To ask for help feels like defeat. Yet when we try to do life all by our own strength, we end up depleted, lonely, and ineffective. Heather MacFadyen wants you to know that you are not meant to go it alone. She’s on the show sharing how we can be empowered by God, supported by others, and connect in our relationships. With encouragement and insight, she helps you foster the key relationships you need to be the woman you want to be.
Quotes:
“Why do I feel the need to control? My approval doesn’t come from the environment around me.”
“Mom guilt is different from mom shame. Shame sits on the shoulders of guilt.”
“There isn’t a formula that good moms do.”
“No one else is as hard on us as we are on ourselves.”
“There is no perfect follower. What is the intention of my heart? The intention matters more to God. Have you actually done something wrong?”
“What you are valuing is your unique mom brand. Ask your children what they value.”
“Even though there were people around me I still felt alone. I didn’t want to mess up around other people.”
“I didn’t think I could ask for help. I had chosen to have these children and I felt like I needed to keep up the perfect persona like I had it all together.”
“Solitude is great, but isolation is not.”
“The first step is to reach out. Take the risk.”
“Admit you need help. Find safe people to be vulnerable with.”
“We have to stay dependent on God. Release the burden to Him.”
“What is keeping you from letting others in?”
“Most moms don’t want advice on how to do better. We can be good friends by listening with our hearts rather than our heads.”
“Our division comes from leading with our heads rather than our hearts.”
“The option to plug is there. Why are you not opting in?”
“If there is someone doing something you admire, ask to learn from them. Create the thing you want.”
“I was listening to other voices rather than His. Root yourself in who God says you are. There isn’t a limited supply.”
“Love one another is a command. Love one another as I have loved you. He did so with strength and vulnerability. If you are going to follow His command we must be willing to bravely be vulnerable too.”
Connect with Heather:
@dontmomalone
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