The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering with Andrea Fortenberry
Andrea Fortenberry
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▶ WebplayerWelcome to The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I’m Andrea Fortenberry and I’m here to help you break up with perfectionism, unrealistic expectations and mom guilt to enjoy motherhood and love this one and only beautiful life God has given you. In these episodes, we will be real, vulnerable, and have fun too! My hope is that you will walk away encouraged and equipped for the hard and amazing work of motherhood.
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Nov 13, 2026 · 34:16
Welcome to Episode 158 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with LeslieBosserman. Leslie is the founder of Lead With Intention®,…
Oct 30, 2026 · 29:15
Welcome to The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Crystal Paine. Crystal is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The Crystal…
Oct 14, 2026 · 37:27
Welcome to Episode 156 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Jackie Kelley.Jackie is a vibrant and neurodivergent storyteller,…
Oct 1, 2026 · 33:47
Welcome to Episode 155 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Nathan Graham.He is the author of Why Won’t He Just Log Off? , a…
Sep 16, 2026 · 33:48
Welcome to Episode 154 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Elizabeth Berget. Elizabeth is a speaker and author of Love Like a…
Sep 3, 2026 · 45:30
Welcome to Episode 153 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Dr. Ioana Popa. She is a national board-certified life and…
Aug 19, 2026 · 35:51
Welcome to Episode 152 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Lauren McLaughlin. Lauren is a wife and mom of three, and the…
Aug 9, 2026 · 50:40
Welcome to Episode 151 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I'm talking all about my best back-to-school tips for moms. The resources I mention in this episode…
Jul 24, 2026 · 40:52
Welcome to Episode 150 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Melissa Schulz. Melissa is a parenting coach and behavior analyst…
Jul 11, 2026 · 38:34
Welcome to Episode 149 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Pam Fields. Pam Fields is the host of The Mom Next Door: Stories of…
Jun 25, 2026 · 50:58
Welcome to Episode 148 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Dr. Benjamin Long. Dr. Benjamin Long is a sleep doctor by day &…
Jun 11, 2026 · 29:58
Welcome to Episode 147 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Nichole Suvar. As a coach, writer, and speaker, Nichole helps…
Jun 3, 2026 · 36:22
Welcome to Episode 146 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Jody Hill. She is abestselling author, speaker, and parent educator…
May 13, 2026 · 37:23
Welcome to Episode 145 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Emma Donaldson. Emma is the founder of Joyful Mama Wellness and a…
May 1, 2026 · 35:33
Welcome to Episode 144 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Tim and Mark Shoemaker, authors of What to Say and How to Say It to…
Apr 10, 2026 · 35:16
Welcome to Episode 1 43 of the Perfectionist Guide to Mothering! Today is sort of a bonus episode, a fun podcast takeover that I did with Deb Weakly of Help Club for Moms .…
Apr 7, 2026 · 12:23
Welcome to Episode 142 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today is book launch day!! Two-Minute Timeouts for New Moms* is making its way into the world! Listen in for a…
Apr 3, 2026 · 31:59
Welcome to Episode 141 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Jennifer Dukes Lee. Jennifer is a bestselling author, speaker and…
Mar 22, 2026 · 38:34
Welcome to Episode 140 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with my friend, Tiffany Snow. Tiffany is a writer, speaker, and Bible…
Mar 8, 2026 · 39:31
Welcome to Episode 139 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with my friend, Laurie Davies. Laurie is a writer, speaker, and lay…
Feb 21, 2026 · 25:13
Welcome to Episode 139 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Dr. Joy Owens. She is a mom of two, the CEO of Butler Travel , which…
Feb 8, 2026 · 27:00
Welcome to Episode 137 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm talking about my favorite productivity practices. Pre-order my book, Two-Minute Timeouts for New Moms: 100…
Jan 23, 2026 · 37:37
Welcome to Episode 136 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Emily Stroud. As a Christian Financial Advisor and bestselling…
Jan 7, 2026 · 32:59
For this episode of the podcast, I thought it would be fun to share some things I found life-giving in 2025 that improved my life or brought me joy. I’m a firm believer that real…
Dec 20, 2025 · 29:52
Welcome to Episode 134 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Rachel Marie Kang. Rachel is a New York native, born and raised just…
Nov 23, 2025 · 33:20
Welcome to Episode 133 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I get the pleasure of chatting with Amber Lia. Amber is mom to four boys, ages 8-18. She is the author of…
Nov 8, 2025 · 40:35
Welcome to Episode 132 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Shannon Popkin. Shannon is a wife, mom, author and speaker. She…
Oct 25, 2025 · 30:23
Welcome to Episode 131 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, and I thought it would be timely for us to have a…
Oct 10, 2025 · 35:21
Today I have the privilege of chatting with Sherri Crandall.Sherri is an amazing lady and I’m so privilege that I get to work with her at The MomCo, where she is the Vice…
Sep 27, 2025 · 36:39
Welcome to Episode 129 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Cindy Manko. She is an author, podcast host of The…
Sep 14, 2025 · 14:12
Welcome to Episode 128 of The Perfectionist’s Guide toMothering! I originally had different content planned for this episodebut after the events of last week, felt compelled to…
Aug 22, 2025 · 42:48
Welcome to Episode 127 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I’m sharing another best of replay episode. Today I’m talking with Becky Kopitzke. She is a…
Aug 9, 2025 · 49:36
Welcome to Episode 126 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I’m sharing another replay episode. This one is with Caris Snider all about how to help tweens…
Jul 23, 2025 · 1:11:04
Welcome to Episode 125 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! For this episode of the podcast, I’m sharing another episode from the friendship summer series my friend Stacey…
Jul 4, 2025 · 41:27
Welcome to Episode 124 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! For the next two months I’m going to replay some of the most popular episodes we’ve had over the past five…
Jun 20, 2025 · 36:23
Welcome to Episode 123 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting withWhitney English about her new book Organize First, Decorate Second.*…
Jun 7, 2025 · 30:41
Welcome to Episode 122 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting withJen Kacin. Jen is a speaker, writer and content creator on topics…
May 23, 2025 · 30:30
Welcome to Episode 121 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting withKristen Strong. Kristen Strong, whose authored books include Girl…
May 10, 2025 · 26:01
Welcome to Episode 120 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with MollyDeFrank. Molly is mom to three boys and three girls, ages eight…
Apr 25, 2025 · 42:59
Welcome to Episode 119 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! We are entering a busy time of year as the school year is winding down. This means lots of extra things for our…
Apr 4, 2025 · 28:25
Welcome to Episode 118 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today’s episode is going to be a little life update and recommendations at the end. Here are some of the…
Mar 8, 2025 · 38:06
Welcome to Episode 117 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I'm giving 13 tips for raising a strong-willed child. Some of the resources I mention include:…
Feb 22, 2025 · 41:00
Welcome to Episode 116 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Tina Haisman. She is a Certified Life Coach, Speaker and Podcaster.…
Jan 22, 2025 · 36:53
Welcome to Episode 115 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I have the privilege of chatting with Lisa-Jo Baker. She is a bestselling author, lapsed lawyer, and a…
Jan 8, 2025 · 26:28
In this replay episode, I share how and why we can start this year out slowly. In a world that’s focused on hustle and going harder, starting slowly is very counter-cultural, but…
Dec 12, 2024 · 27:20
Welcome to Episode 113 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today, I'm going to share the recording of the talk I gave at Restore: Soul Care for Moms back in September. As…
Nov 27, 2024 · 16:41
Welcome to Episode 112 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In today’s episode, I am sharing five practices to help us thrive this holiday season. Just a reminder that you…
Nov 13, 2024 · 37:32
Welcome to Episode 111 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Katie Trent. Katie is the bestselling author of Dishing Up Devotions, Recipes for a…
Nov 1, 2024 · 23:44
Welcome to Episode 111 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! November is Military Family Appreciation Month and today I’m chatting with Ashley Ashcraft. Ashley is a seasoned…
Oct 25, 2024 · 15:49
Welcome to Episode 109 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I’m going to talk about the power of your vote as a mom. Before we dive in, here’s what I’m not…
Sep 28, 2024 · 17:42
Welcome to Episode 108 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today's episode is short and sweet, with a mini-life update and my encouragement on making lists. Some of the…
Sep 4, 2024 · 41:41
Welcome to Episode 107 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Barb Roose. Barb is an author, and speaker at conferences such as the Aspire Women’s…
Aug 21, 2024 · 48:30
Welcome to Episode 106 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Lori Schumaker. I do want to let you know that in today’s episode we are talking about a…
Aug 7, 2024 · 43:20
Get your Restore: Soul Care for Moms tickets here! Welcome to Episode 105 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Beth McCord, founder of Your…
Jul 25, 2024 · 41:38
Welcome to Episode 104 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Patrice Burrell Grant about the power of prayer in motherhood. She is the author of a…
Jul 11, 2024 · 40:05
Welcome to Episode 103 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Nicole Williams. Nicole is an author, speaker, and forgiveness coach, is committed to…
Jun 26, 2024 · 40:30
Welcome to Episode 102 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m interviewing Chris and Julie Bennett. Chris Bennett is a pastor, storyteller, writer, and producer…
Jun 12, 2024 · 49:27
Welcome to Episode 101 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I'm interviewing my friend Stacey Morgan. We chat about her current season and have a follow-up…
May 29, 2024 · 40:11
Welcome to Episode 100 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! For this celebration, we have a special host, Stacey Morgan, who is interviewing Andrea all about the podcast,…
May 12, 2024 · 15:01
Happy Mother's Day and welcome to Episode 99 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I have the pleasure of sharing my friend, Colleen Engle, and her words with you.…
May 8, 2024 · 18:00
Welcome to Episode 98 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about battling burnout. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Maycember by…
Apr 20, 2024 · 40:43
Welcome to Episode 97 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Becky Beresford. Becky lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by…
Mar 17, 2024 · 16:21
Welcome to Episode 96 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today we're talking about contentment. Some of the resources I mention in this episode include: Philippians…
Mar 1, 2024 · 41:04
Welcome to Episode 95 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend Megan Wright. Megan believes that her assignment from God is to help women find…
Feb 11, 2024 · 31:24
Welcome to Episode 94 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Kendra Roehl and Julie Fisk. Kendra and Julie are Central Minnesota authors and…
Jan 27, 2024 · 22:44
Just a reminder that my application for interns is still open until January 31st, just a few more days! Head to andreafortenberry.com/intern Some of the resources I mention in…
Jan 13, 2024 · 43:31
Welcome to Episode 92 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m replaying an episode from last year with my friend Sarah Martin. Just a reminder that my application…
Dec 28, 2023 · 28:34
Welcome to Episode 91 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m answering your questions! Here are links to some of the resources I mention: The MomCo by MOPS…
Dec 11, 2023 · 1:40:11
Welcome to Episode 90 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm continuing the conversation all about the holidays with my friend, Jennifer Iverson. Find her at …
Dec 3, 2023 · 59:32
Welcome to Episode 89 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We are officially in the Christmas season and it’s such an exciting time of the year! To help you for your…
Nov 19, 2023 · 37:04
Welcome to Episode 88 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Jodi Kinasewitz. Jodi is a previous guest of the podcast, you can check…
Oct 20, 2023 · 42:22
Welcome to Episode 87 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Laura Haver, author of Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole…
Oct 5, 2023 · 22:44
Welcome to Episode 86 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I want to talk to you about something I’ve been hearing about lately: limiting beliefs. In this episode we…
Sep 20, 2023 · 34:36
Welcome to Episode 85 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm so excited to be chatting with my very funny friend, Noelle Rhodes, all about strategies for the sports mom.…
Sep 6, 2023 · 26:36
Welcome to Episode 84 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m sharing my conversation with Molly DeFrank, author of Digital Detox: The Two Week Tech Reset for Kids.*…
Aug 24, 2023 · 40:00
Welcome to Episode 83 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I am so excited to share this episode. I had the privilege of interviewing my high school biology teacher, Rick…
Aug 9, 2023 · 39:16
Welcome to Episode 82 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I'm so excited to welcome my mentor and friend, Alli Worthington, back to the podcast. (You can listen to…
Jul 28, 2023 · 39:27
Welcome to Episode 81 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This is the last episode of our Body & Soul Summer Series. It's been fun to chat through topics to help us as…
Jul 15, 2023 · 29:57
Welcome to Episode 80 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re right in the middle of our Body & Soul Summer Series and today’s episode is about the body,…
Jun 30, 2023 · 32:04
Welcome to Episode 79 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with Sarah Hauser. She is a writer, speaker, mom of four, and a very loud rescue dog. She is…
Jun 14, 2023 · 44:12
Welcome to Episode 78 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! We’re in our Body & Soul Summer series. I’m chatting with my friend Sarah Martin. Sarah Martin is a wife, mom,…
May 31, 2023 · 55:03
Welcome to Episode 77 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Right now we’re currently in our Body & Soul Summer series and I’m excited to share the conversation I had with…
May 17, 2023 · 48:32
Welcome to Episode 76 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! This episode is kicking off our Body and Soul Summer Series! Today I’m talking with my friend, writer, and…
May 4, 2023 · 42:11
Welcome to Episode 75 of the Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Also, happy May! It’s a new month and a busy one for most of us, as the school year is winding down. This means…
Apr 19, 2023 · 28:56
Welcome to Episode 74 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I talk about hitting the milestone of 10k downloads. Thank you so much! I also chat about…
Apr 5, 2023 · 32:19
Welcome to Episode 73 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend, Rebecca George. Rebecca is the founder of Radical Radiance® - a podcast…
Mar 22, 2023 · 38:45
Welcome to Episode 72 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my amazing friend, Jackie Kelley. Jackie is a stay-at-home mom to two wild boys based in…
Mar 8, 2023 · 38:35
Welcome to Episode 71 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with the very funny and insightful, Amberly Neese. Amberly is a popular speaker/teacher,…
Feb 22, 2023 · 35:27
Welcome to Episode 70 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with the amazing Crystal Paine. Crystal is the founder of MoneySavingMom.com, host of The…
Feb 8, 2023 · 38:41
Welcome to Episode 69 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend and MOPS coworker, Kelli Jordan. Kelli Jordan is a mom, grandma, mentor and MOPS…
Jan 25, 2023 · 45:10
Welcome to Episode 68 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with my friend, Lain Ehmann. Lain is a radio show host, journalist, best-selling author, and…
Jan 11, 2023 · 26:26
Welcome to Episode 67 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In this episode, I share how and why we can start this year out slowly. In a world that’s focused on hustle and…
Dec 28, 2022 · 28:32
Now that December is almost over and Christmas has passed, you might find yourself feeling burned out and a little weary. This message my dear friend Ginger Ciminello gave at…
Dec 14, 2022 · 26:39
Welcome to Episode 65 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! In our last episode I shared the replay of my message from Restore: Soul Care for Moms 2022 with you. Today I’m…
Nov 30, 2022 · 27:31
Welcome to Episode 64 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! I’m excited to share today’s episode with you, it is a recording of the message that I gave this summer at an…
Nov 16, 2022 · 29:07
Welcome to Episode 63 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Lisa Appelo. Lisa Appelo is a speaker inspiring women to cultivate faith in life’s storms…
Nov 2, 2022 · 1:39:31
Welcome to Episode 62 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! I'm continuing the conversation all about the holidays with my friend and MOPS coworker, Jennifer Iverson.…
Oct 19, 2022 · 57:36
Welcome to Episode 61 of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering! Today I’m chatting with my friend and MOPS coworker, Jennifer Iverson. Jennifer Iverson is a speaker, wife, mom…
Oct 5, 2022 · 30:02
Welcome to Episode 60 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Scott and Vanessa Martindale. The Martindales founded Blended Kingdom Families (BKF) in…
Sep 21, 2022 · 55:39
Welcome to Episode 59 of The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering! Today I’m talking with Brittany Ann, who is a repeat guest of the podcast. If you want to hear our previous…
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