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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…
Gospel Matrescence
Episode #29 - Accountability + Agency - Anxiety = Peace & Growth
Do you wish your children were more peaceful? Do you wish they were growing in maturity faster? If so, you need to look closer at how much agency you allow your children to have and how much accountability you consistently give them. In this episode, we look at the drastic change that has taken place in childhood in the last few decades regarding the massive decrease in agency most children experience. We dig into the value of independence for anxious children and even get some wisdom from Charlotte mason on the topic!