Mother Tougher Podcast
discussing life's craziness & tackling the tough stuff all from the mouth of an NC mama
Episodes
74 episodes
70. inauguration day, the tiktok ban, & baldoni comes out swinging
Happy Monday and happy Inauguration Day, Mother Toughers!!! So many changes in a short amount of time, from the changes Trump is wanting to put into place within the his first 24 hours as president, to the short lived TikTok ban, and the ...
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69. getting LIVELY about sexual harassment
Hey Mother Toughers, another week and another celebrity going on a power trip... this time it is Blake Lively with claims that Justin Baldoni (&some others) made her feel she was sexual harassed on the set of It Ends With Us. I truly ...
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68. tidying up our homes & decluttering our brains
Hey Mother Toughers!!! This episode is a download for how things have been going with our oldest and her mental illness... heads up, it has been rough BUT I am turning a positive page on this frustrating story! Things have been hitt...
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67. final bitch fest of 2024 & new year's goals
Mother Toughers it is time to break out the notepads and vision boards to get it together for 2025!!! I did a word of the year for 2024 and although I did get better within this word I also admit that I may be losing it at the end of this...
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66. curating Christmas is stressful
Merry Christmas Eve Eve, Mother Toughers! Christmas is a time filled with family, friends, stress, but most importantly celebrating the birth of Jesus. As we prepare for the holidays, the big picture of this time of year can be so o...
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65. you know you have a good friend when...
Mother Toughers we are getting so close to closing this year out and goodness, this year has brought so many lessens. Last week, I talked about church hurt and what I learned from it... this week we are continuing that conversation. ...
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64. what church hurt taught me
Hey Mother Toughers,I made the decision to share some of what happened during my recent experience with church hurt. While I was still in the deep grieving process it was hard for me to see anything positive coming from this experience be...
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63. teens are like toddlers
Hey Mother Toughers and happy Monday PLUS welcome in December, the month to scramble for that special gift for each one of our kids .... HAHA just kidding because JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON always!!! While getting all the kids' gi...
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62. don't quit on yourself
Hey Mother Toughers & happy Monday!!! It has been a really hard two weeks in our household and watching your kid give up on themselves is so hard. This week we are talking about letting our kids fall to learn how to pick themsel...
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61. put your big girl panties on
Hey Mother Toughers, sorry not sorry that I am getting a little more political in this one but I have got to stand up for what I believe in. There is a movement going on that is radical and not like "so radical, dude" but more like "that ...
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60. this may piss you off
Hey Mother Toughers, I have had a tough week and have done a lot of venting with friends and my mom. When going through this tough week and doing all the venting I realized this is real and I needed to share the stuff that has been pissin...
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59. stepping higher than the conflict w/ tracy (part 2)
Hey Mother Toughers, Tracy and I are back with Part 2 of our conversation and we are diving into more advice for our fellow stepmamas! Becoming a stepparent does not come with a manual and no two stories are alike which can make navigatin...
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58. stepping higher than the conflict w/ tracy (part 1)
Hey Mother Toughers, this episode has been a long awaited goal of mine and I am so excited I get to share it with y'all. I have wanted to have guests on the pod for quite some time and I finally jumped in to bring you one of my good frien...
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57. what would i do without my mom?
Hey Mother Toughers... I do not know about y'all but it has been tough and stressful around here. My mom and wife plate are overflowing!!! We have talked a lot recently about feeding ourselves positivity and I have noticed a lot lat...
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56. what diddy did (allegedly) & stranger danger
Happy Monday, Mother Toughers! The last two weeks have been filled with devastation by Hurricane Helene, disgusting revelations about Sean "Diddy" Combs, & it really has me thinking about how I can protect my kids more. B...
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55. the reality of butting into friends' relationships
Mother Toughers, I finally got to finish the rest of the first season of The Secret Lives of Mormon wives and so much happened, I am ready to discuss and share my thoughts. This show brought up a lot of thoughts about how we handle our fr...
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54. trump's hair & trending drama
Hey Mother Toughers, this week I decided to jump into some random trending drama like... Donald Trump's hair at the debate, what's happening in Ohio, and of course, the new Hulu show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. There seems to be a ...
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53. remaining through it all
Hey Mother Toughers, this week we are recapping some reality tv and the awesome women's conference that I got to go to for my birthday weekend. I learned so much at this conference and I want to share as much as I can in hopes to uplift y...
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TT 4. bring on the positive... mindset
Happy Thursday, Mother Toughers, I am back for a bonus episode of Tough Tidbits where we tackle a short, tough topic. Monday's episode was heavy but filled with so much hope, and one BIG thing in getting that hope has been pushing myself ...
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52. not enough compartments to compartmentalize
Hey Mother Toughers!!! It is so good to be back & September is going to be a month to take charge of burdens! Balancing all the mom duties, stepmom duties, wife duties, household duties, and outside of the home things can be so ...
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51. gypsy rose update & rebuilding with my bonus daughter
Het Mother Toughers! We are getting so close to our kids heading back to school & milestones are happening even over the summer. I am downloading a few things happening within the fam & bringing a little discussion about the...
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50. nervous farts & being authentic
Hey Mother Toughers! I am back & I have been busy but in my short time away I have been learning some things. I have also been socializing more, I know, I know aren't you proud of my little hermit self!? Anyways, I have be...
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49. fasting & false friends
Hey Mother Toughers! Are y'all as excited as I am for Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 (what a mouthful) to be dropping this week?!!! I cannot wait to discuss on the next episode but this week, I did my first 24 hour fast. Currently...
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