197. Be a Countercultural Mom: Finding Joy, Peace, and Purpose in All Seasons of Motherhood | Abbie Halberstadt of M is for Mama

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Mother of ten, blogger, author, and one of my real life friends, Abbie from M is for Mama, is back on the podcast chatting with me about being an intentional mother in an increasingly frantic culture. As mothers, there are so many negative messages coming at us from all directions highlighting the burdens of motherhood without offering us hope or direction. Abbie’s countercultural message of embracing motherhood as a gift and calling from God is a breath of fresh air. Join us as we highlight many of the mindset shifts that have given us freedom and joy in our own journeys as mothers of many.

In this episode, we cover:

All about Abbie’s 45 day trip to Europe with her 10 kids
Feeling less alone in motherhood and moving forward out of the difficult places
Finding freedom from the shame of not being able to keep up with everything on your plate
Shifting your mindset around being interrupted by kids when trying to get things done
Adjusting your expectations about what your house should look like
Taking appropriate responsibility in parenting without succumbing to fear and control
Keeping perspective about your capacity in different seasons of motherhood
Avoiding the trap of comparing yourself to what everyone else is doing

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ABOUT ABBIE

Abbie is a happy wife, homeschooling mama to ten rad kids, bestselling author, blogger, fitness instructor, and reigning family Nertz champion. But most importantly, she’s a Bible-believing Christian who desires to know God and make Him known. She lives by the motto “hard is not the same thing as bad” and loves encouraging women to dig deep in the everyday trials of motherhood for the treasures of joy and growth that are there in abundance if we’re only willing to look. She, her husband Shaun, and their double handful of children live in the Piney Woods of East Texas.

RESOURCES

M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt

Hard is Not the Same Thing as Bad by Abbie Halberstadt

M is for Mama Podcast

The Penny Reward System eBook

The Gentleness Challenge eBook

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I like your perspective because you really seem to be able to put yourself back where you were
0:07.2	going through the different phases. You're really able to remember that so well and help moms where
0:12.0	they are. I want them to feel seen and heard but not coddled. I don't think that's what we really
0:18.7	need. We need to feel like we're not alone but that's not where it needs to stop and I see so
0:23.6	many accounts on social media and see so many books that their goal is simply to make people feel
0:29.0	less alone. But if we all just feel less alone in our lostness, oh yay, we all stink at this
0:34.9	together. Yeah, that's such a bad place to get stuck. My name is Lisa, mother of seven,
0:40.3	and creator of the blog and YouTube channel FarmhouseOnBoom. Join me as I share with you my love for
0:45.8	creating a handmade home from scratch cooking and a little mom and entrepreneur life along the way.
0:51.6	Welcome back to the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast. Today I'm having on my friend Abby from
1:02.4	MS4Mama. She wrote the book called MS4Mama. She has a podcast. I read the book,
1:08.9	love the book. I couldn't recommend it more. She always has such practical advice to share on
1:14.8	motherhood. She says some hard things, but in a very loving way. I just, I love that she doesn't
1:22.4	coddle us like his mothers, but tells us, you know, and she's been there. She's been there.
1:27.1	She has 10 kids. So she can very much relate to where you are and your struggle. So we are going
1:33.0	to chat today about a lot of various things, but one would be overwhelm and information overload
1:39.9	and trying to find your own path whenever everybody is doing so many things. You get to see it all
1:46.0	on social media and then be overwhelmed by, you know, which thing you should do and where you are
1:51.7	in your journey and all of that kind of stuff. So let's dive into this awesome interview.
1:56.0	All right. Thank you so much, Abby, for joining me. You've been a popular guest in the past. So I'm
2:01.4	happy to have you on again. And we have a lot of topics to discuss. So before we get started,
2:07.4	before I go off script and ask you about Europe, tell everybody about your, your family,
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