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Gospel Matrescence
Welcome to the Gospel Matrescence Podcast. Matressence - the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional transformation women go through when becoming a mother. This developmental stage of life is as powerful and irreversible as adolescence and yet few women have ever heard of it. Our communities have little to no rite of passage to celebrate or prepare for it. Here at Gospel Matrescence, we apply a Biblical worldview to the beautiful and sometimes painful metamorphosis of motherhood. Come, let's navigate motherhood together…
Episodes
65 episodes
Episode #65 - What is Type 2 Fun? The Lost Art of Raising Strong Kids
What if some of the most important moments in your family are the ones that don’t feel fun at all in the moment? In this episode, we explore the powerful idea of “Type 2 Fun” — experiences that are difficult while they’re happening but become d...
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Episode #64 - How to Correct Little Hypocrites
Hypocrite: a person whose behavior contradicts their stated beliefs, feelings, or expectations of others. Do you ever feel like you are surrounded by little hypocrites? Or maybe big hypocrites? Do you ever find y...
Episode #63 -Two Ways Mothers Try to Get Their Needs Met (Only One Actually Works)
Do you ever wonder if your needs as a mama actually matter? Do you often feel as though you are responsible for other's legetimate needs, but no one is actually concerned about your own legitimate needs? Then this episode is for you...
Episode #62 - The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax - Part 2
In this episode, Andie summarizes the second half of "The Collapse of Parenting" by taking a deeper look into the formation of virtue and reason in a child's heart and mind. In his book, Sax argues that for thousands of years, parents kne...
Episode #61 - Is Christmas Pagan & What are the Twelve Days of Christmas? (REPOST)
This episode is a throwback from last year, where we looked into the history and origins of the Christmas celebrations and answer the question, does Christmas have pagan roots? Listen again to brush up on the history of Christmas and enjoy the ...
Episode #60 - The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax (Book Review) - Part 1
In this episode, Andie gives an overview of the first half of the book, The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax. If you want to get a bird's-eye view of how parenting has changed in the last 40 years and how it has impacted our view of develop...
Episode #59 - Eight Ways to Provoke Your Children
Colossians 3 gives some really practical advise to us as parents. In verses 12-21, we are charged to live as those alive in Christ, and we are warned not to 'provoke' our children. In this episode, Andie digs into the concept of pro...
Episode #58 - Executive Function Skills for Moms - Growing Ourselves as We Help Our Kids Grow
Imagine those everyday moments when motherhood feels like juggling glass balls—getting kids out the door, managing emotions (theirs and yours), and trying to stay one step ahead of the day. What we often don’t realize is that behind every one o...
Episode #57 - Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate (Book Review)
In Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder, physician Gabor Maté offers a compassionate, in-depth exploration of ADHD—not as a genetic defect or fixed disorder, but as a developmental response to stress, ...
Episode #56 - Accountability Bonding with Children
Today, Andie builds on the previous two episodes about the two types of bonding. She defines accountability bonding and discusses reasons modern parents are afraid to engage in this type of bonding. She discusses the benefits that c...
Episode #55 - Two Types of Bonding - Part 2
In this episode, Andie further explains the two types of bonding (oxytocin bonding and vasopressin bonding) and how they can be applied to our relationship with our children.
Episode #54 - Two Types of Bonding - Part 1
Every thoughtful parent deeply desires to bond in a healthy way with their children and spouse. We all know that building connected relationships is a vital part of a strong family. Did you know that there are two distinct bonding s...
Episode #53 - Bringing the Bible to Our Children (with guest speaker Lauren Fee!)
Do you have a confident practice of bringing God's Word to your children regularly? Do you struggle to know the 'right way' to expose them to the life-giving truths found in Scripture? In this episode, Andie interviews Lauran...
Episode #52 - The "Nine Tenths Rejection Rule" of Parenting
“Probably, he will reject nine-tenths of the ideas we offer… Our business is to supply him with due abundance and variety, and his to take what he needs.”-Charlotte Mason If you’re a mom like me, you...
Episode #51 - Healing Trauma Through Rhythm & Worship
Did you know that worship in the Bible was never meant to be passive but rather physical, communal, rhythmic, and healing? In this episode, Andie looks at the scientific benefits of community and worship as it relates to the neuroscience ...
Episode #50 - Read more, Scroll Less - Book recommendations for your Summer!
Are you ready for all the extra time summer brings? Do you have a plan to scroll less and read more for yourself and your kids? Did you know reading might be the missing tool in the development of your family culture and the ...
Episode #49 - The Five Stages of Growth to Adulthood: Part 4
This episode is part four in a series wrestling with this concept and learning how our reactions to our children growing through these phases can speed up or slow down their path to adulthood! Andie discusses the tools that are appropria...
Episode #48 - The Five Stages of Growth to Adulthood: Part 3
Building on the concepts presented in the last episode, we will take a deeper look at the last two phases (Individuation & Cooperation) of growth to adulthood. We will look at both healthy responses and unhealthy responses of both par...
Episode #47 - The Five Stages of Growth to Adulthood: Part 2
Building on the concepts presented in the last episode, we will take a deeper look into the first three phases (Enmeshment, Socialization, & Separation) of growth to adulthood. We will look at both healthy responses and unhealthy resp...
Episode #46 - The Stages of Growth to Adulthood: Part 1
Learning to adjust parenting strategies and expectations according to our children's stages of growth can be one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. In this episode, Andie introduces the five stages of growth from infancy to adu...
Episode #45 - Adolescence on Netflix (Current Event)
In this episode, Andie discusses the trending show on Netflix called Adolescence. She gives an overview of the show and pulls out four distinct crises that we are facing today in relation to the welfare of our teenagers. She leaves ...
Episode #44 - What is an allomother?
Does the job of motherhood often feel like more than you are capable of doing yourself? That is because it is! An "allomother" refers to an individual, other than the biological mother, who performs maternal caregiving or prov...
Episode #43 - Spring Retreat - April 4-6 - Can you join us?
Gospel Matrescence is hosting our first-ever in-person Spring Retreat on April 4-6, 2025! The theme will be "Tending Your Own Garden". As mothers, we are deeply concerned about the garden of our children's souls but we often neglect...
Episode #42 - The Diminishing Tendencies We Do to Those We Love
A diminishing tendency is an accidental or purposeful propensity to avoid deeply seeing the heart motivation or needs of another person due to your own ignorance, assumptions, or offenses. In this episode, we define these and do some s...
Episode #41 - The Rupture & Repair Cycle Case Studies (Part 4)
The episode concludes the four-part series on the Rupture & Repair Cycle by looking at four case studies that will help you visualize how the Clearning Model (one aspect of the Rupture & Repair Cycle) looks in various situations.