#118: Getting Real with Alison Stooksbury
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2017
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Alison Stooksbury lives in Knoxville, TN and is a stay-at-home mom to two. Her husband Brandon builds houses and at the time of this interview, he was over a year into building their dream house - by himself. Find out more about my visit to Glamour Shots and see some of my favorite shots from our family photo session now at GlamourShots.com. What we chat about: How her husband working on their dream home affected their marriage and what they've done to stay connected Struggling through the adjustment of becoming a full-time stay-at-home mom Battling the lies that can pull her into depression How God has worked in her life as she has become increasingly honest with Him A practical way she's made reading the Bible a priority in her life Links mentioned: YouVersion Bible App Yeti Rambler None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing) Where to find Alison: instagram // twitter Episode Sponsors: Canvas People Get an 11x14 canvas FREE + shipping by using the promo code MSW at checkout (for a limited time)! Bark Box Get an extra month free when you visit BarkBox.com/MSW! Queen Bee Market Support the show: Shop Amazon Affiliate Link Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram or Facebook because I want to hear YOUR thoughts on this episode!  If you've been encouraged by the show, please share it with another mom.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together!
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 119 Hey ladies I'm so excited you're here. Welcome back. This is episode 118 and I'm talking to a really great girl named Allison Stuxbury. |
| 0:28.0 | She lives in Tennessee. She's a mom to two. Her husband builds houses and during our chat he was actually over a year |
| 0:35.2 | into building their dream house by himself when he wasn't working at his other |
| 0:39.2 | house building jobs. So basically she hardly ever sees her husband for a really long time. |
| 0:44.4 | She talks about how that's been on their marriage and what they've done to stay connected. |
| 0:48.4 | She also shared something that I think might resonate with you, how the transition to being a stay-at-home mom was a big |
| 0:54.0 | adjustment that she's still working through. She talks about how she battles lies that |
| 0:58.5 | try to pull her back into depression and how she's seen God work through her being increasingly honest with him. |
| 1:04.6 | My favorite part, you guys, she brought questions for me to answer just in case the conversation |
| 1:09.6 | didn't flow. |
| 1:10.6 | I love that. |
| 1:11.6 | Nobody ever asked me questions. Okay, a couple things. We recorded this in the summer. I get all excited about interviewing people and I interview a million people and so you end up in the middle of December talking about splash pads. |
| 1:24.2 | So just know that this is kind of an old conversation. |
| 1:27.4 | Also her accent is completely darling. |
| 1:30.0 | And come to think of it, I think she's like the third guest in a row with an awesome accent |
| 1:33.8 | so you are welcome for that. |
| 1:36.1 | So Christmas is coming that means families coming over you're gonna see your friends |
| 1:40.4 | you're gonna celebrate your family's unique traditions. |
| 1:43.0 | It's the best time of the year to remember the past, but it's also the best time to make new memories. |
| 1:48.0 | And making new memories means tons of new pictures. |
| 1:51.0 | You got cute little kids running around, you're baking some cookies. |
| 1:55.2 | Because you're going to have a lot of great pictures, we are partnering with canvaspeople.com to bring |
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