Don't Mom Alone Podcast

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  • Heather MacFadyen, mother of four boys, connects you the listener with people and resources to help you feel less alone. Consider it an invitation to "withness".
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  • From Blockbusters to Blanket Forts: Patricia Heaton on Parenting, Faith, and Comedy [Ep 521]

    From Blockbusters to Blanket Forts: Patricia Heaton on Parenting, Faith, and Comedy [Ep 521]
    May 5 2025
    Today Emmy-winning actor Patricia Heaton joins us for a candid conversation on motherhood, career, and raising four boys. We talk about the pressure parents feel to over-schedule kids, the beauty of simplicity (just give them a cardboard box!), and how God ordered her journey through motherhood and acting.

    She and her husband, David Hunt, are in the business of producing movies and directed Unexpected, a film about the emotional ups and downs of infertility. Patricia believes that the best way into tough subjects is through comedy and this movie does just that. Stick around till the end where she shares her advice for helping four boys flourish -including her list of things to do as a family.

    Connect with Patricia Heaton:

    • Website: Home - Patricia Heaton
    • Facebook: Patricia Heaton
    • Instagram: Patricia Heaton (@patriciaheaton)
    Links Mentioned:

    • Unexpected–Stream on Amazon Prime
    • Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series 1996–2005)
    • The Middle (TV Series 2009–2018)
    • Warhammer
    • Ordinary People (1980)
    • On the Waterfront (1954)
    • My Left Foot (1989)
    • Amazing Grace (2006)
    • Mastermedia International – Serving the media industry as a trusted voice of faith.

    Related Episodes:

    • Summer Movie Edition (Inside Out, Tomorrowland) :: Family Movie Moms {Ep 79}
    • Annie, Into the Woods, and Night at the Museum 3 :: Family Movie Moms {Ep 53}
    • Moms and the Best Christmas Pageant Ever :: Dallas and Amanda Jenkins [Ep 501]
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    50 mins
  • The Shift: Overcoming Self-Sabotage, Imposter Syndrome, and Critical Inner Monologues :: Mary Marantz [Ep 520]

    The Shift: Overcoming Self-Sabotage, Imposter Syndrome, and Critical Inner Monologues :: Mary Marantz [Ep 520]
    Apr 28 2025
    Do you often feel like something is holding you back? You can’t quite get to where you want to go professionally, relationally, or in personal habits and goals?

    Today Mary Marantz is here to tell us about the mental shifts that change everything. Mary’s story is riveting from growing up in a single-wide trailer in the mountains full of dirt and memories to Yale law school, she has stories to tell! Through her many experiences, she has learned how our self-limiting thoughts can hold us back and how to overcome them. Not through the typical “get it boss girl” mentality but practical steps that lead us to a life we want to live and enjoy, and how to lead our kids well in the area of achievement. Here are some of our topics:

    • Why fear is a boring liar — and how to manage it
    • The "fear of success" and why it keeps us playing small
    • How childhood environments shape adult confidence: the power of speaking life over yourself and your kids
    • Feeling like everyone has a manual on how to do life and we have missed it
    • How to handle imposter syndrome and look for the “evidence to the contrary” of the lies in our head

    Connect with Mary Marantz:

    • Website: Mary Marantz - Home
    • Facebook: The Official Mary Marantz Insiders Community!
    • Instagram: Mary Bess Marantz (@marymarantz)

    Links Mentioned:

    • Underestimated: By Mary Mrantz
    • Slow Growth Equals Strong Roots: By Mary Marantz
    • Dirt: Growing: By Mary Marantz
    • The Agile Mind: By Wilma Koutstaal
    • Quiz
    • Underestimated
    Related Episodes:

    • Discovering the Gift of You When You Feel Lost in Motherhood :: Chrystal Evans Hurst [Ep 507]
    • When You Need a Personal Revival :: Cleere Cherry Reaves [Ep 504]
    • Choosing Connection Over Critique :: Rachel Macy Stafford [Ep 280]
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    59 mins
  • When Friendships Get Messy: Healing, Humor & Finding Your Chicken-Fried Women :: Melissa Radke [Ep 519]

    When Friendships Get Messy: Healing, Humor & Finding Your Chicken-Fried Women :: Melissa Radke [Ep 519]
    Apr 21 2025
    Get ready to laugh! Today Melissa Radke joins me for a hilarious and heartfelt conversation. Her new book Chicken-Fried Women will make you giggle, cry, and think about the women and friendships in your life. We cover many hilarious topics including spray tans, garage sale bras, swim gym, southern church in the 80’s, and laundry on the couch. At the heart of the book is how to navigate adult friendships and here is more of what we talked about:
    • What it means to find your people—your chicken-fried women- battered and bruised but still tender on the inside
    • Healing a mother-daughter relationship with kindness and boundaries
    • How to divorce a girlfriend (and maybe get her back)
    • Stick around to the end where Melissa shares the best advice on what it feels like to build your own table (even when it’s hard or uncomfortable)
    Connect with Melissa Radke:

    • Website: HOME | MELISSA RADKE
    • Facebook: Melissa Radke | Facebook
    • Instagram: Melissa Radke - Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships (@msmelissaradke)
    Links Mentioned:

    • The Radkes (TV Series 2019) - IMDb
    • Chicken-Fried Women: By Melissa Radke
    • CynthiaHeather (@thesidetrackedshow)
    Related Episodes:

    • Your Funny Mom Stories [Ep 302]
    • Don’t Dad Alone :: Dustin Nickerson [Ep 472]
    • Sidetracked by Naming Body Parts, Steaks for Lunch, and Summer Dilemmas (when you’re not in Italy) :: Cynthia and Heather [Ep 476]
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    • Find links to this week’s sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.
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    46 mins

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