This week, Wendy Speake joins us on the podcast and WHOA are you in for some encouragement (especially if you’re a mom). Wendy has a way of meeting you right in the middle of your struggles, whether it’s anger, social media, or sugar! As a Bible teacher and background as a trained actress, her stories and words will comfort, equip, and encourage you.
In this episode, Wendy leaves us all feeling equipped and encouraged as we talk about the story behind a handful of her books including: The 40-Day Sugar Fast, The 40-Day Social Media Fast, The 40-Day Feast, Triggers, and Parenting Scripts. If those titles don’t say enough, we dive into topics such as “blaming and shaming”, self control when the kids are out of control, wisdom on how to choose our “yeses”, our role as our kids grow, and what to do when our kids feel a little (or a lot!) like sandpaper.
Episode highlights:
5:40 Behind the book - Triggers
9:50 Our tendency when our kids do wrong
11:00 “Figure out what you mean to say before you say something mean”
11:40 There’s something God wants to do in us FIRST.
12:36 Blaming and shaming
13:15 Training is long suffering
14:35 Everytime our kids do something wrong…
15:18 What topic/trigger has resonated most?
15:46 “YOU are not a victim, you’re a mom!”
16:46 Self- control when our kids are out of control
17:07 Sibling rivalry
19:10 Triggers are opportunities to parent
22:14 You don’t stop having triggers…
22:43 If you don’t learn how to control your triggers now
23:09 Our job is to “hold the line”
24:18 When your kids feel like sandpaper…
26:23 We all want to love our kids well
31:10 The the social media fast
37:55 ADVICE: You can’t do everything!
38:20 “Don’t cry over spilled milk” is for the moms who are spread too thin
45:55 Guest perspective - what does success look like to you?
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Mentioned in this episode:
Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses
The 40-Day Sugar Fast (STARTS JANUARY 9TH)
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