendi...

Hey, it’s host Sondra Doty and I want to welcome you to the Word To Your Mothers® Podcast. As a Life Doula and Consultant, it’s been an honor to share my story and others on this podcast. I hope you find these episodes encouraging and helpful. We aren’t meant to do life alone, and the conversations you hear on the podcast can be a steppingstone to aid in that.

Whether you have listening for three years or just tuned in, let me know...

On this episode, guest Sheri Prescott shares a few different stories how God redeems in more ways than one. Sheri believes that God uses small moments to change the world and that every day is a gift because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross!

In this episode we cover:

• Restoration through loss, grief and trauma
• First child leaving “the nest”
• Entrusting our children to God
• How God is restoring our daily walk with him

Consider what happens when one begins to wear glasses: First, they get used to them and then even dependent on them. And then there’s all the checkups – where there could be a major prescription adjustment. Sondra, a g...

Welcome to the new series on WTYM Podcast called Restoration Story. Our first guests are Scott and April Patterson. They are from sunny Florida and have two beautiful boys, Nathan and Elijah. In 2009 they started their own photography and cinematography company, Life’s Highlights. Their creativity and love shine through in every photo and video they take.

On this episode, Scott and April share their story of walking through inferti...

What would renewal look like for you in your current season? What do you think of when you hear the word, renewal? Do you think renewal is available in every season? Ok, ok, enough with the questions.

Host Sondra Doty is back with her first episode of 2022 to share how she is finding renewal in her own current season and posing these questions to herself. She discusses how she is rooting in renewal through faith, family, work and d...

Do you hear your mind or body saying, “I Can’t Keep Up” – especially this time of year in all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? How do you respond when you hear yourself telling you this?

This saying has come up often for host Sondra Doty over the last few months. Faced with a few health setbacks and unforeseen mounting decisions, it’s challenging for her not to feel overwhelmed in her own lack of capacity to “keep up.”

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Our kids often request many gifts around the Christmas/holiday giving season. Some of you are faced with the request of your child/teenager asking for a cell phone right now. Well, before you run out and buy that phone or hit "add to cart" on your online purchase, here are some facts to consider:

• Teen cell phone addiction has become a worldwide epidemic
• Tweens (8-12) spend seven hours a day on their digital devices while teens...

Have you always been a person that has asked big questions? -- particularly in the areas of faith? Well, today's guest Monica Ritchie was obsessed with asking those really big questions from a really young age. That aided in her calling of being a writer, speaker, theologian, and truth teller. Like Monica says, "You can't avoid the discussion of God when you're obsessed with really big questions."

In episode 45 host Sondra Doty and...

It's time to think about postpartum healing and nourishment in a whole new way that, perhaps, isn't so new. And it's time to have conversations around healing and recovery and how we can often neglect the fact that there is a healing process after giving birth. "In those first six weeks a mother should be waited on, served and nurtured." Says Debra Pascali-Bonaro. 

In Episode 44: Hola Postpartum, host Sondra Doty welcomes guest Ale...

What has age taught you? Do you worry or stress about getting older? Maybe you have found confidence the more you age. In episode 43: Reflections on Age and Turning 40, host Sondra Doty shares how she said goodbye to her 30s this summer and welcomed a new decade. She breaks down how God opened her heart to have a time of reflections on what her 30s taught her and how to embrace the wisdom and learning that has come through the year...

Have you ever been all dressed and ready to go to work, church or an event and then your little human vomits all over you? Or maybe it's been sleep deprivation, courtesy of that same human being, that kept you up all night and then you can't move one more inch without breaking down in tears?... 

Guest Kasidy Isahaq shares stories like these and more of her mothering journey in episode 42: The Calling of Motherhood. God has been tea...

Have you ever thought, what exactly does a life consultant or life coach do? Or told yourself, "I would really like to try a session with a life consultant, but I just don't know?" It's ok to wonder and ask those questions, because the reality is many are interested but just don't know where to start. 

In episode 41, host Sondra Doty talks about her journey into life consulting and what a session looks like with her as your consult...

How would you define the adventure that is traveling with children? Perhaps you call it a "trip" or is it a "vacation?" In friend circles, people have always joked that any travel that is with children is a trip and not a vacation. One thing that's most certainly true when you are done with a children's trip you almost always need a vacation to recover. I mean, I feel like I can get an "amen" on that one! 

In episode 40: Summer Tri...

Do you feel like your dreams are long gone or that you've missed your moment? Does it seem overwhelming to even start pursuing a dream out of fear or failure?

This week's guest Makie Bloomer states that it's #NeverTooLate to bloom. Makie hopes to inspire you to chase dreams and try new things with her new lifestyle brand, Late Bloomer Crew. Contrary to popular opinion, she chooses to think life can be long rather than short. When y...

Have you ever scrolled through your phone or picture album and came across a picture from the past that just hits your heart so hard and makes you think, "Wow, time is flying by?"

Host  Sondra Doty saw this picture (the one you're looking at) of her oldest and herself and that's what happened. At the time of the picture being taken, Sondra was about 30 weeks pregnant with her youngest; and just recently she realized that her oldest...

It's the season, and what season is it you ask? No, not road construction season, but home renovations season, LOL! That got me thinking about the many renovations my husband/guest Nick Doty and I have taken on in our 16-plus years together. We started our marriage, in fact, becoming owners of a 1950s home that need a lot of renovations. That was back when we were younger and more ambitious. 

In Episode 37: Home Reno Survival 101, ...