The Intentional Parents Podcast

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When the World Feels Unsafe: How to Navigate Fear, Grief and Tragedy

This is a special, last-minute episode and an important one. In the wake of the Silver Rails shooting in our hometown of Bend, we sat down with our dear friend and therap

Oct 20
1 h 01 min

Raising Daughters: Preparing Ourselves to Prepare Our Girls

What do we actually want our girls to know about being a woman? Join us for a conversation between Elizabeth and Diane, where we draw on our experience raising daughters

Oct 14
1 h 22 min

The Antidote to Estrangement and Relational Strain

In an age of cancel culture, estrangement and relational strain are touching more families than ever. In this episode, we explore humility as the antidote, looking at six

Oct 7
59 min

What If I Married the Wrong Person?

What if there's someone better out there? Why is marriage so hard? In this final episode of our Stay in Your Cell series, we name that forbidden thought for what it is: a

Sep 30
57 min

Why Is It So Hard to Find Friends and Even Harder to Keep Them?

As part of our “Stay In Your Cell” series, we pose the question: Why is it so hard to find community, and even harder to stay in it? When the family is growing and the ca

Sep 23
45 min

Why Can’t I Stay Where I Am? Learning to Be Content With Your Actual Life

We're kicking off a new series called "Stay in Your Cell," and it starts with a question we've both been sitting with: why can't we stay where we are, in the current life

Sep 16
1 h 00 min

5 Questions Parents & Adult Kids Need to Ask Each Other

Healthy families keep getting to know each other. We tend to think we already know our family, but people change, and when we stop asking questions, we start assuming int

Sep 9
51 min

We Love Each Other. So Why Is Marriage This Hard?

This week, we open up about Sowing a Hidden Seed: Daily Prayers for Your Marriage to Heal, Grow and Flourish, our new prayer devotional for marriage, and the honest, some

Sep 2
26 min

Supporting a Struggling Spouse, Honoring Different Values, and Parenting Without a Blueprint (Q+R)

This week, Brook and Elizabeth answer your real questions on marriage, ministry life, and parenting without a blueprint. First, we tackle supporting a spouse through ment

Aug 26
41 min

I Thought My Life Would Be Different By Now

Are you disappointed? In your marriage, your kids, your job, your friendships, even your relationship with Jesus? Maybe there's a quiet voice saying "it could be better,"

Aug 19
1 h 10 min

Telling Your Story: The 4 Stories Every Family Needs to Pass Down

This week, Elizabeth sits down with her parents, Phil and Diane, for a follow-up on our conversation on generations. If the previous episode cast the vision for the role

Aug 12
59 min

Creating a Family Culture: Traditions, Rituals + Moments of Connection

Is the culture of your family built in the vision statement or on Sunday nacho night? This week, we talk about what actually forms a family: not the big goals we write d

Aug 5
1 h 13 min

The Lie of "I'm Not Enough" in the Age of Information

In a world where parenting advice is always at our fingertips, why do so many of us feel like we're failing? In this episode, we talk about the pressure to get parenting

Jul 29
1 h 03 min

Grief + Hope: Infertility, Miscarriage and the Weight of Waiting (w/ Chad and Hillary Blake)

This week, we sit down with Chad Blake, Executive Director of Intentional, and his wife Hillary, dear friends who share their personal journey through infertility, miscar

Jul 22
2 h 02 min

More Than Spectators: The Unique Role of Grandparents in Leaving a Legacy for the Next Generation

What are we passing on to those who come after us? In this episode, we explore the powerful and often overlooked role of grandparents, who are called not to be spectators

Jul 15
1 h 20 min

Purity Culture: The History, the Harm + the Hope

In this episode, we explore the history of purity culture, how it emerged as a response to the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 70s, and the lasting impact it has had o

Jul 8
1 h 31 min

Raising Kids in a Sexually Broken World, Answering Difficult Questions + Not Parenting Out of Fear (w/ Laurie Krieg)

In this episode, we’re joined by Laurie Krieg, author, speaker, podcast host, and Director of Parent Programs & Discipleship at The Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gende

Jul 1
51 min

ADHD in Kids: What It Looks Like, How to Provide Support + the Hidden Costs of Missing It

Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode is based on our personal experiences and is not intended to serve as medical, psychological, or professional advice. P

Jun 24
49 min

The Hidden Dangers of Technology Every Parent Should Know (w/ Chris McKenna of Protect Young Eyes)

In this episode, we had the honor and privilege of sitting down with Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, father of four, and author of 5 Habits of the Tech-Read

Jun 17
1 h 32 min

20 Years From Now: What You'll Wish You Focused On As a Parent (w/ Sally Lemos, MS, LPC)

What if you could fast-forward 20 years and discover what really mattered in parenting…and what didn't? In this rich and encouraging conversation, Elizabeth sits down wit

Jun 10
2 h 06 min

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What listeners say

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This season of the podcast has been the best yet. I’ve been so blessed by the honesty and vulnerability with which you’ve shared about Elizabeth’s current health challenges. I see God bringing beautiful fruit into both of your lives and it’s challenged and blessed me as my husband and I walk through my own health challenges. Thanks for your courage to share vulnerably when this piece of your story is so in process. It is truly a blessing and I’ve gained so much.

hseag · Sep 2026

I have loved and shared this podcast more often than anything else I’m listening to right now. It’s authentic, humbling and challenging! Also offers attainable rhythms to life, marriage and parenting!

GCAP4 · Sep 2026

I found this podcast at the perfect time. 3 years ago this fall, God invited me to begin the incredibly difficult journey of healing deep childhood wounds, ruptures in my marriage, and trauma. I was a new mom of a 9 month old living as a first generation Christian in the Bible Belt. I found myself at a cross roads with very little resources on how to navigate this journey. It seemed as if no one that I followed or listened to in the evangelical space was talking about or could speak to what I was going through. Until I found Intentional! This podcast was like manna for me in the dessert. Their ability to speak to neurodivergence, trauma, deep healing work, the inward journey, formation, and living and parenting intentionally at this specific time felt incredibly validating and affirming. I wasn’t alone! I don’t know where I’d be without the Comer and Mosser family’s faithfulness and willingness to be vulnerable and go first. This ministry is the biggest gift! Thank you all for what you are doing - it is meeting a felt need and bridging the gap of psychology and theology in the church.

NatalieRenee23 · Sep 2026

I am so grateful for this podcasts series. The topics are broad and remind you of the all aspects that a family is made up of and how and why it can be so challenging and so life giving at the same time. It makes you feel like the things you thought were crazy are actually normal for so many people. It also encourages us in the long game of following Jesus and makes the everyday not nearly as overwhelming (we too have four kids and it can feel a bit much at times-haha).

sotrulylovely · Aug 2026

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