Elevating Motherhood

Elevating Motherhood is for moms who want to build strong, intentional homes and raise confident kids. Through conversations with authors, experts, and fellow mothers, you’ll gain practical tools, fresh perspective, and encouragement for everyday family life. Each episode helps you move from overwhelm to clarity as you learn how to nurture your children, shape family culture, and mother with greater confidence and purpose.Show Notes -> www.elevatingmotherhood.com Connect -> @loribethauldridgeWork with me -> loribeth@elevatingmotherhood.com

Elevating Motherhood is a kids podcast hosted by Lori Beth Auldridge, with 209 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Lori Beth Auldridge hosts Elevating Motherhood, a kids show with 209 episodes published.

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  Episode #210

  210. ADHD in Children: Understanding Your Child’s Brain & Parenting with Confidence with Dr. Amy Moore

  Sep 28, 202643 min

  Buy Dr. Amy’s Book Here: https://link.amazon/B0eewl1mt What if understanding the way your child's brain works could completely change the way you approach their behavior, their struggles, and your relationship with them? Welcome back to Elevating Motherhood! Today, I'm continuing my two-part conversation with Dr. Amy Moore, and we're turning our attention to ADHD in children. Dr. Amy is a cognitive psychologist, clinical researcher, child development specialist, and parent educator with more than 30 years of experience working withneurodivergent children and their families. She's also the host of The Brainy Moms podcast, a TEDx speaker, a Christian counselor, and, as you'll hear throughout our conversation, a mom who brings both professional expertise and personal experience to the table. She's raising three grown sons and is both a mom with ADHD and an ADHD mom. In our last episode, Episode 209, Dr. Amy and I talked about ADHD in motherhood and what it can look like when we're navigating our own brains while raising ourchildren. If you haven't listened to that conversation yet, I encourage you to start there. It's a great foundation for understanding ADHD and will give you some helpful context as we explore what it looks like in our kids. Today, we're taking that baseline understanding the ADHD brain that Amy gave us in the last episode and we’re applying it to children—she walks us through navigating big emotions and challenging behaviors, and finding practical, grace-filled ways to support our kids as they grow and learn. Dr. Amy's new book, Hearts-On ADHD Parenting: Brain-Based, Grace-Filled Strategies for Raising Kids with Big Emotions and Challenging Behaviors, is coming out this fall, and this conversation is full of the kind of insight andencouragement I love bringing to you here on the podcast. Dr. Amy’s Links: Website: www.amymoorephd.com Podcast: www.thebrainymoms.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebrainymoms Book: https://link.amazon/B0eewl1mt Elevating Motherhood Links: Website: www.elevatingmotherhood.com Instagram: @loribethauldridge @elevatingmotherhood This episode was edited & mixed by: Jordan Tallon

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  Episode #209

  209. ADHD in Motherhood: Understanding Your Brain with Dr. Amy Moore

  Sep 26, 202650 min

  Buy Dr. Amy's ADHD Book: Here What if some of the things you’ve always struggled with as a mom aren’t character flaws, a lack of discipline, or evidence that you’re somehow falling short? What if understanding your brain could change the way you see yourself, care for your family, and approach motherhood? Today, I’m joined by Dr. Amy Moore for a conversation about ADHD in motherhood, and I’m so glad you’re here for this one. Dr. Amy is a cognitive psychologist, clinical researcher, childdevelopment specialist, and parent educator with more than 30 years of experience working with neurodivergent children and their families. She’s also the host of The Brainy Moms podcast, a TEDx speaker, and a Christian counselor. I had the pleasure of joining her on The Brainy Moms, and now I get to bring her incredible knowledge and experience to you. But what makes this conversation especially meaningful is that Dr. Amy is both a mom with ADHD and an ADHD mom. She understands firsthand the challenges of navigating motherhood while also helping children whose brains work differently. We talk about what ADHD can look like in mothers, how it affects our everyday lives and relationships, and how understanding the way our brains work can help us approach motherhood with greater confidence, compassion, and practical tools. And this is just the first part of our ADHD series! In thisconversation, we're focusing on ADHD in motherhood, and in the second episode, Dr. Amy and I turn our attention to ADHD in children and how we can better understand and support them. I really encourage you to listen to both, because I think there's so much value in understanding not only our own brains, but the brains of the children we're raising. Dr. Amy's new book, Hearts-On ADHD Parenting: Brain-Based, Grace-Filled Strategies for Raising Kids with Big Emotions and Challenging Behaviors is out in the world (link above!) and I cannot wait for you to hear from her. Thank you so much for joining me for this conversation with Dr. Amy Moore! I hope you walk away with a better understanding of yourself and a few new tools to bring intoyour motherhood. Be sure to join me for Episode 210, where Dr. Amy and I continue our ADHD series with a conversation about understanding ADHD in children and how we can better support the kids we love. Amy’s Links:Website: www.amymoorephd.com Podcast: www.thebrainymoms.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebrainymoms Book: https://link.amazon/B0eewl1mt Elevating Motherhood Links: Website: www.elevatingmotherhood.com Instagram: @loribethauldridge @elevatingmotherhood This episode was edited & mixed by: Jordan Tallon

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  Episode #208

  208. Powerful Habits to Own Your Thoughts, Understand Your Feelings, & Change Your Life with Debra Fileta

  Sep 19, 202651 min

  Three years ago, I read a book that greatly influenced my mothering journey. It was RESET by Debra Fileta, and I loved it so much that I named it my favorite book of the year. So naturally, I invitedDebra onto the podcast. We recorded this conversation, I was excited to share it with you…and then my whole world got flipped upside down. And this episode stayed in the archives. For a while, I was a little embarrassed that I had let three years go by without releasing it. But I've also learned that God's timing is rarely mine, and I'm much more willing these days to trust that He knows what He's doing. So when I pulled this episode out recentlyand listened to it again, I was kind of blown away by how relevant it is. There are stories in this conversation that I remembered immediately, and there is so much wisdom here that doesn't have an expiration date. And then I looked up Debra to see what she's been up to these last few years, and I couldn't believe the timing. She just released a brand-new book this week. So if you've never heard of Debra Fileta before, I'm really excited that you're meeting her through this conversation.Debra is a faith-forward licensed professional counselor, bestselling author, speaker, podcast and nationally syndicated radio host, and the founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network, where faith and clinically-informed counseling come together to help people navigate their mental, emotional, and relational health. She's now the author of eight books, including True Love Dates , Are You Really OK? , Soul Care , RESET , and her newest book, Relationship Skills . I still 10/10 recommend RESET . It was such an important book for me when I read it, and I would also encourage you to go see what Debra is writing about now, because she has continued to do really thoughtful work around emotional and relational health. But today, we're going back to this conversation from three years ago. Debra and I talk about something I think moms especially need to hear: the importance of taking care of ourselves, notas an indulgence, but because when we aren't well, we can't function the way God intends us to. We talk about saying no as a way of prioritizing what matters, taking a ten-minute pause in the middle of a busy day, why our triggers can reveal places where we still need healing, and how our thoughts lead to our feelings and eventually become our words and behaviors. We discuss what happens when we get angry and frustrated with our children, underlying beliefs that can hold us back,cognitive distortions, burnout, and what it looks like to mother from a place of discipleship rather than anger. There are so many lines in this conversation that I could pull out, but one that has stayed with me is this: “The work of faith is not in the avoiding, it’s in the work of facing.” And maybe that's part of why this conversation needed to wait. Three years later, I hear some of these things differently. Maybe you will too. Debra’s Links: Website: www.debrafileta.com IG: @debrafileta RESET Book: https://link.amazon/B0cc8tNCi Her Latest Book: https://link.amazon/B09OKcTQk Elevating Motherhood Links: Website: www.elevatingmotherhood.com IG: @loribethauldridge @elevatingmotherhood This episode was edited & mixed by: Jordan Tallon

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  Episode #207

  207. Professional Surfing & Motherhood: Danielle Zirkelbach on Building a New Path for Moms in Sports

  Sep 13, 202652 min

  Teaching Textbooks Free Trial: HERE Today’s topic is a little bit different but I’m very excited to share this conversation I had with Danielle Zierkelbach because Danielle and I share a Hawaiʻi connection. I spent nearly 20 years on Maui, and Danielle lives on Oahu and is a professional surfer and three-time Hawaiʻi State Champion who grew up in the world of surfing. But this conversation isn’t really about surfing. It is…but it isn’t. Danielle became a mother while pursuing her athletic career and quickly realized that there was almost no roadmap for women trying to navigate motherhood and high-level sport. So instead of waiting for someone else to create what she needed, she built it herself. Danielle founded Imua Moms and created the first surf competition specifically honoring mothers, while also spending six years documenting her own journey through pregnancy, postpartum, and returning to the ocean. In this conversation, we talk about motherhood, ambition, faith, generational cycles, and what it looks like to follow anassignment from God when there really isn’t a roadmap for where you’re going. And as someone who loves talking with other moms from Hawaiʻi, I especially loved hearing Danielle’s perspective and getting a glimpse into her story. I think you’re going to find there’s a lot more here than surfing. Danielle’s Links: Website: www.imuamoms.com Instagram: @imuamoms Lori Beth’s Links: Website: www.elevatingmotherhood.com Lori Beth’s IG: @loribethauldridge @elevatingmotherhood Please Visit Our Sponsors: www.elevatingmotherhood.com/sponsors Teaching Textbooks Free Trial: https://www.teachingtextbooks.com/?cid=LORIBETH We completely switched up the way we’re doing math in our homeschool this year…we are using Teaching Textbooks—and it has been a game changer. It has freed up so much time in our homeschool day, and honestly, it has helped me overcome some of my own insecurities as a homeschool mom when it comes to teaching math. My kids are learning at a much faster pace and our homeschool and my relationships with my kids are better for it. I love that my kids can work independently, get immediate feedback, and still have a highly effective math education without me feeling like I have to carry the entire weight of teaching everything. If you’re looking for a stress-free, effective math solution for your homeschool, I highly recommend trying Teaching Textbooks. They offer a free trial, and you can access thatfree trial using the link in the show notes.

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  Episode #206

  206. Homeschooling High School: How to Homeschool Teens with Joy & Purpose | Rachel Kovac

  Sep 5, 20261h 8m

  Buy Rachel’s Book Here: https://amzn.to/4dgzkX5 If you’ve ever wondered whether homeschooling can really work through the high school years, this conversation is for you. Today I’m talking with Rachel Kovac, a homeschooling mother of six and author of Their Future Is Shining Bright: AGuide to Homeschooling in High School . And I have to tell you—this conversation is about so much more than transcripts, college applications, and checking boxes. (Although she provides incredible detailed lists for all ofthose things!) We’re talking about commitment, family relationships, friendships, careers, college, and what it looks like toeducate the whole person during those pivotal teenage years. Rachel shows up with so much hope and encouragement, helping us to understand that the high school years aren’tthe years we need to survive—but they are some of the very best years of our homeschool. Thanks for being here as Rachel and I talk about homeschooling high school with joy and purpose. Please Visit Our Sponsors: I have to tell you about the homeschool planner I keep coming back to year after year: Sparrow HomeschoolPlanner. I’ve used a LOT of homeschool planners over the last 20 years, and this is the only one I’ve actually used multiple years in a row—and written in every single day. It’s full color,beautifully designed, has plenty of space to actually plan your days, meal plan, budget, and even plan your field trips and travels. I especially love the perforated lists. You can write out your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, cleaning lists--whatever you want!--then tear them out, and take them with you. It’s one of those homeschool tools that makes planning feel easier instead of adding another thing to your plate. If you’re looking for a homeschool planner you’ll actuallyuse, check out Sparrow Homeschool Planner and use my code LORIBETH for 10% off. Sparrow Homeschool Planner: www.sparrowhomeschool.com Use the Code: LORIBETH for 10% off your planner! Podcast Edited & Mixed By: Jordan Tallon

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