Do you long to experience connection and community with other parents? What keeps you stuck in isolation and how can we overcome barriers to community? Today’s guest is a fellow podcaster and the author of her new book Don’t Mom Alone.
Her name is Heather MacFadyen, and her podcast (also called Don’t Mom Alone) has been downloaded over 14 million times and at least once in every country on the planet! She has 4 growing boys and understands the struggle of busy parents trying to find community.
Don’t miss this if you are feeling isolated and alone! Listen in as Heather shows us how to combat isolating ideas with connective truths.
#005 – Heather MacFadyen, Author of Don’t Mom Alone joins Alan & Corrie to talk about the importance of community for parents and how to overcome isolating ideas with connecting truths.
Episode Notes
[3:53] – How our own beliefs about parenting influence our desire for community
[5:41] – Common barriers to community
[12:09] – Does the Bible talk about community?
[20:06] – Modeling community for our kids
[21:13] – Community for introverts
[27:01] – Willing to be uncomfortable for the sake of community
[29:50] – The futility of bubble-wrapping our kids
[31:55] – How do we find families we like to be around?
[35:32] – The value of mentors for our children
Links
- Click here to order Don’t Mom Alone!
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