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On today's episode we dive into the most common trends about marriage online: the rise of 'trad wives' and oversharing about your marriage.

We offer a biblical perspective about:

• Why the 'trad wife' movement is becoming less about traditional homemaking and more about an illusion of what the ideal wife and homemaker should look like online.
• Why oversharing about marriage online is dishonouring your spouse and giving undeserving people a peek into something that should be kept private or known to trusted people.
• Why we as Christians should be cautious and wise about the type of content we consume to avoid coveting and stirring up jealousy or pride.
• How we can be prayerful and discerning about the way God has called us to live, despite how other marriages may be portrayed online.

Bible verses mentioned:

Proverbs 31:10-31

Philippians 4:11-13

Romans 5:1-5

Romans 14:13

Ephesians 5:22-33

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

Proverbs 12:4

Matthew 7:6

Sources mentioned:

M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt

Gospel Mom by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler

Mama Bear Apologetics by Hillary Morgan Ferrer

Article about Ballerina Farm

How the trad wife social media trend is anti-gospel

Allie Beth Stuckey

Episode chapters:

00:00 Catch up and books to read

07:30 Reflecting on the trad wife trend

16:37 Hypocrisy of the trad wife influencer

24:14 Ballerina Farm controversy

27:26 Provoking covetousness and envy

30:00 Finding peace in God's plan and purpose

34:53 God's will for mothers is not a stereotype

38:13 Ungodly extremes in roles in marriage

43:37 Sharing and TMI - the upside

48:50 Publicly shaming your spouse

52:40 Respecting our husbands' privacy

Disclaimer: Jess's audio is not so great quality again, sorry guys (it gets better in future episodes FYI).

Episode 5 is a deep dive into our journeys with chronic insomnia and anxiety. Both Jess and Bella have dealt with both mental health challenges for many years and we talk about our experiences with you all.

Here is a little time stamp if you want to know what we cover at different stages of this episode:

00:00 Sis catch up

07:45 Our experiences with insomnia

In Episode 4, we speak about the unexpected events and feelings of our postpartum experiences.

We cover:

• What each of our postpartum seasons looked like.
• Things we did not expect in postpartum, like breastfeeding challenges, obsession with your baby's sleep schedule and we even dive into some juicier topics.
• How we leant on God in those early, unpredictable days of newborn life.

If you have experienced postpartum, I'm sure you will relate to this episode and if you are yet to, I hope that our conversation is a source of encouragement and enlightenment for you!

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