Difficult conversations, mental health and self regulation with Kim Anderson
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This episode is for all moms raising kids of all seasons. My guest, Kim Anderson, is a Nashville therapist who began her career as an elementary teacher before transitioning to counseling. She is driven by a desire to support whole families through life's challenges. She is the founder of Elevate Moms, a faith community where mothers can heal, grow, and connect.
This super practical episode is beyond encouraging. Kim helps us think through many difficult challenges of parenting in today’s world. She focuses on the importance of emotional regulation, attunement, and setting boundaries. Our discussion covers how to navigate difficult conversations with children, the significance of understanding mental health, and the balance between advocating for children and allowing them to develop resilience.
My favorite part is when Kim encourages us to take care of our own emotional well-being to better support our children. She reminds us that being “perfect” at parenting isn’t possible. And it’s more than okay to be imperfect. I pray you will breathe a little lighter today after hearing Kim’s encouragement.
Enjoy!
Courtney
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
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| 0:59.7 | This episode of Pardon the Mess is brought to you by Crossway, publisher of the Disciplines of Devotion series. |
| 1:01.9 | Each brief booklet highlights the biblical examples, benefits, and how-toes of one spiritual |
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| 1:30.6 | Devotion. |
| 1:44.0 | Hey friends. Welcome back to Pardon the Mess. I'm your host, Courtney Defeo, and we have on an |
| 1:46.3 | amazing guest today. Her name is Kim Anderson. She is a Nashville therapist, and she is the founder of an |
| 1:52.1 | amazing faith-based community for moms called Elevate Moms. I was on the site this morning, |
| 1:57.3 | poking around, and it is phenomenal. I was like, wait, maybe I need to join this. Although my kids are old, I'm like, I could have used her about 10 years ago, but even she shares some stuff about just empty nests phase. And I was like, man, this is really, really helpful. And so one of the things I wanted to bring up that she mentions in the episode is that if we get about 30% of our parenting right, that we're okay, |
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