About this episode

Abbie Halberstadt discusses balancing work opportunities with motherhood priorities in a candid conversation about faith and family.

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Abbie Halberstadt from M is for Mama for a conversation that so many moms are quietly wrestling with, especially in the season of little ones. We’re talking about what it actually looks like to pursue work while still honoring your role at home as your first ministry. Abbie shares from a wide range of lived experience as a wife, homeschool mom of ten, author, podcaster, and fitness instructor, and how work has looked very different across each season of her life. This is a deeply honest conversation about the tension between calling, capacity, and priorities, and how to seek the Lord in the middle of it instead of defaulting to pressure or comparison. Inside this episode, you’ll hear practical wisdom on how to keep your role as wife and mom at the center while still pursuing meaningful work, how to discern which opportunities to say yes to (and which to release), and what it looks like to regularly evaluate whether something is truly life-giving in your current season. Abbie also shares how she navigates busy seasons that require more from her, how she approaches stepping back when needed, and the rhythms she uses to stay grounded as her…

People in this episode

Host: KyAnn Molina

Guest: Abbie Halberstadt

Topics covered

• work-life balance
• motherhood
• priorities
• faith
• productivity
• homeschooling

Keywords

• motherhood
• work-life balance
• faith
• homeschooling
• priorities
• productivity
• opportunities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: M is for Mama

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