Thriving In Motherhood Podcast

We all have hard things in our life that we get to keep learning from again and again. Mine is physical pain and health challenges.  In this week’s episode, I’m sharing some practical tips for parenting while in physical pain (which can be applied to mental and emotional health challenges, too), as well as some principles and lessons I’ve been learning over the last few months. For me, one of the biggest things this challenge has taught me is to rely more fully on God. I’ve chosen to look at the pain as an opportunity to grow closer to Him.  Whenever the fear starts to creep in because of pain or the unknown underlying causes, I try to remember who does know. God is all-knowing, and He is the only one with all of the answers. I try to remain focused on the fact that I can trust Him to walk with me through all the ups and downs. I’ve also discovered some helpful practices that make mothering easier when I have painful days: Play music to match the mood you want in your home. Instead of focusing on what is not