
Mother Tougher Podcast
discussing life's craziness & tackling the tough stuff all from the mouth of an NC mama
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83 episodes
78. the anxiety of a stepmom & the belly button piercing
Hey Mother Toughers, I have been in a horrible cycle of anxiety lately and I am learning a lot from processing through these emotions. Being a parent, in any capacity, is filled with anxiety, stress, and worry which can make things hard.&...
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77. suffragettes are probably rolling in their graves
Hey Mother Toughers... we are diving back into the radical feminists (I know BIG UGH!) because they are anti feminism at its core. We are getting political with the democrats of Congress all voting no on protecting our girls and women in ...
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76. recovering from surgery & kids' negativity wins
Hey Mother Toughers!!! Happy Monday, I am back from surgery and super nasally but we are still tackling parenting like the amazing hot mess we are! This time of recovering has got me reflecting a lot on how I am handling parenting w...
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TT 5. pathological liars
Hi there Mother Toughers, jumping in to have a short conversation about what a pathological liar is and some signs of how to pinpoint one. This is all on the tail of our Monday episode, the lies of amanda, where we talked about the story ...
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75. the lies of amanda
Welcome back Mother Toughers!!! This week we are talking about lying... why our kids do it, that we are all guilty, and fraud. A fraud case that caught my eye recently was that of Amanda Riley, who faked cancer to gain friends, community ...
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74. reading books & the fall of diddy
Hey Mother Toughers... just a heads up, this week we are discussing the docu series The Fall of Diddy so a lot of TRIGGERS around abuse will be mentioned. I also dive into why I am scared of my upcoming surgery due to the traumatic birth ...
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73. when it's time to disengage as a bonus mom
Hey Mother Toughers!!! February goals are underway and so are adjustments to creating the peace. As a bonus mom, we sometimes hit a place in our journeys where we have to make choices that are painful and also have to make constant ...
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72. finding peace & the making of a bad boy
Hey Mother Toughers!!! Last week's mental heaviness has me seeking out some peace in my life and with inner peace comes happier people around us. I do not know about you but the winter months can be so difficult, not only do we hit the wi...
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71. life hits hard & other executive orders
Happy Monday Mother Toughers, I think the winter blues have slapped me right in the face this last week because I have felt so down. As moms we carry not only our own mental load but that of all of our children's and partner's mental load...
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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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