The Greta Eskridge Podcast

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The Greta Eskridge Podcast

We’re living in a time filled with distraction and disconnection from the things that matter most. Things like faith, family, friendship, and childhood innocence feel harder and harder to hold onto. But I believe a joyful, connected life is possible with Jesus’s help because he offers us life to the full! It’s time to open our eyes to the wonder God has put all around us, so join me each week on The Greta Eskridge Podcast as some of my favorite friends and I explore ways to create connection in our families and chase joy through both the peaks and valleys of parenting and life. The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information, visit www.ChristianParenting.org ( http://www.ChristianParenting.org )

  1. 12H AGO

    No, You Don’t Have to be Afraid of the Teen Years with Abbie Halberstadt

    Home schooling mom of 10, podcaster, author of 2 beloved books and pickleball champion.   One of the things I love about Abbie is that she is vocal about her how much she loves spending time with her teens. Like me, she really enjoys the teen years and has made it a bit of her personal mission to remind the mamas with littles that the goodness doesn’t stop the moment their kids hit puberty.  So in this episode Abbie and I talk about all things having teens. We talk about parenting with expectant hope. That means determining that we’ll love our kids through their whole life, not just when they are cute and cuddly babies. We discuss ways to connect with our teens and how that starts by enjoying being with our kids when they are little and then continuing that as they grow.  One of the things our kids will face as they grow up, and especially in the teen years is exposure to pornography. Abbie and I talk about how we can prepare our kids for growing up in a porn saturated world and also share with them about God’s good plan for sex. This part of our conversation was really helpful and honestly so powerful. I just know you’ll get a lot from it! And friends, if you are looking for more information on this topic, and still haven’t gotten my new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, this is your sign to get the book! It’s time! Get your copy right here.  Resources mentioned in this episode:  Find the Parenting and Pornography video here    Where to find Abbie:  Find Abbie’s books here and here  Find Abbie’s website here  Find Abbie’s podcast here  Find Abbie on Instagram here

    42 min

  2. APR 15

    Filtering the Noise in a Loud World with Aubrey McGowan

    Friends! Have you gotten my new book It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn yet? If not, listen to today’s guest give a review of the book at the end of the podcast and be inspired to get your copy right here today!  I met today’s guest, Aubrey McGowan, at a home school mom conference called Wild and Free! What a fun way to meet this guy. Aubrey and his wife Jen are tremendous musicians, and they have performed at many of the Wild and Free conferences I have been a part of. Aubrey is also creative in other ways: he’s a passionate communicator and a gifted writer.  In today’s episode we are talking about Aubrey’s new book, Filter the Noise: how to Hear God’s Voice in a Culture of Chaos.  We have so much noise in our life--the noise of the physical world, the noise of the digital world and the inner noise—those voices in our head that so often tell us things that aren’t true.  Aubrey asks the question: what does Christ say to this?   While the world tells us we always need more, Christ tells us He is enough.  Aubrey shares with us the practice he outlines in the book that can help us filter the noise we don’t want or need in this life. But Aubrey reminds us: “The power is in Jesus, not in the practice”  This practice is a way to point people to Jesus  Friends, this is a longer than usual episode, but when Aubrey gets fired up he brings the wisdom and the fire and I don’t want to stop him! So sit down, grab a cup of coffee and be inspired by what Aubrey shares here. Let’s go!    Resources from this episode:  Quote from Gordon Hempton: "We have an epidemic of extinction of quiet places in our world."  Pray Psalm 23 every morning  Find the book God’s Smuggler here  Quote by Corrie ten Boom “If the devil can’t make you sin he’ll make you busy”    Where to find Aubrey:  Find Aubrey’s book here  Find Aubrey’s website here  Find Aubrey on Instagram here  Find Aubrey’s Family Field Guide ministry here  Find Aubrey’s men’s ministry Whetstone here  Listen to Aubrey and Jen’s music here  The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    1h 7m

  3. APR 8

    Raising Out of the Box Kids with Sally Clarkson

    Oh friends, this episode is a dream come true! The incredible and dear, the epic, the lovely, the legend, the truly wonderful Sally Clarkson is on my show!  I “met” Sally when I was 19 years old, through one of the books she wrote about homeschooling. I was babysitting a homeschooling family and found one of Sally’s books on their bookshelf. After the kids went to bed, I began to read and I’ve been the biggest Sally fan ever since.  Unbelievably, Sally has become a real-life friend. And today she joined me on my podcast. It is just beyond what I could have imagined all those years ago.  In this episode Sally shares that she is wild at heart! She likes to shake things up , have adventures and live outside the box.  We talked about how God made us out of the box women and mothers and that He made our children that way too.   And Sally reminds us that letting our children be out of the box is such a gift to them!    We also talked about feeling alone in mothering kids who are different and finding the freedom to let our kids be themselves rather than worry about what other people think about us or them. Sally reminds us that life isn’t about being the perfect mom, but getting to know the perfect God and living in His perfect plan for your life.  Sally is just amazing and you’ll love hearing from her in this episode.     Find Sally:  Find her book Different here  Find her book Uniquely You here  Find her book Well Lived here  Find Sally’s website here  Find Sally on Instagram here  Find Sally’s podcast here  The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    39 min

  4. APR 1

    Elevating motherhood through nurturing ourselves and others with Lori Beth Auldridge

    I am so glad to introduce my friend Lori Beth Auldridge to you on the podcast today! Lori Beth is such an interesting person and I knew a lot of the interesting parts of her story already. But on the podcast today, I learned even more. We talked about everything from how Lori Beth collects heritage breed animals, heritage seeds from the incredible children’s artist Tasha Tudor, was a home schooler for 11 years before she ever home schooled her own kids, her gift for hospitality, and about her business that focuses on supporting mothers and elevating motherhood.     You will walk away from this episode feeling excited and inspired about how important it is that we nurture our kids and their learning, that we nurture ourselves as mothers and also that we nurture each other in our motherhood journey. I know you’re going to love it!    And since you do love this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on iTunes? Just a sentence or two about how The Greta Eskridge Podcast is meaningful to you will help other people find it and learn from it. You can also give it a quick 5 star rating and that helps too. Than you friends!    Where to find Lori Beth:  Find Lori Beth’s website here  Find Lori Beth’s podcast here  Find Lori Beth on Instagram here    The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    47 min

  5. MAR 25

    Talking About Porn with Your Teens and Young Adults with Parker Hymas + Fight the New Drug

    Friends, there is so much great information in this episode! I am thrilled to share it with you. Today I get to talk with Parker Hymas of Fight the New Drug. I didn’t think I could be a bigger fan of this organization but after this episode, I am!!  They are not fighting porn in a timid and embarrassed way.  They are bold and brave in their message. But also speak with compassion and true care for anyone caught in the web of porn consumption. What they really want is to inspire change by educating people about the harm porn does. This episode is extra helpful if you have older teens or young adutls.    In this episode we talk about how porn harms everyone and no one is immune to it, that many teens and young adults turn to porn for their sex education and that no one has ever told them that porn is not real but also that it is harmful. Fight the New Drug is all about education so they remind us that the best thing we parents can do is talk to our kids about porn.    And I know a book that will give you all the help you need for that! I wrote It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn and you can purchase it right here. You don’t have to have those conversations alone.    Where to find Fight the New Drug:  Find their website here  Find their info for parents here  Get Fast Facts to share with your teens/young adults here  Find out about the live events here  Listen to their podcast here  Watch their videos on You Tube here  Find them on Instagram here    The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    47 min

  6. MAR 18

    How Do I Respond When My Child Sees Porn? with Barb Winters

    If you haven’t left a review of The Greta Eskridge Podcast or of Greta’s new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, would you consider doing it today? Reviews are incredibly helpful for getting the word out about both podcasts and books. Your words are the best way for people to be introduced to these resources.  Today’s episode is very important and so powerful. I get to have a really honest conversation with Barb Winters about how to respond when a child sees, or even seeks out, pornography.  Barb Winters is the founder of Hopeful Moms, where she supports parents in an online world. She has created a safe space for parents to discuss difficult topics. And Barb is such an incredibly helpful voice in a very lonely place. She bravely shares her own story of walking through her son’s confession of porn use, porn addiction and then his recovery.  So many parents don’t feel safe sharing their own story like this so Barb gives them the place to do this.  In this episode Barb and I discuss all kinds of important and helpful information, such as: how to respond to a child’s confession of pornography use or exposure, dealing with our own grief in this situation, understanding the predatory nature of the pornography industry, how pornography impacts the user physically, emotionally and spiritually, teaching our kids the goodness of sex, that recovery and restoration are possible, how to remain hopeful in a dark and lonely time and so much more.  Wherever you are at in your parenting journey, I know this episode will bless you. And if you are walking through this situation right now, know you are not alone! Barb and I are giving you a virtual hug.      Where to find resources mentioned in this episode:  Find Greta’s book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, here  C. S. Lewis quote: "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you".      Where to find Barb:  Find Barb’s ministry, Hopeful Moms here  Find Barb’s book Sexpectations here  Find Barb on Instagram here  The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    48 min

  7. MAR 11

    Embracing Slow Travel While Walking Throught the Cotswolds with Jaime Fenwick

    I am so excited to share this episode with you all! And I have some big news to share with you! But first, I want to thank you for the way you have showed up during my book release. The pre-orders, the shares on social media and all the supportive messages and love have meant more to you than you’ll ever know. Now let’s keep going and get this book into the hands of as many people as we can. It is already changing lives! If you haven’t ordered your book yet, you can get it here.     Now onto the show! My guest today is Jaime Fenwick, the founder of Bringing Inspiration Home, lover of slow and intentional travel, photographer and home schooling mom of 3.  Jaime loves the idea of bringing the inspiration of any kind of travel, and especially slow travel, home to her family and day to day life.  One of the ways she does this is with her women’s walking retreats in the Cotswolds of England.  AND THE BIG NEWS IS: I get to team up with Jaime on this trip and you can come!  Each aspect of these retreats are designed by Jaime. She is a gifted planner and detail oriented and has created these retreats to be so fulfilling in every way.  First, it is a gift to have all the details planned for you. No decision fatigue! Jaime has all the details taken care of—where we’ll sleep each night (quaint and cozy inns!) where we’ll eat (local restaurants and pubs!) and the beautiful section of the trail that we’ll walk through the Cotswolds. Luggage is ferried from place to place for us and we only carry a day pack and hiking poles.  How incredible it will be to unplug, slow down from our frantic pace of life and enjoy in nature and together. For you it might be a time to find space to celebrate, heal, connect with your soul, with God, or with a friend. It might be a time to adventure, have fun, or seek creative inspiration. No matter what, I know it will be good for us, mind, body and spirit.  Want to come??  You can get more details about the trip right here!    Where to find Jaime:  Find Jaime’s website here  Find Jaime on Instagram here  Find trip details here  The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    43 min

  8. MAR 4

    How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, Finding Freedom from Shame, and Parenting with Compassion and Hope with Greta Eskridge and Megan Marshman

    Podcast friends! It is a big day around here! Today is the one-year anniversary of the Greta Eskridge Podcast! One year of hanging with you every single week. Thank you for being here and being a part of this journey.    Also, my new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, comes out today! This book has been over 15 years in the making. It’s been 15 years of prayers, sometimes tears, of learning, and of hope. And today, you can hold it in your hands.  In honor of the book coming out today, my dear friend Megan Marshman is my guest host, and she is interviewing me!    Megan and I talk about how I became an unlikely porn fighter, how God grew compassion in my heart for my husband and so many other victims of pornography, and how God gave me a vision of hope and generational change for my own family and yours. We also model what it looks like to talk to your kids about porn whether they’re younger, older, have already seen porn or not. We show you that this conversation doesn’t have to be as scary or difficult as you think it will be.   Megan and I are thrilled to share this hopeful conversation with you. And if you haven’t ordered my new book yet, today is the day! You can find it right here.    Where to find Megan:  Find Megan on Instagram here  Find Megan’s website here    Resources mentioned in this podcast:  Quote from Tim Keller: “To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God."  Bible verse: Psalm 34:18 "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit"    The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org

    44 min
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We’re living in a time filled with distraction and disconnection from the things that matter most. Things like faith, family, friendship, and childhood innocence feel harder and harder to hold onto. But I believe a joyful, connected life is possible with Jesus’s help because he offers us life to the full! It’s time to open our eyes to the wonder God has put all around us, so join me each week on The Greta Eskridge Podcast as some of my favorite friends and I explore ways to create connection in our families and chase joy through both the peaks and valleys of parenting and life. The Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information, visit www.ChristianParenting.org ( http://www.ChristianParenting.org )

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