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When Life Feels Upside Down – an interview with Bethany Barendregt
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When Life Feels Upside Down – an interview with Bethany Barendregt

Many moms struggle with perfectionism, often without even realizing that’s the problem keeping them stuck and sad. Bethany Barendregt tells us in this interview how to notice and get out of a perfectionist sinkhole. Bethany Barendregt is wife to Alex and mama to their five kids ages 6-14. She works from home as founder/creative director…

The Way Women Lead

The Way Women Lead

Trans teens typically reject the boy-girl dichotomy…They make little effort to adopt the stereotypical habits of men…They flee womanhood like a house on fire, their minds fixed on escape, not on any particular destination. Abigail Shier, Irreversible Damage Can we talk about how it has come to be politically incorrect to automatically refer to a…

Celebrate the End of Roe

Celebrate the End of Roe

Last week the Supreme Court of the United States accomplished something I never expected in my lifetime: they overturned Roe v. Wade. Near the end of “pride month,” when it seemed America was panting to swirl down the toilet faster, a flash of light nearly blinded both sides. Of course, what followed the Supreme Court’s…

2022 Reading Notes

2022 Reading Notes

Moms have brains and need brains, and brains need to be fed just like bodies. That’s why it’s important we read. Mothering and homemaking are not jobs for slackers. It’s not mindless work. When our minds are active and exercised, we can apply more of ourselves to our work with creativity and intelligence, deriving more…