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Are you tired of feeling disconnected in a world that is more connected than ever? Are you sick of the comparison and constant busyness? Do you wish you could be your true self without judgement? Do you want more quality family time? How about addressing those secret addictions and creating some wellness boundaries? In this podcast you will find realness and laughter from a recovering people pleaser and a straight shooter... our mission is to help you become intentional, free, and confident in the world that is addicted to comparison, busyness, and “the hustle”. If you are ready to laugh with us, break through some emotional baggage and rise to the occasion which you were created for, then welcome to the club!! We are Tracy and Tori, two moms who met and discovered we shared the same feelings of discontentment and loneliness after moving our families across the country. Stepping out in faith and believing that God calls the UNLIKELY, we created this podcast to share our personal stories and encourage women to step out of their funk, not allow culture issues to hold them back and to walk with the Lord into who God created them to be…. together in community. If you are ready to put on your big girl panties and acknowledge reality, it’s time to ditch the self-care for soul-care! Get ready for 1 small change to have a ripple effect across your marriage, your kids and your purpose. When you are set free from cultural lies and other’s opinions, you have the freedom to move beyond the status quo and into who you were called to be. Pull up those high waisted yoga pants, tighten your top knot, reheat your coffee for the 3rd time, turn up the volume and let’s go! Connect ➡️ UnlikelyJoCo@gmail.com Instagram ➡️ UnlikelyHousewives Facebook ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1216668055475274/
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
We have entered into some uncharted territory for our housewives in this episode. We’ve always said we’ll talk about the hard things, especially the areas in which we feel alone. Because if we feel alone, we know many of you do as well.
Do you have a hard time talking about your beliefs and true feelings around abortion? Do you feel like it’s a political topic you want to stay clear of or do you feel like it’s a biblical issue you cannot stay quiet about? You aren’t alone…even our nation's churches and pastors struggle on how much to share, but should they?
To answer these questions and more, we have invited our guest, Seth Gruber, to bring the truth to our listeners. Seth is the Founder and President of The White Rose Resistance, and host of the popular podcast "UnAborted." A nationally renowned human rights activist and sought after speaker, Seth is fighting for a world where every person has the right to be born.
Our world is slowly being destroyed, right in front of our eyes, and Seth brings awareness to a lack of knowledge which is leading to the silence. Hosea 4:6 Seth’s mission is to build Christian resistance to our worldly culture by educating Christians about the culture of death that has led us to this point.
We cannot settle for silence while Satan's favorite thing is our apathy.
“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.”
Acts 17:26 NIV
We are called to action and it’s time we stop being silent.
White Rose Resistance Ball
Seth preaching at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, Senior Pastor Jack Hibbs
Books:
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Forgiven and Set Free: bible study for women seeking healing after abortion
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Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Does your family struggle with a picky eater, a child with behavior issues, learning disabilities, big emotions, ADHD, or anxiety? Has it gotten to a point where your family needs help, even just a shift from the struggle into more of a strength-based parenting approach?
We gained a lot of wisdom and tools from all our guests, however, this specific guest blew our mama minds. Being able to have an open conversation with a parenting coach, one whose philosophy is rooted in relationships and trust, who knows and understands that parenting is the most important work we will ever do, truly blessed us and we know will bless all of our Housewives.
Jodie Maddox graduated from Central Missouri State University in 1995 with a BS in Special Education. She received a Masters Degree in School Leadership from Benedictine College in 2009. Jodie taught Special Education and has been a Principal at all grade levels, kindergarten through 12th grade. Because she has worked with students, parents and teachers at every stage of development, her scope covers the “big picture”, not just the current age or grade level. She brings a unique perspective to the coaching world. Jodie provides support to parents by asking curious questions and building a strong one-on-one relationship. She helps guide parents through the decision-making process, loaning them her experience and support. Jodie’s goal is to help parents make decisions based on what is right for their families.
Jodie’s coaching style is forward thinking: What’s the goal, where do you want to be and how can she get you there.
4 steps to her coaching style: Appreciative inquiry
- Discovery: get to know the family.
- Dream: as parents, what is our dream for our kids?
- Design: create the plan together.
- Destiny: accountability to help you live it out.
She helps empower parents to answer the questions themselves and create this new design together. If you are interested in following Jodie or working with her in the future, here is where you can find her:
jodiemaddoxicoach@gmail.com
@jodiemaddoxparentcoach
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Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Are you the master of wearing a mask? The one you put on to hide what’s really going on…the one who responds with “I’m great, how are you?” Or “we’re good, you?”. However, deep down that’s not what you are really thinking and feeling…living in that artificial world isn’t too comforting. So many long for authenticity but like with Caris, struggle to make their way to that point.
Listen into today’s episode to hear Caris share her tough moments of doubting her purpose and finding herself feeling breathless. She describes her anxiety as if feeling like an elephant was on her chest. Caris is super transparent in sharing that before she was diagnosed and battled on her own, she was someone who believed anxiety and depression was not real. She starved her anxiety to the point of numbing the pain. Caris pulled away from everything she possibly could in order to keep hiding from her true pain. When the darkest moments came, she felt like a burden to everyone. Please listen in to hear how God pulled her from the trenches and how He has used this in her life for His Glory!
Our guest this week, Caris Snider, is a Christian Communicator who shares the hope of God as a speaker, writer, certified life coach, and podcaster on her weekly show, Car Line Conversations. She is the author of Anxiety Elephants 31 Day Devotional and Anxiety Elephants 90 Day Devotional for Tween Boys and Girls. She has two new books that have just released. A Children’s Picture Book, There’s an Elephant on My Chest, and a book for moms titled, Car Line Mom Devotional. She shares personal experiences of overcoming depression, anxiety, fear, and shame. Caris desires to help people of all generations see their value and worth through the eyes of the Lord to grow in their faith and mental health. Caris offers inspiration to those who feel purposeless to discover their God-given calling no one else can accomplish. Caris lives with her husband, Brandon, and two daughters in Alabama.
For more information about Caris, her ministry, books, or speaking, go to: https://www.carissnider.com/
Link to all her books: Books
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Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
Tuesday Sep 05, 2023
WE’RE BACK!!! We are so excited to be kicking off a new season of episodes for our housewives!
We are hitting all the heavy and hard topics and discussing some fun things too! We have loaded up our guest list with so many incredible people we can’t wait for you to meet! We are focusing this season on mental and emotional well being…of mamas, parents and our children.
Get excited to hear our episodes this fall which will include:
A Parenting Coach
An Author of anxiety books, devotions & podcaster
Fitness and women’s health coaches
Grief Counselor — focusing on loss, not just a death, but a move, a transition, the loss of a job, a divorce, and loss/failure in a kid’s world.
Sports Mentalist
Teen Anxiety
Financial Planner — Saving for college and how to set your kid up for success financially.
And more…
We are looking forward to finishing out 2023 strong with our listeners and cannot wait to see what 2024 brings for our community!
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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
What a wonderful spring we had here on the Unlikely Housewives Podcast. We are so thankful to you, our listeners, for coming back weekly and sharing our podcast. We are especially grateful for the feedback when you’ve been moved yourself or led to share a specific episode to encourage a friend. Our audience has grown this spring and we are so grateful to be on the upward trend in our podcast categories.
In today’s episode we let you in on some of our own personal struggles and how we continue to seek joy. How? Because our joy is found in the Lord and with all the hard and amidst the chaos, we can still see where He shines His light!! It’s not been something we’ve always been able to do, but with practice, prayer and patience we have been able to turn our hearts up and see the blessings amongst the difficult season(s).
We will be back shortly…we promise it won’t be a long break. We’ll be adjusting to summer life and spending some time with our families then we’ll be back to more incredible guests and topics on our show!
Some of our top episodes from this spring’s season:
#36 Unmet Expectations
#37 Therapy & Vulnerability: Interview with Noreen Dupriest
#41 Loving your body through disordered eating & diet culture with Amy Reinecke
#42 Love your ONE Body Well
#47 The Roller Coaster of Women’s Health with guest, Lindsay O’Reilly
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
We are so excited to introduce you to Farah Marvil! Farah is a dynamic wife, devoted mother, and ambitious entrepreneur who has dedicated her career to making a difference. With 25 years of experience from corporate America to faith-based nonprofit organizations across the US and Middle East, Farah has a wealth of knowledge to share with the world. Recently she left her position in ministry to take time to focus on family, while delving into new opportunities as a mompreneur and public figure. With an inspirational life story full of lessons learned along the way, Farah hopes to empower other women everywhere.
The Glory of God is written all over Farah’s story and life. Listen to today’s episode to hear how she grew up Muslim and came to know Christ.
If you missed Farah’s episode from last week, “Entering Motherhood after 40 and carrying multiples”, you can find it here Episode 52: Midlife Motherhood
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
In today’s episode you will love hearing how Farrah met her husband in her late 30’s and became a mother after 40. We were so encouraged getting to know more about her faith walk, her weight loss journey having had gastric bypass surgery, and how she is now managing being 46 and having 3 toddlers.
Farrah has such an incredible heart and was open sharing how she struggled finding resources for women over 40 who have newly entered into motherhood. She shared that she feels as if no one talks about the physical strain of “older parenthood” after 35-40’s. It’s not going to look like what you expected with having energy like you did in your 20’s and 30’s, on top of the “getting older” exhaustion.
A common perspective she hears in the midlife mom world is “When you’re young you have the energy for kids, when you're older you have the money for it.” Farrah feels that the mentality is so different among the young moms vs midlife moms…each handles things differently between what causes you to freak out over and other things that you just don’t care to stress. She doesn’t see as much helicopter parenting and finds there is a lot of room for more grace. Must come with wisdom!
Lastly, she shares how midlife motherhood feels like a double edge sword. It is having had all the years before motherhood succeeding in your career and then waking up one morning and wondering where that woman went. It’s been a struggle as she knows that woman still exists inside her but she’s searching for what that looks like now within her heart & raising 3 toddlers.
We sure hope you’ll check back in next week when Farrah’s other episode releases where we share her family struggles, victories, coming to know the Lord and some major life triumphs.
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Do you have kids who play video games? What about younger kids and wondering how to navigate introducing a healthy, fun and learning boundary around video games. Let us introduce you to TruPlay! We truly enjoyed getting to know Brent, his career path and his passion for finding a path for Christian families in the gaming industry.
Our guest, Brent Dusing is changing the face of the gaming industry for Christ! He’s a Christian, father and CEO of the gaming studio TruPlay Games. Brent has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University. He’s using his knowledge and entrepreneurial heart to bring high-quality, fun and biblically-sound entertainment to families worldwide. It gets more complex every day for parents to combat what their kids see online, so Brent is committed to providing children and parents with a safe corner of the web.
The story of TruPlay first began with Lightside Games, a company dedicated to bringing God‘s truth to the video gaming space. Lightside had 7 million people play its games worldwide including 25,000 decisions for Christ. The games included Journey of Jesus, the most played Christian game of all time, as well as Stained Glass which was the top Christian game on the App Store for years. Lightside was acquired by TruPlay in 2021. TruPlay is currently upgrading the Lightside portfolio and bringing them into the mobile world on the TruPlay platform.
Over his career, Brent has been featured on CNN, Fox News, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and other news media. We feel so fortunate to have spent some time with Brent here on the Unlikely Housewives Podcast.
Brent has been featured on podcasts with:
True North Leader with Bobby Albert
The Pursuit of Manliness
Christian Men at work
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland
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Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
We loved talking with Kristin Smith about traveling, our favorite spots to visit and how to be a tourist in your own city. Kirstin & her husband love to travel and it has become a passion of hers as they’ve continued to travel and be creative as a family.
Kirstin became a travel agent after realizing her knowledge and experience was attracting her friends and family in order to help them plan specifically for Disney vacations. She loves helping people plan for small trips, staycations and family travel.
We run through a gammet of local attractions as well as those around the KC area. We also share tips on some great ideas to check near you or the next time you’d like to travel.
Local KC attractions:
Other Ideas:
St Louis (The Arch & City Museum are our favorites)
Hermon, MO (Missouri Wine Country Bed & Breakfast):
Omaha (Zoo, College World Series)
HGTV spots across the country:
Laurel, Mississippi with Ben & Erin
If you’re flexible:
Last minute deals: check airfare last minute
Southwest Airlines tip: if the flight you are on is cheaper than the one you originally booked, you can rebook the same flight and get a travel credit for a future flight.
Search for last minute cruise deals…gotta fill the boat.
Working with Kristin is completely FREE! She works with the most incredible brands and the agents are taken care of by these brands. She also works with beach properties, cruise lines, all inclusives, etc. Most feel like working with a travel agent would be an extra cost to the customer, but it is not…it’s a huge benefit and not only a time saver but a penny saver too.
You can find Kristin here: @KristinMOMT
ksmith@momentsofmagictravel.com
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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
We had so much fun talking with our guest, Lindsay O’Reilly in episode 46 on the roller coaster of women’s health and today we are excited to dive into her specialty and discuss thyroid health! Lindsay is a local Functional Medicine Dietician in the KC area. She focuses on helping women with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s get to the root cause of their thyroid dysfunction to increase their energy and address their symptoms.
In this episode you will hear us talk about Tracy’s own personal story as well as:
-What is a thyroid gland?
-How do we tell if we have a thyroid dysfunction? Testing? Labs?
-What affects our thyroid function the most? Ex: sleep, stress, virus?
-What changes would you need to make to help your thyroid heal?
Our ultimate goal is to encourage women’s advocacy in getting to the bottom of their thyroid dysfunction. The #1 reason in the US for hypothyroidism is Hashimotos, an autoimmune disease. Usually with autoimmune disease there is a genetic component, gut component, triggering event (stressor) such as pregnancy or postpartum or big life event and we break each of these down in today’s episode.
Some common health symptoms that may lead you to wondering what’s off for you are cycle issues, hormonal imbalances, sleep issues, weight gain, fatigue, and so much more. These are all signs of something going on in your body…it’s not normal to feel these issues and we want to encourage you to keep seeking answers to help your body feel safe!
Women are needing more health support now more than ever due to stress and hormonal imbalance that typically gets labeled “normal”. Lindsay spends some time with us sharing some of her tactical tips and steps that will encourage you, our listeners, into action of helping yourself.
Lastly, we want to encourage you to continue advocate for your health…don’t stop at “normal” if that’s not how you are feeling. Reach out to Lindsay and schedule a consultation.
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