The Whole and Healthy Family: Helping Your Kids Thrive in Mind, Body, and Spirit | Jodi Mockabee
While there are many things that make us different as mothers, there is one thing we all have in common: we want to see our children thrive. Homeschooling mother of five, Jodi Mockabee, joins me today for a conversation about her new book, The Whole and Healthy Family, where she walks through how we can support our kids’ well-being in mind, body, and spirit. We covered so much ground in this conversation-from parenting babies all the way up to older teens-that moms in all stages will benefit from listening in. I feel like Jodi and I could have continued talking forever, and I hope you feel like you are sitting down with us having a chat about all the things that make motherhood so beautiful and challenging and worth it.
In this episode, we cover:
- What it means to support your child in mind, body, and spirit
- How to approach extracurricular activities in a way that doesn’t overtake your schedule
- Noticing and adapting to each child’s individual personality, strengths, and weaknesses
- A discussion on picking your battles in parenting based on what matters most to you
- How parenting can change from the oldest children in a family to the youngest
- Beginning the transition of teens spending more time outside the home
- Creating time to spend with each individual child in a large family
- The surprising ways that simplifying your home can bring peace to your family
- Recognizing and addressing the mental clutter that comes from technology
ABOUT JODI
Jodi Mockabee is a photographer, writer, blogger, speaker, social media influencer, and homeschooling mother of five living in the Black Hills of South Dakota. With a passion for health, wellness, parenting, and more, Jodi blogs her family's journey and shares tips for a healthy and active lifestyle. She also writes curriculum for creative and artistic learning in a homeschool environment. Find her at JodiMockabee.com.
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good morning... I am a 70-year-old grandpa who loves listening.. Thank you so much for the program you have created.. I listen for both the enjoyment and the information .....I found you through the youtube that helped me on my sourdough jorny so again thank you and keep going.
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
Such wisdom! As a 65 year old who's children are long flown from the nest...I so wish there would have been podcasts like this back then!! I used to take 1 of my 3 kids alibi when running errands as special time. Keep it up mammas!!
@jesuskingjesus9775
Жыл бұрын
As a new mom I love hearing videos like this on parenting! Thank you ☺️
Please do a part 2, this was so beautiful to hear you both chat.
@annaaustell5353
Жыл бұрын
YES!
This podcast applies to me, a retired 67 yr mother, grandmother and great grandmother. You are never too old to learn. Packed with good info to ponder and utilize if needed!! Thank Lisa!
I love the podcasts about homesteading, food preservation, decorating…actually all of it! The content is always interesting 😊
So many NUGGETS in this one and I love the transparency of integrating your faith in this one, and the desire to raise godly children who have strong faith! That is the center for sure, and so many families prioritize the sports and activities and the real foundation gets put on the back burner, the other things are good, but like you both mentioned, sometimes you have to let some of the 'good things', even church functions and gatherings, go, in order to give God and family the focus! Well done young ladies of God! I'm very thankful for you both! Praying you continue the fight to share such things and give others hope and encouragement.
I neeeded to hear her say that about the family & church. Because I’ve been wrestling this trying to do what is most loving and best and man it’s not easy. You get a lot of judgement if you want to go assemble at church but you’re in a season with your littles that you are teaching boundaries & how to sit still and how to obey (my kids are 1,2,and just turned 4). The 4 year old is finally getting it! But man it’s just hard and I don’t feel like this perspective is very widely accepted or understood but I 100% agree because I’m in the thick of it. I can’t wait til we can become more involved in our local assembly but man id love some encouragement while we’re trying yet unable many times. I find that encouragement is highly lacking
I feel like everywhere I turn I am hearing about the wonderful lady that is Jodi Mockabee. Great podcast and perspective!!
Im listening in 2024 and love these podcasts
Congratulations on your podcast growth! The topics I’ve loved the most are where you just talk about your home life! A podcast on how your childhood shaped your family to be close knit? So many families don’t get along with their siblings or are jealous of them. You guys are a great example of how a family should treat each other.
What a great conversation. Young people like this and others like you give me peace that everything is good in the world.
I appreciate how well you both listen, makes for easy listening!
Ooooo I've been a fan of Jodi Mockabee for years. This one's gonna be good!
Jodi has been such a light of inspiration within our family and the culture we are striving to nurture. Thank you for having her on. I just started reading her book and it’s been such a joy.
Congratulations, you work so hard. I love your podcast. Remember, your babies might not remember everything you have down for them, but it shapes their personal confidence in themselves and their personalities. Also, these memories are yours and your husband's...I remember and miss all my babies when they were small, it was my favorite time.
I loved this! Sometimes when my children were young my time was with them. Sad and happy was the day when they were grown. Now I have all kinds of me time. It's fun too. Thanks so much for your great insights. May God bless your efforts. ❤️
I constantly struggle with the same issue. I was brought up with "go, go, go" and I raise my kids on "go, go, go" and it's so challenging. I can't "ungo" 😭😭😭 myself. I feel like I feed from other moms, my kids wishes and thought that they must do something and it has turned into pure drive around every night eat on the road chaos. Is it really worth it? I don't think.
I really enjoyed listening to you ladies. I'm in the stage of trying to teach my kids to do all the homestead and household duties, but the oldest is already 18 and working full-time! Then he has friends and youth group so he has really gotten away from chores at home. We don't do dates either, but we do short town trips together or do chores one-on-one.
What an accomplishment!! Congratulations on 150!!! God bless! Can’t wait to see the next milestone!!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gifts with us all!! ❤️🙏🏻
I really appreciated and benefited from this conversation. I too looked at Waldorf Education when my children were younger, but I learned that Rudolph Steiner claimed to be a clairvoyant. I hope my information is wrong, but as a Christian, that really bothered me. I find that Charlotte Mason gives just as much helpful information.
I always watch on KZread, love your insights, tips, and your real life you share.
Good afternoon from a cold Massachusetts 😊 I'm growing luffa this year, I was successful 2 years ago, so I'm trying it again, I started my seeds in the container that they're going to live in for the season, yep already started in January 😊😊😊
@Simplefarmhouselife
6 ай бұрын
Always exciting getting seeds starter for the warmer months!
Aside from my faith and my family, these podcasts give me life. Thank you Lisa, always.
I absolutely love hearing from all the guests! I’ve found some new things like the 1000 hours outside challenge, which I thought yeh I’m doing that, then I started tracking it and it challenged me even more. I thought why don’t I get some forest school cards to get us learning on our adventures ❤️
The 3 first definitely matter. Although they do not remember those years, those years affects their lifes very strongly.
As a homeschool mom it has been interesting that we might be the only ones who don’t participate in local sports. We do have ours taking swim lessons, but most of their friends do that and participate in team sports.
Fantastic show. I loved reading the commentary also, and learning that many in my age group (I’m 67) are fans. You have so many interesting shows and guests. Keep it up!
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
I really enjoy your pod casts you are a great interviewer you let your guest speak and you contribute greatly to the conversations........don't quit you have much to accomplish♥
Congratulations for hanging in there for your 150th. 🎉🎉🎉 I enjoy your podcasts even though I have no young children at home. God bless you and your family.
Hi, Lisa. An idea for the podcast. Not necessarily home making related, but Christian children education. Christian scientists guests explain about Earth formation (vs other theories) dinosaurs, its age, etc. It would be so helpful to have Christian understanding of science. Thanks, Emma
Great podcast- thanks for the insight! I will disagree with one thing though- homeschool and sports are not as uncommon as you may think. I was homeschooled because I was a high level tennis player who traveled to many tournaments (and couldn’t be in regular school) and I know a ton of my competitors also were-! Just food for thought when you say homeschoolers typically aren’t into organized sports :) I homeschool my kids and we very much prioritize time in our day for the sports they love. ❤
Lisa, your husband is do blessed to have you.
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
We are a great team!
You are my favorite! I only found you this year when I was looking to make my first sour dough and it was grand to find you! I pressure can and grow some herbs. I want to keep learning to do more homestead type things in my urban home.
Listening today Thank you Lisa
I often listen to your Podcast on Stitcher on my phone. I can leave a "LIKE" but can't comment unless I go to the on line site on my pc (or on KZread). I love every episode and find them useful even though I'm in a different stage of life. Keep on! A great variety of topics, all interesting and helpful.
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
Oh thank you!
Congratulations on that milestone! I love the interview format. And also love seeing how your podcast grows. It’s been a pleasure to listen to it))) looking forward to next episodes ❤
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
This is awesome! 😀
I loved this podcast! Thank you ladies, this is exactly what I needed to hear ❤️
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
A lot of us are conditioned into being human doings, not human beings, so we don't allow time and space for us to just "be". I started home-teaching my kids because I wanted to be able to induce their biochemical feedback with more self-love, meditation time, breathwork, etc., because it wasn't anything they'd learn in school. We call it "home-learning in homeostasis". They're learning through experience, not reading someone else's experience, and they're able to regulate their body for good feedback, not chemicals of stress. They don't participate in sports because the "teamwork" aspect during competition produces more cortisol and adrenaline than their body needs and it's more than they'd produce in a natural environment, unless they were being chased by a predator, which has never happened. Nature is collaborative, not competitive, but we're conditioned into competitive environments and beliefs, unnecessarily. Then we're never taught how to switch off the sympathetic nervous system and engage the parasympathetic nervous system. That means most of us are living in the chemicals of stress, unable to see our environment for what it is, without the emotional attachments because the emotions are feeding the biochemical feedback. It's a loop.
Enjoyed your podcast again!
Greetings! I am a musician and have been in recording studios that have used plenty of synthetic sound proofing materials on their walls vs. natural fibers. Vibration/sound frequency via plastics vs. more natural materials in theory makes sense, but I think the better question would be, what is the texture & density of the object or objects. The other question that I would ask about the natural fibers vs. plastics use is, what is the philosophy and spiritual view being presented.
Lisa...How do you get a larger open crumb in the sourdough bread?? Mine turns out so good but I would like a more holey crumb on the plain sourdough bread. I love the texture of the soft sandwich recipe also.
Love your podcast !
I found you during my sourdough obsession( it's still going...) and have learned SO MUCH from you !!! You are so inspiring : ) I'm making fermented cabbage for the first time right now. Thank you!! 😀😀😀
@Simplefarmhouselife
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
For me, the biggest one has to be the smart phone, without my consent I get exposed to irrelevant unnecessary time and mental draining introsive info. I want to get a basic phone again and keep the smart phone in some bookshelf for limited purpose when I DECIDE. I SOOO RELATED TO THIS..😮😅its ridiculous!!
I really enjoy all of your content. 😊 FYI, the link for Jodi's IG is not hers.
This is the 2nd time I have heard someone mention colloidal silver on this podcast. Everything I google says this is not a good supplement. What do you use it for and why? I am having a hard time finding sources that promote its usage
I love your videos but I totally disagree with cutting out church for sports. Wrong road
@pia9343
Жыл бұрын
For YOU, always remember that might work for other families. There is always Sunday:-).