Failing Motherhood

By Danielle Bettmann | Parenting Coach for Strong-Willed Kids

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If you're riddled with mom guilt, your temper scares you, you're terrified you're screwing up your kids and are afraid to admit any of those things out loud....this podcast is for you. Hosted by Danielle Bettmann, parenting coach for families with 1-10-year-old strong-willed kids, Failing Motherhood is where shame-free vulnerability meets breakthroughs.  
Every other week is a storytelling interview about one mom's raw and honest experience of growth that leads to new perspectives and practical strategies and every other week solo episodes focus on actionable insight into parenting your deeply feeling, highly sensitive, *spicy* child. 
Here, we normalize the struggle, share openly about our insecurities, and rally around small wins and truths. We hope to convince you you're not alone and YOU are the parent your kids need. We hope you see yourself, hear your story, and find hope and healing. 
Welcome to Failing Motherhood. You belong here!


Episode Date
5 Lessons in 5 years of Entrepreneurship
May 14, 2024
What EVERYONE Needs to know about Parenting a Disabled Child with Kelley Coleman
May 07, 2024
2 Mistakes Well-Intentioned Parents Make
Apr 30, 2024
GLOW UP: Feel Better In Your Body Without Changing It
Apr 23, 2024
What to do when they won't let it go
Apr 16, 2024
Do LESS and Feel BETTER: Saying Goodbye to Intensive Mothering and the "Perfect Mom" Myth with Erica Djossa
Apr 09, 2024
Caregiving, Aging, + the Sandwich Generation with Michele Magner
Mar 26, 2024
The 3 Types of Parents of Strong-Willed Kids
Mar 19, 2024
Life After Divorce with Paige Dempsey
Mar 12, 2024
Don't Insist on an Apology
Mar 05, 2024
"I Should WANT to do This": The Challenges of Playing with our Kids with Sara Olsher
Feb 27, 2024
How TO (and NOT to) Use Timers with Strong-Willed Kids
Feb 20, 2024
ENOUGH: Overcome Self-Doubt and Find Self-Compassion with Relationship Expert, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
Feb 14, 2024
Entrepreneurship, Having a 4th + Fighting for My Marriage with Steph Pellish
Feb 06, 2024
Challenging Common Fears When Raising Strong-Willed Kids
Jan 30, 2024
Make More Mom Friends with Emily Siegel
Jan 23, 2024
The 11 Most Common Fears/Challenges of Parenting a Strong-Willed Child
Jan 16, 2024
Loving + Leaving Alcohol with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
Jan 09, 2024
Decluttering TOYS: A Guilt-Free Guide to LESS
Jan 02, 2024
[REPLAY] Special Needs Parenting, Guilt for Siblings, and Mama Bear Love with Paulette Pinero
Dec 19, 2023
[REPLAY] Becoming the Expert of Your Child with Grace Henke
Dec 12, 2023
[REPLAY] Boundaries with Parents with Jamie Cooper
Dec 05, 2023
How to Be the CALM to Your Strong-Willed Child's Storm: Moving Beyond Theories to Application with Omaya + Andrew
Nov 28, 2023
Best GIFTS for Strong-Willed Kids (unconventional, practical and long-lasting ideas that are still fun to open!)
Nov 21, 2023
Is this Normal? Peeing your Pants, Hemorrhoids, Period Pain and All Things Pelvic Floor with Dr. Sara Reardon (@the.vagina.whisperer)
Nov 14, 2023
BEST Books for Strong-Willed Kids
Nov 07, 2023
The Reality of Human Trafficking + How to Protect Your Kids with Alexandra Ford
Oct 31, 2023
The 3 D's of Lasting Change: Does Your Family Have What It Takes?
Oct 24, 2023
When Productivity Masks High-Functioning Anxiety with Becky Gleed, PMHP
Oct 17, 2023
11 Reasons Why Gentle Parenting Feels Impossible to Implement
Oct 10, 2023
The Case for Embracing Screens + Video Games with Mx. Ash Brandin, EdS
Oct 03, 2023
Good Cop / Bad Cop: The Broken Record Relationship
Sep 26, 2023
Breakthroughs + International Travel with our Strong-Willed Child with James + Vanessa
Sep 19, 2023
Solo Motherhood by Choice, PMDD, + Leaving a Legacy with Emily Mulligan
Sep 12, 2023
Whining + Screaming: MAKE IT STOP
Aug 29, 2023
High Risk Pregnancy, NICU stays, Gestational Surrogacy and Stress Physiology with Parijat Deshpande
Aug 22, 2023
Break the Cycle (Not the One You're Thinking Of)
Aug 15, 2023
Canaries Among Us: Preventing Bullying, Cultivating Kindness and the Costs of Advocacy with Kayla Taylor
Aug 08, 2023
Is My Child Strong-Willed? Spirited? Highly Sensitive? Spicy? Deeply Feeling? ADHD? Who Knows?!
Aug 01, 2023
Potty Training Success without the Stress with Allison Jandu
Jul 25, 2023
Your Parenting "Report Card": How to Know if You're *Actually* Failing or Not
Jul 18, 2023
Do I Homeschool my Neurodiverse Child? with Afsaneh Moradian
Jul 11, 2023
How to STOP Walking on Eggshells with Jaclyn + Ryan
Jun 27, 2023
Why are they SO ANGRY?!
Jun 20, 2023
Uniting Partners + Bettering the Mental Health of ALL Parents with Kevin Seldon
Jun 13, 2023
10 Things Parents of Strong-Willed Kids Are Afraid to Admit
Jun 06, 2023
10X Your Influence with this Paradigm Shift in your Parenting
May 31, 2023
A Step-by-Step Guide to Feeling Like You're Failing
May 16, 2023
Diet Proof Your Daughter with Amelia Sherry, RD
May 09, 2023
When to Seek Help: What to Measure + How to Track Progress
May 02, 2023
Sleep Training without Shame: Industry Myths, Research and the Need to Consider Temperament with Macall Gordon, M.A.
Apr 25, 2023
What NOT to Say to your Strong-Willed Child
Apr 18, 2023
Parenting as a Highly Sensitive Mom with Emily McDermott
Apr 11, 2023
#100: 10 Lessons in 10 Years of Parenting
Apr 04, 2023
[TRAINING MODULE from Wholeheartedly CALM]
Mar 28, 2023
Finding Answers + Figuring Out My Child with Amanda Rausch
Mar 21, 2023
13 Daily Struggles when Parenting a Strong-Willed Child
Mar 14, 2023
Bipolar + PTSD: Finding Hope + Healing as a Mom with Mental Illness with Amelia Zachry
Mar 07, 2023
The Cure for Mom Guilt
Feb 28, 2023
The Emotional Rollercoaster of Nursing a Toddler with Erin Harris
Feb 21, 2023
The KEY to COOPERATION with a strong-willed child
Feb 14, 2023
The Right Kind of Tough with Donovan + Rosemary
Feb 07, 2023
10 Things I've Learned to be True about Parents of Strong-Willed Kids
Jan 31, 2023
Intrusive Thoughts + Body Image with Dr. Alli Delozier
Jan 24, 2023
IT. GETS. BETTER.
Jan 17, 2023
Cook with Confidence with Laney Schwartz
Jan 10, 2023
The #1 Belief Holding You Back [mini-series part 5 of 5]
Jan 03, 2023
My child needs HELP! [mini series part 4 of 5]
Dec 27, 2022
Consistency - Does it matter? [mini-series part 3 of 5]
Dec 20, 2022
Why Punishments + Rewards don't work for Strong-Willed Kids [mini-series part 2 of 5]
Dec 13, 2022
Let's Get Re-Acquainted! [mini-series part 1 of 5]
Dec 06, 2022
Wanna Be Clutter Free with Deanna Yates
Nov 22, 2022
Embracing Delegation with Yoky Matsuoka
Nov 08, 2022
The Birds + the Bees with Amy Lang
Oct 25, 2022
REALLY wanted + REALLY hard with Kayla Kohl
Oct 11, 2022
Executive Function + ADHD with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart
Sep 27, 2022
Untigering + Unschooling with Iris Chen
Sep 13, 2022
Picky Eating Help with Jennifer Anderson (@kids.eat.in.color)
Aug 30, 2022
"Big Kid Bed" Sleep Struggles with Jessica Berk
Aug 16, 2022
Embrace your Expanded Identity with Casey James
Aug 02, 2022
Detaching Your Journey From Your Child's with Ann Kaplan
Jul 19, 2022
*NO JUDGEMENT* Guide to Screen Time: Part 2
Jul 12, 2022
Nutrition, Fitness + Hormones in Motherhood with Brooke Rozzie
Jul 05, 2022
*NO JUDGEMENT* Guide to Screen Time: Part 1
Jun 28, 2022
Raising Good Humans with Erin Hodgson
Jun 21, 2022
Managing Social Media Use with Bryce Reddy
Jun 07, 2022
Smashing the Internal Patriarchy with Dr. Manuela Powell
May 24, 2022
Thank You, Mama with Ana Tajder
May 08, 2022
3 Years In: Reflections on being a Solopreneur
Apr 26, 2022
Understanding Triggers, Stress + Emotions with Dr. Lynyetta Willis
Apr 12, 2022
Why it's SO Hard to Stay Calm
Mar 29, 2022
The Mental Load + Being a "Fun" Mom with Libby (The Honest Mom)
Mar 15, 2022
How to Get on the Same Page
Mar 08, 2022
Consent Parenting with Rosalia Rivera
Mar 01, 2022
Breaking the Cycle with Christie Lazo
Feb 15, 2022
The Teen Years with Aly Pain
Feb 01, 2022
Finally Finding ZEN with Irin Rubin
Jan 18, 2022
Realistic Expectations with Amanda Gurman
Jan 04, 2022
Mom Rage with Jessie Ereddia
Dec 21, 2021
No Longer Just Surviving with Chelsie VanderZanden
Dec 07, 2021
Parenting Around Family
Nov 23, 2021
Controversial Opinions with Renee Reina
Nov 09, 2021
Kids' Mental Health at Home with Sara Olsher
Oct 26, 2021
Building Resilience with Wendy Dickens
Oct 12, 2021
LIVE Coaching Session with Ty Nared
Sep 28, 2021
What I Wish I'd Known Sooner with Allison Livingston
Sep 14, 2021
MORE Patience for Strong-Willed Kids
Aug 31, 2021
A "Good Enough" Mom with KC Davis
Aug 24, 2021
Back to School in 2021
Aug 10, 2021
Making Mama Well with Dr. Pip Houghton
Jul 27, 2021
Real Talk
Jul 13, 2021
Brain Science + Regulation with Laura Pryor
Jun 29, 2021
Fatherhood + Finding Patience with Mr. Wholeheartedly, Bryce Bettmann
Jun 15, 2021
5 Steps for Summer Sanity
Jun 01, 2021
Accessible + Sustainable Self-Care
May 18, 2021
Survive your Strong-Willed Child
Apr 27, 2021
Talking about Hard Things with Sara Olsher
Apr 13, 2021
Battling Perfectionism + Cultivating Intuition with Brittany Bergman
Mar 30, 2021
Your POWER as a Parent
Mar 16, 2021
Military Mom with Claudia
Mar 02, 2021
Patience: It's a ME problem
Feb 16, 2021
BURNOUT with Dr. Nicole Byers
Feb 02, 2021
Money in Motherhood with Janice Scholl
Jan 19, 2021
ReMothering with Amelia Mora Mars
Jan 05, 2021
Survival Mode (LITERALLY) with Jamie Grogan
Dec 08, 2020
Understanding Trauma with Melissa Corkum
Nov 24, 2020
Becoming Birth Mom with Leanna Lee
Nov 10, 2020
How to do the Work with Sarah Saldi
Oct 20, 2020
Myth: Parenting Comes Naturally
Oct 15, 2020
Boundaries with Parents with Jamie Cooper
Oct 13, 2020
How to Change the World
Oct 08, 2020
Becoming the Expert of your Child with Grace Henke
Oct 06, 2020
You are Not your Birth Story with Libby
Sep 29, 2020
Failing at Marriage with Babita Spinelli, LP, JD
Sep 22, 2020
Sober Motherhood with Melissa Pennel
Sep 15, 2020
Mama Bear Love with Paulette Piñero
Sep 08, 2020
Semper Gumby with Erin Howe
Sep 01, 2020
Your Super Power over Time with Nike Famojuro
Aug 25, 2020
For the Sake of Our Youth with Tessa Stuckey
Aug 18, 2020
Career Mom with Jenny Elliott
Aug 11, 2020
Embracing Homeschool & Raising Daughters with Rebecca & Alaina Walsh
Aug 02, 2020
Codependency Recovery with Leslie MacNabb
Jul 28, 2020
The Wisdom of Hindsight with Dr. Sue Collins
Jul 21, 2020
Becoming a Fierce Advocate with Kristin Roth
Jul 14, 2020
BIG truths from a BAD Mom with Arianna Bradford
Jul 07, 2020
Family Personalities with Sandra Etherington
Jun 30, 2020
Surrendering Mom Guilt with Joslyn
Jun 23, 2020
Burn It All | Deep Thoughts with Jack Pryor
Jun 16, 2020
How to Live with Anxiety with Chantel Allen
Jun 09, 2020
Surviving Miscarriage with Kierra Butcher
Jun 09, 2020
Overcoming Adversity & Talking About Race with Rachel Tran
Jun 04, 2020
The Imposter Syndrome Remedy with Dr. Emee Vida Estacio
May 26, 2020
The Beauty of Rock Bottom with Laurenne
May 26, 2020
45 Minutes of Therapy with Laura Pryor
May 26, 2020
Welcome to Failing Motherhood
May 12, 2020