What does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints actually teach about Mother in Heaven? Is the doctrine of Heavenly Mother speculation, or is it established LDS doctrine?

In this episode, we walk through the official Gospel Topics essay “Mother in Heaven” and explore what Latter-day Saint women can confidently know about their divine identity. We discuss Heavenly Parents, the Plan of Salvation, being created in the image of a Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother, and why love in heaven was never singular.

You’ll hear scripture, prophetic teachings, and why this doctrine matters deeply for LDS women navigating faith, motherhood, and identity today.

Read the official Gospel Topics essay “Mother in Heaven” here: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/mother-in-heaven?lang=eng

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Do you replay hard conversations in your mind long after they end? Do you find yourself overthinking what you said, what you should have said, or what it all means?

In this episode, you will learn how to stop overthinking after hard conversations by understanding what is actually happening in your brain and nervous system. I share a simple coaching tool that helps calm emotional spirals, regulate your emotions, and bring your mind back to a grounded, steady place.

This episode is especially for LDS moms who feel emotionally unsettled after conversations with their spouse, adult children, or family members. We talk about why overthinking happens, how emotional activation affects your thoughts, and how to use your higher brain instead of letting fear, self doubt, or anxiety take over.

You will learn how to calm your mind after difficult conversations, stop replaying conversations on repeat, and support yourself emotionally without judgment or shame. Feeling emotional after a hard conversation does not mean you are failing. It means your body is asking for support.

If you want more peace, clarity, and confidence after hard conversations, this episode will give you practical tools you can use right away. I also share how coaching can help if you want support applying this in real life.

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Loving your adult child can feel emotionally exhausting, especially when their choices do not align with your values or how you raised them. Many LDS moms find themselves deeply connected while quietly carrying worry, anxiety, and responsibility that was never meant to be theirs.

In this episode, we talk about how to love your adult child without losing yourself. You will learn how to stay connected without confusing love with agreement, and how to stop carrying your child’s choices in your nervous system.

This conversation explores faith, agency, boundaries, and emotional entanglement, and what it looks like to love your adult child while staying grounded, faithful, and at peace.

If you are an LDS mom navigating relationships with adult children and want more clarity and peace, I offer free clarity calls. Schedule yours through the link in the show notes or visit my website to learn more.

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Do you trust God but still feel the need to control how everything turns out?

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In this episode, we talk about how to trust God without controlling everything, especially as an LDS mom navigating adult children, marriage, faith, and uncertain outcomes. Many faithful women feel anxious not because they lack faith, but because they believe trusting God also means managing results.

You will learn the difference between surrender and control, why letting go can feel uncomfortable, and how faith does not remove uncertainty but helps you feel grounded while you move through it. This episode offers encouragement for releasing emotional pressure without losing your love, integrity, or devotion to God.

If you are tired of overthinking, replaying conversations, and carrying outcomes that were never meant to be yours, this conversation will help you find more peace, confidence, and spiritual calm.

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Many LDS moms quietly carry the belief that they can only be as happy as their saddest child. While that thought sounds loving, it often creates guilt, emotional exhaustion, and the feeling that joy is something you have to earn.

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In this episode of Open Conversations for LDS Moms, we talk honestly about what it means to experience real joy when your adult child’s choices break your heart. Not fake joy. Not pretending everything is fine. But grounded, faithful joy that can exist alongside sorrow, uncertainty, and unanswered prayers.

You’ll learn why your happiness does not betray your love, how tying your emotional wellbeing to your child’s feelings actually adds more pressure, and how joy can be strength, stability, and faith in action. This episode offers reassurance, perspective, and permission for moms who love deeply and hurt quietly.

You are allowed to live a joyful life. Even when your family feels messy.

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Your child’s choices are not a report card on your motherhood.

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If you’ve ever lain awake wondering Did I mess this up? or What does this mean for my family and our future? — this episode is for you.

In this very first episode of Open Conversations for LDS Moms, life coach Sherylee Kartchner speaks honestly to the quiet fears faithful mothers carry when their adult children make choices that don’t align with what they were taught. With warmth, faith, and real-life stories, she gently reframes the idea that a “messy” family story means failure — and shows why messiness is actually part of God’s plan for growth.

You’ll hear reassurance, scripture-based perspective, light moments you’ll recognize, and powerful reminders that:

• There are no perfect moms — but there are millions of really good ones
• Your love, effort, and faith were never wasted
• You are already whole, right now
• You can trust God without having all the answers

If church feels hard, shame feels heavy, or you’re tired of second-guessing yourself as a mother, this episode will help you feel lighter, steadier, and less alone.

You are a good mom.
You always have been.
And you always will be.