In the midst of her young daughters battle with cancer, Kate Merrick shut down her social media and hasn’t looked back. She has written two books on her personal journey through grief and wrestling with God while embracing the good gift of life away from the distractions online. Kate has a raw and honest way of conveying truth and I just loved our conversation. We laugh hard and go deep. This last episode of the season is absolutely one to listen to and share! Connect with Kate! Website: www.kmerrick.com Connect with Lynnelle! Website: www.lynnellepeters.com Instagram: @lynnellepeters @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Contact: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com I’d love to hear from you!

Lisa Appelo, Author of “Life Can Be Good Again” is back again this week to offer insight and encouragement for parents and caregivers helping a child through loss and grief. Every child is so very unique in their response and acceptance of loss. Understanding how to provide a safe space, compassion and understanding is so important. Lisa’s experience of losing her husband suddenly, leaving her a widow and single mother of 7 propelled her into writing and speaking on grief to encourage others in their own journeys. She is a sound voice of biblical wisdom and hope! Connect with Lisa: Instagram: @lisaappelo Website: www.lisaappelo.com Connect with Lynnelle! Website: www.lynnellepeters.com Instagram: @lynnellepeters @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Contact: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com I’d love to hear from you!

Today's guest is Kara Stout, a wife, mother, author and writer at Sincerely by Kara on Instagram! Kara shares about her journey of long term infertility and the lengthy and painful process that led to the adoption of her young daughter Norah. Kara gives us an honest look at her journey of much waiting, disappointment and grief but she encourages our hearts so beautifully with truth from God’s word and through her testimony of his faithfulness. Connect with Kara: Instagram: @sincerelybykara Website: www.karastout.com Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters. @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood I’d love to hear from you! Contact: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com Website: www.lynnellepeters.com

Todays episode is going where we’ve never gone before- PERIMENOPAUSE! While neither of us can claim to be experts on this topic my guest Pam Ratzlaff and I are going there because perimenopause is upon us whether we like it or not. So, if you enjoy some good girl chat on topics like hormones, hot flashes and collagen grab a hot beverage and enjoy my conversation with Pam Ratzlaff! Connect with Pam: Instagram: @pamunpaused Connect with Lynnelle! I’d love to hear from you! Instagram: @lynnellepeters. @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Contact: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com Website: www.lynnellepeters.com

Conversation with Kate Battistelli Topics covered: Kate’s broadway career & meeting her husband Early years to the empty nester years Letting God lead & trusting His plans When life doesn’t go as planned. Such a gift to talk with Kate! Enjoy! Connect with Kate: Instagram: @katebattistelli Website: www.katebattistelli.com Connect with Lynnelle! I’d love to hear from you! Instagram: @lynnellepeters. @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Contact: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com Website: www.lynnellepeters.com

Today's guest is Tanner Olson and I know you’re going to love our conversation a lot. Tanner lives in Nashville, TN with his wife and young son. He is a poet, speaker, and podcaster and the author of four books, including the highly acclaimed collection of poetry, Walk A Little Slower. For the past 10 years he has been travelling all over the U.S. sharing poetry, delivering messages of grace, and offering stories of hope. In our time together we cover the topic of parenthood, infertility and adoption and the beauty of talking daily with the Lord. He shares with us his heart behind his newest book, a kids book, which is called All the Things I Say to God. Connect with Tanner: Instagram: @writtentospeak Book website: www.writtentospeak.com Did this episode impact your day in a great way? The greatest gift you can give is a review (it just take a couple of minutes!) or a share of this episode or another Knowing Motherhood favourite! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’d love to hear from you! www.lynnellepeters.com Inquiries: hello@lynnellepeters.com Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast @lynnellepeters Facebook: @knowingmotherhood

Our guest today is Whitney Newby, a writer, artist, and the founder of Brighter Day Press, a ministry that creates literature-rich, gospel-centered resources for family discipleship. She has a Bible degree from Moody Bible Institute and is a registered nurse. Whitney makes her home in South Carolina with her husband and four children. In today episode Whitney and I discuss what it means to Lift Our Eyes (the title of her new book out March 18th!) to the One who will carry us through the sometimes difficult and discouraging days of motherhood. She offers honest stories and timeless truth from scripture for the heart of mothers needing reminders of God’s love and faithfulness! Connect with Whitney: Instagram: @brighterdaypress Book website: www.liftyoureyesbook.com I’d love to hear from you! www.lynnellepeters.com Inquiries: hello@lynnellepeters.com Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast @lynnellepeters Facebook: @knowingmotherhood

A new season is finally here! After a 10 month break, it’s so great to be back in your earbuds (or however you’re listening in today!) It’s a joy to share this recent conversation, had with the beautifully articulate and insightful Naomi Vacaro, founder of Whole Hearted Quiet Time and author of the book, Quiet. We get really honest about motherhood, including facing our failures and intentional parenting. Naomi also shares her perspective on the changes that have happened on social platforms over the past decade or so and some of hard things that we as content producers face in our pursuit to share online today. We cover the downside of social media usage and how to steward our time online well. Lots to takeaway and feel challenged by, especially if you’re a content producer yourself! And if you’re having a hard day of mothering, our personal acknowledgements in the first half may just help you feel less alone. Connect with Naomi: naomi@wholeheartedquiettime.com IG: @naomivacaro We want to hear from you! Visit www.lynnellepeters.com Email: hello@lynnellepeters.com Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Connect with Lynnelle on Instagram: @lynnellepeters

We are continuing our series The Thriving Home again with this final episode that covers the most important thing we as mothers can do for our homes and that is to know God and His Word well! A little about my guest, Glenna Marshall. She is a wife, mother, author and speaker. She grew up in Tennessee but lives in southern Missouri where her husband has pastored their church for nearly twenty years. Glenna studied creative writing at Union University, graduating with a B.A. in English in 2003. She is the author of three books (with a fourth coming soon!) and travels extensively to speak at women’s retreats and conferences. Much of her writing deals with spiritual disciplines as the means by which we grow in the faith and endure suffering. Glenna’s deepest desire is to direct her readers to deep study of Scripture. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT KNOWING MOTHERHOOD? Subscribe! Follow! Click the 5 stars! Leave a review! Share your favourite episode with a friend! Connect with our guest Website: www.glennamarshall.com Instagram: @glennadmarshall KNOWING MOTHERHOOD Socials Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

We are continuing our series The Thriving Home again this New Year with a very honest conversation about the hope that is available to those in a seemingly hopeless marriage. This episode is powerful and I think every married person including couples preparing for marriage can glean from today’s conversation! My guest today is Kathy Bush, co-author of the new book “Sex On the First Date”. She shares how her toxic marriage became more than she ever imagined it could be despite long term infidelity and alcoholism. Kathy shares so openly about the way their lives changed when she and her husband surrendered all and chose to do marriage Gods way. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT KNOWING MOTHERHOOD? Subscribe! Follow! Click the 5 stars! Leave a review! Share your favourite episodes! Connect with our guest! Website: warroomministries.com Instagram: @warroomministry KNOWING MOTHERHOOD Socials Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

A bit of a different episode for you this week as we wrap up 2023! I get a little personal about some of the things I enjoy about this season, what’s making Christmas a little different for our family this year and a recent honest moment with my youngest which made me reflect on my not-so-gentle responses and acknowledge my need for Jesus perfect example of kindness. Also listen for an update on our series, The Thriving Home, and encouragement as you plan and prepare for the celebrations in your own family- challenges and all! Whatever it may look like for you and yours this year- Merry Christmas! Knowing Motherhood Socials: Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT KNOWING MOTHERHOOD? Subscribe! Give a 5 star rating! Leave a review! Share this episode!

We are continuing our series The Thriving Home again this week with another super helpful and inspiring episode! Shannon Acheson, founder of the website Home Made Lovely joins me to discuss all things homemaking including achieving the goals we have for our homes, getting the family on board and setting realistic expectations for ourselves as women. Shannon is the author of 2 books, Home Made Lovely and The Clutter Fix and her work has been featured in a number of online spaces including Better Homes & Gardens, HGTV, Real Simple and Martha Stewart LIVING. Her website homemadelovely dot com is a great resource with beautiful home decor ideas and inspiration, recipes and most recently added, creative advent ideas for the family! Connect with Shannon! Website: www.homemadelovely.com Instagram: @ home.made.lovely HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT KNOWING MOTHERHOOD? Subscribe! Give a 5 star rating! Leave a review! Share this episode! Knowing Motherhood Socials: Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

NEW SERIES! The Thriving Home Are you: Tired of the growing piles in your home? Feeling frustrated with every new mess? Avoiding the mess because you don’t know where to start? Are you wanting to create better habits for decluttering your home? If any of the above are true, this episode is for you! Today Lisa Lizotte of the Habits and Home show joins me to discuss all the things related to the habits (good and bad!) that we’ve got going on in the home! More specifically, we touch on the real life day to day struggles that many of us wrestle with in order to create a clean and functional home and we talk about some of the deeper issues that may need to be addressed in order for us to see those changes occur. Lisa combines biblical truth with practical advice that’s valuable for all women, not just moms, and shares from her personal experience why she’s so passionate about helping others create a more stable and simplified home. For those of us with more neuro-diverse brains this is a real gift. Grab a piece of paper and pen because you’ll want to take some notes! Connect with Lisa! Website: https://habitsandhome.com/ Podcast: Habits and Home Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@habitsandhome HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT KNOWING MOTHERHOOD? Subscribe! Give a 5 star rating! Leave a review! Share this episode! Knowing Motherhood Socials: Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

Bonus Episode! Earlier this week Krista Green, gardening coach at Zone 3 Vegetable Gardening dot com joined me to share her story of experiencing PTSD due to her work as a paramedic and it was both honest and so informative! So much of what she shared holds meaning for all mothers in their post partum/ mental health experiences. Today Krista and I are talking all things GARDENING! We connected largely because we both live in the same planting zone! Krista is a homesteading wife and mother of 3 and she loves helping other gardeners, especially those who do so with cooler temperatures and shorter growing seasons! Krista has offered our listeners a discount off of all the products and services she offers on her website so make sure to check that out at zone3vegetablegardening.com and use code MOTHERHOOD for 10% off! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT KNOWING MOTHERHOOD? Subscribe! Follow! Click on the 5 stars! Leave a review! Share your favourite episodes! Connect with Krista! Website: www.zone3vegetablegardening.com Instagram: @zone3vegetablegardening Email: zone3vegetablegardening@gmail.com KNOWING MOTHERHOOD Socials Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

Joining me today on the podcast is Krista Green, founder and content creator at www.zone3vegetablegardening.com Krista is a homesteading wife and mother of 3 and also a paramedic who has experienced PTSD, (post-traumatic stress disorder) as the result of the important work that she does. In this episode we discuss the signs and symptoms of workplace related trauma, the heartbreaking experience of mothering through this disorder and the path to healing. Krista provides us with a clear breakdown of her symptoms, gentle advice and hope for healing. I hope this episode greatly encourages you and that it promotes further healing in your own PTSD journey, if applicable and helps you offer more awareness and understanding to those in your life who may be walking through a similar mental health journey! Connect with Krista! Website: www.zone3vegetablegardening.com Instagram: @zone3vegetablegardening Email: zone3vegetablegardening@gmail.com KNOWING MOTHERHOOD Socials Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Connect with Lynnelle! Instagram: @lynnellepeters Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

It’s great to back with you all after a long break! Joining me on todays episode is Emily Jensen, mother of 5, author, speaker and the co-founder and co-host of Risen Motherhood. Emily and I discuss real life motherhood, hardships and what it looks like to acknowledge our weaknesses and embrace the perfect strength that God offers freely to us. If you are in a tender or exhausted place in your motherhood journey currently, this episode is for YOU mama! Emily shares beautifully about seasons of weariness and seeking after God’s faithful presence in the midst of it all. Emily A. Jensen is an author, a podcaster, and the cofounder and content director of Risen Motherhood. Her first book (coauthored with her podcast partner and sister-in-law) Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments, has sold more than 100,000 copies. Her latest book is He is Strong: Devotions for When You Feel Weak (October 2023). Emily lives in central Iowa, with her husband and their five children. You can find out more at emilyajensen.com or follow her @emilyajensen on Instagram.

Tara Sun, host of the Truth Talks with Tara podcast and author of the new book, Surrender Your Story joins me today to discuss what it means to trust God and trade in our need to control our lives for real joy, that is, the joy only God can provide to us when we seek Him and trust Him with our whole life. In our time together we talk about her journey of receiving a chronic illness diagnosis in her teens, dropping out of college and having a baby earlier than she thought she would and how God has used those experiences to teach her about releasing control and living more freely in Him. I love Tara’s willingness to share what she’s learning as a young wife and mom and the way she is striving to be teachable in her journey. She has beautiful wisdom to share with us today on learning to let go and trust God. Connect with Tara! https://www.tarasunministries.com Get the book: Surrender your Story by Tara Sun Listen to the podcast: Truth Talks with Tara SAY HELLO! Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast @lynnellepeters Facebook: @knowingmotherhood

Our guest today is Emily Muckleroy, a wife and mama of 2 little girls in Colorado who loves to write in her spare time and serve in her local church. Emily and her husband Alex have faced multiple losses including heartbreaking preterm delivery of their 3rd daughter Anna. Emily shares vulnerably with us today not only about her pregnancy losses but also of the unexpected return of a foster son they were quite sure would be permanently joining their family earlier on in their marriage. Emily explains how God used that devastating experience to help prepare her for Anna’s passing. Pregnancy and child loss is a painful topic but Emily brings such a light to this conversation as she reminds us again and again of just how real God’s presence is when we walk through suffering of any kind. How true reliance on God brings a peace that cannot be found anywhere else. Connect with Emily: Instagram @emily.muckleroy Blog: https://homemakinginheavencom.wordpress.com/ KNOWING MOTHERHOOD: Instagram @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook @knowingmotherhood Website (still COMING SOON) lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com

Welcome to the last episode of 2022! I was asked to speak recently at an annual Christmas gathering of almost 150 women in our small community here in northern British Columbia, Canada. What an honour to share a message of hope and to revisit some of my testimony which includes loss and postpartum mental illness. Some of these stories were shared publicly for the first time and I felt honoured to speak to what God has taught me through some incredibly painful experiences. The hope he offers us in times of struggle is so very real and my testimony is one that points to His goodness again and again. In the most hopeless moments, God has shown me His everlasting love. I believe that everyone's story is meant to be shared, whether in private conversation or on a stage or from behind a mic and it’s a joy to share with you in this way today. I am going to be taking a 5-6 week break from producing new content for Knowing Motherhood so this is the last episode of 2022! Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to each one of you! We have a beautiful hope because of Jesus and I pray that becomes even more real to you as we finish up this year and focus more intimately on what God has provided for us. His love is timeless, unchanging and everlasting! If anything that I share in this weeks episode leaves you with questions please feel free to reach out. Email lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com Facebook @knowingmotherhood IG @lynnellepeters or @knowingmotherhoodpodcast As a fully self- funded podcast ministry your greatest gift to us would be your sharing this episode (or another favourite!) and leaving a review or comment this month! Thank you for listening and allowing me to walk this journey of life with you, Lynnelle

Last week Pat Wiedemer joined me discuss what the pro-life movement looks like in Canada and what it means to truly value all life. Our conversation continues today as we focus in on the importance of healthy families and how to discuss the topic of abortion with our children. Pat shares very practical thoughts on raising our children to value life and understand the importance of serving others. She also emphasizes how critical our work in the home is as mothers and the huge impact that healthy homes have in regards to this issue. Discussion: - raising children to value life - teaching our children selflessness and a willingness to serve others - setting a healthy foundation in the home to make talking about abortion easier - the importance of women supporting women Resources mentioned: Life Canada website www.lifecanada.org Baby Center week by week videos www.babycenter.ca Mother Teresa quotes About Pat: Pat Wiedemer is the Executive Director of PEI LIFE and is also the President of the LifeCanada National Association. Working to providing life-affirming solutions for today’s generation she seeks to offer alternative ways to reach out and support those in need. Recently, she became the proud grandmom of her third grandbaby. Since the death of her husband, Pat resides in PEI, Canada with her family and has the great privilege of living close to her grandbabies too! Connect with Pat: director@lifecanada.org www.lifecanada.org Knowing Motherhood socials Instagram: @knowingmotherhoodpodcast Facebook: @knowingmotherhood Email: lynnelle@knowingmotherhood.com