14: Propaganda We're Not Falling For
Hey Sis Podcast
In this week's episode, we are spilling it all - the propaganda we're not falling for. We're not generally ones to jump on the latest social media trends, but we felt like this was a fitting one for the podcast. So, we are sharing some fun, light-hearted ones and some more deep and intense propaganda we're not falling for. Get ready to laugh, possibly be shocked and maybe challenged in some way. While some of what we say is irrelevant to our faith, we want to preface that what we talk about in the podcast is solely our conviction. Our prayer is that we always point people to Jesus, regardless...
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13: You Don't Have To Just 'Survive' Motherhood
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Hey friends, Welcome to episode 13 of the Hey Sis podcast. Jess has just released a new book called Nutrition For Postpartum Playbook: Your ultimate guide to nourishing your postpartum with ease and confidence. In light of her book release, we will be diving into the topic of not just surviving motherhood. Our modern day motherhood lingo is that 'I am just surviving' or 'I am so overwhelmed'. While we may feel this way, this doesn't have to be our normal, especially as Christian mothers. We explore how we can thrive as mothers and not just survive, because we have access to the Holy...
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12: Raising Kids to Love God in a Godless World (Featuring our Mum)
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Hey friends, Make sure to subscribe to our , where we give you a little glimpse into our lives and share our favourite things and links. If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at In episode 12, we are chatting with our beautiful Mum, Vanessa, about how to raise kids to love God in a godless world. Our mum and dad have been married for 32 years and have been parents that many other families have admired and seen as role models over the years. In our western culture, children are more exposed than ever to...
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11: Seemingly 'Harmless' Things We Allow Into Our Homes (That Hurt Our Faith)
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Welcome to episode 11 of the Hey Sis Podcast! This week we chat about the seemingly harmless things or sins that we allow to creep into our lives and homes, that hurt our faith in Christ. We're chatting about: The idols we make for ourselves over our faith in God Overconsumption Social media addiction Idleness vs overproductivity And more! We are sharing our own struggles with some of these 'subtle sins' and want to encourage other Christians to pray that God will reveal to you about what you are doing that is hurting your faith. We are chatting not from a place of judgement, but...
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10: Obedience Over Comfort: Bella's Move To England
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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Hey Sis Podcast! This week, Bella talks to us about moving from the comfort of her home and family in Australia to foreign England. Bella shares: Why she and her husband, Liam decided to move overseas and why England out of all places? Why she gave up her comfort and chose obedience to God when it was hard What God taught them in a season of waiting for jobs for over five months What's happening in her life right now and what the future holds Her advice to anyone who is feeling called to move overseas This was a listener topic of interest, so we are giving the...
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9: Grieving Friendships and Cultivating Community
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Welcome to episode 9 of the Hey Sis Podcast! Friendship break ups are real and hit hard. In this episode, we chat about grieving or losing friends as an adult and cultivating a community that you really want. We explore: What the Bible says about friendships How we have navigated our own friendship journeys over the years What it looks like to grieve and part with a friend well as a Christian How we as Christians should be the community creators One thing we should do if we crave community Show Notes: Netflix Series mentioned: Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing...
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8: Our Unpopular Parenting Opinions
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Welcome to episode 8 of the Hey Sis Podcast! Make sure to subscribe to our , where we give you a little glimpse into our lives and share our favourite things and links. If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at This week, we spill it all! We are sharing our (slightly, but maybe tremendously) unpopular opinions about parenting. We live in a culture where gentle parenting and attachment parenting philosophies are taking over. But as Bible believing Christians, should we adhere to these parenting...
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7: Saying 'I Do' Before 22: Let's Talk About Getting Married Young
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Welcome to episode 7 of the Hey Sis Podcast! Make sure to subscribe to our , where we give you a little glimpse into our lives and share our favourite things and links. If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at This week, we are answering a listener question sharing our pros, cons and advice for getting married young. We share: Our marriage journeys. The pros of getting married young. The challenges of getting married young. Advice for young couples (or even older couples) who want to tie the knot in a...
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6: Marriage in the Digital Age: Trad Wives and Oversharing
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Welcome, friends! Make sure to sign up for our where every month, we'll drop into your inbox with our favourite Christian resources, uplifting bible verses, inspiring links and deliciously nourishing recipes- little gifts to encourage you and bring a breath of fresh air to your day. Follow us on Make sure to check out Jess's website for all things holistic nutrition for mums and babies. On today's episode we dive into the most common trends about marriage online: the rise of 'trad wives' and oversharing about your marriage. We offer a biblical perspective about: Why the 'trad...
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5: Our Experiences With Insomnia And Anxiety
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Disclaimer: Jess's audio is not so great quality again, sorry guys (it gets better in future episodes FYI). Episode 5 is a deep dive into our journeys with chronic insomnia and anxiety. Both Jess and Bella have dealt with both mental health challenges for many years and we talk about our experiences with you all. Here is a little time stamp if you want to know what we cover at different stages of this episode: 00:00 Sis catch up 07:45 Our experiences with insomnia 28:58 Lessons learned as Christians 37:51 Trusting God will give you rest 52:05 The illusion of control 57:00...
info_outlineWelcome to Episode 10 of the Hey Sis Podcast!
This week, Bella talks to us about moving from the comfort of her home and family in Australia to foreign England.
Bella shares:
- Why she and her husband, Liam decided to move overseas and why England out of all places?
- Why she gave up her comfort and chose obedience to God when it was hard
- What God taught them in a season of waiting for jobs for over five months
- What's happening in her life right now and what the future holds
- Her advice to anyone who is feeling called to move overseas
This was a listener topic of interest, so we are giving the people what they want to hear ;)
Hope you enjoy hearing about what Bella has been up to over the last few years. If you are hoping to move overseas in the future, have gained some practical wisdom from listening to Bella's story.
Show notes:
Books mentioned:
David and the Very Big Giant by Thornborough and Davison https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/series/very-best-bible-stories/david-and-the-very-big-giant
Scripture:
Matthew 19:29
Episode Chapters:
00:00:00 Weekly catch up
00:12:45 Intro Bella’s journey
00:15:18 Why England?
00:19:02 The plan to get there
00:22:18 The first few weeks
00:26:01 Big surprises
00:30:32 Little surprises
00:34:10 Finding work
00:38:30 Reflecting on 3 years
00:41:35 Advice to other travellers
00:43:40 The sacrifices
Make sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, where we give you a little glimpse into our lives and share our favourite things and links.
If you want to learn more about nutrition for mamas and babies head to Jess's business, The Wholesome Mama Nutrition, at thewholesomemamanutrition.com.