The Intentional Parents Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
About
In a world where distractions are endless and culture constantly pulls us in different directions, it’s more important than ever to remain intentional in your marriage and parenting. Brook and Elizabeth Mosser, alongside Phil and Diane Comer, invite you into a conversation about biblical formation — offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical tools for raising passionate Jesus followers. As an intergenerational team that is also family, we bridge the perspectives of different life stages, drawing from both decades-long experience and fresh insight on the topics of parenting and marriage. From vulnerable Q+R sessions to insightful guest interviews, we explore real-life stories of both steady formation and radical transformation — unpacking how God is shaping our lives and the lives of those around us. Join us each week as we pursue God’s design for life, marriage, and parenting — with intention.
Episodes
- The Hidden Blockers of Sexual Desire in Marriage + How to Move Past Them Together
This episode discusses hidden blockers of sexual desire in marriage and how couples can move past them. It covers the impact of unresolved tensions, changing life stages, stress, and the importance of open communication to maintain intimac…
- Healing from Trauma in Adulthood, Re-Parenting Yourself + Acknowledging How We’ve Hurt Our Children
Brook and Diane discuss their personal journeys of healing from trauma, re-parenting themselves, and acknowledging the ways they have hurt their children. The episode explores emotional and relational growth, the role of faith and humility…
- When Life Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would, Stewarding Suffering + Allowing Hope to Heal (w/ Katherine Wolf)
Katherine Wolf, who experienced a massive brain stem stroke at 26, discusses her journey of living with disabilities and maintaining faith. She shares insights on finding purpose and joy amidst hardship, and how suffering can impact famili…
- “I’m Not Doing Enough” + The “Should List”: Overcoming Shame and Guilt in Parenting
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast addresses overcoming shame and guilt in parenting, stemming from an unspoken "should list" and constant external input. It differentiates between shame ("I am bad") and guilt ("I did somethin…
- Loving People in Unseen Ways, Trusting God in the Detours + Saying “Yes” to Jesus (America’s Got Talent Winner Dustin Tavella)
Dustin Tavella, winner of America's Got Talent, shares his personal story of faith and overcoming challenges. He discusses his childhood, adoption journey, and how he learned to trust God through unexpected detours, culminating in his AGT…
- Was Parenting Always This Hard… Or Are We Just Failing?
The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses the challenges of modern parenting in a complex world. It explores navigating societal changes, personal pressures, and the role of faith in providing support and guidance for parents.
- Sex in Marriage: Communication, Connection + Healing Past Wounds Around Intimacy
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast features Brook and Elizabeth discussing intimacy and sex in marriage. They explore themes of communication, connection, vulnerability, and addressing past wounds that may impact marital intim…
- Anger Q+R: Transformation Through Prayer Over Time, Choosing Compassion with Your Spouse + Healing Within Your Family of Origin
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast addresses listener questions about anger. It covers anger in parenting, marriage, and personal healing, including topics like responding calmly to children, understanding slow personal growth…
- Anger, Underlying Pain, Justice Without Mercy, and Steps Toward Healing
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast covers anger, its origins in pain, and avenues for healing. The hosts discuss both personal experiences and biblical perspectives on anger, its generational aspects, and practical steps towar…
- Key Moments of 2025: Highlights from Our Most-Loved Episodes (Staying Calm, Emotional Intelligence, Shielding Our Kids, Tools of Discipline + Daily Habits)
This episode reviews five popular segments from 2025, covering themes such as maintaining calm, developing emotional intelligence, safeguarding children, implementing disciplinary tools, and establishing daily routines. It reflects on how…
- Spiritual Formation & Motherhood: Interview w/ John Mark Comer at the Intentional Motherhood Retreat
This episode features an interview with John Mark Comer and Elizabeth from the Intentional Motherhood Retreat. They discuss spiritual formation within motherhood, focusing on how everyday experiences shape a mother's spiritual journey.
- Conversation w/ Ronald Rolheiser: Restlessness, Leaving a Legacy, Dealing With Anger + the Power of Fidelity
In this episode, Fr. Ronald Rolheiser joins the Intentional Parents Podcast to discuss topics including restlessness, legacy, anger, and fidelity. He shares insights on integrating spiritual life with daily responsibilities, drawing from h…
- Bridging Generations with Humility + Removing the Pressure and Performance of Prayer (w/ Addison + Juli Bevere)
This episode features Addison and Juli Bevere, who discuss bridging generations, parenting, and their perspectives on faith. They also delve into the topic of prayer, offering a relational approach, and share about their marriage.
- Intentional x Dadville (w/ Dave Barnes + Jon McLaughlin from Dadville)
This episode features a conversation between The Intentional Parents Podcast and Dadville hosts Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin. They discuss parenting, podcasting, and the significance of intentionality, sharing insights on relationships,…
- Reflection and Projection: Remembering What God Has Done + Trusting Him With What’s Next
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast explores reflection on the past year and projection into the next, rooted in Scripture. It discusses revisiting meaningful moments and looking ahead with trust and faithful habits.
- What It’s Like to Be a Teenager Right Now: Pressure, Comparison, and Technology Boundaries (With Our Kids, Duke and Scarlet)
Duke and Scarlet, the hosts' children, join a special episode to discuss their experiences as teenagers, covering topics like social pressures, anxiety, comparison, and technology boundaries. They share insights into daily life, including…
- Digital Thorns: Minimizing Proximity to Our Phones + Choosing Hope Over Resignation (w/ Joey Odom of Reclaimwell)
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast features Joey Odom of Reclaimwell, discussing how to reshape our relationship with phones. The conversation explores practical ways to reduce phone proximity and the concept of "digital thorn…
- Facing Dysregulation + Family Dysfunction as Bringers of PEACE (Christmas Special)
This Christmas episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses facing dysregulation and family dysfunction during the holidays. It explores fostering peace by applying the acronym PEACE: Presence, Engagement, Affection, Compassion and…
- Should We Have Another Child, Parenting Kids With Different Personalities, and Being a Follower Instead of a Leader (Q+R)
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast addresses listener questions on marriage, parenting, and discipleship. It covers navigating blended families, parenting children with different personalities, and the importance of followersh…
- Generations, Leaving and Cleaving + 6 Ways to Honor Your Parents
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses the biblical concept of "leaving and cleaving" as a foundational principle for marriage, and offers six practical ways to honor one's parents. It covers how to navigate these transi…
- Aura Farming vs. Spiritual Formation, Hiddenness Over Hype, Slowness Instead of Spectacular + Childlike Dependence
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses the "aura farming" movement and spiritual formation. It examines the call to childlike dependence and humility, contrasting it with cultural pressures to curate an image.
- 8 Rules for Families in a Digital World
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses parenting challenges in the digital age, focusing on eight foundational rules for families. It covers practical tools, boundaries, and strategies for guiding children with technolog…
- Generational Differences with Self-Care, Child Loss, Social Media Addiction, Submitting to Limitations (Live Q+R From Intentional Motherhood Retreat 2025)
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast, recorded live at the Intentional Motherhood Retreat, features the Intentional team discussing generational differences in self-care, marriage, grief, child loss, social media boundaries, and…
- Same-Sex Attraction, Freedom in Vulnerability + an Unfinished Symphony (Conversation w/ Jeff and Jourdan of Open Spaces)
Jeff and Jourdan Johnson from the Open Spaces Podcast share their personal story, discussing themes of same-sex attraction, vulnerability, and faith. They recount their journey of overcoming challenges and finding freedom through radical a…
- Language of Encouragement, Speaking Life + Soul Friendships (Teaching from the 2024 Motherhood Retreat)
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast features a teaching from Diane and Elizabeth's 2024 Motherhood Retreat. They discuss cultivating encouragement, speaking life into relationships, and the significance of soul friendships.
- Helping Phone-Free Teenagers Stay Connected, Regrets in Parenting Toddlers, and Managing Sibling Rivalry (Q+R)
This episode addresses listener questions about parenting teenagers, toddlers, and managing sibling relationships. The discussion includes strategies for phone-free teenagers to stay connected, reflections on parenting toddlers, and advice…
- Raising Kids in a Clickbait Culture, Shaping Critical Thinkers, Encouraging Empathy, and Living in the Gray
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast explores how to raise children who are critical thinkers and empathetic in a culture saturated with clickbait. It discusses strategies for helping children discern truth, form their own opini…
- Fear of Repeating Unhealthy Family Patterns, Saying No to Good Things, and Initiating Conversations Around Generational Patterns (Q+R)
This episode addresses methods for breaking unhealthy family patterns and making intentional parenting decisions. It also covers initiating difficult conversations with family members about these patterns.
- Trauma and Crisis, Being Present for Those Suffering, and Carrying Each Other’s Burdens
The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses trauma and crisis, focusing on family responses, carrying burdens, and the significance of presence and prayer during suffering. The episode highlights asking for help, developing a care team, and…
- Breaking Generational Patterns, Knowing Your Story, Healing Family Wounds, Finding Freedom, and Passing On Faithfulness
This episode discusses breaking generational patterns, understanding family wounds, and finding healing. It explores the impact of generational sin and trauma, and how individuals can choose a different path through faith.
- Special Intentional Fatherhood Feature: Your Fatherhood Needs You to Know Your Story, Facing Generational Sin, and Trusting God to Bless What’s Been Broken
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast, "Special Intentional Fatherhood Feature", explores how personal history and generational patterns influence fatherhood. The hosts share their stories and discuss healing from past brokenness…
- The Myth of “18 Summers,” Speaking Life, Routines + Comparison (Back-to-School Special)
This episode explores the back-to-school season for parents, focusing on the "18 summers" concept, the impact of words, establishing routines, and avoiding comparison. It offers a perspective on navigating this time with hope and intention…
- Tools of Discipline: Gentle Correction, A Loving Rebuke, Patient Instruction and Encouragement
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses various tools of discipline, including gentle correction, loving rebuke, patient instruction, and encouragement. The hosts explore the importance of discipline, its distinction from…
- Differing Parenting Styles, Distinguishing Your Pain From Your Child’s + Supporting Your Spouse Through Growth (Q+R)
This episode addresses listener questions about parenting and marriage, focusing on navigating different parenting styles, understanding a child's pain versus one's own emotional response, and supporting a spouse through personal growth. T…
- Parenting the Anxious Generation: Identifying + Walking Through Anxiety With Our Kids
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses parenting children with anxiety. It covers identifying anxiety in kids, effective parental responses, and guidance from scripture.
- Sowing a Hidden Seed: Cultivating a Culture of Prayer in Your Home
This episode introduces "Sowing a Hidden Seed," a 31-day prayer devotional for parents. The hosts discuss cultivating a culture of prayer in the home, highlighting the importance of consistent prayer with children and addressing common bar…
- When It Hurts Too Much, Finding God in the Middle of Pain, and What Do I Do With All This Pain? (Conversation w/ Andrew Damazio)
This episode features a conversation with Andrew Damazio about navigating pain and suffering. He shares his experiences and discusses integrating theology and pastoral care when facing difficult times.
- Facing Mortality, Choosing Margin, Showing Weakness + Modeling Prayer (Interveiw w/ Tyler Staton)
On The Intentional Parents Podcast, Tyler Staton shares his journey through a cancer diagnosis and the spiritual refinement that followed. He discusses reordering priorities, living intentionally, and the importance of vulnerability. The e…
- Extending Forgiveness, Re-Prioritizing Your Marriage, Sharing Family Priorities, and Disclosing Your Broken Past (Marriage Q+R)
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast features a Marriage Q+R session. The hosts discuss extending forgiveness, re-prioritizing marriage, sharing family priorities, and disclosing a broken past.
- Spiritual Intimacy, Spiritual Leadership + Highlighting Negative Patterns in Your Spouse (Marriage Q+R)
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast is a Q+R that discusses spiritual intimacy, spiritual leadership, and highlighting negative patterns in your spouse within marriage. The hosts offer practical tools and biblical perspectives…
- You’re Not Broken, You’re Patterned: Why We Do Things We Don’t Want to Do in Parenting
This episode explores how behavioral patterns influence parenting and marriage. It discusses identifying and healing these patterns through practical steps and scripture, aiming for greater connection within the family. An announcement for…
- The Broken Parts of Ourselves, How Weakness is Forming Something Deeper and The Fellowship of the Withered Hand
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses embracing weaknesses as parents. It explores how acknowledging inadequacies can lead to deeper healing and growth, inspired by "The Fellowship of the Withered Hand" concept from Joh…
- Hopelessness, Bitterness, Simmering Resentment, Passive-Aggressiveness, and Everyday Forgiveness in Close Relationships
This episode discusses everyday forgiveness in close relationships, focusing on how minor offenses can accumulate and impact connections. The hosts share insights from personal experiences and Scripture, offering practical ways to practice…
- Parenting with Scars + Becoming the Parent We Needed (A Conversation w/ A.J. Swoboda)
A.J. Swoboda joins The Intentional Parents Podcast to discuss parenting with emotional scars. The conversation covers how parents can give their children what they never received and practical tools for healing while parenting. The episode…
- The Boring Years, Spiritual Formation in the Shadows, Beneath the Routine, and Praying the Ordinary
Brook and Elizabeth discuss spiritual formation and prayer within the routine of parenting. They explore how to incorporate prayer into daily life and address common obstacles to this practice.
- Unlearning Together, The Cost of Humility in Culture and Teachability in the Everyday Mess of Family Life (Interview w/ A.J. Swoboda)
A.J. Swoboda joins Brook to discuss the importance of a teachable spirit in today's world. They explore the role of humility, teachability in relationships, and the value of childlike faith, drawing from Swoboda's book "A Teachable Spirit."
- Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down: A Balanced Approach of Correction + Connection in Discipline
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses finding a balanced approach to discipline, focusing on both correction and connection. It explores "Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down" parenting, contrasting authoritarian and overly permissiv…
- Character, Dying to Self in Marriage + Modeling Biblical Manhood (Interview with Kirk Cameron)
Actor, author, and producer Kirk Cameron discusses his shift from atheism to Christianity, his views on marriage, and biblical manhood with Brook on The Intentional Parents Podcast. He also talks about his new children's show, "Iggy and Mr…
- Procedural Memory: How God Redeems Reflexes, Rewrites Patterns and Renews the Mind
This episode of The Intentional Parents Podcast discusses procedural memory, its formation through childhood experiences, and methods for transforming harmful patterns into healthier ones. It also examines the process of transformation and…
- Spiritual Formation in Motherhood: Announcing the Intentional Motherhood Retreat 2025 in Portland, Oregon!
Elizabeth and Diane announce The Intentional Motherhood Retreat 2025, taking place in Portland, Oregon from October 23-25. They discuss the retreat's focus on spiritual formation and community for mothers at all stages.