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Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Paige Clingenpeel

103 episodes

11 hours ago

Where does God’s goodness fit when we’re confronted with grief? How do we grapple with the command to “be of good cheer” (John 16:33) when life is a daily struggle? Today’s guest, Dr. Curt Thompson has made it his life’s work to understand how God sees us, knows us, loves us, and welcomes us into His arms, even in the midst of unimaginable grief. With great authenticity and vulnerability, Dr. Curt shares with Paige how God is waiting for us to invite Him into our grief and pain, to sit with u...

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Where does God’s goodness fit when we’re confronted with grief? How do we grapple with the command to “be of good cheer” (John 16:33) when life is a daily struggle? Today’s guest, Dr. Curt Thompson has made it his life’s work to understand how God sees us, knows us, loves us, and welcomes us into His arms, even in the midst of unimaginable grief. With great authenticity and vulnerability, Dr. Curt shares with Paige how God is waiting for us to invite Him into our grief and pain, to sit with u...

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Episodes (20/103)

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 103-Hope in Grief with Dr. Curt Thompson

Where does God’s goodness fit when we’re confronted with grief? How do we grapple with the command to “be of good cheer” (John 16:33) when life is a daily struggle? Today’s guest, Dr. Curt Thompson has made it his life’s work to understand how God sees us, knows us, loves us, and welcomes us into His arms, even in the midst of unimaginable grief. With great authenticity and vulnerability, Dr. Curt shares with Paige how God is waiting for us to invite Him into our grief and pain, to sit with u...

3 days ago

1 hour

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 102-Understanding and Loving Those with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) with Dr. Shannae Anderson

*Trigger Warning* This episode mentions complex psychological disorders, sexual abuse, sexual trauma, and other adult themes. Listener discretion is advised. In today’s episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige shares an interview from her recent trip to AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors) in Dallas, TX with Dr. Shannae Anderson. Dr. Shannae is a licensed clinical psychologist and is currently the Clinical Director at Monarch Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program in Ventura, Cal...

1 week ago

40 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 101-3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager with guest Kara Powell

How can we as parents, step-parents, caregivers, leaders, and mentors, be a safe place for our kids to be able to talk to us about their biggest questions? On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season, host Paige Clingenpeel interviews Kara Powell, PHD as they discuss her book, 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager. Kara is the chief of leadership formation and executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary and provides a wealth of knowledge when it co...

2 weeks ago

38 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 100-How Intentionality Crushes Anxiety with guest Nichole Suvar

So, what’s the difference between worry and anxiety? Having lived with undiagnosed anxiety and depression for 36 years, Nichole Suvar felt like there was something inherently wrong with her. She loved her family, community, and work - and yet she still felt like the world might be better off without her in it. Listen in as author and intentional-living strategist Nichole shares with Paige the tipping point for seeking help, how medication (for a time) and counseling gave her the steppin...

3 weeks ago

36 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 99-Keys to a Sacred Marriage with Gary Thomas

On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season with Paige Clingenpeel, author Gary Thomas joins Paige to discuss his book, Sacred Marriage. Married for over 40 years, Gary credits his devotion to loving his wife well to his faith in God. Recognizing that even the best marriages face challenging moments is key to a successful marriage! While no marriage is perfect, if we surrender our imperfections to God, He will shape us to become more like Christ. Takeaways: Marriage is hard. Even the best...

1 month ago

43 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 98-Why Take a Sabbatical?

“When I lay my burden down to Him, He takes it and releases me—and I can rest in His peace.” -Paige Paige and producer Mike dive into the difference between a weekly Sabbath and a longer sabbatical, exploring why God cares deeply about our rest—and even commands it. Paige shares practical ways to pause intentionally, prioritize what truly matters, and trust God with the things left undone. She opens up about her own upcoming sabbatical from the podcast to fast, pray, and seek God’s visi...

1 month ago

31 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 97-Mothering Boys: 8 Things Your Son Needs from You before He Turns 10 with Molly DeFrank

Research shows a child’s worldview is largely formed by age 13, making these early years critical for shaping their hearts and minds. In this episode, Paige Clingenpeel sits down with Molly DeFrank—author, speaker, and mom of six—to talk about what today’s boys need to thrive. Molly shares practical ways moms can model a biblical worldview, create meaningful moments with their sons, and equip them with the essentials for life—belonging, authority, bravery, tenderness, creativity, and emotiona...

1 month ago

40 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 96-Helping Kids Face Life’s Biggest Challenges Without Losing Connection with Dr. Eric Scalise

Parenting today can feel overwhelming as families face loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicide, and bullying. In this episode, Paige talks with Dr. Eric Scalise, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Hope for the Heart, about his book The Care and Counsel Handbook and how parents can build a strong emotional and spiritual foundation for their kids. They discuss why deep relationships matter in a world that’s “technologically connected but relationally disconnected,” share tips for choosing...

1 month ago

39 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 95-Talking to Kids About Death From a Christian Perspective

Talking with kids about sickness, grief, and death is never easy—but it’s essential. In this episode, counselor and speaker Paige Clingenpeel joins producer Mike Segovia to share honest, practical ways parents can walk their children through these difficult moments. Paige opens up about her own health journey, the questions kids naturally ask, and how parents can give age-appropriate, hope-filled answers without needing to have it all figured out. Together, they discuss how children process g...

1 month ago

29 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 94-Beyond Self-Reliance: Confidence in Who God Created You to Be with Amber Albee Swenson

When life feels heavy and we’re worn down, the only true source of strength and confidence is God. In this episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige Clingenpeel talks with Amber Albee Swenson—wife, mom, speaker, and author of 13 books, including her latest The Key to Confidence: Where to Go When You Feel You’re Not Enough. Amber shares why our identity must be rooted in God rather than in ourselves, and how we can point our kids to the same truth. Together, they explore the difference between s...

2 months ago

38 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 93-Trusting God as Our Young Adults Step Into Adulthood with Dr. Jim Burns

Sending your young adult into the real world can feel both heartbreaking and heart-warming. In this episode, Dr. Jim Burns—author, speaker, and president of HomeWord—joins Paige Clingenpeel to share practical, faith-based wisdom for parents navigating this season. Together, they unpack the essential life skills kids need before leaving home, how to raise children toward greater responsibility without enabling, and the shift parents must make from being in control to becoming a coach. They als...

2 months ago

43 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 92-Back to School: Equipping Our Kids for the Culture They’re In

Whether your child is in elementary school or preparing to leave for college, this episode will encourage and equip you as a parent. Licensed counselor and host of Embracing Your Season, Paige Clingenpeel, shares practical wisdom on how to prepare your kids for the challenges they’ll face socially, emotionally, and mentally in the school year ahead. From navigating peer pressure, drugs, and alcohol, to choosing wise friendships and rooting their identity in Christ, Paige unpacks how to approa...

2 months ago

36 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 91-Stepping Boldly Into Your Victory in Christ with Myshel Wilkins

Rise up, warrior—get up, wipe your tears, and go forth! Ready for powerful encouragement in your walk with Christ? Today, Paige Clingenpeel welcomes Myshel Wilkins—an American–Ghanaian worship leader, recording artist, speaker, and author of Arise, Shine, and Conquer: 40 Days of Courage for Women. In this powerful conversation, Myshel uncovers the lies women often believe about their worth, identity, and value—and points us back to the truth found only in God’s Word. She speaks about standing...

2 months ago

35 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 90-Warfare Parenting: A Daily Battle Plan to Fight for Your Child with Laine Lawson Craft

What do you do when the child you raised in the Christian faith walks away from it? In this powerful and hope-filled episode, Laine Lawson Craft—a Christian wife, mom, media host, speaker, and best-selling author—shares her raw journey of parenting three prodigal children. Through years of fear, rebellion, and spiritual battles, Laine learned to fight not against her children, but for them—through prayer, truth, and unwavering trust in God. Together with counselor Paige Clingenpeel, they unpa...

3 months ago

36 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 89-From Colic to ADHD: What Every Parent Should Know About Early Intervention with Dr. Rachel Boggs

What if colic, sensory issues, or even ADHD had more to do with the nervous system than you realized? In this episode, Paige talks with Dr. Rachel Boggs—a wife, mom, and nervous-system-focused pediatric chiropractor—about how early stress and dysregulation can affect digestion, immunity, and behavior. Dr. Boggs explains how the body is designed to heal, why the nervous system forms before anything else in the womb, and how prenatal and newborn chiropractic care can support both mom and baby. ...

3 months ago

44 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 88-Overbooked and Overwhelmed: Repurposing Your Time with Tara Sun

Are you craving connection but feel like your time is slipping away into scrolls and notifications? On this episode of Embracing Your Season, host Paige Clingenpeel is joined by Tara Sun—speaker, podcast host, and author of Surrender Your Story and the upcoming Overbooked and Overwhelmed. They dive into the struggle of staying present in a noisy world, especially as busy parents longing to grow closer to God and the people we love. Tara shares practical ways to repurpose small moments for spi...

3 months ago

36 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 87-Bringing the Bible to Life with Steve Cleary

As parents, we know how hard it can be to get our kids engaged with the Bible—especially in a world driven by screens and fast-moving content. What if the very tools that often distract them could be used to disciple them instead? Today, Paige sits down with Steve Cleary, executive producer of The Pilgrim’s Progress and founder of RevelationMedia, to talk about the power of visual storytelling in reaching the next generation with the Gospel. Steve shares the heart behind iBIBLE—an ambitious, ...

3 months ago

38 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 86-Intentional Parenting: Faith, Questions, and Real Conversations with Paige Clingenpeel

In this episode, Paige and producer Mike revisit some of the most powerful parenting questions from past episodes—unpacking how to keep communication open, help kids grow in faith, and navigate the hard but necessary topics every Christian parent needs to face. Paige also opens up about walking with a friend through a cancer diagnosis and how our children see authentic faith lived out in times of suffering. From understanding why teens may self-harm to preparing kids spiritually for college, ...

4 months ago

36 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 85-Seasons of Loneliness and How to Overcome Them with Becky Harling

Loneliness isn’t about being alone—it’s about feeling disconnected. In this heartfelt episode, Paige welcomes Becky Harling—author, speaker, Bible teacher, and host of The Connected Mom podcast—for an honest conversation about the roots of loneliness and the power of connection. Becky shares her personal journey and reminds us that even in a crowd, we can feel unseen. Together, they explore the value of interdependence over independence, the importance of friendships in parenting, and how to ...

4 months ago

41 minutes

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Episode 84-Emotional Health for Parents and Kids After Divorce with Denise Jones

God is a healer and a redeemer of pain” - Denise Jones In this powerful episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige sits down with Denise Jones—founder of Reclaiming Hearts and host of DivorceCare—to talk about navigating the emotional and spiritual aftermath of divorce. Denise shares insight on the heavy burdens of shame and guilt, the critical difference between solitude and isolation, and how the Church can be a place of healing rather. Together, they explore how divorce impacts children—and e...

4 months ago

41 minutes