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This is a podcast is about finding freedom from perfectionism to show up for the life God has for you. Mom life is messy, unpredictable and just plain hard sometimes, but isn’t it also amazing? I believe God uses it all to grow us into the women He wants us to be. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andreafortenberry/support
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Welcome to Episode 112 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In today’s episode, I am sharing five practices to help us thrive this holiday season. Just a reminder that you can connect with me via: • Instagram: @andreafortenberry • My website: andreafortenberry.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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Welcome to Episode 111 of The Perfectionist’s Guideto Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Katie Trent. Katie is the bestselling author of Dishing UpDevotions, Recipes for a Sweet Child, & A Merry and BrightAdventure. She’s also a leader in the Christian homeschool community and the founder of Family Faith-Building Academy. She draws on a wealth of k…
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Welcome to Episode 111 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! November is Military Family Appreciation Month and today I’m chatting with Ashley Ashcraft. Ashley is a seasoned military spouse, homeschool mom,Down syndrome advocate, and nationally recognized educator. She serves as a military program director at her church, teaches Bible studies,…
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Welcome to Episode 109 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I’m going to talk about the power of your vote as a mom. Before we dive in, here’s what I’m not going to do in this episode: I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. I’m noteven going to bring up specific candidates. Here’s what I will do: I will share with you why…
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Welcome to Episode 108 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today's episode is short and sweet, with a mini-life update and my encouragement on making lists. Some of the resources I mention include: PowerSheets: Use code ANDREAFORTENBERRY for 10% off your order of $25+. * Any List MOMCON Full Circle by Andrea Barber.* Monk on Netflix "Still W…
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Welcome to Episode 107 of The Perfectionist’s Guideto Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Barb Roose. Barb is an author, and speaker at conferences such as theAspire Women’s Event Tour, Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference, UMC Leadership Summit and other national platforms. She is a regular contributor to (in)courage, Crosswalk, andiBelieve. Barb is t…
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Welcome to Episode 106 of The Perfectionist’s Guideto Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Lori Schumaker. I do want to let you know that in today’s episode we are talking about a hard topic that isn’t for little ears. So if your kids are around, hit pause and come back to it when you get a chance. Here’s a little bit about Lori: Her life story embod…
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Get your Restore: Soul Care for Moms tickets here! Welcome to Episode 105 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Beth McCord, founder of Your Enneagram Coach. Her newest book, The Enneagram for Moms*, is the book she wishes she had as a mother. Some of the resources we mention include: Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund* E…
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Welcome to Episode 104 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Patrice Burrell Grant about the power of prayer in motherhood. She is the author of a few books, WarriorSlay, a devotional book on the power of worship and prayer. She has also written Living My Best Life, a Bible study for single women. Her latest work, Be St…
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Welcome to Episode 103 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Nicole Williams. Nicole is an author, speaker, and forgiveness coach, is committed to helping people transform their lives by letting go of resentment, anger, and paralyzing unforgiveness. She's developing a six-week course, Forgiveness School: Finding Freedom…
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Welcome to Episode 102 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m interviewing Chris and Julie Bennett. Chris Bennett is a pastor, storyteller, writer, and producer originally from Dallas, Texas. Julie Bennett is a writer, producer, speaker, and two-time cancer survivor from Edmond, Oklahoma. Together, Chris and Julie are the founders of …
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Welcome to Episode 101 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I'm interviewing my friend Stacey Morgan. We chat about her current season and have a follow-up conversation to our friendship series from a few summers ago. A few handy links include: The Perfectionist's Guide to Friendship - E51 Stacey's website: staceymorgan200…
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Welcome to Episode 100 of The Perfectionist's Guide toMothering! For this celebration, we have a special host, Stacey Morgan, who is interviewing Andrea all about the podcast, what she's learned, who her dream guest is and more! A few handy links include: The Perfectionist's Guide to Friendship - E51 Stacey's website: staceymorgan2000.com Stacey's …
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Happy Mother's Day and welcome to Episode 99 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I have the pleasure of sharing my friend, Colleen Engle, and her words with you. Grab a tissue because you're likely going to need it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andreafortenberry/support…
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Welcome to Episode 98 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about battling burnout. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Maycember by The Holderness Family It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping by Lisa-Jo Baker* Out of the Ordinary Podcast Just a reminder that you can connect with me via: Instagram @andr…
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Welcome to Episode 97 of The Perfectionist’s Guide toMothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend BeckyBeresford. Becky lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderfulboys. She is an author, speaker, and coach with a master's certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. B…
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Welcome to Episode 96 of The Perfectionist’s Guide toMothering! Today we're talking about contentment. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Philippians 4:11-13 Girls with Swords by Lisa Bevere* The MomCo Leader Podcast The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman* The Next Right Thing Podcast Just a reminder that you can connect wit…
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Welcome to Episode 95 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Megan Wright. Megan believes that her assignment from God is to help women find confidence in Christ. Her exuberant passion for scripture has brought the Bibleto life in a fresh way for audiences across the country. She boldly teaches how to experienc…
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Welcome to Episode 94 of The Perfectionist’s Guide toMothering! Today I’m chatting with Kendra Roehl and Julie Fisk. Kendra and Julie are Central Minnesota authors and collectively, they are mom to seven kids between the ages of 10-32. They believe in the immense power of authentic community and of intentionally living one’s faith out loud through …
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Just a reminder that my application for interns is still open until January 31st, just a few more days! Head to andreafortenberry.com/intern Some of the resources I mention in this episode: Power Sheets Erin Condren Monthly Planner Winnie's Great War by Lindsay Mattick* Just a reminder that you can connect with me via: Instagram@andreafort…
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Welcome to Episode 92 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m replaying an episode from last year with my friend Sarah Martin. Just a reminder that my application for interns is still open! Head to andreafortenberry.com/intern Sarah Martin is a wife, mom, author, and a Certified FASTer Way Health & Wellness Coach. She is passionate abo…
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Welcome to Episode 91 of The Perfectionist’s Guide toMothering! Today I’m answering your questions! Here are links to some of the resources I mention: The MomCo by MOPS International Citrus Pear My application for interns My Insider Team Facebook Group My amazing agent, Barb Roose Toastmasters International E67: Start Slowly The MomCo Leader Podcas…
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Welcome to Episode 90 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm continuing the conversation all about the holidays with my friend, Jennifer Iverson. Find her at jenniferiverson.com and on Instagram @ivymamma. In this episode we dive into the practical: activities and traditions, gift giving, budgeting and saving money, food, and some of ou…
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Welcome to Episode 89 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We are officially in the Christmas season and it’s such an exciting time of the year! To help you for your holidays, I’m replaying two of my most popular episodes, Part 1 and 2 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to the Holidays that I recorded with my friend, Jennifer Iverson. Find her at…
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Welcome to Episode 88 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Jodi Kinasewitz. Jodi is a previous guest of the podcast, you can check our conversation on Navigating Mental Health Issues in Episode 31. She is the author of Soulful Surrender: Learning to Do Less So God Can Do More*, which we chat about in thi…
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Welcome to Episode 87 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Laura Haver, author of Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole Family to Boost Creativity, Connection & Mindfulness.* Laura Haver is obsessed with uncovering the secrets of how to live an unstoppable and joyful life. She is a mom, life co…
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Welcome to Episode 86 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I want to talk to you about something I’ve been hearing about lately: limiting beliefs. In this episode we talk about: What are limiting beliefs? What are your limiting beliefs? How changing your limiting beliefs can change your life Resources I mention in this episode include: …
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Welcome to Episode 85 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm so excited to be chatting with my very funny friend, Noelle Rhodes, all about strategies for the sports mom. We are both moms of kids in sports and have some insight and tips to help you if you are a sports mom or if you become one in the future. In case you don’t know her, Noelle…
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Welcome to Episode 84 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Molly DeFrank, author of Digital Detox: The Two Week Tech Reset for Kids.* Molly is a mom to six children, three boys and three girls, ages six to thirteen. She spends most of her time telling them to put on their shoes. She helps parents get bac…
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Welcome to Episode 83 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I am so excited to share this episode. I had the privilege of interviewing my high school biology teacher, Rick Cole. We talk about what moms can do (and stop doing) to help their kids' educational journey, how we can love and support teachers, and much more! He offers such great wisd…
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Welcome to Episode 82 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I'm so excited to welcome my mentor and friend, Alli Worthington, back to the podcast. (You can listen to Episode 9: Standing Strong with Alli here.) This time, we're chatting all about her new book, Remaining You While Raising Them.* We talk about how modern motherhood is…
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Welcome to Episode 81 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This is the last episode of our Body & Soul Summer Series. It's been fun to chat through topics to help us as moms, body and soul. Today I'm talking about mom overwhelm: why we feel it and the cure for it from Psalm 23. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Psalm 23…
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Welcome to Episode 80 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re right in the middle of our Body & Soul Summer Series and today’s episode is about the body, particularly pelvic floor health. I think we’ve all heard of the pelvic floor, but maybe aren’t sure what it is or how to take care of it. That’s why I invited Dr. Kate Palmer t…
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Welcome to Episode 79 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Sarah Hauser. She is a writer, speaker, mom of four, and a very loud rescue dog. She is the author of All Who Are Weary: Finding True Rest by Letting Go of the Burdens You Were Never Meant to Carry.* We chat about some of the soul-crushing burdens Sarah mention…
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Welcome to Episode 78 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We’re in our Body & Soul Summer series. I’m chatting with my friend Sarah Martin. Sarah Martin is a wife, mom, author, and a Certified FASTer Way Health & Wellness Coach. She is passionate about gathering purpose-driven women and coaching you in health and wellness to love God heart, …
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Welcome to Episode 77 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re currently in our Body & Soul Summer series and I’m excited to share the conversation I had with my friend Courtney Lowman about spending time with God. Courtney is a wife, mom, speaker and podcast host. Because she believes that everyone has an absolute need for discip…
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Welcome to Episode 76 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This episode is kicking off our Body and Soul Summer Series! Today I’m talking with my friend, writer, and speaker, Jessica Carey about body confidence. Jess Carey is a wife and mother of two teenagers, who has moved more than eight times across more than 11,000 miles in the past deca…
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Welcome to Episode 75 of the Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Also, happy May! It’s a new month and a busy one for most of us, as the school year is winding down. This means lots of extra things for our kids and us by default: concerts, recitals, school projects, field trips, class parties, teacher appreciation, and more! It’s easy to feel overw…
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Welcome to Episode 74 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I talk about hitting the milestone of 10k downloads. Thank you so much! I also chat about becoming, discouragement, waiting, and what to do when we feel disappointed. Here are some of my questions for you: What did you enjoy doing as a child? What made you happy? How …
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Welcome to Episode 73 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend, Rebecca George. Rebecca is the founder of Radical Radiance® - a podcast community where listeners are equipped to blend what they love with the Jesus who makes them shine. She is a podcaster, speaker, and author whose greatest joy in life is disciplin…
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Welcome to Episode 72 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my amazing friend, Jackie Kelley. Jackie is a stay-at-home mom to two wild boys based in Arizona. She is a self-proclaimed “maker” who loves to dream big. She has served with her local MOPS chapter for five years and has a passion for young moms and young famili…
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Welcome to Episode 71 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with the very funny and insightful, Amberly Neese. Amberly is a popular speaker/teacher, comedian, author, and all-around encourager dedicated to helping you become the joyful person you were created to be. Amberly is a featured speaker for the Aspire Women’s Events …
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Welcome to Episode 70 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with the amazing Crystal Paine. Crystal is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The Crystal Paine Show podcast, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her desire is to help women across the globe live with more joy, purpose, and intention in their everyday li…
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Welcome to Episode 69 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend and MOPS coworker, Kelli Jordan. Kelli Jordan is a mom, grandma, mentor and MOPS International staffer living in the Kansas City area. She loves a good story, especially the stories of real people doing good things in the world every single day. She is…
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Welcome to Episode 68 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend, Lain Ehmann. Lain is a radio show host, journalist, best-selling author, and consultant. Her superpower is creating clarity from confusion and helping her clients get their voices heard in a noisy world. A sought-after public speaker and coach, Lain l…
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Welcome to Episode 67 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I share how and why we can start this year out slowly. In a world that’s focused on hustle and going harder, starting slowly is very counter-cultural, but I think it’s the pace our souls were designed for. Here are some of the resources I mention in this episode: Matt…
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Now that December is almost over and Christmas has passed, you might find yourself feeling burned out and a little weary. This message my dear friend Ginger Ciminello gave at Restore: Soul Care for Moms, is the perfect thing for us to hear as we recover from the activities of the holiday season. Ginger is a dear friend, she’s a speaker, author and …
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Welcome to Episode 65 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In our last episode I shared the replay of my message from Restore: Soul Care for Moms 2022 with you. Today I’m going to share the replay of my friend Noelle’s message. Although it was recorded in June, I think her message is so poignant for us as moms in the Christmas season. If case…
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Welcome to Episode 64 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I’m excited to share today’s episode with you, it is a recording of the message that I gave this summer at an event I host annually, Restore: Soul Care for Moms. If your church is interested in bringing Restore: Soul Care for Moms to your church in 2023, let me know! I can produce the…
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Welcome to Episode 63 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Lisa Appelo. Lisa Appelo is a speaker inspiring women to cultivate faith in life’s storms and author of Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After It All Falls Apart. When life shatters and you're navigating a life you didn't sign up for, Lis…
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