When Motherhood Feels Lonely: Nurturing Friendship in Motherhood | Ep. 156
Risen Motherhood
Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler
4.9 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
On one hand, we may feel like we're never alone as moms—even going to the bathroom often becomes a family activity! On the other hand, motherhood can feel lonely and isolating. Caring for our families often leaves little time and energy for nurturing our friendships. But we're not meant to live in isolation—we need friends who point us to Christ and encourage us in our mission! In this episode, Emily and Laura invite four women to share their thoughts on navigating friendship in the busyness of motherhood. Though we may need to adjust our expectations and find creative ways to connect, we can still have meaningful friendships in the midst of motherhood.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is brought to you by Crossway, a not-for-profit ministry that publishes |
| 0:03.2 | Gospels Center resources to serve the church. Crossway recently published a new book by Jen |
| 0:07.4 | Oshman called Enough About Me, Finding Lasting Joy in the Age of Self. In this book, Jen contrasts |
| 0:12.4 | our culture's emphasis on personal improvement and empowerment, with what the scriptures say about |
| 0:16.0 | a life rooted in the Gospel. Jen encourages women facing disappointment or disillusionment to |
| 0:20.4 | root their identity in Christ. Visit crossway.org-forward-slash-rm and get this book 40% off with a free |
| 0:26.0 | Crossway Plus membership. We're so thankful for Crossway support. |
| 0:34.9 | Motherhood is hard. One second, we think we're doing a good enough job, and the next, we feel like |
| 0:40.0 | the worst mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the Gospel to be repeated |
| 0:45.8 | over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments. So, mama, whether you're sipping cold coffee |
| 0:52.4 | or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll find true encouragement and laughter here. |
| 0:58.4 | This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast. Thanks for joining us. |
| 1:06.9 | Welcome back to another episode of Risen Motherhood. I'm Laura and I'm excited to share a little |
| 1:11.1 | about today's special show for you. Today, we're talking about friendship in the season of motherhood, |
| 1:15.9 | why we need friends, how to connect, what our expectations should be, and how to take conversations |
| 1:20.3 | to the heart level. We want this to feel like you're dropping into a conversation, hearing several |
| 1:25.0 | women share short but candid stories about what they've learned and how they would encourage other |
| 1:29.4 | women according to the wisdom found in God's word. These moms are in different stages of life and |
| 1:34.4 | have different perspectives to consider. We know this is a huge topic. We hope as you listen, you'll |
| 1:39.5 | be reminded that even in the busyness of motherhood, we're not created to live life in isolation. |
| 1:44.2 | We're meant to walk alongside others as we look to Christ. Before we jump in, we'd like to introduce |
| 1:48.7 | these women to you. We know this will go fast, so if you want to find anything here, we'll list |
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