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The BAD Mom ShowEpisode 16, Part 1: The Reformation of Family with Jenny Donnelly — Activating Your Potent Power as a Mom and What Stops YouIn today’s episode, I sit down with a very special friend and guest, Jenny Donnelly. She has been a powerful mentor and close friend to me over the past 6 years and leads with such fiery faith, you can't help but lean into what she has to share.
Jenny and her ministry's Her Voice movement goes straight to the heart of what every woman needs to hear: Your voice carries potent, God-given power, and something's tried to shut it down.
Jenny and I discuss why the enemy targets mothers and how he t...
2025-12-0345 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 15: The Truth About Imposter Syndrome! How To Show Up In It vs Shrink Back with Melissa HughesEver felt like you’re a total FRAUD? Like any minute someone's going to figure out just how unqualified or imperfect you are? SAME.
In this episode of The BAD Mom Show, I sit down with my powerhouse friend Melissa Hughes — TikTok influencer, international speaker, best-selling author, and a real-talker. We unpack the truth about imposter syndrome, how it sneaks into motherhood, career and calling, and how to handle the moments when your mind says 'you’re not enough, you don't have what it takes, just quit before they find out.'
Melissa shares her own story of...
2025-11-2639 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 14: The Truth Hiding Behind Anger (Mom Anger Series Part 2)Let’s be honest — mom anger is something so many of us battle, but few want to admit out loud. If you’ve ever found yourself snapping over something small and wondering, “Why am I like this?” — this one’s for you.
In this second part of the Mom Anger Series, I unpack the truth hiding behind your anger and the fears that quietly drive your reactions. Here’s the good news: anger isn’t the enemy — it’s information. It’s your heart saying, “Something deeper needs healing.”
We’ll explore the spiritual and emotional roots of mom anger, including:
🔥 The fea...
2025-11-1925 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 13: Mom Anger—Everyone Has It. No One Talks About It.Let’s be real—mom anger is one of those things nobody wants to talk about but we've all felt. You know that moment when your patience snaps, your tone sharpens, or you walk away thinking, 'What is wrong with me?!' I’ve been there too. That's why we're talking about it. In this first part of my Mom Anger Series, we’re getting real about what it is and its roots.
I share my own experience with anger- how I grew up with it and vowed I'd never let it into my parenting only to find myself repeating the patte...
2025-11-1228 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 12: Activating Your SOUL’s Voice & the Transformational Power of Your Light with Meghan StimmelIf you’ve ever felt like you’re playing small, hiding parts of yourself to feel accepted, or have doubted whether your story even matters — this episode is for you! I’m joined by my powerhouse friend, Meghan Stimmel, a spiritual leader, speaker, and founder of SOULSPEAK — an experiential movement that helps women turn their pain into power and their story into strategy.🔥
We go deep into what it means to speak from your soul and why so many women struggle to step out of performance and into their God-given destiny by speaking from their soul. Meghan shares how our voices...
2025-11-0543 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 11: The Spiritual Practice of Gratitude and a ‘Get To’ Attitude with Virginia Wear KujabiHey mama—today’s conversation is one that will absolutely speak to you. I’m sitting down with my dear friend, Virginia Wear Kujabi—an international speaker, author, and host of The Formed Life podcast. We unpack what it really means to live a life of gratitude, not just when life feels good, but when it’s hard, messy, and nothing looks like what you prayed for. Especially in motherhood, this can be challenging in the mundane day-to-day details.
Virginia shares how her journey with gratitude started from a place of disappointment and entitlement—when she realized she was doing “al...
2025-10-2945 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 10: You Are the Heart of Your Home! Why That Matters and How to Own ItEver notice how when you’re ‘off’ the whole family feels it? Conversations get prickly, the kids bicker, and your husband slowly starts backing away…Yeah, been there too. In this episode, we’ll get honest about why that happens and why it matters so much. Because, you are the heart of your home.
I share a powerful moment when God whispered to me, “I made you the heart of your home. But if your heart is broken, you’ll keep leading from those broken places.” That truth hit hard. It reminded me that our energy, words, and body language set t...
2025-10-2232 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 9: Dreams Don’t End at Motherhood: Ignite Your Dreams, Drop People-Pleasing, and Be More Than Mom with Dr. Emily Jacobs Jacobs
Ever felt like your dreams ended the day you became a mom? That the version of “you” before motherhood somehow got lost in the carpool line, dishes, and late-night feedings? You’re not alone—and this conversation proves it.
In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Dr. Emily Jacobs—wife, mom of two, advanced practice nurse, leadership coach, author, and founder of Empowered Moms, a community where dreams don’t end at motherhood. She’s also the creator of the More Than Mom Mentorship Program, which helps women rediscover who they are beyond the roles they play, gain fresh...
2025-10-1535 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 8: Too Much? Not Enough? Nope! The Secret of Your SuperpowerEver been told you’re too much—too loud, too emotional, too sensitive—or maybe not enough—not patient enough, not good enough, not spiritual enough? You’ve probably carried those words for years without realizing how deeply they shaped how you see yourself. But here’s the truth: those labels aren’t your limitation—they’re the exact place where your superpower is hiding.
In this episode, I open up about the stories we’ve believed since childhood—the ones that made us feel small, wrong, or unworthy—and how they’ve kept us spinning in cycles of shame...
2025-10-0826 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 7: Where Do We Go From Here? From Troubled to TriumphantThis week’s episode was hard for me to find the words for at first. The energy has felt heavy, feelings volatile, and it's left a lot of people asking, 'Where do we go from here?'. After the tragic events we witnessed this past month, with the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I couldn’t just jump back into my usual message without pausing. Something shifted here in all of us, in our nation, and the world. The grief, the shock, and the weight of it all left me asking the same question. How do we move forward? I know I'm...
2025-10-0126 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 6: Why You Keep Snapping and How To Show Up DifferentlySnapping at your kids over little things doesn’t mean you’re a bad mom, but it sure feels like it in the moment Instead of living with mom guilt let's be brave and explore what it actually means- there's something deeper going on. In this episode, we’ll unpack the hidden triggers, why your brain reacts this way, and how to respond with grace vs guilt.
Truth time: We have all had 'bad mommy' moments where something as little as those sock balls on the floor or spilled juice just send us over the edge. Directly following your ou...
2025-09-2422 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 5: The Lie of Failing Motherhood—And the Truth of Your LeadershipFailing? Or fiercely called? If you’ve ever wrestled with mom guilt or felt like you’re not enough, this episode is for you. We’ll unpack the truth about your mantle of leadership as a mom, why the enemy attacks your confidence, and 3 ways to walk boldly in this divine assignment God's entrusted to you.
Let’s be real—we’ve all gone to bed replaying the all the things that DIDN'T go well that day: the meltdowns, words blurted out and you wish you could take back, the messes. Then we wake up already anxious, feeling behind, and t...
2025-09-1721 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 4: The Silent Struggle Stealing Your JoyLet’s get honest—have you ever felt invisible? Like you’re in a house full of people, noise, and chaos, yet no one actually notices you? You’re doing everything, giving everything, but deep down you feel overlooked, unappreciated, maybe even forgotten. That’s the silent struggle so many of us battle and, quite frankly, it’s stealing your joy.
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what’s really behind that feeling which is, rejection. Not just the surface kind, but a deep-rooted kind that whisper lies like, “You don’t matter. Nobody cares what you have t...
2025-09-1021 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 3: I Turned 45 And I Didn’t Miss My MomentToday I’m sharing a really personal story—one that started when I was in a mastermind about 5 years ago and my mentor asked, “Do you really want to wake up one day and be 45, wishing you’d gone for it?” Those words hit me like a bomb and in that moment I felt the anxiety of missing my moment, needing to hurry up, to catch up and prove I was somebody significant too. I attached my worth to 'success' and started chasing a dream that wasn't even mine (but everyone else was doing it), launching a business, starting a group; thi...
2025-09-0321 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 2: Why You’re B.A.D. in All the Right Ways
When you hear the phrase “bad mom,” what comes up for you? Shame? Fear? That moment you wish you could take back? I get it. I used to run as far away from that label as possible too; push it aside, stay busy because deep down-- I believed it was true.
But God showed me something powerful: the very thing I was avoiding was exactly where He was waiting. He wanted to put his fingerprint on the things I thought I could bury deep and keep to myself: the thoughts and memories on replay fueling the shameful feeling of be...
2025-08-2720 minThe BAD Mom ShowEpisode 1: What If I’m The Problem?
Have you ever asked yourself, “Am I the problem?”
Maybe after a meltdown with your kids… or in the quiet where shame screams loudest. I’ve been there too—and that question haunted me.
In this first episode of The BAD Mom Show, I’m getting real about the moments that made me feel like I was failing at the very thing I wanted most: to be a really good mom. I share how I lived under the weight of shame, perfectionism, and the pressure to prove I was “good enough.”
This isn’t a self-help show. It’s not about doing more.
It’s a...
2025-08-2014 minThe BAD Mom Show(Pilot Episode) Welcome to the BAD Mom ShowWelcome to the very first episode of The BAD Mom Show! I’m Theresa Todd—your host, a mom and your new fiery friend ready to help you boldly stand in your divine authority. This podcast is for every woman who’s ever whispered to herself, “I’ll never be enough… I’m too broken… I’m the problem.”
I’ve been there. In fact, I’m still there some days. But here's the truth: you are not alone, and you are not broken. You're breaking free. This show is your space get real about your deeper story, stop hiding behind busyne...
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