Welcome to the new season of the Warrior Mama Podcast — and welcome back to the kitchen table.

This fall, we're talking about one thing: identity. Who you are in Christ, what that means for how you parent, and how to stop letting the enemy convince you that your worth as a mom is tied to your performance.

In this season premiere, Bethany opens with a vision for what Warrior Motherhood is building — and dives straight into the first truth every mom needs to hear before anything else: You are beloved. You are blessed. Not because you've earned it, but because Jesus died for you.

You'll hear the story of a three-year-old, a box of smashed pink Valentine's cookies, and a crumpled drawing of a frog on a lily pad — and why those moments look a lot more like our own hearts than we'd like to admit. Bethany walks through John 13:3, Ephesians 1:3, and Colossians 2 to show you that just like Jesus, you can move through motherhood knowing your identity, your calling, and your destination — unshaken by the storms, the opinions, and the hard days.

When you understand who you are as God's daughter, discipline gets easier. The reactivity softens. You stop mothering from a place of fear and start mothering from a place of freedom.

This season is going to be powerful. Let's get started.

🎟️ Be The Voice: Lifted — The Warrior Mama Podcast Tour Bethany is taking the Warrior Mama Podcast on the road — 8 cities this fall, 8 cities in spring. Practical teaching, real community, prayer, and a soft place to land with other mamas who get it.

Grab your tickets: https://warriormotherhood.ticketspice.com/be-the-voice-lifted

Welcome to the kitchen table, mama. This episode kicks off the Be The Voice Warrior Mama Podcast Tour — and we couldn't think of a more fitting place to start than under a centuries-old oak tree at the ROOTED Conference, surrounded by women learning what it means to become "oaks of righteousness."

In this live Q&A, Bethany sits down with a circle of moms — young moms, seasoned moms, single moms, moms parenting kids with extra needs — and answers the questions they've been holding close. The conversation moves from the practical ("How do I disciple my own kids while ministering to others?") into the deep waters of gospel discipline, marriage rhythms, navigating friendships with different parenting styles, talking with kids about sex from God's design, and shepherding the child who doesn't fit the "normal" mold.

If you've ever felt the noise of modern parenting advice drowning out the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit, this episode is your invitation back to the plumb line.

• Why the most powerful discipleship rarely happens in scheduled "discipleship time"
• The freedom of letting other women see your messy house, messy kids, and messy day
• The practice Bethany returns to every January: asking God to show her each child the way He sees them
• The four parts of a gospel discipline conversation — correction, inspection, repentance, and blessing
• Why correcting behavior without offering Jesus leaves your child without hope
• The "four minute rule" that protected Bethany and Troy's marriage through eight kids and decades of busy seasons
• Why your children's deepest security comes from knowing mom and dad are together
• Wisdom for moms parenting solo, or alongside a spouse who isn't tracking with them spiritually
• How to handle friendships with moms who parent very differently — without abandoning the friendship or your convictions
• A simple, gospel-rooted framework for talking with kids about sex and God's design for it
• Encouragement for the mom raising a child who doesn't match the cultural ideal — and why those kids may understand the gospel sooner than the rest

This episode is just the beginning. Over the next year, the Be The Voice Warrior Mama Tour is heading to 12 states, gathering gospel-centered mamas around real kitchen tables, real oak trees, and real conversations about raising kids who love Jesus in a world that doesn't.

This isn't a polished, glossy event. It's the same conversation you just heard — in your city. We'll worship, we'll wrestle with hard questions together, we'll laugh, and we'll send each other home with a community of like-minded moms who are in it with you for the long haul.

The 12 cities will be announced on June 1 at www.bethanykimsey.com — mark your calendar.

If your heart just leaned in… you're who this tour is for.

The tour cities drop June 1. Tickets in some cities will go fast. The mamas on the Be The Voice Substack will get the announcement first — before social media, before the website goes live to the public.

Joining the Substack also means you'll get:

• Weekly teaching from Bethany on gospel-centered motherhood, discipleship, and discipline
• Free downloadable resources (including the "How God Sees My Child" worksheet referenced in this episode)
• Behind-the-scenes stories from the tour as it unfolds
• First access to new courses, live Q&As, and bonus podcast episodes
• An honest, encouraging word in your inbox from one warrior mama to another

👉 Subscribe free at https://warriormotherhoodwithbethany.substack.com/p/start-here-welcome-to-warrior-motherhood — be the first to hear where we're coming next.

Tantrums, strong moods, and big feelings are part of growing up. In this episode, Bethany talks about how we can walk with our children in these moments, pointing them to Jesus with kindness, mercy, and grace.

We explore how to meet children where they are, remember their perspective, and share God’s Word in practical ways. Bethany emphasizes following God’s pattern of love, using undistracted time, active listening, and thoughtful questions to help children feel truly seen and heard.

This episode is not about preventing tantrums. It is about guiding children toward self-control, nurturing attachment, and showing them God’s love through our patience and example.

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