MADE WHOLE (formerly Morning Mama) | Christian women, faith and anxiety, Christian mental health, anger, rage, angry mom, overwhelmed, feel stuck, Christian healing, loneliness, postpartum depression

395. The Hidden Pain Under Your Perfectionism and How This is Impacting Your Life.

Do you ever feel like you’re being measured — even when no one is saying anything out loud?

Measured by how you look.
By how your kids behave.
By how put-together your life appears.
By what other moms seem to be doing better than you.

Maybe you don’t call it “image.”
Maybe you call it pressure.
Or comparison.
Or trying not to fail.
Or just wanting to be seen as a good mom.

In today’s episode, we continue our series on the sneaky things that steal our joy by talking about another quiet idol in our culture: the idol of image.

Not just caring what people think —
but letting what people think shape how you live.

We talk about how image takes over when:
• You feel anxious about how others see your parenting
• You hide your struggles instead of asking for help
• You compare your life to what you see online
• You perform instead of rest
• You feel like you have to hold everything together

This episode will help you:
• Recognize where image is driving your choices
• Understand why it leaves you exhausted and insecure
• See how comparison is robbing you of peace
• Learn how to live from identity instead of performance
• Begin trading pressure for freedom and approval for peace

If you’ve been feeling tense, unseen, or like you’re never quite enough — this conversation will help you name what’s really going on underneath it.

You were never meant to manage an image.
You were meant to live from who God says you are.

And that’s where freedom begins.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

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394. How Comfort Might be Stealing Your Joy and What to Do About It.

Comfort is something most of us chase without even realizing it. We organize our lives around what feels safe, familiar, and emotionally manageable — but over time, that pursuit of comfort can quietly replace trust in God.

In this episode, we talk about:
• How comfort becomes an idol
• Why discomfort often accompanies spiritual growth
• How avoiding hard things keeps us stuck
• The difference between God’s peace and personal comfort
• What it means to follow God when obedience feels costly

If you’ve been feeling stuck in patterns that feel safe but unfulfilling, or if you’ve been resisting change because it feels too hard, this episode will help you reframe discomfort as part of God’s refining work.

Sometimes the very thing we’re avoiding is where God is inviting us to grow.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

393. 3 Lies Comparison Wants You to Believe

Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I should be farther along by now”?
Or wondering why God seems to be answering everyone else’s prayers… but not yours?

Comparison is sneaky. It doesn’t always look like jealousy — sometimes it looks like discouragement, frustration, or feeling stuck in the season you’re in. And before we know it, it starts stealing the joy God wants us to have.

In today’s episode, I’m kicking off a new series on the sneaky things that steal our joy — and we’re starting with comparison.

We’re talking about three lies comparison whispers to us:
• I should be farther along by now
• Why hasn’t God answered my prayers?
• Why am I still here?

Your story is not late.
Your prayers are not ignored.
And your season is not wasted.

God is weaving something in your life — even when you can’t see it yet.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

392. Do You Love How Your Days Feel? How to Create a Life that's Fulfilling.

Do you love your days?

Not just the big picture—but the hours in the middle of your day. The work you do. The way you spend your time with your kids. The rhythm of your life.

If your day-to-day feels stagnant, draining, or disconnected from who you are, this episode is for you.

In this episode of the Wonder series, we’re talking about calling—not just in terms of career, but in how you live, work, serve, and show up in the season God has you in right now.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

391. 4 Ways to Go Deeper with God When You Feel Spiritually Stuck.

Do you ever feel stuck with God?

Maybe you hear other people talk about their deep, emotional connection with Him—and you wonder why it feels so hard to access that kind of intimacy.
Or maybe you used to feel close to God, but lately your faith feels dry, routine, or distant.

In this episode, we continue the Wonder series by talking about how to restore passion, curiosity, and intimacy in your relationship with God—no matter what season you’re in.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

390. How Healing Really Happens: Two Women Share Their Pain to Peace Academy Transformation

In today’s episode, I’m joined by two incredibly special women, Holly and Lauren, who bravely share their honest experiences inside the Pain to Peace Academy. This conversation is sacred, vulnerable, and deeply hope-filled—and I truly believe it will meet you right where you are.

Holly and Lauren come from very different life stages. One is navigating motherhood with grown kids, the other is in the thick of early marriage and parenting a toddler. And yet, you’ll hear just how universal our pain, patterns, and healing journeys really are.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• Is this just another course that won’t actually change anything?

• Is this relevant for my stage of life?

• Is it worth the investment?

• Why do I keep reacting the same way in my marriage or relationships?

This episode will answer those questions honestly.

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or quietly hopeless, I hope this conversation reminds you that your pain is not the end of the story. Healing is possible. Clarity is possible. And you don’t have to do this alone.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

389. What to Do When You Can’t Change Someone Else: 4 Steps You Still Have Control Over.

Do you ever feel stuck in a relationship because the other person won’t change?

Maybe it’s your husband.
Maybe it’s your child.
Maybe it’s a family member—or even yourself.

In this episode, we continue our Wonder series by talking about what to do when someone else’s behavior feels like the thing standing between you and peace. When you feel powerless, frustrated, or hopeless because change seems out of your control, this conversation is for you.

Today, we’re unpacking how labels quietly trap relationships, why they keep us stuck in cycles of pain, and how choosing wonder instead of certainty can open the door to growth—whether the other person changes or not.

If you’ve been carrying the weight of trying to fix someone else, this episode will help you lay that burden down—and pick up a new way forward.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

388. Is Healing Worth the Cost? Two Academy Graduates Share Their Honest Experience.

What happens when you say yes to healing—even when life is already overwhelming?

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Amber and Krista, two moms who recently graduated from the Pain to Peace Academy, and their stories are nothing short of powerful. Both women joined the Academy during some of the hardest seasons of their lives—not because things were calm or convenient, but because they felt a clear nudge from God.

This episode is for the mom who:

• Feels stuck despite loving Jesus and listening to all the podcasts

• Knows something needs to change but isn’t sure how

• Is afraid to invest time, money, or emotional energy into herself

• Wonders if healing is worth it when life already feels heavy

If you’ve ever thought, “This sounds good… but is it really for me?” — this conversation is for you.

💛 You deserve healing. And you don’t have to walk through it alone.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

387. One Habit at a Time: How to Make Real, Sustainable Change this Year.

Are you ready for change—but feeling overwhelmed about where to start?

You know something needs to shift this year. Maybe it’s your spiritual life, your marriage, your mental health, or simply how you’re showing up day to day. But when you try to decide what to work on first, everything feels equally important… and equally exhausting.

In today’s episode, we move beyond inspiration and into practical action.

This is the next step in our Wonder series, where we take the declarations you made in previous episodes and finally put hands and feet to them. Because while mindset matters, real transformation happens when faith meets intentional action.

In this episode, I walk you through a clear, prayerful, step-by-step process to help you:

• Identify the one area God is inviting you to focus on right now

• Stop trying to change everything at once (and burning out)

• Discern what habits to add, what to drop, and what actually fits your season

• Invite God into your decision-making instead of relying on pressure or comparison

• Choose 1–3 realistic next steps that lead to lasting change

This is not a “feel good and forget it in two weeks” kind of episode.
This is a grab-a-pen, pause-the-podcast, let’s-do-this-together kind of episode.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.

386. Ready for a Reset? Academy Graduates Ellen and Marissa Share Their Real Stories of Saying Yes to God.

Are you feeling stuck as you step into the new year? Like you want something different—but you’re not quite sure what that next step is or how to get there? If so, this episode is for you. Today, I’m inviting you into a conversation that is full of hope, honesty, and real-life transformation.

In this episode, I sit down with two incredible women—Marissa and Ellen, recent graduates of the Pain to Peace Academy—and they courageously share what God has done in their lives over the last few months. These are not polished, “everything is perfect now” testimonies. These are real stories of obedience, healing, growth, and learning how to live differently when old patterns no longer work.

If you’ve been wondering whether the Academy might be for you…
If you’ve been feeling a nudge but also fear…
If you’re tired of repeating the same cycles and want new fruit this year…
I encourage you to lean in and listen.

love,

Brittany

 

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Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start:

The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. 

Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. 

Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. 

Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath.

If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.