Open Conversations for LDS Moms
I help, encourage and inspire LDS women to find peace and connection with their adult children. How to love God and trust in his plan
Episodes
18 episodes
What Happened vs What You’re Making It Mean
“Don’t tell me this is neutral when it’s breaking my heart.”If you’ve ever thought that, this episode is for you.When your child makes a choice that goes against everything you taught them, it doesn’t feel neutral. It feels heavy....
The One Painful Question Mom’s Ask
The One Painful Question Moms AskAs Mother’s Day gets closer, there’s a question many good women carry quietly:Am I enough?Enough as a mom, enough for the child who struggles, enough when life didn’t turn ou...
Who Am I Now? Finding Yourself When Motherhood Feels Heavy
Have you ever looked at your life and thought, this is not how I thought motherhood would go?Maybe your children’s choices, struggles, distance from faith, or life decisions have left you carrying grief, confusion, worry, or eve...
Judgement Feels Real But it’s Not the Truth
Feeling judged at church because your child’s choices don’t match the picture you thought your family would be? You do not have to carry that pain alone. If you’re tired of overthinking every conversation, feeling like you don’t belong, ...
Trying to Carry What Was Never Yours Is Breaking Your Heart… Let’s Talk About Deliverance
Trying to carry what was never yours is breaking your heart…If you’re an LDS mom who feels the weight of your child’s choices… who lies awake wondering what you could have done differently… who loves deeply but f...
LDS Moms: How to Feel Peace When Your Child’s Choices Don’t Align With Your Faith
https://calendly.com/sherylee-kartchner/25minIf you’ve been doing everything you know to do, praying, showing up, trying to stay strong as a mom, and it still feels heavy...
Because He Lives: The Hope of the Resurrection
In this final episode of our three-part Easter series, we turn our hearts to the moment that changed everything: the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.The story of Easter doesn’t end at the cross. It doesn’t end at the sealed tomb. It continu...
Holy Week and a Mother’s Heart
If you’re a mom who raised your children in the gospel but their life choices have taken a different path than you expected, Holy Week can feel especially meaningful.This sacred week reminds us of something powerful: the Savior understan...
Preparing our Hearts for the Hope of Easter
Easter carries a quiet kind of hope.The kind that reminds us that the story isn’t over yet.If you’re a mom who raised your children in the gospel but some of their life choices have taken a different path than you expected, this s...
You Don’t Have to Pay for Your Child’s Choices: Mercy, Justice, and Letting Christ Be the Savior
Many mothers quietly carry a heavy question in their hearts:Did I do something wrong? Did I miss something? Am I somehow responsible for my child’s choices?When adult children make decisions that...
Spoiler Alert: You Already Know How This Ends
What if your heartache about your child’s choices comes from forgetting the ending? In this episode, I share a personal story from a rim-to-rim Grand Canyon hike and the powerful lesson it taught me about living in the messy middle. When adult ...
How to Live in Abundance When Life Feels Limited
What if the problem isn’t that your life is limited… but that you’re looking at it through a limited lens?When your child’s choices feel uncertain, answers feel slow, or the future feels heavy, it’s easy to slip into scarcity thinking. N...
She Was Never Absent: What Mother in Heaven Means for LDS Women
What does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints actually teach about Mother in Heaven? Is the doctrine of Heavenly Mother speculation, or is it established LDS doctrine?In this episode, we walk through the official Gospel Topic...
How to Stop Overthinking After Hard Conversations
Do you replay hard conversations in your mind long after they end? Do you find yourself overthinking what you said, what you should have said, or what it all means?In this episode, you will learn how to stop overthinking after hard conve...
How LDS Moms Can Love Their Adult Children Without Losing Peace
You are not meant to do this alone. Let's talk Loving your adult child can feel emotionally exhausting, especially when their choices do not align with your values or h...
How to Trust God without Controlling Everything
Do you trust God but still feel the need to control how everything turns out?Let's Talk, you will feel more peace after a FREE callIn this episode, we talk about how to t...
Your child’s struggles don’t get to steal your joy
Many LDS moms quietly carry the belief that they can only be as happy as their saddest child. While that thought sounds loving, it often creates guilt, emotional exhaustion, and the feeling that joy is something you have to earn.