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Momming Hard

Motherhood isn’t easy! Being a mom is hard! Are you feeling the dreaded “Mom guilt”? Just struggling with the feeling you’re not Momming hard enough? If so, you are not alone. Whether you’re mothering an infant, teen, or even a young adult, we know how daunting it is to work through the hard things and find joy in the struggle.  Even though moms are actually superheroes in disguise, don’t we all need a little encouragement too?  In this week’s podcast, we are talking about motherhood with...

Momming Hard! **Bonus** Mini Episode with Holly Joyce Murray!

Join us with Holly Joyce Murray for Grit and Glams Podcast on "Momming Hard!" **Bonus** Mini-Episode ... Before we dive into the deep of mothering, Holly shares great truths about how to get through tough seasons in life. And how to choose mastery over misery. As a former counselor, life coach, business coach, now turned new mom, entrepreneur, and copywriter; Holly views life challenges through a lens that brings hope, joy, and newfound strength. Take a listen. The full episode of "Momm...

Holy He#% this is Hard!

In this episode, Dorothy and Allison talk about the hard struggles we all face in life.  They discuss how not to get stuck in the “roundabout” cycle of hard, in our marriages, family, business, and personal challenges.  Dorothy shares some powerful insight on how to grow and thrive in and through the difficulties in life and how to get off the “roundabout” without wrecking your life. She expands on this by sharing her personal experience in the cycle and the importance of being slow and in...

Where are they now? BONUS Update

After a brief hiatus, the Grit and Glam girls are back! Take a quick listen to catch up on all the exciting new things they both have experienced while they were on break.  From career and business transitions to family milestones! The juggle for these two was real! If your jam is visual, the ladies now have you covered! They will be streaming each episode via video on YouTube, so you can now see them in all their grit and glamorous glory. Check it out here: https://m.youtube.com/c/Doroth...

What about the Sons?

In this episode, we follow up our previous series, “Our Daughters Don’t Approve,” with the Grit and Glam girls inviting Dorothy’s son Matthew and special guests Misty Phillip, author and host of the By His Grace Podcast, along with her son Ian on to talk about all the grit and glam involved in a Mother/son relationship. Of course, our daughters disapprove, but what about the sons?  Like the daughter’s episode, nothing is off the table. Misty and Dorothy are utterly transparent as their Sons...

Our Daughter's Don't Approve - Daughter's Only Pt. 2

In the fourth episode of our series, join us as we continue with Part two of “Our Daughters Don’t Approve,” Daughters Only. “ This episode continues with the daughters answering hard questions like “What was your mother’s biggest failure?” The girls hold nothing back as they shine a light on the deep struggles all mothers and daughters can face as they walk their relationship out together through both the good and the not-so-glamorous parts of life. If you want to get down to the nitty-gr...

Our Daughter's Don't Approve - Daughter's Only Pt.1

In the third episode of our series, “Our Daughters Don’t Approve,” Dorothy and Allison step out of the studio and turn the mic over solely to their daughters. This episode is packed full of grit with some hard questions about mothers and daughters but answered only by the daughters, Grace, Lindsey, and Brooke. This sheds valuable insight into the mind of a daughter in the struggle to bond, build and maintain a healthy relationship with their mom. If you want to get down to the nitty-gritty...

Our Daughter's Don't Approve - Mother's and Daughter's Pt. 2

We finish off our two-part series with Dorothy’s daughters Grace and Lindsey and Allison’s daughter Brooke, having honest conversations about the generational divides in parent-child relationships and the disagreements that can arise from those. The mothers and daughters discuss the hurdles often faced when a child/teen begins expressing themselves through fashion or other means and how both parent and child can work through this divide by healthy communication. In addition, they discuss th...

Our Daughter's Don't Approve - Mothers and Daughter's Only Pt.1

In this riveting first episode of Season 2, Dorothy and Allison face their daughters’ disapproval head-on by having them on as guests. In this 2 part series, Dorothy’s daughters Grace and Lindsey and Allison’s daughter Brooke all have the opportunity to bear both the triumphs and tribulations they’ve faced in their mother-daughter relationships. They get personal as they talk about the glamour and beauty of the mother-daughter relationship without shying away from the gritty disagreements a...

Cereal diets, sex, and body Image.

In the final episode of season one, Dorothy and Allison start off in a crazy discussion about Allison’s newest diet, the cereal diet, and we learn that skinny fat is actually a thing! They also tackle the complex topic of weight by discussing the struggle many women face in today’s culture with maintaining a positive body image in a world full of obstacles to prevent it. Allison shares how the need to have control played a huge part in her struggle with an eating disorder. Dorothy shares h...

Offering HOPE through the darkness. Let’s talk mental health with Hope Brown.

For so many, 2020 has been a trying year, especially for those who suffer from a severe mental health struggle like depression or mood imbalance. In this episode, we talk with a licensed counselor and the host of the Liberty Hope cast, Hope Brown, as we discuss practical and compassionate ways to help aid those who struggle with the intense loneliness and hardship associated with mental health battles. We pull out some of the roots in the stigma surrounding a mental health diagnosis and lea...

Ever wonder about Dorothy's experience on Worst Cooks in America, Season 3? Well, here's her tell all!

In this episode, we are talking about all things "Worst Cooks"! Did you know that Dorothy was a contestant on Worst Cooks in America on The Food Network? She did season 3! How did that happen? What was it like being on the show? How do you even get on a show like that? All you never knew you wanted to know about her experience on reality tv! If you don't think God has a sense of humor, this proves He DOES! Listen to the main life lesson the Lord taught AND what He taught her about human traf...

All things Biz with Dorothy and Allison

This episode discusses Allison’s passion for soap making and how God used her daughter to ignite and birth it into a thriving business. She shares some of her tips on soap making and why it is near and dear to her heart. As a veteran entrepreneur, Dorothy shares some of the strategies and pitfalls she’s faced over the years in building a successful business. She explains the importance of branding and how it is imperative in a successful marketing strategy. Main Quote: “People have to be a...

"Third Date" and we need a coach! Welcome Coach Holly Joyce Murray!

On this episode, we are officially on “date” 3 with you, our audience! Now neither of us knows how to date really, so we brought in an expert to help us navigate this fun adventure we call podcasting. Starting off, we talk about HOW our podcast began and what our expectations were for that. Then, we ask Coach Holly Joyce Murray to helps us out in this whole dating our audience thing. While discussing that, she helps us understand a little about the “imposter syndrome” and how that can affect...

All in the family with special guest, Laura Petherbridge

Join us for our most vulnerable episode to date, with our guest international speaker and author, Laura Petherbridge, aka the Smart Stepmom. Laura serves couples and single adults with topics on spiritual growth, relationships, stepfamilies, co-parenting, single parenting, divorce prevention, and divorce recovery. During this episode, Allison and Dorothy share some raw and deeply personal struggles they face within their own families. At the same time, Laura offers sound, practical wisdom o...

"Parenting beyond the Rules" during COVID times where rules are everywhere! with Connie Albers

 Main Topic: Helicopter Parenting, what does that even mean in 2020!? Especially in this new hybrid learning year, so many of us are managing. Our nationally acclaimed homeschooling and parenting expert, Connie Albers, wrote her first book while raising and homeschooling her teenagers. HOW? I mean, seriously, what a challenge! Are they still alive? Do y'all still talk? Connie also shares some fantastic approaches and insights to parenting teens and children while managing this new COVID lif...

Come on in and laugh a bit as you get to know your Grit and Glam girls Allison and Dorothy!

Well, we did it! We made our first episode! No name, Star Wars music with just you, and us with our BIG personalities. We decided to let this beautiful beast develop as it will organically, so you get to see the ugly, gritty beginning! What do near-death experiences, the enneagram, the book "A Tale of Three Kings" and Brene' Brown have in common? Well, nothing really except they are in this podcast! In this episode, we let you guys get to know us "first date" style! What's that's mean? Well,...