The Whole Mama - A Podcast with Jenna Gibbons
Motherhood is life-changing, joyful, and often messy - literally! Join Jenna Gibbons, straight from her barn, as she shares powerful ways to embrace the mess and thrive in motherhood and learning at home. This podcast will empower, educate, and provide the tools to succeed in motherhood and raise compassionate and confident lifelong learners. If you are ready to join a community of mothers ready for change, throw something comfy on, grab a mug of your favorite drink, and start listening!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 99
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Episode #39: Literacy Today in the U.S.
Do you know how many adults are illiterate in our country? What percent of children are proficient in reading? Why Kindergarten is so important?
"More than 37 percent of fourth-graders are not read…
Episode #38: How to Be a Well-Read Mama with Meaghan Luby
I sat down with fellow mama, my sister-in-law, and dear friend, Meaghan Luby, to talk about all things mamahood, literacy at home with the kiddos, working from home during the pandemic as a book edit…
#37: Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics – What’s the Difference?
What are phonemes? What is phonemic awareness? Is it important? What is phonics? 1How can I help my child read these words? Is my child behind in reading? How do I know?
"Help me, Jenna!"
"Resear…
Episode #36: Finding Peace with Whitney R. Simpson
Do you struggle with finding peace mentally, physically, and emotionally each day? Or struggle with helping your children do the same?
I have such a treat for you! I sat down and spent precious time…
Episode #35: 3 Things to Look for in a Children's Book
Where do we begin when looking for books for our kids? There are SO many out there!!!!
Here are three quick and easy things to consider when looking for the perfect book!
Adding pieces of literature (…
Episode #34: Are We Ready for Another?
Oh that critical question…should we or shouldn't we? Are we ready or not?
What’s the right decision? What if we make the wrong choice?
Such a tricky decision isn’t it? So much pressure when choosi…
Episode #33: Open and Honest - Whole Mama, Whole Child
When you think about your child’s learning this year…what do you think of? How do you feel?
I would bet some of those feelings might include frustration with technology and schedules... guilt for b…
Episode #32: What Does The Bible Say About Health and Fitness? Check Out Three Ways to Care for Your Body!
Many of us work towards looking and feeling our best.
Losing those extra inches...or fitting into that little dress...or lifting that next weight.
What really motivates you to care for your body? As a…
Episode #31: 12 Ways to Set a Healthy Foundation for Your Child's Future
Are you worried about how to fit all of the pieces together to raise a wholesome and happy child? Are you stressed because you have zero time to spend teaching your kids healthy habits that they wil…
Episode #30: 6 Ways to Teach Our Kids Healthy Habits
By five years of age, most of us have established our food and fitness preferences. Wow! With this in mind, if we are able to start our children with healthy habits at an early age by leading by ex…
Episode #29: Healthy Mama, Happy Mama Part 2 - Interview with FASTerway Coach, Kelly Kofflin
"Your body is the vehicle to fulfill your purpose...honor it with whole foods, hydration, and movement."
This episode is packed full of extremely important information about whole-food nutrition, hydr…
Episode #28: Spread the Love with 4 Fun and Easy Vday Activities for Kids
We all need a lot of love this year...especially our children! Check out these resources below for fun ideas:
Activity #1: All the Things We Love About You - https://www.skiptomylou.org/heart-attack…
Episode #27: Healthy Mama, Happy Mama
This month is all about how we, mamas, can fuel our body with nutrient-rich food, hydrate daily, exercise, and find mental and spiritual peace.
Whether you have a newborn, 5 year old, or an 18 year ol…
Episode #26: 10 Ways to Raise Empathetic Children
“It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
"Studies are showing that m…
Episode #25: Must-Read Books for 2021 for Mamas by Mamas
At such a time as this…what are you reading? Instagram posts? Tik Tok posts? Facebook? Or something else…a great motivational read? Mystery? Devotional? Biography? What are you reading that i…
Episode #24: A Simple Way to Enhance Reading at Home – The Book Bag
How are you feeling about your child’s reading this year? Do you feel confident in their decoding and fluency skills? Do THEY feel confident in their reading? What do they enjoy reading?
More than lik…
Episode #23: Empowering Families to Cultivate a Musical Home
“Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them – a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. The future of our nation depends …
Episode #22 The Struggle is Real – 5 Ways to Manage Mom Guilt
It's real. It's present. It's a beast.
We CAN manage it though....check out these FIVE ways to manage the terrible "mom guilt" we all feel!
Give yourself permission to fail. Give yourself permis…
Episode #21: What Our Kids Can Teach Us
Especially during this time, my children have reminded me of all of these things…most importantly…to love…to laugh…to connect…to be present in this life as much as possible!
Resources …
Episode #20: Healing a Heavy Heart with Faith, Family, and Food PLUS Special Virtual Cookbook Announcement
This episode is probably the most open and honest one I have recorded. Through the chaos of these past few days, I have had to personally step away and refocus, be still, and find joy in my own litt…