#118: Grace in Parenting: Raising girls + rooting their identity in Christ with Michelle Nietert

What are the top three struggles our daughters face today? How can we raise our daughters to root their identity in Christ? What lies is the world teaching our girls, and how can we combat those lies?

We’re in our Grace in Parenting series, and we’re talking all about raising daughters with Licensed Professional Counselor, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert. (We talk so much in fact, that this one conversation spans two podcast episodes!)

In this episode, Michelle:

Reminds us that God speaks through His people, so it’s important to surround our girls with God-loving women
Points out that our mental health as mamas directly impacts the mental health of our daughters
And how our value was established 2,000 years ago.

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Key Quotes

“We got in the habit of isolating and we’re still figuring how to get out of that.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“God works through people. Our kids need community with us. They need community with their extended family. They need community with their peers. They need community with other godly adults.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“As parents, we can listen, honor their reality, and provide hope.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“Our kids need to have hope that God is for them and He’s got them.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“One thing we need to be doing as mamas is making sure not only our daughters get life poured into them, but also the circle around them.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“Teach your girl to identify the lies the world is teaching them.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“A big lie Christian girls are taught is, ‘Say no to sex, drugs, and alcohol, but say yes to Jesus and the Church.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“You were created for a purpose but you can’t do it all at once.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“I don’t believe in balance; I believe in seasons.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“We are worth what someone pays for us. God’s Son giving His life for us gives us a lot of value nobody can steal.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“Our value was finished 2,000 years ago.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert
“Your daughter is going to inherit what you live, not what you believe.” – LPC, author, speaker, and podcaster Michelle Nietert

Mentioned in the Podcast

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Enneagram Three
Enneagram Nine
Loved and Cherished by Michelle Nietert and Lynn Cowell
Make Up Your Mind by Michelle Nietert and Denise Pass
Brave Beauty by Lynn Cowell
The Blessing by Dr. John Trent

About Michelle Nietert

Michelle has been a licensed professional counselor for over 25 years and is the co-author of the award-winning book Loved and Cherished: 100 Devotions for Girls and Make Up Your Mind: Unlock Your Thoughts, Transform Your Life.

She leads a team of counselors as the clinical director of Community Counseling Associates in the Dallas, Texas area. She is a frequent guest on national television and podcasts, including her own podcast: Raising Mentally Healthy Kids.

She and her husband Drew have been married for almost two decades and are raising two school-aged children.