Gospel Matrescence
by Andie Davidson
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Episode #71 - Are you accidentally training your child to be…
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About this podcast
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
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- Episode #71 - Are you accidentally training your child to be self-regardful? · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 71Are we accidentally teaching our children to pay too much attention to themselves—their comfort, preferences, feelings, and frustrations? In this episode, we explore Charlotte…
- Episode #70 - The 3 Needs We’re Missing in Modern Childhood · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 70What do children really need in order to grow into healthy, confident, capable adults? In this episode, we’re exploring three fundamental needs of children and teens: agency…
- Episode #69 - The Impact of a Failed Attachment (Summer Book Series #4 - The Push) · 27 minIn this episode, Andie explores the themes in the book The Push by Ashley Audrain. Even if you don't intend to read the book, you will glean wisdom and perspective on the topics…
- Episode #68 - Breaking Dysfunctional Family Patterns (Summer Book Series #3 - The Great Alone) · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 68In this episode, Andie delves into the themes explored in Kristin Hannah's book, The Great Alone. Even if you don't intend to read the book, you will glean wisdom and perspective…
- Episode #67 - The Value of Suffering (Summer Book Series #2 - The Four Winds) · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 67In this episode, Andie explores the themes in the book The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Even if you don't intend to read the book, you will glean wisdom and perspective on the…
- Episode #66- The Quiet Heroism of Women (Summer Book Series #1 - The Nightingale) · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 66This is the first in a four-part podcast series looking at fiction books, and how they can shape our view of parenting & motherhood as well as grow in us in wisdom, empathy, and…
- Episode #65 - What is Type 2 Fun? The Lost Art of Raising Strong Kids · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 65What 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” —…
- Episode #64 - How to Correct Little Hypocrites · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 64Hypocrite: 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…
- Episode #63 -Two Ways Mothers Try to Get Their Needs Met (Only One Actually Works) · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 63Do 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…
- Episode #62 - The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax - Part 2 · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 62In 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…
- Episode #61 - Is Christmas Pagan & What are the Twelve Days of Christmas? (REPOST) · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 61This 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?…
- Episode #60 - The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax (Book Review) - Part 1 · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 60In 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…
- Episode #59 - Eight Ways to Provoke Your Children · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 59Colossians 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…
- Episode #58 - Executive Function Skills for Moms - Growing Ourselves as We Help Our Kids Grow · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 58Imagine 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…
- Episode #57 - Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate (Book Review) · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 57In 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…
- Episode #56 - Accountability Bonding with Children · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 56Today, 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…
- Episode #55 - Two Types of Bonding - Part 2 · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 55In 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 · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 54Every 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…
- Episode #53 - Bringing the Bible to Our Children (with guest speaker Lauren Fee!) · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 53Do 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…
- Episode #52 - The "Nine Tenths Rejection Rule" of Parenting · 16 min“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…
