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The Greta Eskridge PodcastCan Our Kids Really Take a Tech Exit? with Claire MorellEpisode 73 Today’s episode is a going to challenge you to think outside the box. Or at least outside of the way so many parents in America are parenting. My guest today is Claire Morell, author, mom, wife, policy creator, researcher and passionate about offering kids and families something different than the norm for growing up with tech. Through her work in the tech policy space, Claire recognized that kids’ health was in danger due to smart phones and being on social media. She finally decided to put her research into one place, her new book called, The T...2025-07-1548 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastCalming Anxiety and Finding Peace with Kara StoutA couple reminders I started this podcast with: if you are looking for a ticket to the Literature Soiree I am hosting with my dear friend Rea Berg, founder of Beautiful Feet Books, we have just a few tickets left. Please message me here to get all the info and to purchase your ticket! A Also, if you’ve read my new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, I’d be so grateful if you leave a review. Leaving a review, especially given the topic of this book, is immensely helpful for getting...2025-07-0846 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastBest Practices After Your Child is Exposed to Porn & Helping Them Get Out if They’re Using It with Greta EskridgeEpisode 71— This is the follow up episode to last week’s episode with John Begeman. If you have not listened to episode 70, go back and listen to that one now. In this episode, I am going over some of the things John talked about in more detail. Because he dropped some wisdom! One of the most important things discussed are the power of going first—being willing to vulnerably share our story so that someone else has the courage to go next. Going first might also be the one to recommend the book first (like my book It’s Ti...2025-07-0139 min

Biblical Family NetworkSR Empower Your Kids Against Porn: Essential Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have – Greta EskridgeParents, it’s time! Equip yourself for one of the most important talks you’ll ever have with your kids. Author, speaker, and second-generationhomeschool mom, Greta Eskridge, joins Aby Rinella to share practical tools, biblical hope, and wisdom from her own parenting journey for addressing pornography with children at every age. Why every parent needs to speak up—this impacts moms, dads, daughters, and sons How to talk about sex and porn without triggering curiosity Building lifelong trust and resilience in your family Encouragement for parents struggling with fear, shame, or past mistakesFind out how prayer, preparation, and ongoing conver...2025-06-2435 min

Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool RevolutionEmpower Your Kids Against Porn: Essential Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have – Greta EskridgeParents, it’s time! Equip yourself for one of the most important talks you’ll ever have with your kids. Author, speaker, and second-generationhomeschool mom, Greta Eskridge, joins Aby Rinella to share practical tools, biblical hope, and wisdom from her own parenting journey for addressing pornography with children at every age.✔️ Why every parent needs to speak up—this impacts moms, dads, daughters, and sons✔️ How to talk about sex and porn without triggering curiosity✔️ Building lifelong trust and resilience in your family✔️ Encouragement for parents struggling with fear, shame, or past mistakesFind out how prayer, prepar...2025-06-2435 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastFinding Healing and Freedom After Being Exposed to Pornography as a Child with John BegemanEpisode 70-- Friends, this may be one of the most important episodes I’ve ever recorded on the podcast. This is an episode that every parent, and probably every young adult and teen needs to hear. Please listen and then share with everyone you know who could benefit from it.This episode is part 1of this conversation. Part 2 is coming next week where I go through some of the most important things John and I talked about, and I go into them with a little more depth. In part 1, this episode, John Begeman tells his story of pornogra...2025-06-241h 10

Biblical Family NetworkSR Protecting Kids from Pornography: Essential Guide for Christian Homeschool Families, with Greta EskridgeHow do you protect your kids in today’s digital world? In this powerful episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, host Aby Rinella sits down with Greta Eskridge (author, speaker, and second-generation homeschool mom) to talk about one of the most important—and challenging—topics for Christian families: how to talk to your kids about pornography. Greta shares her personal journey, why early and open conversations matter, and practical steps every parent can take to prepare your kids for this danger. Discover how to have honest, age-appropriate talks with your children, break the cycle of shame, and prepar...2025-06-1737 min

Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool RevolutionProtecting Kids from Pornography: Essential Guide for Christian Homeschool Families, with Greta EskridgeHow do you protect your kids in today's digital world? In this powerful episode of the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast, host Aby Rinella sits down with Greta Eskridge (author, speaker, and second-generation homeschool mom) to talk about one of the most important—and challenging—topics for Christian families: how to talk to your kids about pornography. 🎧Greta shares her personal journey, why early and open conversations matter, and practical steps every parent can take to prepare your kids for this danger. Discover how to have honest, age-appropriate talks with your children, break the cycle of shame, and prepare them fo...2025-06-1737 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastDecluttering Your Heart and Home for Maximum Joy with Julia UbbengaWhen her ideal life as a stay-at-home mom didn’t pan out the way she hoped, Julia Ubbenga found herself pleading with God. Instead of the extra time with her kids that she’d been dreaming of, she felt more like a time stuff. And as she prayed to God about this, she read Luke 12:21, “be rich in what matters.” This planted a seed in her heart, knowing that something in her life around possessions needed to change. Through a series of more learning and growing, Julia embraced minimalism where she got rid of 75% of her family’s things, do...2025-06-1738 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastWhat Happens When the Anxious Generation Goes to Church with Thom RainerAs soon as I saw the title of the upcoming book by Dr. Thom Rainer, I knew I had to have him on the show. He told me right away to call him Thom and it was easy because he’s friendly and down to earth. But his newest book, “The Anxious Generation Goes to Church” is anything but down to earth. It is a compelling, well researched and fascinating look at what our kids are navigating with church involvement while growing up in a tech saturated world. And while it would be easy to believe kids nowaday...2025-06-1034 min

Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige ClingenpeelEpisode 82-It’s Time To Talk To Your Kids About Porn with Greta EskridgePorn is targeting your kids—and most parents don’t realize how early it starts. Research shows the average age of first exposure is just 11–13, with some kids seeing it as young as 9. In this episode, Greta Eskridge—author, podcaster, speaker, and homeschooling mom of four—joins Paige Clingenpeel for a candid conversation about protecting kids from porn. Greta shares her own story of healing after her husband’s porn addiction and affair, and why she’s passionate about helping families have this conversation early. They discuss how to talk proactively, age-appropriately, and without fear. If you’re unsure where to...2025-06-1034 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastCatching Up on All the Things: the engagement, trips, a new Instagram handle, and more! with Greta EskridgeWell, cue all the tears, team. This episode is full of them. It felt like it was time for a life update, so this episode catches you up on all the big happenings and some of the littler ones too. The biggest one is our eldest son’s engagement to the love of his life, and a girl he’s known since they were both 5. It’s the sweetest story and I loved sharing some of it with you in this episode. The rest of the episode is full of other life updates—trips and c...2025-06-0331 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHow to Host a Summer Book Club for Moms, Kids, and Everyone Else! with Greta EskridgeIt's almost summer, so let’s talk about one of my favorite ways to pursue intentional connection with our kids and friends—having a book club! Reading books together has been one of the most connecting activities for me since I was a little girl and my mom read aloud with me. It has remained that in my life until now, as I have read books with my kids and with my friends. And then what has taken our reading together to the next level is to celebrate the books we’ve read together by having a book club meeting...2025-05-2736 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHelping Women Find Safety, Healing and Hope in Relationships and Marriages Impacted by Porn Use with Roise MakinneyFriends, I was on the verge of tears, or actually crying, for this whole episode. The conversation is so dear to my heart, and it is so important. I wish I never had to share this information with you, but since I do, I am so glad I get to do it with today’s guest, Rosie Makinney. I’ve wanted to have Rosie to be on my podcast before I ever even had one! That’s just how much she inspires me; how much I admire her and how deeply I appreciate the work she does. She is a moth...2025-05-2059 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastWhat Nature and God’s Word Teach Us About Rest with Eryn LynumMy guest today is Eryn Lynum: master naturalist, author, bible teacher, home schooling mom, and podcast host. Friends, she’s incredible! And this episode with her is just so fun! We had the best time talking about nature and seeing God at work there. Eryn’s love of nature and God’s word have taught her much about the importance of pursuing rest. But this learning actually began when Eryn was a young teen. At the age of 14, Eryn learned that she had a potentially life-threatening disease that required rest to keep her alive. This started Eryn on a jour...2025-05-1344 min

Room for LovelyE122: It's Time to Talk [Practical Tips for Hard Conversations]-- Greta EskridgeAbout Greta Greta Eskridge is a second-generation homeschooling mom to four and wife of twenty-six years to Aaron. She is passionate about creating connection, preserving childhood and chasing adventure. Along with loving nature, books and coffee, Greta is the host of the popular Greta Eskridge Podcast, the author of Adventuring Together and 100 Days of Adventure, and she travels the country as a speaker, encouraging families to create connection in a disconnected world. Eskridge lives in sunny southern California with her artist husband, Aaron, and their four kids – one young adult and three teens.Co...2025-05-0637 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastAngel Q—the Kid Safe Browser We’ve Been Waiting For with Josh ThurmanToday’s guest, Josh Thurman, has a pretty remarkable bio—from being a dad to 6 to a Navy Seal, he’s one amazing guy. But one of the things he’s very proud of and we can all be very grateful for, is his involvement as a co-founder in a brand-new company called Angel Q. Angel Q exists to keep kids safer online by using AI as a buffer and guide while kids are online. Unlike other browsers that have no built in safety features, and that are constantly serving up more and more content for kids, Angel Q c...2025-05-0659 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastThe Best Potluck Dish, Favorite Books to Grow Your Child’s Faith, 2 Reasons I Home School and more! with Greta EskridgeIt's time for another episode where it’s just me and you chatting about all kinds of things—from my favorite dish to bring to a potluck, the one of the most impactful books I’ve ever read to my kids and all sorts of things in between! This is a fun and insightful episode, albeit kind of random. And I can’t decide if my ability to talk about practically any subject at length is my superpower, or just one of my most annoying traits. If it’s the former, break it to my gently, OK? I hope...2025-04-2937 min

By Words: Honest Faith Conversations for Christian Women170. What Christian Women Need to Know About Pornography & How to Talk to Your Kids About It (ft. Greta Eskridge)In today’s episode, we’re diving into a powerful and necessary conversation with author Greta Eskridge about helping our kids develop sexual integrity—not just avoiding pornography or sheltering them from the world, but equipping them to walk in truth and confidence in a culture that normalizes oversexualization and desensitization.Greta shares practical wisdom and encouragement for parents who feel unsure, awkward, or overwhelmed when it comes to having conversations about sex and sexuality. We talk about:The heart behind this issue and what parents really need to understandHow to approach sex talks with honesty and gr...2025-04-2447 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastFiltering the Noise in a Loud World with Aubrey McGowanFriends! 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. Aub...2025-04-151h 06

The Greta Eskridge PodcastRaising Out of the Box Kids with Sally ClarksonOh 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. I...2025-04-0839 min

Restoration Home with Jennifer PepitoPorn, Loneliness, and Other Addictions with Greta EskridgeWelcome to Episode 128 of the Restoration Home Podcast. Greta Eskridge joins Jennifer to talk about her new book, It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn. This is a heavy topic, but one that must be discussed, especially as more and more often we learn that addiction stems from a lack of attunement and attachment in young children, which manifests as addiction in our teens and adults. So the process of teaching our children about so pervasive an addiction and giving them a strong sense of compassion, curiosity, and comfort as they face the ever increasing stresses of l...2025-04-0127 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastElevating motherhood through nurturing ourselves and others with Lori Beth AuldridgeI 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. ...2025-04-0147 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastTalking About Porn with Your Teens and Young Adults with Parker Hymas + Fight the New DrugFriends, 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 educ...2025-03-2547 min

The Best Kept Secret With Liv DooleyPornography and Other Explicit, But Necessary Subjects with Greta EskridgeA Conversation on Pornography, Parenting, and Opportunity with Greta EskridgeDuring this episode, we remember that important conversations about pornography and other explicit subjects are not optional. They're necessary.PHILIPPIANS 4:8-9 NLT8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God o...2025-03-2541 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHow Do I Respond When My Child Sees Porn? with Barb WintersIf 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 Winte...2025-03-1847 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastEmbracing Slow Travel While Walking Throught the Cotswolds with Jaime FenwickI 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...2025-03-1142 min

Rooted HomeLife: Cultivating Home, Chasing AdventureIt’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, with Greta EskridgeOn today’s episode of The Rooted HomeLife Podcast, I’m sitting down with Greta Eskridge, author of It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, to discuss this tough, but important topic. You may know Greta as @madandpamodern on Instagram, or from her book Adventuring Together, or from her podcast, The Greta Eskridge Podcast, but you will learn so much more about her in today’s episode. You can get her brand new book here: https://amzn.to/4bwC8gG Find her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/maandpamodern?igsh=ejllbHJpOW02ZWcx Listen to her awesome podcast...2025-03-0848 min

The Teaching Your Toddler PodcastHow to Talk To Your Kids About P*rn And The Much Better Alternative with Greta Eskridge"It was clear to me that parents, especially moms, weren't opposed to talking to their kids about p*rn*graphy. Or listening to me talk about it. But they wanted guidance, resources, help and hope. They wanted someone on their team. I was ready to step up and be that person." -- Greta Eskridge This episode is tough but absolutely essential listening for parents of kids of all ages. The unfortunate reality is that our kids will be exposed to horrible things that we don't want them to see and we need to know what to do. 2025-03-0830 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHow to Talk to Your Kids About Porn, Finding Freedom from Shame, and Parenting with Compassion and Hope with Greta Eskridge and Megan MarshmanPodcast 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...2025-03-0443 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastWriting a New Story After Rejection—Healing and Hope is Possible with Tabitha PanarisoHi friends! There is only one more week to pre-order my book It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: a Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity. If you haven’t pre-ordered yet, it is not too late to do so! You will have access to the fabulous pre-order bonuses available right here. And you’d be helping me get the book in front of more people. Thank you so much for supporting me, this book and my message to help kids and families. And now onto episode 53! I got to talk to...2025-02-2544 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastMy Favorite Books, Being a Sprinkle Influencer, Mid Life Hormones and more! with Greta EskridgeFirst off, a reminder for you! Now is the time to pre-order my book It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: a Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity. The book comes out in 2 short weeks and your pre -orders are wildly important to helping this book get into more hands. Thank you for supporting this book and its message to help kids and families. Now onto episode 52! It’s another fun Q+A session with me. I answered quite a few of the questions you sent in. I explained how I b...2025-02-1831 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHelping Kids Grow a Bolder Faith with Biographies with Leah BodenI’m so glad you’re here for episode 51 with my dear friend, Leah Boden! Leah, who is also known as Modern Miss Mason, is a long time, in real life friend, who lives far from me in England. But we love each other so much we have stayed connected through occasional visits and long talks on Voxer over the miles and years. In this episode Leah tells us all about a new book series she’s written called Tales of Boldness and Faith. The first two books in the series were just released and we get to hear...2025-02-1151 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastMaking Family Travel Affordable, the Magic of Misadventure and more! with Christina FrancoHi friends! This is episode 50 of the Greta Eskridge Podcast. If you didn’t get to listen to my first interview with Christina, you need to be sure to go back and listen to episode 49. You’ll love getting to know Christina and her story better. In this episode we focused on what Christina’s life looks like now as a homeschool mom who loves to travel and adventure with her family, and how she makes it happen. That is where I think this episode shines! You’ll want to hear wha...2025-02-0445 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastSeeing God’s Hand When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn with Christina FrancoSo this episode starts in what appears to be the new way I begin podcasts now--messing up my guest’s last name. Guys! This is becoming a real problem for me. Insert palm to forehead. But my guest Christina Franco handled it just fine. And you might know Christina Franco better by her Instagram name, Rooted Home Life. Christina is a home schooling mom, a content creator on Instagram and you tube, a lover of travel and adventure. The conversation we had planned for this episode was going to focus on Christina’s life as those t...2025-01-2844 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastBook Q+A with Greta EskridgeWhat a joy it is to finally share some bits of my newest book with you! I am so excited that in just 6 weeks you’ll be able to begin using it to help your families. While this is the book I never wanted to write, I am glad that God gave me the strength and courage to do so. Even more, I am glad that so many of you will have the tools to protect your kids from danger and damage of pornography. I know this book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: a Pare...2025-01-2137 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastWhole Health Living with Elizabeth ParsonsToday’s guest is my internet friend, Elizabeth Parsons. I found Elizabeth a few years ago when I ordered some of her elderberry syrup kits and over the years, I’ve learned so much from her. She is a former pediatric RN, a home-schooling mom to 6 and she runs her own holistic living business. Elizabeth helped me learn to pursue natural healing remedies for my family, starting with her elderberry syrup. Her Instagram page is full of truly helpful tips from what to do when your child has a wart, to how to help your child...2025-01-1454 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastFrench Feast with Madame LeeHello friends and happy new year! This is the first episode of 2025 and it is a wonderful one. Before we get to it though, I want to be sure to remind you to pre-order my upcoming book, It's Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: A Parent's Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity. You can place your pre-order here . When you pre-order, you won’t pay until the book is sent to you,, you’ll get the lowest price on the book, and best of all, you’ll be helping get this book and it’s vitall...2025-01-0747 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastQ & A with Greta! with Greta EskridgeHello friends and Happy New Year! Or happy New Years Eve, depending on when you listen to this. Whenever it is, I am so glad you are here. Thank you for being a part of my community in 2024 and I pray you continue in 2025. For this last episode of the year I decided to do a Q & A. It was a lot of fun! And I promise that if I didn’t get to your question this time, I will in the future since I am going to be adding these to my podcast line up every mon...2024-12-3133 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastA Christmas Tale from 1914 with Greta EskridgeMerry Christmas all! Whether you are up late wrapping presents, up early making breakfast, or on a long drive to visit family and friends, I am glad to spend a little bit of Christmas with you. In this episode I am so excited to share one of our family’s favorite Christmas stories with you. It is a true story from WWI, and happened on Christmas eve and Christmas day in 1914. There are numerous places where you can read about the real life event. There are even pictures, taken by soldiers who were there experiencing it. Th...2024-12-2415 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastMaking Christmas Meaningful with Lyndsey MimnaghIn this episode I got to talk with the wonderful Lyndsey Mimnagh of Treehouse Schoolhouse. Lyndsey and I talk for a bit about home schooling and then we get to the heart of the episode, celebrating Christmas with our families in meaningful and intentional ways. This episode is full of inspiration and ideas, but also there is a lot of grace for the mom who might feel overwhelmed by Christmas when she’s in a tough season. Lindsey offers fun and creative ideas, but she’s also great at providing simple and practical ways for any family to have fun...2024-12-1752 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastTending to Your Heart with Alyssa BethkeDon’t forget to pre-order my new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity. This is the book you need to give you all the tips and tools for keeping your kids safe from the danger and damage pornography can cause. And most importantly, this book will help you feel confident and comfortable having some of the most challenging conversations with your kids. Pre-order it today, right here! What a perfect time to talk to my friend Alyssa Bethke about her new boo...2024-12-101h 00

The Greta Eskridge PodcastA Thanksgiving Tale for the Weary Mom with Greta EskridgeHappy Thanksgiving my friends! I am delighted to share a Thanksgiving tradition I’ve had for the past 6 years with you today. Every year the day or 2 before Thanksgiving I share a post I wrote years ago detailing a Thanksgiving misadventure I had with my kiddos that involved an overturned Trader Joe’s grocery cart and myself and two of my kids sitting in the middle of the grocery aisle crying. It was rough. And it felt so symbolic of the weary season of motherhood I was in at the time. I wrote the piece to rem...2024-11-2614 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastGaining Wisdom from Seasoned Mothers with Elizabeth EnsorI truly loved this conversation with my long time internet friend, Elizabeth Ensor. Elizabeth is so inspiring to me. She is intentional in her role as a wife, mother, home educator, a creative and as a woman. She wants to make the most and the best with what she has, and she is doing it! In this episode Elizabeth shares with us about the guide she created to glean wisdom from mothers farther along the path than we are. After Elizabeth’s mom passed away, Elizabeth missed being able to talk to her mom with questions and really she ha...2024-11-1955 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastDisciple Them Like Jesus—How to Disciple Our Kids with Barrett JohnsonI am thrilled to introduce today’s guest to you. Barrett Johnson is the founder of a ministry called Imperfect Normal Families Only. Barrett is just like the title of his ministry, so real and so approachable. I loved talking with him. In this episode we talk about Barrett’s newest book, Disciple Them Like Jesus: Leading Your Kids the Way Christ Led the Twelve. We discussed what discipleship is and how we can disciple our kids. As a dad to 5 and grandparent to 8, Barrett is full of practical and Godly wisdom for raising our kids to know...2024-11-1251 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHome Schooling in High School--Yes You Can! with Alicia HutchinsonI am delighted to introduce you to today’s guest, my friend Alicia Hutchinson. Alicia and I have been online friends for a long time, and I have enjoyed learning from and have been inspired by her through those years. Alicia is a home schooling mom of 4, the founder of the Learning Well Community and the Learning Well Journal. She is not afraid to go deep and in fact, she’d much rather go deep than waste time with small talk. As a result, we dive deep right away in this podcast episode where we talk about a lot of t...2024-10-2951 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHelping Teens Own Their Faith with Dave BodenDon’t forget to pre-order my new book! Get your copy of It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn—A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity clicking on the title of the book. Today’s episode is extra fun because it is my first episode with a guest from outside the Untied States. Meet Dave Boden, my friend from England! Dave is also the husband of one of my dear friends, Leah Boden, who is also known as Modern Miss Mason. Dave and I thought it was great fun tha...2024-10-2252 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastMaking a Place to Belong with Amber JohnstonThis is your reminder to pre-order my new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: a Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity, today! I have been asked to write this book for years and now, I have! Your pre-orders are tremendously helpful in growing the reach this book will have. I need your help in getting this book into as many hands as I possibly can, so pre-order and share away! You can pre order It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn here 2024-10-1547 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastGospel Centered Tech with Nathan SutherlandReminder to pre-order my new book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: a Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity, right now and it will arrive at your door step March 4, 2025! You all have been asking for this book for years and I have been praying I could write it for years and now, I have. Please go ahead and pre-order it now as that is tremendously helpful in the reach this book will have. And then share the heck out of it, OK? I’ll need your help in getting this b...2024-10-0835 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastA Graceful Disconnect with Anna SutherlandI shared some big news at the start of this episode: my new book is available for pre-order! That’s right, you can go pre-order my next book, It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Porn: a Parent’s Guide to Helping Children and Teens Develop Sexual Integrity, right now and it will arrive at your door step March 4, 2025! I am just overjoyed to be sharing this book with parents and giving them the tools they need to talk to their kids about a subject that can feel daunting, uncomfortable, scary, painful or just too difficult. Or maybe...2024-10-0143 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastLet’s Talk About Dating! with Greta EskridgeWhat a fun and important episode this is. A few weeks ago I shared a photo on Instagram introducing our son William and his new girlfriend, Georgia. The response was full of joy and excitement for William and Georgia but also for our whole family, as this was something to celebrate. There were also a lot of questions from my Instagram followers. They wanted to know details like: how old are our kids when we let them start dating, how do set up healthy boundaries with dating, how did I feel about “losing my sons” (spoiler alert—I’m not...2024-09-2457 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHonest Talk with John FortThis episode is a really special one. I am delighted to introduce you to today’s guest, John Fort. John is the director of Be Broken Ministries, which exists to help individuals and families move from sexual brokenness to wholeness in Christ. John is also the author of several books, including Honest Talk—a New Perspective on Talking to Your Kids About Sex, which we talk about today. John vulnerably and courageously shares his story of sexual and pornography addiction and how God has redeemed his story to give him a purpose driven by hope and he...2024-09-1747 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHome School Q & A with - me! Greta EskridgeI am so excited to share the final episode of my “Back to Home School” series with you today. (Don’t worry, though, there will be other home school episodes in the future. They’ll just be intermingled with other topics.) In this episode I am diving into some of the home schooling questions you asked me on Instagram. I couldn’t answer them all, but I covered quite a few. And I promise to come back and answer more some time soon! Here are links to some of the things I mentioned in this episode. 2024-09-0348 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastBecoming Home Schoolers with Monica SwansonThis is the third episode in my “Back to Home School” series and it is a great one! In this episode I got to talk all things home schooling with my friend, and fellow Christian Parenting podcast host, Monica Swanson. Monica is a mom to four boys and lives on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. Monica home schooled all her boys, 3 of which have graduated, and is still home schooling her last one. She recently wrote a book called Becoming Home Schoolers, sharing the story of their home schooling journey, along with tons of other helpful ideas...2024-08-2049 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHome Schooling from Kindergarten to High School with - me!What a treat to spend the month of August talking all things home school in my new series Back to Home School. As a second-generation home schooler, I have loved home schooling for almost my whole life. Home schooling was an incredible gift to me as a student and now it is an incredible gift to me as a mom who is home schooling her kids. I share a little bit about my own home school journey in this episode and then jump into discussing the joys of home schooling in high school, as well as the early years...2024-08-0648 min

The Intentional Parents PodcastHow to Talk to Your Kids about Porn, Being your kids Google, Sextortion, Mental Health and Pornography (Interview with Greta Eskridge)Today, we welcome back one of our favorite guests and good friend, Greta Eskridge. Greta and her husband have four kids of their own. They are navigating this cultural moment when it comes to protecting their kids from pornography, and understanding how to be proactive with technology. In today’s conversation, Greta shares her wisdom about big issues our kids are facing like sexing, sexploitation, pornography, smartphones, mental health, and how important it is for parents to have regular conversations to be their children’s source of information. Enjoy! Greta Eskridge Podcast: ...2024-07-3155 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastFinding Freedom—women and porn addiction with Dr. Joy SkarkaIn this episode I have the absolute pleasure of talking to Dr. Joy Skarka. Joy is a leader in helping women find freedom and healing from sexual shame with her doctoral work, leading seminars and workshops with Authentic Intimacy, and now is the author of a new book on the topic, Her Freedom Journey—a guide out of porn and shame to authentic intimacy. In her book, Joy bravely shares her own journey from addiction to freedom. She educates her readers on the way porn use fuels harm, addiction and shame. But she doesn’t leave us there...2024-07-3051 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastGiving Moms a Vision with Jennifer PepitoMy guest today is my real life friend, the incredible Jennifer Pepito. Jen is a mom to 7 and a grandma to 1. She is a homeschooler and has been homeschooling for 26 years! Jen is the creator and founder of The Peaceful Press, an author several books, including her newest one, Habits for a Sacred Home -–9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families. I love many things about Jen, but her approach to motherhood has always inspired me so much. She engages in motherhood with so much intentionality and care and that is really the focus of her new...2024-07-2339 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastProtecting Our Kids from Tricky People with Sara ErnstMy guest today is Sara Ernst. Sara is a nature lover, a singer, a musician, an artist, a poet and a writer. She is the whole package! She is a wife and mom too, and lives with her family in Virginia. A childhood experience with a tricky person, her love of music and wanting to help protect kids all unexpectedly led her to write a song and a book that teaches and equips young children to use their voice to protect themselves. Her book, her music and her work are fantastic and so helpful to many families. Y...2024-07-1650 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastSlow Down and Notice—finding art in nature with Mary Jo HoffmanToday’s episode is extra special to me because I got to talk to Mary Jo Hoffman, someone I have followed online and admired for more than 10 years! Mary Jo is an artist whose art form is taking photographs of found nature on black or white backgrounds. As an avid nature collector myself, I absolutely loved her beautiful art and became a fan instantly. Mary Jo is a rocket scientist turned artist, blogger, and now author of the book, Still, the Art of Noticing. She married to a James Beard award winning food writer, a mom...2024-07-0956 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastHelping our kids opt into connection with - me!Today’s episode is all me. This one really is “The Greta Eskridge Podcast”! I like to have these episodes every month or so, where I get to catch up with you and share whatever is on my heart and mind at the time. Today I’m sharing thoughts on why it is so imperative for us to help our kids not just opt out of social media, gaming, and hours spent on a screen, but to opt into real life! That means opting into real life experiences and real life relationships and real life connections with the world and the...2024-07-0221 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastThe Opt Out Family—Giving Your Kids What Technology Can’t with Erin LoechnerIn this episode I got to talk to my internet friend turned real life friend, Erin Loechner. Erin is a homeschooling mom to 3, a wife, a gifted writer and an incredibly creative, brilliant, unique person. I adore her. In this episode Erin shared with us about her brand-new book, The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can’t. Erin’s book is a call to action and an invitation for every parent. It calls them to sit up and take notice of how the algorithm is coming after our kids, and then invites them to do...2024-06-2545 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastTalking About Puberty with Our Daughters with Megan ZiegenfusFriends! This episode is so fantastic. We are talking girls and puberty in a positive, uplifting way. This is such a needed point of view surrounding this topic. My guest, Megan Ziegenfus, is the creator of Body Talk Basics. It is a course that includes videos, a book, and guided conversations about puberty for moms and daughters to experience together. I have read and watched this course and I loved it. I am so glad to have resources, to share with my daughter and yours, that celebrate how incredibly and beautifully designed the female body is. The c...2024-06-1847 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastEvery story has a purpose with Molly StillmanI loved talking with today’s guest, Molly Stillman. I first met Molly through reading her book and just fell in love with her. So, getting to talk to her about her book and her life was really, really cool. Molly is a fantastic writer and you should all read her debut book, If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry: How Death, Debt and Comedy led to a Life of Faith, Farming and Forgetting What I Came Into This Room For. You should also check out her blog and her podcast, Can I Laugh on Your Shoulder? One of...2024-06-0454 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastSex is an opportunity to talk about Jesus*Don’t forget this is your last chance to sign up for my webinar, Parenting in the Digital Age. You are going to get help with so many of the issues facing parents today—whether your kids are 3, 13 or 23. Sign up here. In this week’s episode, I get to talk to Kristen Miele from Sex Ed Reclaimed. I love the mission of her organization: to empower and encourage families to have consistent, honest conversations while accessing God-honoring sexual health education because God calls us to disciple the next generation. And her vision is just as power...2024-05-2842 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastThe Connecting Power of Story with SD SmithIn this episode I talked with my friend S.D. Smith. Sam is the author of the beloved Green Ember series. He also wrote the book Jack Zulu and the Waylanders’s Key with his son, Josiah. And he most recently wrote the book Mooses with Bazookas and Other Stories Children Should Never Read. I loved this conversation with Sam. We have a lot of fun together because he is a story teller and I love stories! Here are some highlights from our talk: *The book that turned him into a reader around the a...2024-05-1449 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastIt’s time for a chat and a message for Mother’s DayI can’t believe this is the start of my 3rd month of the podcast! I am having so much fun and I am so glad you guys are coming along for the ride. Since we haven’t just hung out and talked for a while, I decided this episode will be a little bit of that along with a special Mother’s Day message at the end. Because mothers matter so much to me! Here is all that I talk about in this episode, along with the all the links I mention. *Get ticke...2024-05-0744 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastCreating a Healthy Sexual Culture in Your HomeIn this episode I talk about how to create a healthy sexual culture in your home. Creating a healthy sexual culture falls under the umbrella of parenting in the digital age and protecting our kids from porn, because there are so many ways the digital world offers our kids an unhealthy to downright dangerous view of sexuality. Of course, pornography is right up there on the list. Some key takeaways from this episode here: *If our kids are growing up in a world that is trying to offer them an unhealthy and dangerous view of se...2024-04-3031 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastWe have a good story to tell! Talking to your kids about sex --with Megan MichelsonThis is the 4th episode in a month long series on Parenting in the Digital Age and Protecting Our Kids from Porn. In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Megan Michelson, of Birds and Bees. Birds and Bees exists to equip and empower parents to have healthy and comfortable conversations with their kids about sex. In this episode, Megan and I discuss how things could be so different if parents knew how to talk to their kids about sex in this healthy way. Here are some key takeaways from our conversation: ...2024-04-2348 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastYes You Can Talk to Your Kids About Pornography!This is episode 3 in a month-long series on Parenting in the Digital Age and Protecting our Kids from Pornography. In this episode, I share practical tips for talking to our kids of any age about pornography and helping them develop a “porn plan”—that is a way to respond to pornography exposure as quickly and safely as possible. Some other key takeaways from this episode are: *We are built for connection and few things cause greater disconnection than pornography. *Corrie ten Boom said there is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deep...2024-04-1648 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastParenting in the Digital Age —Part 2 with Chris MckennaThis month I am doing a series on a series on Parenting in the Digital Age and Taking Steps to Protect Our Kids from Porn. This is the second part of my two-part interview with Chris McKenna. Chris is the founder of the amazing organization Protect Young Eyes. In this episode we are talking about an idea that Chris often shares with parents: delay is the way! Here is some more of our conversation: *No parent ever says “I’ve failed as a parent because I gave my kid snapchat too late.” 2024-04-0922 min

The Greta Eskridge PodcastParenting in the Digital Age –Part 1 with Chris MckennaThis month I am doing a series on Parenting in the Digital Age and Taking Steps to Protect Our Kids from Porn. I kick of the series with a two-part interview with one of my personal heroes, Chris McKenna. Chris is the founder of the amazing organization Protect Young Eyes, whose mission is to show families, schools, and churches how to create safe digital spaces. In this episode, Chris and I talk about: *the quiet that is missing from the lives of children today. *the need to parent with empathy and compassion. *tha...2024-04-0223 min

Homeschool Made Simple207: Connecting with Your Kids through Nature with Greta EskridgeIn this episode Carole Joy Seid is joined by Greta Eskridge, a homeschooling mom of four and author of two books, "Adventuring Together" and "100 Days of Adventure." Greta shares her personal experiences of how spending time in nature has transformed her relationship with her children, her faith, and her family as a whole. They discuss the impact of Christian camping, personal experiences at Forest Home, and the need for genuine connections in a digitally connected world. RESOURCESAdventuring Together and 100 Days of Adventure by Greta EskridgeThe Greta Eskridge PodcastForest Home Christian CampLearn more a...2024-03-2727 min