Help for When Motherhood Feels Overwhelming (Part 1 of 2)
6/3/202627 min
Kristen Rusch, Ashley Durand, and Dr. Jenny Coffey share their insight on finding hope through the struggles of motherhood. They touched on subjects such as depression, meltdowns, comparison, and being rooted in their identity in Christ.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Ashley Durand· Guest0:29
[upbeat music] It's not that I don't like being a mom, it's just that I wish someone would appreciate what I do around here. Let's just say one word: diapers. Ugh. Honey, a woman's work is never done.
John Fuller· Host0:42
Well, if you're a busy mom, especially with younger children, you can probably relate to those comments. Today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, we'll explore some of those day-to-day challenges of motherhood, and we'll have lots of encouragement and insights from moms who are going through the same thing.
Jim Daly· Host0:57
Yeah. Hey, right from the outset, let me say we know moms do work at home and some moms work outside the home and at home, and more dads are doing more things around the house, too.
John Fuller· Host1:08
Mm-hmm.
Jim Daly· Host1:08
That's just the way the modern family operates. So if we say something, you're going, "Oh, that's stereotypical," that's not our intention. It's just our experience. And I wanna open with that kinda story, 'cause I got home from work when our boys were probably, like, six and four, and Jean literally met me at the door and kinda pushed the boys right into me.
John Fuller· Host1:28
Mm-hmm.
Jim Daly· Host1:28
[laughs] I mean, I had one