Good Grief, Momma!
Looking for honest and encouraging momming and marriage content? Join Allie and Nicole, lifelong friends and toddler moms, as they share their experiences and opinions on all motherhood and marriage topics. Even though they've been friends for 20 years, they usually have different opinions on most topics, which sets a unique example of how people can be friends while not having to agree on everything. On this podcast you'll hear about it all: from dirty diapers to pelvic floor physical therapy to who cleans the toilets. Follow along with them on Instagram (@allieaemmons and @Nicole_sinders_n4) to get an even bigger picture of their lives.
Episodes
123 episodes
Nicole's Bad Day and Allie's Revelation
Do you remember the book about Alexander? The boy who had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Well, in this episode we will discuss how Nicole had one of those days. We hope it is a reminder to everyone that sometimes days are hard but...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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36:27
Comparison Culture
Often we look at other people, for us mainly other moms, and wonder if we measure up. Most of the time we are basing our comparisons on small amounts of time spent with someone or even people we see on social media. This is not healthy and most...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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31:53
Healthy Lifestyle
Many times when people are trying to get healthy, they try dieting. This if fine if this diet is something you plan to do the rest of your life, but not if it will only last as few months. Others focus on working out and do worry about food. In...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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40:04
Sleepyhead Solutions with Michelle Connor Sleep ConSultant: Part 2
Week 2 of learning amazing things about sleep. Getting our kids to sleep can be stressful. Especially if they were once sleeping through the night or if our previous kids slept well. Listen to another amazing week of learning from our favorite ...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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38:32
Sleepyhead Solutions with Michelle Connor Sleep Consultant: Part 1
Michelle, sleep consultant from Sleepyhead Solitions, joins us today to talk all about sleep! When you aren’t sleeping everything is affected. In part 1, she talks about what a sleep consultant is, how to establish good sleep patterns with your...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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44:20
Gentle Parenting
What is gentle parenting??? In this episode we talk about our views on the subject and the definitions that we use. We know that it is hard to raise kids and every parent wants to do it in a way that shows love but also helps their kids learn h...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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35:39
Local Mom Entrepreneur: AJ Hopper
Becoming a mom is hard. Many people underestimate how difficult it will be. Our guest speaker, AJ Hooper, talks with Allie about how hard motherhood can be. They also discuss how best to handle the twists and turns. AJ talks about how all of th...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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26:57
Unpopular Parenting Opinions
When you become a parent you need to make rules and choices for your family. These rules may be different then ones other families have. In this episode we talk about some of the choices and rules that we have that might be unpopular. <...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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43:18
Homeschool vs Public School Part 2
Another walk down GGM podcast memory lane! Back in 2022 we talked about why we wanted to homeschool (Allie) or send our kids to public school (Nicole). We are now two years into both of the avenues that we chose and we wanted to update our list...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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53:31
Our Lives Since COVID
Our VERY FIRST episode we talk about the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked about how we handled the pandemic in the moment. This episode is an update on that. We talk about how our lives have been changed in the last four years because of what...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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44:55
When Do We Rest?
When do you rest? We work a 9-5 or we have our kids all day and then we sometimes have our weekends if they are not filled with playdates, sports, and chores. When do we find time to slow down with our families, our husbands, ourselves, or when...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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47:19
Local Mom Entrepreneur: Danielle Smith
Starting your own business can be daunting, but it is even harder to do when you are a mom. We are starting a new series where once a month we will interview a local moms (local for us - Hamilton County, IN). These amazing women started busines...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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19:58
College Options
When we were in high school *cough*, 15+ years ago, the pressure to go to a 4 year college was very high. It was looked down upon to go to community college or online school, and it was seen as bad to go to a trade school or straight int...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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32:11
Letting Kids Make Mistakes
Letting your kids make mistakes is hard. When is the risk too high? When is it appropriate to step aside and let them choose? In this episode we talk about how our parents and our life experiences have influenced the way we let our kids make mi...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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39:51
Influences on our Kids
One things most parents want to do for their kids is protect them. This includes making sure to surround them with people we trust. Not just adults but the kids they play with and the shows they watch. This episode we talk about how we discern ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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47:35
Marriage Series: Date Night Ideas
As the saying goes, “Never stop dating your spouse”. In this episode we talk about some of our favorite dates that we have been on with our husbands. We discuss fun stay at home ideas, fancy dinners and all the dates in-between. Head to our
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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43:40
Marriage Series: What to do for the Holidays
Holidays can be stressful even when you don’t have kids, but when you add distance to grandma’s house and naps times things get even more complicated. In this episode we discuss how we make time for our extended family during the holidays while...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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43:19
Marriage Series: Benefits of Marriage
Research from the Institute of Family Studies shows that 1 in 4 40 year olds have never been married. It also showed an increase fear in having a family. This shocked us! In this episode we talk about why we think there is many benefits to marr...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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35:43
Secure In Being A Wife
When you first get married there are some uncertainties of what your roles are and what being together forever will look like. Now that we are 9-10 years into marriage we feel much more secure in being a wife. In this episode we will talk about...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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32:54
Secure In Being A Woman
Being secure in your personality, your body and your faith is really hard. This episode we talk about being secure in being women, hear us ROAR! It is hard to be confident in yourself and now that we are in our 30s we feel like we know what it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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36:41
Secure in Being a Mom
If you are worried that you are a good mom then you are probably a good mom. This episode we talk about how we are more secure now that we are in our 30s about being moms. We have both had two babies now and trust or mom instincts a little bit ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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31:39
Allie Solo: Why I'm Loving My 30s
We are starting a series talking about feeling more secure in ourselves and our roles as women, wives, and moms. Today is a solo Allie episode talking about why she is loving her 30s. She talks about how she feels more secure in knowing herself...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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15:14
Faith In Parenting
Being a parent is hard! When you are deciding how you will respond to a situation or how you will teach your kids it is difficult. In this episode we talk about how our Christian faith affects how we parent. We talk about how it helps ups make ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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31:51
How Many Kids Do You Want?
In this episode Nicole and Allie talk about how they know when they are done having kids. So many people are in the stage of deciding whether they are done having kids or not. Nicole talks about why she knows that she is done having kids and Al...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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27:07