The MAVEN Parent Podcast

What I Didn’t Expect About Mom Guilt

The MAVEN Parent Podcast

Show Notes

Moms, have you ever experienced "mom guilt"? Your child is struggling with potty training, and somehow you're convinced it's your fault—that if they’re having a hard time, you must have done something wrong. Mom guilt is a nearly universal mom experience—but where does it come from? In this episode, Brett and Erin explore the roots of mom guilt, why mothers often feel uniquely responsible for their children's struggles, and how God's design for motherhood can help explain—and redeem—those feelings. Most importantly, they offer practical encouragement for moms who feel weighed down by guilt and challenge husbands with ideas for how they can actively support their wives and share in the responsibility of raising their children.

Watch the video Brett and Erin are reacting to: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTDbantAJzK/

The Toxic War on Masculinity by Nancy Pearcey: https://a.co/d/0aA6wP3G

Every Moment Holy liturgy books: https://www.everymomentholy.com/

Join us for LIVE Q&A on YouTube every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 12 pm Pacific! https://www.youtube.com/@we_are_MAVEN

MAVEN...is donor-supported...DONATE HERE: https://maventruth.com/donation/

More from The MAVEN Parent Podcast

Oct 20, 2026

What is the purpose of dating? Most Christian parents know what they don’t want for their kids when it comes to love, sex, and relationships, but struggle to explain what God does want and why. And with stories like the Cornell Seven case all over our kids’ social media feeds, the culture is more than happy to answer that question for them. In this episode, Brett and Erin build a biblical framework for dating from God’s original design in Genesis and share the practical boundaries they’ve used with their own kids to guide them toward healthy, God-honoring relationships.

Oct 6, 2026

People make truth claims all day long. This is true, that's a lie, that's false. Ask them to actually define the word and most of them have nothing.

Sep 29, 2026

Imagine a field trip permission slip that listed the side effects: anxiety, suicidal ideation, obesity, shortened attention span. You'd never sign it. But that's the trip we've sent an entire generation of kids on, and the results are in. In this episode, Brett and Erin talk with Arlene Pellicane, author of The Great Tech Reset: Reclaiming Real Life for Christian Families. Arlene lays out what she calls the A-B-C-D harms of a screen-based childhood, starting with anxiety, and explains why the problem isn't only bad content.

Sep 22, 2026

Is Islam a religion of peace? It's one of the most common claims in our culture, especially after a terrorist attack. But what do Islam's own sources actually say?

Sep 15, 2026

Most Christians know a few things about Islam—the Quran, Allah, whatever they've picked up from the news—but not enough to put the pieces together. So when someone says "Muslims and Christians worship the same God," they're not sure how to answer.

See all episodes →