Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

How do we navigate seasons of parenting and marriage while embracing the struggles and successes? This podcast is designed to provide you with practical tools, wisdom, and takeaways to equip and encourage you. Join Paige Clingenpeel, a licensed therapist, minister, and mom of four, as she invites others into conversation, sharing her successes and failures with humor and humility.

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October 13, 2025 36 mins

So, what’s the difference between worry and anxiety?  Having lived with undiagnosed anxiety and depression for 36 years, Nichole Suvar felt like there was something inherently wrong with her. She loved her family, community, and work - and yet she still felt like the world might be better off without her in it. Listen in as author and intentional-living strategist Nichole shares with Paige the tipping point for seeking help, how me...

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On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season with Paige Clingenpeel, author Gary Thomas joins Paige to discuss his book, Sacred Marriage. Married for over 40 years, Gary credits his devotion to loving his wife well to his faith in God. Recognizing that even the best marriages face challenging moments is key to a successful marriage! While no marriage is perfect, if we surrender our imperfections to God, He will shape us to ...

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September 29, 2025 31 mins

“When I lay my burden down to Him, He takes it and releases me—and I can rest in His peace.” -Paige 
Paige and producer Mike dive into the difference between a weekly Sabbath and a longer sabbatical, exploring why God cares deeply about our rest—and even commands it. Paige shares practical ways to pause intentionally, prioritize what truly matters, and trust God with the things left undone. She opens up about her own upcoming s...

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Research shows a child’s worldview is largely formed by age 13, making these early years critical for shaping their hearts and minds. In this episode, Paige Clingenpeel sits down with Molly DeFrank—author, speaker, and mom of six—to talk about what today’s boys need to thrive. Molly shares practical ways moms can model a biblical worldview, create meaningful moments with their sons, and equip them with the essentials for life—belon...

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Parenting today can feel overwhelming as families face loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicide, and bullying. In this episode, Paige talks with Dr. Eric Scalise, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Hope for the Heart, about his book The Care and Counsel Handbook and how parents can build a strong emotional and spiritual foundation for their kids. They discuss why deep relationships matter in a world that’s “technologically con...

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Talking with kids about sickness, grief, and death is never easy—but it’s essential. In this episode, counselor and speaker Paige Clingenpeel joins producer Mike Segovia to share honest, practical ways parents can walk their children through these difficult moments. Paige opens up about her own health journey, the questions kids naturally ask, and how parents can give age-appropriate, hope-filled answers without needing to have it ...

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When life feels heavy and we’re worn down, the only true source of strength and confidence is God. In this episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige Clingenpeel talks with Amber Albee Swenson—wife, mom, speaker, and author of 13 books, including her latest The Key to Confidence: Where to Go When You Feel You’re Not Enough. Amber shares why our identity must be rooted in God rather than in ourselves, and how we can point our kids to t...

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Sending your young adult into the real world can feel both heartbreaking and heart-warming. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns—author, speaker, and president of HomeWord—joins Paige Clingenpeel to share practical, faith-based wisdom for parents navigating this season. Together, they unpack the essential life skills kids need before leaving home, how to raise children toward greater responsibility without enabling, and the shift parents...

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Whether your child is in elementary school or preparing to leave for college, this episode will encourage and equip you as a parent. Licensed counselor and host of Embracing Your Season, Paige Clingenpeel, shares practical wisdom on how to prepare your kids for the challenges they’ll face socially, emotionally, and mentally in the school year ahead. From navigating peer pressure, drugs, and alcohol, to choosing wise friendships and...

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Rise up, warrior—get up, wipe your tears, and go forth! Ready for powerful encouragement in your walk with Christ? Today, Paige Clingenpeel welcomes Myshel Wilkins—an American–Ghanaian worship leader, recording artist, speaker, and author of Arise, Shine, and Conquer: 40 Days of Courage for Women. In this powerful conversation, Myshel uncovers the lies women often believe about their worth, identity, and value—and points us back to...

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What do you do when the child you raised in the Christian faith walks away from it? In this powerful and hope-filled episode, Laine Lawson Craft—a Christian wife, mom, media host, speaker, and best-selling author—shares her raw journey of parenting three prodigal children. Through years of fear, rebellion, and spiritual battles, Laine learned to fight not against her children, but for them—through prayer, truth, and unwavering trus...

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What if colic, sensory issues, or even ADHD had more to do with the nervous system than you realized? In this episode, Paige talks with Dr. Rachel Boggs—a wife, mom, and nervous-system-focused pediatric chiropractor—about how early stress and dysregulation can affect digestion, immunity, and behavior. Dr. Boggs explains how the body is designed to heal, why the nervous system forms before anything else in the womb, and how prenatal...

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Are you craving connection but feel like your time is slipping away into scrolls and notifications? On this episode of Embracing Your Season, host Paige Clingenpeel is joined by Tara Sun—speaker, podcast host, and author of Surrender Your Story and the upcoming Overbooked and Overwhelmed. They dive into the struggle of staying present in a noisy world, especially as busy parents longing to grow closer to God and the people we love....

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As parents, we know how hard it can be to get our kids engaged with the Bible—especially in a world driven by screens and fast-moving content. What if the very tools that often distract them could be used to disciple them instead? Today, Paige sits down with Steve Cleary, executive producer of The Pilgrim’s Progress and founder of RevelationMedia, to talk about the power of visual storytelling in reaching the next generation with t...

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In this episode, Paige and producer Mike revisit some of the most powerful parenting questions from past episodes—unpacking how to keep communication open, help kids grow in faith, and navigate the hard but necessary topics every Christian parent needs to face. Paige also opens up about walking with a friend through a cancer diagnosis and how our children see authentic faith lived out in times of suffering. From understanding why t...

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Loneliness isn’t about being alone—it’s about feeling disconnected. In this heartfelt episode, Paige welcomes Becky Harling—author, speaker, Bible teacher, and host of The Connected Mom podcast—for an honest conversation about the roots of loneliness and the power of connection. Becky shares her personal journey and reminds us that even in a crowd, we can feel unseen. Together, they explore the value of interdependence over indepen...

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God is a healer and a redeemer of pain” - Denise Jones

In this powerful episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige sits down with Denise Jones—founder of Reclaiming Hearts and host of DivorceCare—to talk about navigating the emotional and spiritual aftermath of divorce. Denise shares insight on the heavy burdens of shame and guilt, the critical difference between solitude and isolation, and how the Church can be a place of healing rath...

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Do Christians have to choose between Scripture and science? Allan Pereira doesn’t think so. In this episode, Paige sits down with the co-creator of The Science Dilemma, a film series designed to help the next generation see how science supports biblical truth and intelligent design. Allan shares how understanding the origin of life shapes our purpose and worldview—and why it matters when raising kids in today’s culture. From the co...

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Porn is targeting your kids—and most parents don’t realize how early it starts. Research shows the average age of first exposure is just 11–13, with some kids seeing it as young as 9. In this episode, Greta Eskridge—author, podcaster, speaker, and homeschooling mom of four—joins Paige Clingenpeel for a candid conversation about protecting kids from porn. Greta shares her own story of healing after her husband’s porn addiction and a...

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“We can’t parent the way our parents parented us.” In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns—founder of HomeWord, speaker, author, and podcaster—joins the conversation to help parents of teens navigate the challenges of raising the next generation. Together, we explore topics like rebellion, entitlement, disconnection, and the overwhelming impact of social media. Dr. Burns shares practical ways parents can equip their teens with wisdom, respo...

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