Faithful Mama Rising I Overwhelm, Mindset, Marriage, Faith, Identity
Do you ever find yourself wondering, "What am I even doing with my life?" Do you put yourself in "time-out" just to catch a breath? Do you ever feel like you belong to everyone else—your husband, your kids, the chores, the commitments—and somewhere along the way, you stopped belonging to yourself?
Well Mama, you are in the right place.
Faithful Mama Rising is a faith-filled podcast for overwhelmed moms who are tired of living in survival mode and ready to rise into the woman they're called to be.
This is where you'll start feeling seen, supported, and grounded again… where you'll reconnect with who you actually are and start leading your life on your own terms.
I'm Mitch—girl mama of two, wife to my hunk-o-hunk of lovin' husband, Andrew, and a former Mom-ster who once lived knee-deep in overwhelm, resentment, and loneliness. For years, I believed the right checklist or perfect schedule would magically fix everything. But no amount of planning stopped the Mom-ster from returning—and it definitely didn't help me feel supported or seen.
Through real conversations, faith, and learning to actually lead myself, I learned how to release the pressure of the endless to-do list, ask for help, reconnect with myself, and—get this—be playful again. My lips literally remembered how to smile.
And now? I'm here to walk this journey with you.
If you're ready to stop chasing quick fixes that only last three days, reclaim the woman God created you to be, and rise out of feeling stuck and into a life of grace, support, and purpose—these are the conversations for you.
So fold the laundry—or don't (honestly, it's clean, that's what matters)—and let's get our change on.
Faithful Mama Rising I Overwhelm, Mindset, Marriage, Faith, Identity
25- Overwhelmed Mom? Why Trying Harder Isn't Fixing Your Motivation
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Have you ever wondered why you can be in total beast mode one season and barely get yourself out of bed in another?
Do you get frustrated with yourself because you know what you should be doing, but you just can't seem to find the motivation to actually do it?
And have you started wondering if you're simply not a motivated person anymore?
I've been in a bit of a morning funk lately, and instead of beating myself up about it, I started looking at the evidence from my own life. And here's what I realized: I have proof that I can be motivated.
So what's different?
In this episode of Faithful Mama Rising, we're talking about the mindset shift that changed the way I look at motivation, why needing external motivation isn't a character flaw, and how the people and environments around us can help bring out a version of ourselves we thought we'd lost.
Because one funky season doesn't get to become your identity.
In this episode, you'll hear about:
- Why trying harder isn't always the answer when you can't stay motivated
- How your environment and the people around you affect your mindset and motivation
- Why needing external motivation isn't a weakness or character flaw
- How to stop turning an unmotivated season into your identity
- Why motivation in one area can create momentum in other parts of your life
- What iron sharpens iron looks like in everyday life
- Why God calls us back for daily bread instead of asking us to be endlessly self-sufficient
- How to find the people, rooms, and communities that help relight your fire
Scriptures mentioned: Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 13:20, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 6:11
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