Why Motherhood Isn’t as Awful as Social Media Says with Tori Masters

Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola

That Sounds Fun Network

Christianity, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In today’s episode, we dive deep into the real side of godly motherhood — the stuff culture doesn’t want to talk about. We open up about the pain of infertility, the lies social media spreads about motherhood being miserable, and the spiritual attack on mothers. This this isn’t just a heavy conversation — it’s a hopeful one. We talk about how God uses motherhood to refine, grow, and sanctify us. And we challenge the idea that motherhood has to be chaotic or joyless. It’s not easy, but it’s holy. And when you shift your perspective, everything changes. If you’re in a waiting season, a first-time mom, in the middle of newborn life, or just feeling burnt out by cultural expectations — this episode is for you. You’re not alone, and you were made for this! Follow Tori: Instagram: @torimasters YouTube: Tori and Chad Masters Sponsors: Better Help - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HAPPYHEALTHY and start your journey of being your best self. Function - Try Function and skip the waitlist using our link functionhealth.com/HAPPY OurPlace - Upgrade to Our Place today by visiting fromourplace.com and using the code HEALTHY to receive 10% off sitewide and say goodbye to forever chemicals in your kitchen. If you’d like to partner with Jeanine as a sponsor for the Happy & Healthy podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! ORDER MY BOOK! - https://jeanineamapola.com/book Follow us on Instagram! Happy and Healthy: https://www.instagram.com/HappyandHealthyPodcast/ Jeanine: https://www.instagram.com/jeanineamapola/ Jeanine and Kaleb: https://www.instagram.com/jeanineandkaleb/ Follow us on TikTok! Happy and Healthy: https://www.tiktok.com/@happyandhealthypodcast Jeanine: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeanineamapola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The world wants the perspective of children are a burden.
0:03.1	Children are going to keep you from living your life to the fullest.
0:06.3	And it's like they're additions, they're multipliers.
0:09.9	I feel like there's such a pressure on women that we have to do it all all at once.
0:13.7	We don't.
0:14.5	You can do it all, though.
0:15.8	Just not all at once.
0:17.4	What's tough sometimes is you're like, I can't wait to get back to the identity I had and all the things I did.
0:24.1	Pre-motherhood, you've been reborn at this point. Your identity is new. Now, Mother is like a huge part of who you are.
0:31.5	Any blessing is paired with responsibility, right? And I think they pray so hard for the blessing, and then the blessing comes and they curse
0:38.3	the responsibility side of it.
0:39.3	If you can do everything by yourself, why would you need God?
0:42.3	Did you feel that like a change in identity of like, oh my gosh, who's my old self?
0:46.3	Who is this mom's self?
0:47.3	Because I know a lot of women feel like I'll never get back to my old me.
0:52.3	I think the word just gets us in trouble a lot,
0:55.5	especially in motherhood. No one's more opinionated than moms. It's kind of intense.
1:08.1	Okay, touring masters, welcome to happy and healthy. I'm so excited to have you on because I feel like I've known you for so long. Because you used to live in California, right? Yes. Yeah, and I lived in California. And... Okay. Oh, gosh, just hit the mic. Yeah. First time we ever met was Riley's birthday party. Like at that dinner. That was the only passing i think in l-a though i believe that yes
1:29.1	yeah i feel like i've known about you obviously for a really long time we haven't spent a significant
1:33.5	amount of time together but i've always just loved your ministry your podcast just like what you and chad do
1:40.1	and you're a mom of two and you... That's third on the way. Yeah.
1:45.0	It feels crazy saying that because as we're recording this, we haven't even taken our
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