The Warrior Mama Podcast

What if the life God is calling you to isn't about doing more—but being faithful with what He's already placed in front of you?
In this episode, Bethany sits down with Dina Deleasa-Gonsar to talk about identity, motherhood, calling, and learning to recognize the significance of the everyday work God has given us.
Dina shares her journey from school counselor to food television, cookbook author, wife, and mom—and how God has taught her that our worth and calling aren't measured by our productivity, platform, or ability to "do it all." Whether you're in the boardroom, the playroom, or standing at the kitchen sink, the place God has you today can be a meaningful mission field.
Together, Bethany and Dina talk honestly about busyness, comparison, anxiety, changing seasons, and the pressure to make everything happen on our own. They explore what it looks like to keep returning to God's truth, trust His faithfulness, and recognize the small moments of joy that remind us He is present in the ordinary.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why you don't have to "do it all" to live faithfully
How to recognize and embrace the season God has you in right now
Why comparison can distort the way you see your own calling
How to bring anxious thoughts and difficult emotions honestly before God
Why mistakes and wrong decisions can still become opportunities for God to refine you
How to recognize the ordinary moments where God is already at work
Why everyday obedience can have a greater kingdom impact than you realize

You don't have to manufacture a bigger calling or accomplish everything at once. Faithfulness begins with trusting God and stewarding what He's already placed in front of you.
Release the pressure. Embrace your season. Be faithful today.
FOLLOW DINA DELEASA-GONSAR
Website: https://dishitgirl.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/dishitgirldina
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dishitgirl
Cookbook: https://www.dishitgirl.com/shop/p/signed-copy-of-at-the-kitchen-sink
ABOUT THE WARRIOR MAMA PODCAST
The Warrior Mama Podcast helps mothers connect the truth of the gospel to the everyday realities of raising children. Through biblical encouragement, practical teaching, and honest conversations, Bethany Kimsey helps mothers parent with confidence, peace, grace, and purpose.
FOLLOW BETHANY KIMSEY
Website: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethanykimsey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethanypkimsey
🎟️ Be The Voice: Lifted — The Warrior Mama Podcast Tour
Bethany is taking the Warrior Mama Podcast on the road — 8 cities this fall, 8 cities this spring. Join women from across the country for practical biblical teaching, authentic community, worship, prayer, and encouragement to help you walk confidently in your calling as a mom.
Grab your tickets: https://warriormotherhood.ticketspice.com/be-the-voice-lifted

What if growing closer to Jesus in motherhood isn't about finding more time—but inviting Him into the time you already have?
In this episode, Bethany sits down with author Chelsey DeMatteis to talk about her book, Mercy in the Margin: 52 Devotions to Encounter Jesus in the Mix-Up, Mess-Up, and Marvelous Moments of Motherhood.
Chelsey shares how motherhood taught her that meeting with God doesn't require a perfect quiet time, an uninterrupted schedule, or another thing added to your to-do list. God's mercy meets moms right in the middle of ordinary days—in rocking chairs, messy kitchens, overwhelming moments, and even the times when you feel like you're about to lose it.
Together, Bethany and Chelsey discuss releasing the pressure to be the perfect mom, recognizing your limits, trusting God with your children's futures, and finding meaningful friendships that help hold you up when motherhood gets heavy.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How to find margin with God without adding another thing to your schedule
Why God wants to meet you in both the mundane and messy moments of motherhood
How to release guilt and shame when you reach your limits
Why you don't have to carry the responsibility for your child's entire future
How motherhood can teach you to recognize and trust God's voice
Why meaningful friendships are essential when motherhood gets heavy

You don't have to create more margin for God before He meets with you. His mercy is already present in the middle of your everyday life.
Slow down. Receive His mercy. Walk with Jesus.
FOLLOW CHELSEY DEMATTEIS
Website: https://chelseydematteis.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsey.dematteis/
Living With Less Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-with-less-podcast/id1450217627
Mercy in the Margin: https://chelseydematteis.com/mercy-in-the-margin
ABOUT THE WARRIOR MAMA PODCAST
The Warrior Mama Podcast helps mothers connect the truth of the gospel to the everyday realities of raising children. Through biblical encouragement, practical teaching, and honest conversations, Bethany Kimsey helps mothers parent with confidence, peace, grace, and purpose.
FOLLOW BETHANY KIMSEY
Website: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethanykimsey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethanypkimsey
🎟️ Be The Voice: Lifted — The Warrior Mama Podcast Tour
Bethany is taking the Warrior Mama Podcast on the road — 8 cities this fall, 8 cities this spring. Join women from across the country for practical biblical teaching, authentic community, worship, prayer, and encouragement to help you walk confidently in your calling as a mom.
Grab your tickets: https://warriormotherhood.ticketspice.com/be-the-voice-lifted

What if bedtime fears could become an opportunity to teach your child how to trust God?
In this episode, Bethany sits down with her daughter-in-law Chloe to share the story behind Sleeping Fearless, a children's book created to help kids face fear, worry, and anxiety with the truth of God's Word.
Born from Bethany's own experience helping her children through difficult bedtimes, Sleeping Fearless pairs common childhood fears with seven promises from Scripture. Bethany and Chloe discuss why the goal isn't to teach children never to feel afraid, but to give them biblical tools to bring their fears to Jesus and learn to trust Him.
Together, they share the heart behind the book, the meaning woven throughout Chloe's illustrations, and practical ways parents can use Scripture and prayer to help their children rest in God's promises.
In this episode, you'll learn:
The story behind Sleeping Fearless and the Scripture pillowcase that inspired it
Why children don't need to "get over" fear—they need to learn what to do with it
How to help your child respond to worry and anxiety with God's Word
Practical ways to teach children to pray Scripture
The meaning behind the oak tree woven throughout Sleeping Fearless
How the book became the beginning of the Big Truths for Little Ears series

You can't remove every fear your child will face, but you can teach them where to turn when fear comes.
Speak truth. Pray Scripture. Teach them to trust Him.
SLEEPING FEARLESS
Book: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/sleeping-fearless
Fear Less Pillowcase: https://bethanykimsey.co/products/fear-less-pillowcase
ABOUT THE WARRIOR MAMA PODCAST
The Warrior Mama Podcast helps mothers connect the truth of the gospel to the everyday realities of raising children. Through biblical encouragement, practical teaching, and honest conversations, Bethany Kimsey helps mothers parent with confidence, peace, grace, and purpose.
FOLLOW BETHANY KIMSEY
Website: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethanykimsey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethanypkimsey
🎟️ Be The Voice: Lifted — The Warrior Mama Podcast Tour
Bethany is taking the Warrior Mama Podcast on the road — 8 cities this fall, 8 cities this spring. Join women from across the country for practical biblical teaching, authentic community, worship, prayer, and encouragement to help you walk confidently in your calling as a mom.
Grab your tickets: https://warriormotherhood.ticketspice.com/be-the-voice-lifted

Can ordinary moments shape extraordinary faith in your children?
In this episode, Bethany sits down with Elise Orozco, founder of Raising Rock, to explore how parents can intentionally build biblical character in their children one conversation at a time. From playground conflicts and messy kitchens to cultural headlines and bedtime questions, Elise shares how God transformed her view of parenting after leaving a successful corporate career to become a stay-at-home mom.
Together, Bethany and Elise unpack the framework that has become the heartbeat of Elise's family: Respect. Obedience. Courage. Kindness. Rather than focusing on behavior modification, they discuss how parents can shepherd their children's hearts, disciple them according to their unique personalities, and faithfully point them back to Jesus through life's everyday moments.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why being present isn't enough—your presence needs intentionality
How God used an unexpected hardship to completely redirect Elise's life and priorities
A practical framework for teaching Respect, Obedience, Courage, and Kindness every day
Why discipleship happens in the "in-between moments" more than the big ones
How to have biblical conversations about today's culture without parenting from fear
Why every child needs to be discipled according to how God uniquely designed them
The freedom of realizing that changing your child's heart is God's job—not yours
Why prayer is still the greatest parenting strategy you'll ever have
Encouragement for moms who feel like it's too late to start

God doesn't call parents to be perfect. He invites us to faithfully point our children to Jesus through the ordinary moments He places in front of us every day.
Be present. Be intentional. Trust God with the results.
FOLLOW ELISE OROZCO & RAISING ROCK
Website: https://raisingrockco.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/raisingrockco
ABOUT THE WARRIOR MAMA PODCAST
The Warrior Mama Podcast helps mothers connect the truth of the gospel to the everyday realities of raising children. Through biblical encouragement, practical teaching, and honest conversations, Bethany Kimsey helps mothers parent with confidence, peace, grace, and purpose.
FOLLOW BETHANY KIMSEY
Website: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethanykimsey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethanypkimsey
🎟️ Be The Voice: Lifted — The Warrior Mama Podcast Tour
Bethany is taking the Warrior Mama Podcast on the road — 8 cities this fall, 8 cities this spring. Join women from across the country for practical biblical teaching, authentic community, worship, prayer, and encouragement to help you walk confidently in your calling as a mom.
Grab your tickets: https://warriormotherhood.ticketspice.com/be-the-voice-lifted

Can discipline become one of the greatest opportunities to share the gospel with your children?
In this special episode, Bethany is joined by her husband, Troy Kimsey, for an honest conversation about how God transformed their approach to parenting. Rather than simply raising well-behaved children, they share how the Lord taught them to pursue something much deeper—a child's heart.
Together, Bethany and Troy explore why discipline isn't about behavior modification but heart transformation. They discuss how seeing children through God's eyes changes the way we parent, why every child's unique personality is part of God's design, and how the gospel reshapes the way we respond to disobedience, strong wills, and everyday parenting challenges.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the goal of parenting is heart transformation—not behavior modification
How discipline reveals what your child believes at the heart level
Why your children are in process, not a product
How to see your child's unique personality through God's eyes
Practical ways to use discipline as an opportunity to share the gospel
Why your identity—and your child's identity—is not based on performance

God hasn't called you to manufacture perfect children. He's invited you to partner with Him as He shapes their hearts.
Parent with grace. Speak life. Point them to Jesus.
ABOUT THE WARRIOR MAMA PODCAST
The Warrior Mama Podcast helps mothers connect the truth of the gospel to the everyday realities of raising children. Through biblical encouragement, practical teaching, and honest conversations, Bethany Kimsey helps mothers parent with confidence, peace, grace, and purpose.
FOLLOW BETHANY KIMSEY
Website: https://www.bethanykimsey.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethanykimsey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethanypkimsey
🎟️ Be The Voice: Lifted — The Warrior Mama Podcast Tour
Bethany is taking the Warrior Mama Podcast on the road — 8 cities this fall, 8 cities this spring. Join women from across the country for practical biblical teaching, authentic community, worship, prayer, and encouragement to help you walk confidently in your calling as a mom.
Grab your tickets: https://warriormotherhood.ticketspice.com/be-the-voice-lifted