Episodes

  • Ep 28: The Cost of Saying Yes: Why Healthy Boundaries & Expectations Matter in Families

    Ep 28: The Cost of Saying Yes: Why Healthy Boundaries & Expectations Matter in Families
    Jul 9 2025

    How do you love your people well without losing your sanity? 😅

    In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina are diving deep into family dynamics—from parenting adult children to setting boundaries with extended relatives (and yes, even those messy money conversations 💸).


    We’re talking about why setting healthy boundaries isn’t selfish—it’s survival, how to teach your kids emotional responsibility, and why avoiding conflict can actually make things worse. If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking on eggshells with your own family (or letting guilt blur the lines), this one’s for you, girl.


    Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and purpose.


    𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:

    🩷 Learn how to set boundaries without guilt or shame

    💜 Gain practical tools for navigating tricky family dynamics

    💛 Hear real stories that will make you laugh and nod your head in solidarity

    🩷 Be reminded that what's hidden can't be healed

    💜 Walk away equipped to prioritize your emotional health without burning bridges


    Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.


    🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.


    FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷


    New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae


    🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas

    🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR


    CONNECT WITH US:

    📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd

    📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn

    📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5

    📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf

    🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas

    ✉️Email: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com


    ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms

    🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠

    📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j

    📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt

    📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc

    ✉️Email: deena@speciallyempoweredmoms.com


    ☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care

    🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠

    📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud

    ✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com


    If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.


    #JunkDrawerMamas #extremeparenting #specialneedmom #fostercare #Boundaries #ChristianMomPodcast #MomLife #PeoplePleasing #EmotionalBurnout #MomGuilt #FaithOverStress #JunkDrawerMamas #ParentingPodcast #OverwhelmedMom #FamilyTension #SetTheBoundary
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    54 mins
  • Ep 27: "I Don’t Have Time to Heal” — When Self-Help Sounds Like a Luxury

    Ep 27: "I Don’t Have Time to Heal” — When Self-Help Sounds Like a Luxury
    Jul 2 2025

    Ever feel like you’re drowning in responsibilities, surviving on coffee and fumes, and someone dares to suggest, “Have you tried inner healing?” 😳 Girl, you can’t even pee alone, let alone sit in a quiet room with your trauma and a journal.

    In this episode, we open the junk drawer to dig into the lie that you’ll get to healing when life slows down. Newsflash: Life isn’t slowing down. But God isn’t waiting for that either. He meets you in the chaos, in the carpool line, in the midnight meltdown, and even in the 2 a.m. Amazon scrolls. 🙃


    Join Deena and Christina as they talk survival mode, surrender, mom guilt, control, and what happens when “I don’t have time to heal” becomes your default. From PTSD to praise breaks, we’re tackling what it looks like to say yes to transformation, even when your hands (and schedule) are full.


    🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:

    🩷 Learn why avoiding healing is costing more than you think

    💜 Discover how healing in the midst of chaos ispossible

    💛 Be reminded that surrender ≠ weakness. It’s where your strength begins

    🩷 Get raw, real encouragement from two mamas who get it 🙋‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️

    💜 Laugh with us (and maybe cry a little too) as we admit we’ve laid things down at God’s feet...and snatched them back 0.2 seconds later. 😬✋🏼


    Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.


    🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.


    FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷


    New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae


    🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas

    🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR


    CONNECT WITH US:

    📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd

    📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn

    📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5

    📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf

    🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas

    ✉️Email: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com


    ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms

    🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠

    📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j

    📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt

    📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc

    ✉️Email: deena@speciallyempoweredmoms.com


    ☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care

    🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠

    📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud

    ✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com


    If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.


    #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #ChronicStress #momsincrisis #innerhealing #selfcare #momhealing
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    57 mins
  • Ep 26: Your Body Doesn't Lie-The Cost of Living in Survival Mode

    Ep 26: Your Body Doesn't Lie-The Cost of Living in Survival Mode
    Jun 25 2025

    Ever feel like your body is waving a white flag, but you're too busy surviving to notice? 😩


    God designed your body to respond to stress, not live in it. In this episode, Deena & Christina uncover what long-term stress is doing to your brain, body, and gut and how that “on edge” feeling might be more than just burnout. From nervous system shutdown to emotional dysregulation, we break it down so you can heal, thrive, and live in alignment with how God designed you, mind, body, and spirit.


    👂🏼Why You Should Listen:

    👉Learn what the 4 survival responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) look like in real life.

    👉Understand how your brain, gut, and hormones work together (or don't) when you’re stuck in stress.

    👉Find hope in the truth that your healing starts with awareness—and God’s design for restoration.


    🗝️Key Takeaways:

    🩷 Your body isn’t betraying you, it’s trying to protect you

    💜 The longer you're in survival mode, the more your systems begin to shut down

    💛 Gut, brain, hormones, mood, they’re all connected

    🩷 Signs of shutdown aren’t weakness, they’re warning lights


    The enemy wants you stuck. But God has already made a way out and it starts with understanding what your body is telling you.


    Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.


    🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.


    FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷


    New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae


    🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas

    🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR


    CONNECT WITH US:

    📺YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd

    📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn

    📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5

    📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf

    🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas

    ✉️Email: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com


    ☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms

    🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠

    📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j

    📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt

    📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc

    ✉️Email: deena@speciallyempoweredmoms.com


    ☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care

    🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠

    📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud

    ✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com


    If you a question or maybe and item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.


    #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #Stress #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #ChronicStress #momsincrisis
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    55 mins
  • Ep 25: "NO, I’m Not Okay…But I Don't Know What to Do" 🩷Help for Moms in Crisis

    Ep 25: "NO, I’m Not Okay…But I Don't Know What to Do" 🩷Help for Moms in Crisis
    Jun 18 2025
    This 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 “𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱.” It’s for the moms in crisis. The ones holding it all together with shaking hands and silent prayers, because if they fall apart, everything will fall with them. Maybe that’s you right now. You’re:👉Getting screamed at by a child with trauma or special needs and feeling the shame of snapping back harder than you should have.👉Wondering if anyone would even notice if you disappeared, but pushing through because your kids need you.👉So emotionally shut down, you don’t even know how to pray anymore, you just cry alonee in the bathroom and hope God sees you.👉Feeling like the only thing holding your family together, and terrified of what would happen if you fell apart. You believe in God. But you’re weary. You’re done. And you don’t know how to keep going. 🎙 In this raw episode, Deena and Christina share:🩷What survival mode actually does to your brain, body, and spirit💜How even faith-filled moms can spiral into hopelessness💛What Jesus meant when He asked, “Do you want to be well?”🩷How sisterhood, prayer, and one obedient step forward can change everything 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife ...
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    55 mins
  • Ep 24: Parenting Regret, Grown-Up Kids & Grace For Mistakes (Ours & Theirs)

    Ep 24: Parenting Regret, Grown-Up Kids & Grace For Mistakes (Ours & Theirs)
    Jun 11 2025
    Ever walk away from a conversation with your adult child thinking, “Well… I blew that.”? Yeah, us too. 🙋‍♀️In this deeply personal episode, Deena & Christina get vulnerable about some recent parenting moments that didn’t go as planned and how God used them not to shame, but to gently show how He parents us. From mom guilt to emotional landmines and the tug-of-war between truth and tenderness, we’re digging into the junk drawer of what it looks like to parent adult children through God’s grace… even when we’re still healing ourselves.We’re not here to hand out parenting advice. We’re here to hold space, remind you that you’re not alone, and maybe even help you take a deep breath today. 💗 🗝️ Key Takeaways from Episode 24:🩷 Real talk on what it feels like to mess up with your grown kids💜 Not every phone call with your adult child needs to turn into a sermon or a lecture about what they "need "to do.💛 Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is: “How can I support you right now?”🩷Your own healing journey can unintentionally create unrealistic expectations for your kids.💜 Mom guilt is real, but so is God's gentle correction and grace.💛 The emotional cost of parenting from exhaustion and how to shift it.💜 Being their safe space is more important than being right.💛 God is still parenting us and using our mistakes to mold us into more compassionate moms. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 , 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity ...
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  • Ep 23: Does Anyone See Me? The Silent Breakdown of the Brave Mom

    Ep 23: Does Anyone See Me? The Silent Breakdown of the Brave Mom
    Jun 4 2025
    She smiles. She shows up. She gets it all done. But inside? She’s unraveling. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆? In this raw and heartfelt episode, we’re pulling something out of the junk drawer that so many of us hide: the silent breakdowns behind the brave faces. The truth is—sometimes strength looks like crying in the bathroom and then makingdinner anyway. 💔 For the special needs mama (or any weary mom) who’s still getting up, showing up, and pouring out when no one sees the pain behind her eyes—this one's for you. 🫵 This week, we hit pause on our Fear Series because the Holy Spirit had other plans. We set aside the notes, the outline, and the polish to have a gut-honest conversation about what it feels like to hold it together when everything inside is falling apart. You don’t need advice today.You need comfort. 🤗You need to know that even if no one else sees you… God does. Sometimes He removes every other option so you’ll come to Him—because only He can truly hold what you're carrying. This episode is full of compassion, scripture-based hope, and a reminder that your endurance isn’t wasted. 📝Key Takeaways from the Episode:🩷 Strength doesn’t always look like success—it oftenlooks like survival.💜 God may close every other door to remind you He is the only one who can truly carry your pain.💛You don’t always need a solution—you need a safe space to say, “This is hard.”🩷 There’s no shame in being overwhelmed. The shame is in believing you're alone.💜 Isaiah 43 promises that even if we walk through fire, we won’t be burned.💛 Real-life messes (like a car seat soaked in pee) can push you over the edge but also remind you of your humanness.🩷 Your brave face doesn’t disqualify your breakdown.God sees both and holds both.𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com 🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud #JunkDrawerMamas #MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #ParentingPodcast #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing #RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #...
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    39 mins
  • EP22: Appointments, Advocacy & Anxiety — Navigating Medical Concerns and Doctor Visits With a Special Needs Child

    EP22: Appointments, Advocacy & Anxiety — Navigating Medical Concerns and Doctor Visits With a Special Needs Child
    May 28 2025
    We're diving deep into the junk drawer to unpack on of the 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡, & 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 open up about what it’s really like to 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. Doctor visits aren't routine for a special needs mom. They’re layered with anxiety, past trauma, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱—𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱. What should be a simple check-up often turns into a high-stress event. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗠 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯, one with no instructions, no clock-out time, & an emotional load no one else sees.We’ve been there, and we’ve seen God show up in theexam room, the hallway, and the breakdown in the car afterward.𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷 🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ,𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae 🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR 💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 ...
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  • Ep21 | Meltdowns & Mom Shame: The Fear Special Needs Moms Carry in Public Spaces

    Ep21 | Meltdowns & Mom Shame: The Fear Special Needs Moms Carry in Public Spaces
    May 21 2025
    We’re back inside the junk drawer, and this time we’re going deeper.After recording Episode 19, we realized something important: fear is not just one item in the drawer. It’s a whole messy category. Each version of fear we face as special needs and extreme parenting moms deserves its own spotlight. In Episode 19, we focused on the fear rooted in grief—grieving the life you thought you or your child would have. If you missed that one, definitely go back and listen: Click here for Episode 19 But in this episode, we’re shifting to another deeply personal fear: The fear of being judged in public. The fear that your child’s meltdown will cause strangers to label you a “bad mom.” The fear that other people think your parenting is the problem, when really, you're doing everything you can just to make it through the day. We’re unpacking the stress of restaurants, stores, and public spaces that make you feel like you’re constantly under a microscope—and the emotional toll that takes on a mama's heart.Whether your child has Autism, Down syndrome, trauma-related behavior, sensory issues, or is just having a hard day... we get it. We’ve been there. And we’re done apologizing for surviving. 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 👂🏼Why You Should Listen👉 You’ve ever dreaded going out in public with your child👉You feel the weight of judgment from strangers, family, or even friends👉You need permission to let go of the shame and guilt👉You want relatable encouragement and faith-filled truth from two moms who get it 🗝️Key Takeaways🩷Fear of judgment is a heavy, daily burden for special needs moms💜We often carry the weight of other people’s opinions more than we should💛Bad behavior ≠ bad parenting. Meltdowns ≠ failure.🩷You are doing the best you can. And that’s enough. It doesn't matter what other's think.💜God’s opinion is the only one that matters—and He chose YOU for this child 📲𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗮 𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗔 who needs this encouragement today 💗🎧 New episodes every Wednesday!▶️Spotify▶️YouTube💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas 📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀 ⁠🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com⁠ ⁠📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc ✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: ⁠www.fatihthorughfostercare.com⁠ 📸Instagram: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud 📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you. #JunkDrawerMamas#MomLifeUnfiltered #SpecialNeedsMoms #ExtremeParenting #identity#ParentingPodcast #StressAndIdentity #MomEncouragement #Hopeandhealing#RealMomTalk #FaithOverStress #SelfImageStruggles #MomLifeSupport #Stress#identity #MomLife #WearyMoms #ChristianMoms #MomEncouragement #FillYourCup#ChronicStress
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