Ep 55: Sticks and Stone ... but WORDS
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Who remembers the saying, “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words may never hurt me?” That statement may have worked for a minute on the playground when we were 8. But the reality is words do matter and they can and will hurt. Words can lift us up or they can tear us down. What lies have you believed with words spoken over you or words you have spoken over yourself? In this episode, Sondra breaks down some of the lies she believed from words spoken over herself and how that really shook her confidence. Words built up emotional walls in her heart and mind and created barriers to...
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Ep 54: Relationship with Food with Sondra Doty
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So, what is your relationship with food? Yeah, Sondra knows it’s complicated and it’s not the most fun topic to address. Sondra realized her food relationship was really damaged. When she got down to the heart of the matter, she realized it took root at birth. This is when she realized she needed to start to take ownership of what, how and why she was eating what she was eating. Now, like any good relationship, there is need for work, sacrifice, communication, love, and understanding. Let’s learn how we can improve some of those areas and gain better habits, and thus a better...
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Ep 53: Broken and Blessed with Sondra Doty
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Where might you be broken or blessed in your current circumstance? In this episode Sondra shares how one decision brought her to a place of broken and blessed at the same time. She learned that many times we think we are only living in one or the other. That one decision is what Sondra now calls, “Blacked Out Joy,” and it has brought a lot of life lessons in a matter of 13 weeks of healing and recovering. This episode will make you laugh, cry and never want to break your tailbone. It will also make you question how much you really want your “Cool Mom” status. In this episode we cover: ...
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Ep 52: Old and New Habits with Sondra Doty
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What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word, habit? Most of the time, if we are honest, we probably go to the negative habits of our lives. Like, “I wish I was doing better at.” … On this episode, host Sondra Doty explains how old and new habits can go together; that we really need to be aware of what season we are in and what God might be trying to reveal to us about our habits. There is a tending and mending that needs to happen before a habit can transform into an on/off switch; where it becomes so easy to manage that you don’t even think about turning on/off...
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Welcome to Word To Your Mothers®
Word To Your Mothers
Hey, it’s host Sondra Doty and I want to welcome you to the Word To Your Mothers® Podcast. As a Life Doula and Consultant, it’s been an honor to share my story and others on this podcast. I hope you find these episodes encouraging and helpful. We aren’t meant to do life alone, and the conversations you hear on the podcast can be a steppingstone to aid in that. Whether you have listening for three years or just tuned in, let me know what you think. Reach out on social media or leave a review/rating of the podcast. Or let me doula your life and sign up for a life consulting session. I...
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Ep 51: Restoration Story: More Ways Than One with Sheri Prescott
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On this episode, guest Sheri Prescott shares a few different stories how God redeems in more ways than one. Sheri believes that God uses small moments to change the world and that every day is a gift because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross! In this episode we cover: Restoration through loss, grief and trauma First child leaving “the nest” Entrusting our children to God How God is restoring our daily walk with him Get to Know Sheri Prescott: Sheri Prescott is passionate about encouraging wives and mothers: to follow Christ in their homes, to study God’s Word (alone and with their...
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Ep 50: Restoration Story: Perspective with Sondra Doty
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How does perspective aid in restoration? By bringing a different lens to what isn’t viewable. In this solo episode host Sondra Doty shares a few stories on how perspective brought healing and restoration in her life. Consider what happens when one begins to wear glasses: First, they get used to them and then even dependent on them. And then there’s all the checkups – where there could be a major prescription adjustment. Sondra, a glasses wearer since 8th grade, has noticed when a prescription goes up and she got the new glasses, it’s like, “Well, hello! I didn’t know how clear...
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Ep 49: Restoration Story: Infertility, Fertility Treatment and Adoption with Scott & April Patterson
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Welcome to the new series on WTYM Podcast called Restoration Story. Our first guests are Scott and April Patterson. They are from sunny Florida and have two beautiful boys, Nathan and Elijah. In 2009 they started their own photography and cinematography company, Life’s Highlights. Their creativity and love shine through in every photo and video they take. On this episode, Scott and April share their story of walking through infertility, fertility treatments and adoption. Their road was met with many obstacles, but God was steadfast as they were faithful to what God spoke over their family...
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Ep 48: Finding Renewal in Any Season of Life with Sondra Doty
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What would renewal look like for you in your current season? What do you think of when you hear the word, renewal? Do you think renewal is available in every season? Ok, ok, enough with the questions. Host Sondra Doty is back with her first episode of 2022 to share how she is finding renewal in her own current season and posing these questions to herself. She discusses how she is rooting in renewal through faith, family, work and dreams. In this episode she covers: Isaiah 43:18-19 Finding renewal in weariness “Behold I’m doing a new thing” How fasting can aid in finding clarity in...
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Ep 47: "I Can't Keep Up," with Sondra Doty
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Do you hear your mind or body saying, “I Can’t Keep Up” – especially this time of year in all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? How do you respond when you hear yourself telling you this? This saying has come up often for host Sondra Doty over the last few months. Faced with a few health setbacks and unforeseen mounting decisions, it’s challenging for her not to feel overwhelmed in her own lack of capacity to “keep up.” What does, “I can’t keep up” even mean? This is one thing Sondra keeps asking herself and that God is actively working on in her own heart. In...
info_outlineHave you been walking down a path of showing externally that everything is OK, but internally you know you're not OK? Also, have you ever asked yourself what is stable for you or from where are you getting your stability? Host Sondra Doty realizes these are hard and honest questions to ask.
In episode 29: The Great Unraveling (Part One), guest Abbie Johnson shares her personal story of recognizing and facing these questions in her own life. She talks about how she battled an addiction in the name of gaining comfort and acceptance; this manifested into a 33-year trail with an eating disorder and the use of other coping skills to numb out the pain and squelch internal discomfort.
Abbie encourages listeners to say something if they see someone struggling; because that could be the thing, comment or sentence that is the lifeline that brings them back from the dead. People often don't realize how unhealthy coping skills have cemented in their lives, explains Abbie. "We can't do on the outside what we don't have established on the inside."
Let's listen to this week's episode and see how we might discover the need for our "begin again" amid our own unraveling.
Get to know guest Abbie Johnson:
Abbie is a woman. She is 42 years old and identifies with many of life's unavoidable challenges and has spent her life misunderstanding the offering and beauty inside her own femininity. She is a wife to one strong husband, a mother of four strong-willed children, a new puppy owner, and a former nurse in Obstetrics, Surgical ICU, and she finished her practice as a trauma nurse clinician. She has started and successfully managed three small businesses. She most recently worked as an interior designer for residential and commercial settings.
Abbie thrives in challenges and looks to establish beauty and joy in any atmosphere in which she works. She has taken a self-driven hiatus from work outside the home to focus on maintaining sobriety and recovering from a 33-year battle with an eating disorder. She love to read, eat baked goods make by other and to write and share her words and journey on a blog: dear-life.blog. She believes wholeheartedly in the act of surrender and letting go in order to find freedom from perfectionism, perceived expectations, and the ability to give and receive love.
Read Abbile's Blog:https://dear-life.blog/
Follow Abbie :Abbie Johnson (@lifeofabbie711) • Instagram photos and videos
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