Episode 297: Thinking Your Life Would Look Different as a Parent with Jessica Turner

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Parenting, Kids & Family, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Jessica Turner is a content creator and taste maker for busy moms looking for hacks to live life with more intention and less stress. Jessica is trusted by beloved brands and services that help make life easier for busy women. She is also the best selling author of the Wallstreet Journal best selling book, The Fringe Hours and Stretched too Thin. How working moms can lose the guilt, work smarter and thrive. In her newest book, I Thought it Would be Better than This, she also speaks at events nation-wide on work-life balance and blogging best practices. She has been featured in numerous media outlets including the Today Show, the Tamron Hall show, Hallmarks Home and Family, Oh magazine, People magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Time.com and Ink.com. Jessica lives with her three children in Nashville, TN. Make sure you listen all the way through because the ending is a really great taco hack. Great parenting, and great taco advice, you’re going to love this one! Follow Jessica Turner Instagram Check out the work she’s doing here Jessica Turner . . . . . Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠ Grab your tickets today for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Raising Capable Kids Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with David Thomas, Sissy Goff and special guests! Sign up to receive the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise with us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. A special thank you to our sponsors: WAYFAIR: Shop a huge selection of outdoor furniture online. This summer, get outside with Wayfair. Head to Wayfair.com right now. QUINCE: Give your summer closet an upgrade—with Quince. Go to Quince.com/rbg for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. THRIVE MARKET: Skip the junk without overspending. Head over to ThriveMarket.com/rbg to get 30% off your first order and a FREE $60 gift. NIV APPLICATION BIBLE: Save an additional 10% on any NIV Application Bible and NIV Application Commentary Resources by visiting FAITHGATEWAY.COM/NIVAB and using promo code RBG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's officially back-to-school time, which means school supplies, school clothes, and school lunches.
0:06.6	And you know what's more stressful than packing school lunches, realizing you're out of everything at 7 a.m.
0:12.0	That's why I stocked up during Thrive Markets back-to-school sale.
0:16.4	I am ready to pack lunches when my nephew stay at my house.
0:19.2	I loaded the pantry with kid-approved
0:21.2	snacks from Yum Earth, Simple Mills, and the Good Crisp without running all over town.
0:27.1	Fast delivery, clean ingredients, and big savings, total win. Now's the perfect time to join Thrive
0:33.7	Market. Get up to 25% off select items plus 30% off your first order and a free gift.
0:39.8	You know how I feel about the hip piece chickpeas. And you know how I feel about Sieti Chips and
0:45.0	salsa. Don't get me started. Go to Thrivemarket.com slash RBG and start saving today. Sale ends August 31st.
1:01.1	I am counting down the days until September 13th because we have got some big fun coming and tickets for this big fun are going fast. We're having a parenting
1:07.3	conference in Nashville, our first ever parenting conference that we're
1:11.5	getting to put on that's called Raising Capable Kids. Y'all, we have the most amazing people
1:17.2	who are going to be on the stage with us. We have Nero Feliciano. We have Megan Mickelson
1:23.1	of Birds and Bees. We have Joey Odom of R.O. We have Melissa Trevathan, our dear friend and the
1:29.0	founding director of Daystar. We have Dr. Chenway Williams. So many wise, trusted voices of ours. So much
1:36.9	goodness, so much fun. Make plans now. Get your tickets quickly and come to Nashville on September
1:43.7	13th for Raising Capable Kids.
1:57.6	Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
2:01.6	I'm Sissy Goff.
2:02.6	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
2:07.6	Let's dive in.
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