"Motherhood Is Harder Than Getting A PhD" With Homeschooling Mom of 6 Lauren Mefford

<p>✨Subscribe for more wonderful conversations like these! What could be harder than rocket science? According to this PhD, motherhood is. In this conversation with Lauren Mefford, we discuss-her journey from PhD career woman to homeschooling -chore routines-managing when your home when it feels out of control-homeschooling with littles-and so much more!Jeremy and Lauren Mefford have been married for almost nine years and live in East Tennessee with their six children (three biological and three adopted), ranging in age from newborn to 10 years old. You can learn more about them and follow their journey through the links below:Website: www.laurenmefford.comYouTube: / @laurenmefford Podcast: The Rooted Home - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Timestamps(00:00) Lauren’s background: PhD, motherhood, adoption, and business(00:34) The shift from academic life to stay-at-home mom(07:14) Why motherhood felt harder than earning a PhD(08:36) Motherhood as sanctifying, all-encompassing work(12:46) How home management started to “click”(14:59) Why chore charts often fail in real homes((24:30) What to do when a child does chores poorly(26:06) Consequences for disobedience versus simple training mistakes(27:01) Creating a warm home without losing structure(33:31) Why necessity pushed them toward more intentional systems(35:23) Lauren’s bare minimum blueprint for overwhelmed moms(37:48) How she triages dinner when evenings are chaotic(39:14) The weekly reset and why it reduces chaos(44:50) Homeschooling with a newborn and toddler: scaling down to bare bones(45:46) Morning routine: breakfast, Bible time, catechism, and memory work(54:52) Favorite homeschool curriculum and piecing things together(55:26) The book Sally Clarkson wrote that shaped her early motherhood(56:01) How prayer protects joy in the middle of motherhood(57:00) Basic self-stewardship: sleep, water, dressing, and showering(58:33) Where to find Lauren Mefford online and access her training</p>