From Feeling Like a Bad Mom to Deeply Loved | Ep. 293

feeling like a bad mom

What we believe about ourselves shapes how we parent, for better or worse.

In this opening episode of the Grace and Truth for Every Parent series, host Stacy Bellward talks with Connected Families’ Content Manager, Laura Way, about the beliefs that quietly keep parents stuck. Laura shares her own journey, including a pivotal moment with CF co-founder Lynne Jackson that helped her trade a crushing lie for a grace-filled truth that transformed her parenting.

If you’ve ever struggled with feeling like a bad mom or like you’re just not enough, this one’s for you.

Key Takeaways:

  • Your weaknesses can become your greatest parenting strength.
  • Parenting surfaces the beliefs you didn’t know existed.
  • Receive God’s grace first, then pass it on.
  • You are loved far beyond your best behavior.

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Guest Bio:

Laura Way serves as the host for The Table, Connected Familiesโ€™ monthly donor program, and as the Content Manager. She first found Connected Families as a young discouraged mom, living overseas with her family from 2014-2019. She lives with her husband, Aubrey, and their two vibrant and Sensitive and Intense daughters in Orlando, FL. 

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