Do I have a drinking problem or thinking problem? With Jenn Kautsch - Story 6
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 850 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
When I engage with young moms, I often get asked a lot about alcohol. These women are wanting me to give them an “official answer” about how a Christian woman should handle alcohol. And I often don’t have the specific answer they want - because it is so often in the gray area. And only the person asking the question knows what’s going on under the issue.
Today’s story is about a mom that got curious about her relationship with alcohol in her early 30s. As you hear her story, you will be inspired to take an honest assessment and just get curious about your relationship with alcohol. She called it “getting sober minded.”
Although I don’t drink - I have my own vices which we discuss. I joke about my love of the phone, cookie dough and TJMaxx. If I’m honest, I often use those to outsource my comfort. This isn’t an episode for moms that drink - this is an episode for all of us.
My favorite part is when Jenn shares about the benefits of operating in a sober mind. She reminds us that being present with our kids is worth the fight. Let’s lean into Jenn’s story together and be brave enough to hear what God is nudging us to do in response.
Don’t forget to check in our Jenn’s community called Sober Sis and utilize all of the fantastic resources that are helping thousands of women become sober-minded and enjoy this life to the fullest!
In this episode we chat about:
- Jenn’s journey with alcohol and finding a sober-minded life
- How to pay attention to what God is saying to us directly
- How to get curious about areas of addiction in our lives
- How to fight for presence with our families
00:00
Introduction and Connection
02:33
Early Years and Introduction to Social Drinking
05:46
The Influence of Mommy Wine Culture
07:41
Outsourcing Comfort and Dealing with Anxiety
09:44
Questioning the Relationship with Drinking
12:30
Understanding the Mindset and Motivations Behind Drinking
19:28
Questioning Your Relationship with Drinking
21:57
Introduction: Jenn's Journey of Sobriety
25:08
The Importance of Addressing the Root Cause
28:40
Taking the First Step: Sobriety Curiosity
33:28
Shifting Mindset: Gaining, Not Giving Up
39:11
The Power of Community in Sobriety
42:59
Personal Growth and Sobriety
45:07
Conclusion: Encouragement for Moms
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Resources from today’s show:
- Sober Sis Home Page -
- Happy Hour Survival Guide - Free Guide
- 21 Day Reset Challenge
- Sober Sis - Facebook
- Sober Sis - Instagram
- Sober Sis 2024 Retreat
- Look Alive, Sis! by Jenn Kautsch (book) - Little Habits, Big Faith
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Welcome to Pardon the Mess. I'm your host, Courtney Defeo. On this podcast, we chat about |
| 0:11.9 | parenting and faith and all the messy and wonderful things in between. I'm like you. I'm a mom with |
| 0:16.3 | great days and hard days. I can go from laughing and loving it to crying and thinking I'm the worst |
| 0:21.5 | parent in the world. Do you ever feel like that? Well, I love this podcast because I get to simply |
| 0:26.4 | interview experts and guests and other parents that help spur me on in this journey. I really |
| 0:32.0 | want to raise kids that know love and follow Jesus and that journey can be hard. So you're not |
| 0:36.4 | alone. Did you know that part in |
| 0:38.1 | the mess is a part of the Christian Parenting Network? Christian Parenting is a nonprofit that was |
| 0:42.5 | created to give you the practical and spiritual help that you need on as many platforms and as many |
| 0:47.3 | ways as possible. So we want your help to get the word out. Can you do three things for us? One, |
| 0:52.5 | subscribe or follow on this show, two, |
| 0:54.9 | leave a review. And the last thing is, would you share an episode with your friends or on social |
| 0:58.8 | media? That will help us get the word out and equip more parents in this journey of parenting |
| 1:04.1 | with faith in mind. I want to tell you about this summer. We have a new series called Summer of |
| 1:08.8 | Stories, and it's simply that. It is 10 stories |
| 1:11.2 | in 10 weeks. Every week, there's going to be a mom that comes on and bravely shares their story, |
| 1:15.5 | and some of these are really hard topics. And so I think you'll feel seen because a lot of times |
| 1:19.9 | on podcasts, we share just the good side. We said share inspiring and encouraging things, |
| 1:24.5 | and you can leave feeling defeated like is anyone else out there struggling? |
| 1:28.4 | So you'll hear from a mom that lost her son, a mom who experienced a miracle, a mom managing |
| 1:33.2 | a child with an eating disorder, and much, much more. So although they're heavy topics, I don't |
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