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Episode Summary:
Today we’re going to be talking about how to improve mother/daughter relationships and the hope available for restoration and reconciliation. Mother/daughter relationships can be so painful, and especially with Mother’s Day coming up, we can have a tendency to mourn what we don’t have in our own mother/daughter relationship. If you struggle in your mother/daughter relationship, or have been desiring an improved relationship, then you’ll want to stick this program out to the last minute. Experts in mother/daughter relationship reconciliation and restoration, Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh join us to share what they learned, and the lessons they penned in “Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters.”
Blythe shares more about restoring mother daughter relationships in: The Package of Words: A Gift for Mom.
Quotables from the Episode:
- When it comes to reconciliation, we have to put our relationship over any differences.
- Relationship reconciliation doesn’t just happen. We have to purpose to be healthy in our interactions with each other.
Scripture References:
- Isaiah 61:4 Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, they will raise up the former devastations; and they will repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.
- Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Recommended Resources: (If there are affiliate links in this post, meaning, if you click through and make a purchase, I may receive a commission (at no extra cost to you)).
- Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters by Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh
- Free Download: How To Fight Fearful/Anxious Thoughts and Win
- Award-Winning Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises by Dr. Michelle Bengtson
- Breaking Anxiety’s Grip Free Study Guide
- Free 7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety’s Grip
- Hope Prevails: Insights from a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award
- Hope Prevails Bible Study by Dr. Michelle Bengtson, winner of the Christian Literary Award Reader’s Choice Award
Mother-daughter relationships can be beautiful, but also painful. Join me with Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh to find healing, hope, and new beginnings. Listen and be encouraged today! 🎧 Share on X Struggling with a broken mother-daughter relationship? There’s hope. Join me with Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh for how to pursue healing, forgiveness, and restoration. Tap to hear this encouraging conversation! Share on X
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Guests:
Blythe Daniel is a literary agent and marketer with more than 20 years of experience in publishing. She has written for Proverbs 31 Ministries, Focus on the Family, Ann Voskamp, Christian Retailing, and she links bloggers with readers through the agency’s blog network. The daughter of Dr. Helen McIntosh, she lives in Colorado with her husband and three children.
Dr. Helen McIntosh (EdD, Counseling Psychology) is a counselor, speaker, educator, and author of Messages to Myself and Eric, Jose & The Peace Rug. Her work has appeared in Guideposts, ParentLife, and HomeLife magazines. She resides in Georgia with her husband Jim. They have two children and five grandchildren.
Hosted By: Dr. Michelle Bengtson
Audio Technical Support: Bryce Bengtson
What a wonderful message!!! Thank you, Michelle, Blythe and Dr. Helen, for sharing from your own lives and such great encouragement and tools for restoration of mother/daughter relationships. My mom is gone now and we did have a loving relationship but not a close relationship due to her depression all my life but I purposed in my heart and mind to have a close, personal, healthy relationship with my daughter. We went through some issues when she was a teen but she knew of my love and concern for her. Our relationship now is very precious to me because I learned to love and release her to be the women God wanted her to be not what I wanted her to be. Your message, words spoken and tools to have a healthy relationship are so valuable for us. I would love to read Blythe and Dr. Helen’s book sometime and glean from their years of experience and challenges. I appreciate you, Michelle, for sharing this Hope-Filled Perspective.