How to avoid parent burnout with Drew McClure
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 850 Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Happy New Year!!!
I cannot believe it’s 2025. I've been thinking about this year for a long time because it’s the year my first child graduates from high school. Well, that went fast!
Today’s episode is a special one for me, but also insanely practical for all of us. We have my brother, Drew McClure, on the show today to talk about “parent burnout.” Is it just the life of a mother to feel utterly exhausted all the days of our lives? Is there a way to have more energy? Better energy? Focused energy? Meaningful energy?
He talks us through how to make some traction this year so we don’t burnout early in the year. His thoughts are wise and sustainable and tested. As the Founder of People Profit, his job is to coach companies to eliminate burnout and increase capacity. He has a deep passion for humans and how we work. So, let’s get his take on the performance of a parent!
Drew encourages us to start with one thing. Just one thing. You may want a journal or pad of paper as you listen to this one. It’s FULL of helpful tips to write down.
My favorite moment is in the beginning when he tells his story from going to a wild middle schooler to walking with great friends that love Jesus. It’s a powerful example of how God can step in and speak to the heart of our kids. And that even the BEST parents (mine) cannot control outside influences and your children’s decision. But God. He can work it all for good.
Enjoy!
Courtney
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:07.0 | Happy New Year friends. |
| 0:14.0 | It's Courtney Defeo here. |
| 0:15.0 | I am your host of Part in the Mess podcast, |
| 0:17.0 | and I'm super excited about what's to come for this year |
| 0:20.0 | and so thrilled you're with me |
| 0:22.3 | on the journey of parenting and faith and we're going to talk about all of those things today, |
| 0:26.4 | but I have a very special guest to kick off the new year and I've been thinking about this |
| 0:30.2 | conversation for some time and he is just falling into the perfect spot at the perfect time. |
| 0:34.8 | So it is my brother, Drew McClure. |
| 0:38.5 | And to give you context, he was born when my sister and I were nine and time. So it is my brother, Drew McClure. And to give you context, |
| 0:43.1 | he was born when my sister and I were nine and 11. So for so long, he was the baby brother. |
| 0:50.0 | And then he just grew up. And he was always wise and intelligent and just something really special about him. So if you have one of the surprised babies, you need to buckle in because |
| 0:53.4 | there's something God wanted them to be on this earth. So just enjoyed that. But he grew up and he's an |
| 0:58.8 | amazing husband to Caroline. He's the father of my three nieces and nephews. And they are all three |
| 1:05.0 | adorable and amazing. And so we're going to talk in two parts. The first part really quick, I think, |
| 1:09.5 | is important as he talks a little bit about his story from becoming a pastor. |
| 1:14.5 | He actually had a church when he was in college at Clemson that he started in his apartment with his friend. |
| 1:19.2 | And then he became a pastor at a couple big churches, one of those in Atlanta, Georgia, and has now moved over into a coaching role. |
| 1:25.9 | But in the first part, he talks about growing up and how he |
| 1:28.8 | was doing some not so great things in middle school. My parents had no idea. So sorry, Mom. I think |
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