In today’s fast paced world, wisdom can feel hard to come by, especially in the thick of motherhood. In this episode, Jill sits down with Suzanne Provagna to talk about the life changing wisdom found in the Book of Proverbs and how it can anchor our hearts, guide our decisions, and shape the way we lead our families.
Suzanne shares how Proverbs became a lifeline for her during difficult seasons and how intentionally pursuing wisdom transformed her faith, motherhood, and daily life. This conversation is rich, practical, and deeply encouraging for any mom who wants to build her home on God’s truth.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
• Suzanne’s journey as a mom, health coach, and woman rooted in Scripture
• Why Proverbs is a powerful daily practice for busy moms
• How reading one chapter of Proverbs a day can change the way you think and respond
• Why wisdom is more valuable than wealth and worth pursuing with intention
• Creative ways to teach biblical wisdom to your children
• How Proverbs remains timeless and relevant in today’s culture
Meet Suzanne Provagna
Suzanne Provagna lives in Medina, Ohio and is a certified nutritional therapist, health coach, public speaker, and author. With a background in classical piano, nutrition, and functional medicine, Suzanne brings a unique and faith centered perspective to caring for the whole person. She is passionate about helping women steward their health, homes, and hearts through real food, homeopathy, and the Word of God.
About Better Stronger Wiser
Suzanne is the author of Better Stronger Wiser and Better Stronger Wiser Book 2, devotional style books that bring Proverbs to life through short stories and simple coloring pages. They are designed to help both moms and children hide God’s Word in their hearts in a practical and engaging way.
Connect With Suzanne
• Join her upcoming International Ladies Proverbs Bible Study
• Sign up for her newsletter and receive a free guide on the benefits of drinking sage tea
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• Email Suzanne at
suzanne@christ-centeredwellness.com
• Connect on Facebook
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Have you ever walked through a season that felt uncomfortable or confusing, where things you once relied on began to fall away?
In this episode, I am joined by Landry Bowers as we talk about spiritual pruning and why it is not a punishment, but a loving part of how God grows us. Just like a gardener prunes a plant so it can thrive, God removes what no longer serves us to make room for deeper growth and greater blessing.
We look at biblical examples, including the Israelites’ journey, to remind us that discomfort often comes before breakthrough and that trusting God in pruning seasons is essential to our faith.
If you are in a season where things feel stretched, uncertain, or hard to understand, this conversation will encourage you to trust that God is working, even when it does not feel easy.
Key Takeaways
• Spiritual pruning leads to growth and renewal
• Discomfort often comes before blessing
• Pruning is a lifelong part of following God
• Trusting God helps prepare us for what is next
You can find Landry at:
Honey Talk Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/11yoVcJ4GuItHYOIi9g3ME?si=G4e1h3bhTeKVp3IgX3sFWA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeytalkpodcast?igsh=dnF3NTd6cnk5NHpr
In this episode, author and speaker Pamela Wagner-Good shares her powerful journey of healing from childhood trauma and learning to mother from a place of worthiness instead of perfection. Pamela opens up about her early wounds, how they shaped her identity, and how Christ brought restoration into her life and home.
We talk about how trauma impacts motherhood, why so many women stay stuck in survival mode, and what it looks like to slow down, release perfection, and make space for joy again. Pamela’s story is a reminder that healing is possible, and that God can rewrite even the hardest parts of our stories.
In this episode we cover:
• How childhood trauma affects the way we parent
• Breaking free from the pressure to be “the perfect mom”
• Moving from survival mode to intentional, joy filled motherhood
• How spending time with God brings real healing and identity
• The freedom that comes from knowing your worth in Christ
This is a deeply encouraging conversation for any mom longing for peace, healing, and a more connected motherhood.
Get her book, He Never Let Go, here: https://a.co/d/iDRYa3n
Be inspired to heal. pamelawaggonergood.com
In this episode, Robbie Baehr shares his journey from investment banking to working with Movie Guide, a Christian company that helps guide parents in making informed decisions about the movies their children watch. Robbie discusses the importance of having conversations around films and how Movie Guide provides resources to facilitate these discussions and help parents decide what media is good for their children. The episode also touches the impact of positive storytelling in media. Additionally, Robbie highlights how Movie Guide collaborates with directors and Hollywood filmmakers to promote positive impacts in movies. This ministry has served millions. Listen in!
Your link to Movie Guide Here: https://www.movieguide.org/
In this heartfelt episode, Parker Dunleavy shares her journey from being a competitive gymnast to overcoming a 17-year battle with eating disorders through faith and community. She discusses the pressures of body image in gymnastics, the role of faith in her recovery, and her ministry, Beauty for Ashes, which helps women overcome eating disorders and grow their relationship with God. Parker emphasizes the importance of community, scripture, and surrendering control to God as key elements in her healing process. Listen in!
Find Parker at:
Instagram @beautyforashes
Website: www.beautyforashesbyparker.com
In today’s episode, I’m joined by someone whose work feels both timely and deeply needed — Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and eating disorder specialist, Chantia Sturman. She’s the founder of Darling, Arise, a powerful self-paced course designed to help moms raise confident daughters who feel at peace with food and at home in their bodies.
Chantia has spent years walking with women and girls through healing — from IOP and PHP levels of care, to outpatient therapy, to nearly three years serving in schools. She brings wisdom from every stage of the journey, and she delivers it with a calm strength that mothers will feel the moment she speaks.
In this conversation, we talk about:
Chantia’s mission is simple and so aligned with our heart here: to help families build homes where identity, purpose, and God-given worth run deeper than appearance. Through therapy, education, and compassionate guidance, she equips moms with the tools they need to raise girls who walk confidently in who God made them to be.
This episode is gentle, rich, and full of the kind of truth that stays with you. Whether you’re raising daughters or simply wanting to heal parts of your own story, you will feel encouraged, seen, and strengthened.
Grab a cup of something warm, settle in, and join us for this beautiful and important conversation.
Find Chantia at:Private Practice: www.tapestrycounselingco.comOnline Course: www.darlingarise.com
As moms, we long for holidays that feel holy—not hurried. In this episode, we dive into how families can slow down and truly embrace the season without letting it slip by in a blur of busyness.
Together, we unpack what it means to make a holiday sacred in your home—through small, intentional rhythms that shift the atmosphere toward worship. We talk about how to center your family on Jesus during the holidays without adding more to your to-do list, and the beautiful fruits that come when our homes become places of peace, presence, and praise.
If you’ve ever looked up after Christmas and wondered where the time went, this episode will remind you that it’s never about doing more—it’s about inviting Him in.
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In this episode of The Faith-Full Mama, I sit down with my very own life coach, Emily Tomasetti, for a powerful live coaching session on setting healthy boundaries with your child.
Together, we dig deep into the thoughts behind why we do the things we do in motherhood, and Emily walks me through how to identify those beliefs, shift them, and journal through them in a way that brings clarity and freedom.
This conversation is both practical and eye-opening — you’ll walk away with tools to recognize negative thought patterns, replace them with truth, and begin setting boundaries that nurture both you and your children.
If you’ve ever struggled with mom guilt, negative self-talk, or knowing where to draw the line with your kids, this episode will give you encouragement and steps you can start using today.
The world tells us our validation is in our grades, our success, our gifts, our talents, our looks and so many other things. Yet God tells us it's in One and Only place. And I love that Tracy has made it her mission, that started with her own two daughters, to remind us of where our identity really lies.
Tracy Harper is a speaker, teacher, and Christian author with over twenty years of experience mentoring young adults through campus ministry. From the East Coast to Hawaii, her journey has taken her across the country—and through countless conversations with college students navigating faith, identity, and emotional overwhelm.
Tracy holds a degree in Secondary Education/English from Towson University and completed Cru’s Institute of Biblical Studies. She now lives in Maryland with her husband and three daughters, savoring life by the water with a good book and a great cup of coffee. Tracy helps young Christian women break free from people-pleasing and follow the Holy Spirit with confidence.
Follow her @TracyHarperWritesSign up to receive free devotions that help women reset their relationship with God, self, and others at www.tracyharperwrites.comCheck out her debut book, From Him, Not Them: A Young Woman's Guide to Relying on God for Validation, Identity, and Guidance at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F66DS4RL
Do you ever feel torn between the demands of motherhood and the calling of your business? In this episode, I sit down with Cienna Kopischke to talk about how to hear from God in BOTH areas of your life—and how His wisdom applies to everything you do.
We dive into:
✅ Practical ways to quiet the noise so you can hear His voice
and
✅ Simple strategies to invite Him into your daily decisions
Whether you’re folding laundry or planning your next big launch, this conversation will leave you encouraged and equipped to tune into God’s voice and lead your family and your business with faith and confidence.
Listen now and be reminded that you don’t have to do it all alone—God is in every detail.
Guide:
In this episode of The Faith-Full Mama, we unpack John Calvin’s sobering truth: “The human heart is an idol factory.” I share my own recent journey of stepping away from distractions—social media, work, even food for a short fast—to truly hear God’s still, small voice. Twice now, He’s shown me how easily my heart can latch onto something other than Him… and how quickly that robs me of peace.
We talk about how to recognize when something has become an idol, why it leaves us feeling heavy and unsettled, and how to return to the only One who can give rest for our souls. You’ll be encouraged to trust Him again, obey Him fully, and discover the joy that follows.
If you’ve been feeling burdened or distant from God, this conversation will help you realign your heart and fix your eyes on the One who never tires you out and never lets you down.
💻 Read the full blog post here: www.jillrohrbaugh.com
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Andrea Fortenberry—author, speaker, and member of the MomCo (formerly MOPS) ministry team. Andrea opens up about her journey through perfectionism and how it began to affect her motherhood. She shares how counseling helped her find freedom and peace, and now she’s passionate about helping other moms do the same.
Together, we walk through three powerful principles to help you experience more freedom in your own motherhood:
If you’ve ever felt the weight of unrealistic expectations or struggled to give yourself grace, this conversation is for you. Tune in and be encouraged!
Andrea Fortenberry is a writer, speaker, and Bible teacher. She is the host of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering, a podcast that equips moms to find freedom from perfectionism and show up for the life God has for them. She has been married to Will for 21 years and they have two children, ages 16 and 14. Being a wife and mom gives her lots of material and teaches her oh so many things! She is on staff with MomCo as the Leadership Development Manager, where she encourages and supports MomCo leaders across the globe. She loves chai lattes, reading books and all things Golden and Gilmore girls. You can connect with her at andreafortenberry.com or on Instagram @andreafortenberry.
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Charity Gibson, author of The Working Homemaker, to talk all things homemaking—whether you work outside the home or not. We unpack the beauty, value, and purpose of homemaking in a world that often tells us to chase busyness over intention.
Charity shares her heart for creating margin, slowing down, and reclaiming the sacred role of being our children’s first teacher. We dive into how homemaking isn’t just about chores—it’s about spiritual formation, life-giving rhythms, and raising children who feel seen and supported.
You’ll hear us talk about:
Whether you’re working full-time, part-time, or staying home, this episode will remind you that the work you’re doing in your home matters deeply.
You can find Charity at:
The Working Homemaker - Charity Gibson - Authoror grab her book at:
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Mary Marantz—author, speaker, and Yale Law graduate who grew up in a single-wide trailer in West Virginia. Mary’s story is one of grit, grace, and the kind of quiet strength that comes from being underestimated. We dive deep into what it looks like to rise from humble beginnings and how to stop living life trying to prove yourself to others.
Mary shares vulnerable truths about the mindsets that keep women stuck—perfectionism, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, overthinking—and the practical shifts that lead to freedom. If you’ve ever battled self-doubt or felt like you were meant for more but fear keeps holding you back, this episode will remind you: you’re not behind, you’re being built.
https://marymarantz.com/underestimated
Today's episode with Rosemary Jones is all about living intentionally by focusing on what really matters. Rosemary shares her personal story on how she came to realize the importance of living this way when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor while still homeschooling and raising her then four children. Then in 2020, her friend and now partner in ministry, Cari, made an intentional choice to focus on hope and Jesus during the Covid Crisis by connecting and encouraging one another. Since then, she has seen the benefits of choosing hope and a focus on Jesus in both the good and challenging moments of life.
She gives us practical tips on:
- Embracing an Unstructured Structure with LIFE
-How to be intentional and choose to hope during seasons of challenge
-Focusing on Jesus in an otherwise noisy world (toddlers, teenagers, and current culture)
* Relationships, Rest, and What Really Matters (Jesus!)
In addition, here are the links and the freebie we discussed in the episode!
Website: www.lifestoryministries.com
Facebook and Instagram: @lifestoryministries
Email: hope@lifestoryministries.com
Your L.I.F.E. Boat in Times of Challenge - Free resource 10 Tips to Live Intentionally and Focus Eternally in Times of Challenge
Book available on Amazon LIFEstory Guided Journal: Gospel of John - Experiencing More in Your Relationship with Jesus
High Achievers and Perfectionists can find a way to self-sabotage their greatest callings. Chris Jansen, author and certified life coach, helps us apply grace, get clear on our why and bust through the lies we tell ourselves so that we can live the life God calls us to. Such an impactful episode. Listen in!
Who is Chris:
Chris is a board-certified coach with a master’s in counseling psychology and over 25 years of experience working with hundreds of sought-after athletes, creatives, soldiers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. She excels in helping high-achieving perfectionists navigate performance pressure, overcome self-sabotage and rewrite narratives. Chris trained with and worked on Tony Robbins’ team of results coaches at the #1 personal development and peak performance strategy company in the world.
Find her here:
Website: https://www.chrisjanssencoaching.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris3janssen/
FaceBook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjanssencoaching/
Today I sit down and speak with Rebecca George, a speaker, podcaster, and author of You’re Not Too Late: Trusting God’s Timing in a Hurry-Up World (David C Cook, April 2025). Rebecca has spent years walking alongside women who feel like they’re falling behind in life, whether they’re waiting for a relationship, a career breakthrough, a child, or clarity in their calling. Her message is one so many women need to hear: You are not too late. You are right on time for God’s plan.
In our interview, Rebecca shares:
You can find Rebecca, her podcast and Her book at:
Links: https://amzn.to/3YytXLK (You're Not Too Late)Radical Radiance: Encouragement for Christian Women by Rebecca George - Podcast - Apple Podcasts
Today I talk with Julia about living with less stuff and more joy! Julia helps women see how living with less – both physically and mentally – can decrease stress and help them feel lighter and more joyful, rooted in what matters.
She gently de-influences mama's to see that they don’t need the constant “more, more, more” that has taken over our Instagram algorithms. She helps redefine our relationship with stuff, identity unhealthy spending habits, find freedom from chaos and hurry, and reclaim God’s peace in our hearts and homes.
Julia Ubbenga is creator of the popular blog Rich in What Matters. Her online projects, which have attracted over fifty million views, help others let go of inner and outer clutter and reorder their lives around what matters most. Julia resides in Kansas City with her husband and their four children.
Find her below!
https://richinwhatmatters.com/
https://www.instagram.com/richinwhatmatters/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088435221293
Today's episode is for any mama who needs encouragement in feeling empty and needs to be filled with Truth! I talk to Samanth about:
✨ Surrendering control in motherhood & business—trusting God with the big and small things
✨ How faith keeps me grounded as I juggle running a business and raising a family
✨ Encouragement for the mama who feels like she’s always pouring out but never filling up
Samantha Rule is a photographer, magazine editor, homeschool mom, and homesteader based in Minnesota. She’s passionate about encouraging women to pursue purpose over perfection and live rooted in God’s presence—whether they’re running a business, raising babies, or both. You’ll often find her behind the camera, wrangling chickens, or worshipping in her kitchen with a baby on her hip.https://www.instagram.com/rulecreativeco/https://www.facebook.com/rulecreativeco/
Want to make your home a little taste of heaven and let it overflow to your community?
Ever Johnson shares her passion today of how she helps families make home a taste of heaven for the renewal of faith and culture. Her and her husband together equip parents through their Heaven in Your Home Workshop, weekly eletters, and books; they encourage families in peer-to-peer discipleship groups; and they engage the public with a vision for the Christian home at Trinity House Cafe + Market in Leesburg, VA.
Subscribe (www.trinityhousecommunity.org) to receive the Johnson's weekly Heaven in Your Home Letter with inspiration and strategies for your marriage and family!
Download your own copy of the Heaven in Your Home Flowchart (www.trinityhousecommunity.org/Flowchart-2025.pdf), put it on your fridge, and start building your Trinity House today!
Purchase your copy (amazon.com/Heaven-Your-Home-Letters-Guide) of Soren and Ever's book Heaven in Your Home Letters & Guide: Inspiration & Tools for Building a Trinity House!