Hey friends—today’s episode is a little different. ❤️
After a whirlwind family vacation together (with 11 kids, a stranded pontoon boat, a new grandbaby, and a fender bender 🙃), we realized what every mama knows deep down: sometimes you’ve got to push pause and take care of what matters most—your family and your own sanity.
So Deena & Christian are wrapping up Season 1 and taking a much-needed break as their kids head back to school and their families walk through some big transitions. They’ll be back in a few weeks with Season 2 of Junk Drawer Mamas—full of fresh stories, faith-filled encouragement, mom-life humor, and practical strategies to help you dig through the junk drawer because what's hidden can't be healed.
👂🏼𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:
👉 Hear the behind-the-scenes chaos of our “extreme” family vacation.
👉 See why we’re modeling rest and reprioritizing family for our listeners.
👉Learn what’s ahead for Season 2 (hint: healing for moms AND kids).
👉 Laugh with us as we share how even our breaks end up being “extreme.” 😂
👉 Be encouraged to give yourself grace and take a pause when needed.
🗝️ Key Takeaways:
🩷 Even family vacations can feel like extreme parenting.
💜Christina became a grandma (again!) literally hours before we left.
💛We got stranded on a pontoon boat with all the kids (and survived).
A fender bender, urgent care runs, and spiritual warfare—yep, it was all in the mix.
🩷 Family first: sometimes pressing pause is the most faithful thing you can do.
💜We’re asking for your prayers as we prep for Season
💛God always wins, even when life feels messy.
We cannot thank you enough for walking through Season 1 with us. You’ve laughed with us, prayed with us, and showed up for us—and we couldn’t be more grateful. 💕
👉 Please stay tuned, keep us in your prayers as we prepare for Season 2, and stay connected with us on social media (especially our Junk Drawer Mamas Community Facebook group! - https://tinyurl.com/5dhr6szp ). We’ll keep posting reels, encouragement, and updates so you won’t miss a beat.
Mama, you’re not meant to do this alone. God’s got you, and so do we. We’ll be back soon—stronger, rested, and ready for more junk drawer sorting together.
🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 and stay connected while we get ready for a powerful Season 2!
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What if your child’s disobedience wasn’t defiance—but a cry for connection?
In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina delve into the messy, yet beautiful, work of parenting with love and boundaries—especially when everything feels out of control.
Based on the principles of connection over control, they explore what it looks like to build relationships that reflect the heart of God, even when your kids are pushing all your buttons, boundaries are being tested, and healing still feels out of reach.
Through stories of parenting teenagers, navigating trauma, and learning to communicate with truth and love, this conversation reminds us that we don’t have to parent from fear or control. There’s a better way.
Inspired by Danny Silk’s book Keep Your Love On, this conversation explores how to:
🩷 Parent from love, not control
💜 Learn how to discipline with love, not shame
💛 Understand the root behind your child’s “defiance”
🩷 Break generational patterns of fear-based parenting
💜 Set firm boundaries that protect connection, not destroy it
💛 Heal the mess in our relationships by cleaning up our own first
🩷Creating a safe space for your child to make mistakes without condemnation
Whether you're struggling with your spouse, your teen, your toddler, or your adult child—this episode is for the mama who’s tired of power struggles and longs for peace and connection in her home.
We’re learning how to stop controlling out of fear, and start leading with love & connection.
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
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If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
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Do you ever feel like if you don’t hold it all together… everything will fall apart?
In this vulnerable, truth-packed episode, Deena and Christina peel back the layers on why so many moms struggle with control—and it’s not just because we like things done a certain way. Behind the micromanaging, the multitasking, and the meltdown over backwards shoes, there’s usually a deeper root: fear, trauma, and a desperate need to feel safe in a world that feels anything but.
They share how childhood wounds, food shame, body image issues, and unmet needs often fuel the drive to control everything. From funny mom moments to gut-honest confessions, this episode is both freeing and faith-filled.
If you’ve ever…
🩷Micromanaged your way through motherhood because no one else “does it right”
💜Snapped over something small because it was the only thing you felt you could control that day
💛Fixed everyone else’s mess while secretly falling apart yourself
🩷Struggled to delegate, ask for help, or sit still—because slowing down feels unsafe
💜Controlled what your kids wore, ate, or said out of fear they’d be judged (or you would)
💛Felt anxious when plans changed or chaos hit because you need to know what’s coming next
…then this episode will feel like sitting with two friends who get it—and who point you back to the One who’s always in control, even when you’re not.
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
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✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com
If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
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In this episode, Deena and Christina open up about what happens when life takes a sharp left turn, and you still have to keep going and be strong for everyone else.
After a sudden medical emergency involving Deena’s husband, everything shifted, including how her special needs daughter processed the crisis. It wasn’t just physically exhausting; it was emotionally heavy, spiritually stretching, and relationally eye-opening.
But through it all, God showed up.
This conversation is for the mama who’s holding it together when everything feels like it’s falling apart. The one who has to comfort a child with trauma triggers while advocating for a spouse in pain. The one who can’t pause life, even when she needs a minute to breathe.
If you’ve ever wondered how you’re supposed to do it all… this is your reminder: you were never meant to do it alone.
God is partnering with you even in the hospital rooms, the screaming car rides, the stress, and the unknown. Sometimes He uses the disruption not to punish, but to reveal. To draw us closer to Him. To open our eyes to the people right in front of us. And to remind us that His order brings peace, even when the world feels chaotic.
This isn’t about perfection. This is about faith in motion, right in the middle of the mess.
🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
🩷 How He uses crisis to expose buried wounds in our hearts and homes
💜 Why God will give you the strength to carry what you never thought you could
💛 Moments of unexpected intimacy in marriage & how crisis can reconnect you
🩷 You can have a peace that surpasses understanding in the middle of emotional chaos
💜 You don’t have to carry the heavy stuff alone. God is carrying it while He's still carrying you.
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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✉️Email: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms
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📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j
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✉️Email: deena@speciallyempoweredmoms.com
☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care
🌐Website: www.fatihthorughfostercare.com
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud
✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com
If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
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You imagined park picnics, sweet bedtime snuggles, and motherhood magic.
Instead? You’re cleaning up messes (literal and emotional), crying in the bathroom, and wondering how this became your life. 😭🫠
In this episode, Deena and Christina crack open the junk drawer again to talk about what it really looks like to raise kids in extreme situations—special needs, trauma, marriage stress, generational wounds, and all. 💔
From yelling over bedtime battles and bathroom poopy messes to the shame spiral afterward, we’re getting real about those moments when you’re not enjoying motherhood and find yourself asking, “How did I end up here?”—and how Jesus meets you right there in the mess of imperfect parenting.
This one’s for the mama grieving the life she imagined... and discovering the beauty, purpose, and hope in the one she’s living now. 💗
🔑 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:
🩷Grieving the motherhood you imagined is part of embracing the one you’re living
💜Messy motherhood needs honest conversations—not more highlight reels
💛 Your breakdown doesn’t disqualify you—it’s often where your breakthrough begins
🩷Healing begins with honesty—you can’t fix what you pretend isn’t broken
💜God’s not waiting for you to “get it together” before He shows up
💛God never called you to be perfect—just present
🩷There’s power in saying “I’m sorry” to your kids
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
✉️Email: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms
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✉️Email: deena@speciallyempoweredmoms.com
☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care
🌐Website: www.fatihthorughfostercare.com
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud
✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com
If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
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How do you love your people well without losing your sanity? 😅
In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina are diving deep into family dynamics—from parenting adult children to setting boundaries with extended relatives (and yes, even those messy money conversations 💸).
We’re talking about why setting healthy boundaries isn’t selfish—it’s survival, how to teach your kids emotional responsibility, and why avoiding conflict can actually make things worse. If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking on eggshells with your own family (or letting guilt blur the lines), this one’s for you, girl.
Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and purpose.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:
🩷 Learn how to set boundaries without guilt or shame
💜 Gain practical tools for navigating tricky family dynamics
💛 Hear real stories that will make you laugh and nod your head in solidarity
🩷 Be reminded that what's hidden can't be healed
💜 Walk away equipped to prioritize your emotional health without burning bridges
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms
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☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care
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✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com
If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
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Ever feel like you’re drowning in responsibilities, surviving on coffee and fumes, and someone dares to suggest, “Have you tried inner healing?” 😳 Girl, you can’t even pee alone, let alone sit in a quiet room with your trauma and a journal.
In this episode, we open the junk drawer to dig into the lie that you’ll get to healing when life slows down. Newsflash: Life isn’t slowing down. But God isn’t waiting for that either. He meets you in the chaos, in the carpool line, in the midnight meltdown, and even in the 2 a.m. Amazon scrolls. 🙃
Join Deena and Christina as they talk survival mode, surrender, mom guilt, control, and what happens when “I don’t have time to heal” becomes your default. From PTSD to praise breaks, we’re tackling what it looks like to say yes to transformation, even when your hands (and schedule) are full.
🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:
🩷 Learn why avoiding healing is costing more than you think
💜 Discover how healing in the midst of chaos ispossible
💛 Be reminded that surrender ≠ weakness. It’s where your strength begins
🩷 Get raw, real encouragement from two mamas who get it 🙋♀️🙋🏽♀️
💜 Laugh with us (and maybe cry a little too) as we admit we’ve laid things down at God’s feet...and snatched them back 0.2 seconds later. 😬✋🏼
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR
CONNECT WITH US:
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🌐Website: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
✉️Email: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms
🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com
📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt
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✉️Email: deena@speciallyempoweredmoms.com
☑️ Check out what Christiana is doing over at Faith Through Foster Care
🌐Website: www.fatihthorughfostercare.com
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud
✉️Email: faiththroughfostercare@gmail.com
If you have a question or maybe an item in the junk drawer you want us to tackle in an episode, please email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.
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Ever feel like your body is waving a white flag, but you're too busy surviving to notice? 😩
God designed your body to respond to stress, not live in it. In this episode, Deena & Christina uncover what long-term stress is doing to your brain, body, and gut and how that “on edge” feeling might be more than just burnout. From nervous system shutdown to emotional dysregulation, we break it down so you can heal, thrive, and live in alignment with how God designed you, mind, body, and spirit.
👂🏼Why You Should Listen:
👉Learn what the 4 survival responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) look like in real life.
👉Understand how your brain, gut, and hormones work together (or don't) when you’re stuck in stress.
👉Find hope in the truth that your healing starts with awareness—and God’s design for restoration.
🗝️Key Takeaways:
🩷 Your body isn’t betraying you, it’s trying to protect you
💜 The longer you're in survival mode, the more your systems begin to shut down
💛 Gut, brain, hormones, mood, they’re all connected
🩷 Signs of shutdown aren’t weakness, they’re warning lights
The enemy wants you stuck. But God has already made a way out and it starts with understanding what your body is telling you.
Mama, you're not meant to do this alone. God's God you, and so do we. Let's tackle this junk drawer of life together.
🎧TUNE IN NOW as we share how partnering with God in your parenting journey can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
FOLLOW for more encouragement and tag a mama who needs this today. 👯💜🩷
New episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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☑️ Check out what Deena is doing over at Specially Empowered Moms
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This 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 “𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱.” It’s for the moms in crisis. The ones holding it all together with shaking hands and silent prayers, because if they fall apart, everything will fall with them.
Maybe that’s you right now. You’re:
👉Getting screamed at by a child with trauma or special needs and feeling the shame of snapping back harder than you should have.
👉Wondering if anyone would even notice if you disappeared, but pushing through because your kids need you.
👉So emotionally shut down, you don’t even know how to pray anymore, you just cry alonee in the bathroom and hope God sees you.
👉Feeling like the only thing holding your family together, and terrified of what would happen if you fell apart.
You believe in God. But you’re weary. You’re done. And you don’t know how to keep going.
🎙 In this raw episode, Deena and Christina share:
🩷What survival mode actually does to your brain, body, and spirit
💜How even faith-filled moms can spiral into hopelessness
💛What Jesus meant when He asked, “Do you want to be well?”
🩷How sisterhood, prayer, and one obedient step forward can change everything
𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
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✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲
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Ever walk away from a conversation with your adult child thinking, “Well… I blew that.”? Yeah, us too. 🙋♀️
In this deeply personal episode, Deena & Christina get vulnerable about some recent parenting moments that didn’t go as planned and how God used them not to shame, but to gently show how He parents us.
From mom guilt to emotional landmines and the tug-of-war between truth and tenderness, we’re digging into the junk drawer of what it looks like to parent adult children through God’s grace… even when we’re still healing ourselves.
We’re not here to hand out parenting advice. We’re here to hold space, remind you that you’re not alone, and maybe even help you take a deep breath today. 💗
🗝️ Key Takeaways from Episode 24:
🩷 Real talk on what it feels like to mess up with your grown kids
💜 Not every phone call with your adult child needs to turn into a sermon or a lecture about what they "need "to do.
💛 Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is: “How can I support you right now?”
🩷Your own healing journey can unintentionally create unrealistic expectations for your kids.
💜 Mom guilt is real, but so is God's gentle correction and grace.
💛 The emotional cost of parenting from exhaustion and how to shift it.💜 Being their safe space is more important than being right.
💛 God is still parenting us and using our mistakes to mold us into more compassionate moms.
𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 , 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR
💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀
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✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲
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📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.
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She smiles. She shows up. She gets it all done. But inside? She’s unraveling.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆?
In this raw and heartfelt episode, we’re pulling something out of the junk drawer that so many of us hide: the silent breakdowns behind the brave faces. The truth is—sometimes strength looks like crying in the bathroom and then makingdinner anyway. 💔
For the special needs mama (or any weary mom) who’s still getting up, showing up, and pouring out when no one sees the pain behind her eyes—this one's for you. 🫵
This week, we hit pause on our Fear Series because the Holy Spirit had other plans. We set aside the notes, the outline, and the polish to have a gut-honest conversation about what it feels like to hold it together when everything inside is falling apart.
You don’t need advice today.
You need comfort. 🤗
You need to know that even if no one else sees you… God does.
Sometimes He removes every other option so you’ll come to Him—because only He can truly hold what you're carrying. This episode is full of compassion, scripture-based hope, and a reminder that your endurance isn’t wasted.
📝Key Takeaways from the Episode:
🩷 Strength doesn’t always look like success—it oftenlooks like survival.
💜 God may close every other door to remind you He is the only one who can truly carry your pain.
💛You don’t always need a solution—you need a safe space to say, “This is hard.”
🩷 There’s no shame in being overwhelmed. The shame is in believing you're alone.
💜 Isaiah 43 promises that even if we walk through fire, we won’t be burned.
💛 Real-life messes (like a car seat soaked in pee) can push you over the edge but also remind you of your humanness.
🩷 Your brave face doesn’t disqualify your breakdown.God sees both and holds both.
𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀:
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We're diving deep into the junk drawer to unpack on of the 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡, & 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙. 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 open up about what it’s really like to 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿.
Doctor visits aren't routine for a special needs mom. They’re layered with anxiety, past trauma, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱—𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱. What should be a simple check-up often turns into a high-stress event.
𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗠 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯, one with no instructions, no clock-out time, & an emotional load no one else sees.
We’ve been there, and we’ve seen God show up in theexam room, the hallway, and the breakdown in the car afterward.
𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. 💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ,𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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We’re back inside the junk drawer, and this time we’re going deeper.
After recording Episode 19, we realized something important: fear is not just one item in the drawer. It’s a whole messy category. Each version of fear we face as special needs and extreme parenting moms deserves its own spotlight.
In Episode 19, we focused on the fear rooted in grief—grieving the life you thought you or your child would have.
If you missed that one, definitely go back and listen: Click here for Episode 19
But in this episode, we’re shifting to another deeply personal fear:
The fear of being judged in public. The fear that your child’s meltdown will cause strangers to label you a “bad mom.” The fear that other people think your parenting is the problem, when really, you're doing everything you can just to make it through the day.
We’re unpacking the stress of restaurants, stores, and public spaces that make you feel like you’re constantly under a microscope—and the emotional toll that takes on a mama's heart.
Whether your child has Autism, Down syndrome, trauma-related behavior, sensory issues, or is just having a hard day... we get it. We’ve been there. And we’re done apologizing for surviving.
𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲. Tune in as we share how leaning into His strength can turn even the messiest, most stressful days into moments of peace and joy.
💕 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.
👂🏼Why You Should Listen
👉 You’ve ever dreaded going out in public with your child
👉You feel the weight of judgment from strangers, family, or even friends
👉You need permission to let go of the shame and guilt
👉You want relatable encouragement and faith-filled truth from two moms who get it
🗝️Key Takeaways
🩷Fear of judgment is a heavy, daily burden for special needs moms
💜We often carry the weight of other people’s opinions more than we should
💛Bad behavior ≠ bad parenting. Meltdowns ≠ failure.
🩷You are doing the best you can. And that’s enough. It doesn't matter what other's think.
💜God’s opinion is the only one that matters—and He chose YOU for this child
📲𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗮 𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗔 who needs this encouragement today 💗
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💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀
🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com
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✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲
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🙋♀️Let’s be real, mama. Not every Mother’s Day feels like a celebration. Some of us are breaking up fights, wiping tears, cleaning up messes, managing meltdowns, or sitting in silence, wondering if anyone even notices us. 😞😭
This episode is for the moms who felt overlooked, under-celebrated, or just plain weary. Whether you’re a special needs mom, foster mom, single mom, or simply in a hard season, we want you to know you matter.
Deena and Christina get raw and real about the unmet expectations around Mother's Day and holidays, the lies we believe when we feel unseen, and how to move forward by writing a new story. This is a story where you show up for yourself, where you know your worth, and where you no longer wait for others to validate your value.
Let’s create a new culture of moms who celebrate oneanother and honor the sacred role of motherhood every day, not just when someone remembers the flowers. 👯👯👯👯
🗝️Key Takeaways:
🩷Feeling unseen doesn’t mean you’re unloved
💜 You don’t need permission to celebrate yourself
💛 Unmet expectations often come from unspoken ones
🩷 Your value isn’t defined by what others do or don’t do
💜 You can choose to rewrite the narrative and make it beautiful
💛 How to teach your kids to honor you by modeling it yourself
🩷 You are not alone. You are worthy. You are already enough
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR
👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
💌𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀
🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com
📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt
📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲
🌐Website: www.fatihthorughfostercare.com
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud
📨𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮t 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.
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This was supposed to be a podcast about fear, and it is. But what we didn’t expect was how much of our fear—especially as special needs or foster moms—is really just grief in disguise.
In this deeply vulnerable episode, Deena & Christina share from the rawest parts of their own journeys—about what it means to grieve the life we thought our kids would have… and the life we thought we would have. They open up about image, loss, shame, protective instincts, anxiety, and the unspoken fear that keeps so many moms quietly drowning in fear of the future.
This isn’t a tidy how-to episode. It’s a real-life, mascara-running, Jesus-sitting-in-the-middle-of-our-junk kind of conversation. So grab a tissue, a coffee, and know that you’re not alone. You’re not crazy. And your grief is not faithlessness—it’s part of the process.
👂 Part 2 coming next week: “Facing Fear as a Special NeedsMom: Trusting God with the Unknown"
🗝️ Key Takeaways:
🩷Why fear is often just unprocessed grief
💜The pressure to make our kids look “okay” for the world
💛What it really feels like to grieve the life we imagined
🩷Learning to trust God with the life we didn’t plan
💜The power of surrender when we don’t have the answers
💛How fear can paralyze us, but peace is still possible
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
🔹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JunkDrawerMamas
🔹 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SZGUt4rEu5x1FZoQSWdLR
👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀
🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com
📘Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/4r8k9e9j
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/yxka7fdt
📱TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/48jan3pc
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲
🌐Website: www.fatihthorughfostercare.com
📸Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/4sp4xrud
📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.
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Welcome to Part 2 of our messy, sometimes hilarious, and oh-so-relatable convo about the challenges of feeding kids and food battles, especially when you're a mom navigating special needs or extreme parenting.
In this episode, we’re not holding back:
😷 Deena’s sick, Christina’s running late from a meltdown-filled therapy appointment (hers and her kids 😫😂), and the kids are definitely NOT sleeping—aka, welcome to our real lives.
But girl, we showed up anyway... because YOU are not alone in this. We are in this together. 👯💪
🎙️ Inside this episode :
🥦 Why food battles hit different when your child hassensory issues or cognitive delays
😩 The daily guilt cycle moms feel when we chooseconvenience over nutrition
🎯 Real talk on mom burnout, budget meals, and theemotional exhaustion of "one more food battle"
💡 Practical mindset shifts, small wins, andgrace-based solutions for chaotic mealtimes
✝️ Encouragement for weary mamas who are doing theirbest but still feel like it’s not enough
🤝Why partnering with God in the small thingsmatters, and how even your grocery cart choices can be spiritual warfare.
We may not be nutritionists (unless M.O.M. counts), but we’ve lived this life and we know the struggle is real. If you’ve ever bribed a kid with a Taki or found yourself arguing over Mountain Dew, this one’s for you. 🫵
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘: https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
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✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🌐Website: www.fatihthorughfostercare.com
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Mama,
We’re going there. 😬 In this first episode of our 𝟮-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 & 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 get real about something they still wrestle with daily—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. From Takis-as-bribes to midnight candy guilt, they lay it all out—no filters, just truth and grace.
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (🙋♀️), this one is for YOU. 🫵
Join us as we dive into 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀—𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀.
𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩—you just need to keep showing up and trying again.
🗝️𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀
🩷Emotional eating isn’t just about willpower—it’s a signal something deeper needs healing
💜Guilt over our kids’ health because of our poor choices as a mom can either paralyze us—or push us to change
💛Disobedience doesn’t always look like rebellion—it can look like “just one more time.”
🩷Generational habits around food, health, and body image can be broken—but it starts with us.
💜The Holy Spirit convicts, not condemns—and even in our food struggles, God meets us with mercy.
🎧 𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
💌 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮:
📺𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘:https://tinyurl.com/pdp7nzpd
📘𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2f6kn
📸𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://tinyurl.com/ms4yttb5
📱𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/mvbvbyjf
🌐𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com/junkdrawermamas
📨𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹: junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝘀
🌐Website: www.speciallyempoweredmoms.com
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✔️𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲
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📨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 We would love to hear from you.
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🌞👙🩴Summer Without the Stress: Intentional Fun + Extreme Parenting = Yes, It’s Possible!
In this episode, Deena & Christina continue their real-talk conversation on how to prepare for summer when you're a mom navigating special needs, multiple kids, or extreme parenting—and how to avoid burnout in the process.
This episode also kicks off our Summer Fun Challenge 🎉 and the official launch of the Junk Drawer Mamas Facebook group! It’s your new go-to spot for summer mom hacks,real-life ideas, and “Help a Mama Out” moments from moms who get it.
Whether you’re parenting through special needs, sensory overload, teenage eye rolls, or toddler tantrums—this episode is packed with laughs, ideas, and wisdom from twomamas who have been there.
If you’ve ever found yourself dreading summer before it even starts, this episode is a game-changer. Learn how to create a summer you’ll actually enjoy, not just count down.
🎧𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.
👉 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 👯💜🩷
🎧𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! https://tinyurl.com/5e2nhnae
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🌞👙🩴Summer's creeping in like a sunburn you didn’t seecoming—and while the kids are dreaming of cannonballs and cotton candy 🍧 you’re just trying to figure out how to survive 90 consecutive days of overstimulation, sensory meltdowns, sibling brawls, unstructured mayhem, andendless snack requests that thrusts you into an hour-by-hour survival mode. 😩
In this episode of Junk Drawer Mamas, Deena and Christina get real about the summer dread no one wants to admit—especially when you're already stretched thin parenting kids with special needs or extreme circumstances.
But what if this summer didn’t have to be something we survive… but something we actually enjoy? 😳
We’re sharing our own junk drawer confessions, hilarious fails (bribing kids with ice cream to avoid the zoo, anyone? 🙋♀️), and a challenge to shift our mindset, get intentional, and invite God into the plans (and the park days).
Whether you’re juggling ten kids, trying to keep one child entertained while working full time, or just trying not to melt in the heat—this episode will inspire you to create joy-filled moments, even when it’s chaotic.
Let’s be those moms this summer who show up, bring the fun, and maybe even smile during the 47th snack break of the day! 🍦🥪 🍕
📝 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
💡 Dreading summer doesn’t make you a bad mom—just atired one.
🥵 Hot + Hungry + Tired = meltdown (for everyone).Preparing ahead of time will save your sanity.
🙏 Intention and prayer can shift your mindset beforeburnout hits.
📆 Schedule joy with your kids like you schedule appointments (yes, even the dreaded craft day 🧶).
✝️ You don’t have to do this alone. Invite God intoyour summer plan.
📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag amama who needs this reminder today. 💗
🎙New episodes every Wednesday!
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🎙EPISODE 14: “Thanks, But I’ve Tried EVERYTHING” — How to Handle Unsolicited Parenting Without Losing Your Peace or Your Jesus! 😜
You’re in aisle 6 just trying to buy frozen peas, your child is mid-meltdown, and here comes that lady with “helpful advice.” Sound familiar?
In this brutally honest (and sometimes hilarious) episode, we’re digging into the junk drawer labeled: unsolicited advice.
Deena and Christina get real about what it’s like parenting children with extreme behaviors—especially in public—and how to respond when strangers, family, or even well-meaning friends say, “Have youtried…?”
From feeding tube mishaps to epic hospital meltdowns and special needs parenting realities, we’re sharing the raw truth: sometimes the “advice” stings more than it soothes—unless you’ve done the inner work.
We talk pride, offense, exhaustion, and why your spiritual,mental, and emotional health MATTERS when you're under fire. This one’s packed with truth, faith, and real-deal mom grit.
👂🏼🎧𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻:
👉 Learn how to respond to unsolicited advice withoutlosing your peace 😅
👉Get faith-based strategies for parenting throughtrauma and chaos 🛐
👉Laugh with us (or maybe cry—we get it) throughreal-life stories from the trenches 😭
👉Be reminded that your worth as a mom is NOT definedby one moment (or meltdown) 💗
🔑Key Takeaways
🩷 Unsolicited advice can trigger a spirit of offense—but only if you’re running on empty 🧯
💜 Spiritual, emotional & physical self-care = mom’s maintenance plan 🛠
💛 Not every “judgy” comment is an attack—sometimes it reveals more about their pain than your parenting.🩷 Extreme parenting requires extreme grace—for yourkids AND yourself 💕
💜 Responding with the love of Christ speaks louder than a mic drop comeback 🎤✝️
💛 God will equip you—but you have to partner with Him first 👊
📲 DON’T FORGET TO FOLLOW, LIKE, & SHARE! Tag amama who needs this reminder today. 💗
🎙New episodes every Wednesday!
🎧 Listen now on:
🔹YouTube
🔹Spotify
🔹 Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, & iHeart Radio
📌 Follow for more encouragement:
📘 Facebook: Junk Drawer Mamas Podcast
📸 Instagram: @junkdrawermamas
📱TikTok: @junkdrawermamas
🌐 Website: Junk Drawer Mamas — Specially Empowered Moms
✔️ Check out what Deena is doing at Specially Empowered Moms:
📱TikTok
✔️ See what Christina is doing at Faith Through Foster Care:
🌐Website
📨 Have a topic you want us to tackle? Email us at junkdrawermamas@gmail.com
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