The mental load of motherhood and how to stay afloat with Emily Jensen
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 8 May 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever heard the term “mental load” as it relates to what we carry as moms? It's the same as carrying every single thing up the stairs as your arms give way to the overload. Our minds do the same. We just snap because our minds aren’t meant to carry so much. So what do we do? How do we keep our care and responsibility high for our kids without drowning?
I was delighted to talk about this issue with Emily Jensen, founder of Risen Motherhood. She’s a mom of 5, author, speaker, podcaster and has so much encouragement and practical tips for us.
Mother’s Day is this week and I want to challenge us. If you have some expectations or needs for what you need for that day - would you tell your spouse? Or family? Or children? This will help the day to be much smoother!
My favorite part is when she shares about her recent decision to walk away from a big part of her ministry at Risen Motherhood. She put everything before the Lord and asked Him to confirm which things should go in this season. Wow! What a brave thing to do and I can’t wait to see how He honors her with letting go of something so close to her heart.
Happy Mother’s Day beautiful moms! You are so loved by God. You are doing a phenomenal job or raising your kids. Giving you a huge Texas hug!
Much love,
Courtney
(02:50) The Mission Behind 'A Million Tiny Moments'
(06:04) Understanding the Mental Load in Motherhood
(09:05) Strategies to Alleviate the Mental Load
(11:54) Long-Term vs. Short-Term Parenting Goals
(14:53) Finding Clarity Through Prayer and Decision-Making
(16:49) Navigating Life's Seasons
(21:27) Alleviating the Mental Load
(25:58) Empowering Kids with Responsibility
(28:15) Managing Expectations for Mother's Day
(32:31) Finding Peace in Motherhood
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:03.5 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:09.4 | Okay, friends, this spring has got all kinds of events. |
| 0:12.3 | You've got graduates in your life. |
| 0:13.9 | You've got mothers, fathers, fathers' day, and we want to help you there. |
| 0:17.2 | So are you searching for a perfect gift to celebrate the special mom's, dads, |
| 0:21.0 | and grads in your life? We are so excited about the Christian parenting mom's dads and grads |
| 0:25.3 | gift guide. That sounds fun. Mom's dads and grad's guide that has something for everyone, |
| 0:29.7 | whether you're honoring a new mom, a seasoned dad, or a recent graduate. We've got you covered |
| 0:34.3 | with some thoughtful and meaningful gift ideas. Inside the gift guide, |
| 0:37.9 | you'll find some of our favorite resources, from Bibles to study tools to inspiring books, |
| 0:42.9 | fun projects, and even special bath products. You're guaranteed to find something special |
| 0:47.4 | for the important people on your gift list this spring. Visit Christianparenting.org |
| 0:52.2 | slash gift guide to get your moms, dads, and grads a gift guide today. |
| 0:55.9 | The link will also be in our show notes today. |
| 1:09.5 | Hey, friends, welcome back to Pardon the Mess. I'm your host, Courtney Defeo. And today we are going to talk about a topic. But I think every mother understands when I say the term mental load. Do you feel like you're carrying literally everything under the sun in your brain? And at some point, like you're going up the stairs with the laundry and all the things in your arms and it just gives way, that's the way my brain feels on a given daily basis. |
| 1:32.0 | But I want to tell you that whether you have one kid, a newborn, a senior, three kids, five kids, |
| 1:37.9 | like this is something all of us moms deal with. So don't count yourself out. If you're like, |
| 1:41.7 | well, I only have one kid or only have two kids, we all have a tremendous amount going on that we think about, that we worry about, that we |
| 1:48.7 | handle logistically. And I think that our dads, honestly, have come a long way. In generations |
| 1:54.5 | past, they weren't as involved as they were just because of how it was in culture. But now, |
| 1:58.6 | dads are doing carpal and dads are changing diapers and all of that, |
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