For years, Latosha Crawford lived in perpetual motion building a legal career, raising young children, managing marriage, chasing goals, and doing everything success was supposed to look like from the outside. But beneath the accomplishments, she was spiritually, emotionally, and physically exhausted.

In this deeply personal episode of Balance for Working Christian Moms, Latosha shares how the events of 2020  including practicing criminal defense law in downtown Minneapolis during the aftermath of the Murder of George Floyd tragedy while navigating motherhood and career pressures during the pandemic  forced her to confront a difficult truth: she had been running on empty for years without even realizing it.

This episode is for the woman who appears strong on the outside but feels depleted on the inside.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Living in survival mode without recognizing it
• The spiritual and emotional cost of constant busyness
• Reconnecting with God through stillness, prayer, fasting, and obedience
• Evaluating whether your life aligns with God’s purpose or personal ambition
• Why balance requires intentionality, wisdom, and surrender
• How to stop wearing “busy” like a badge of honor

Through the wisdom of Book of Psalms and Proverbs, Latosha shares how God redirected her priorities, marriage, finances, career, and spiritual life when she finally slowed down long enough to listen.

If you’ve been pouring into everyone else while neglecting your own soul, this episode will encourage you to stop surviving and start living for God with greater purpose, peace, obedience, and intention.

“Be still and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

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Episode Description: Have you ever convinced yourself you needed something — only to realize later it was just a moment of stress, boredom, or emotional exhaustion speaking? In this episode, Latosha Crawford gets real about her own impulse spending journey — Amazon boxes at the door every day, overflowing closets, and a growing income that somehow never felt like enough.

She unpacks the truth behind impulse spending: it's not really about the stuff, it's about the void. Drawing from Hebrews 13:5, Proverbs 13:22, and the wisdom of the Proverbs 31 woman, Latosha shares how intentional stewardship of your finances is an act of faith — and how breaking the cycle creates more peace, more margin, and more capacity to be generous.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why impulse spending is a spiritual issue, not just a budget problem
• 3 practical shifts to stop spending impulsively and start stewarding intentionally
• How letting things "sit in your cart" can save you thousands
• What becomes possible when you stop filling the void with stuff

This week's challenge: Write your grocery list before you go to the store, let your online cart sit for 2–3 days, and before buying anything new — look at what you already have.

Key Scriptures:

• Hebrews 13:5
• Proverbs 13:22
• Matthew 16:26

Keywords/Tags: impulse spending, Christian finances, budgeting for moms, faith and money, Proverbs 31 woman, stewardship, working Christian moms, financial freedom, Christian women, peace over pressure, biblical finances, generosity, contentment

Episode Number: 3

Podcast: Balance for Working Christian Moms

Host: Latosha Crawford — wife, mother, attorney, and motivational life coach & speaker

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Episode Description: Have you ever responded to your spouse and immediately felt a gentle nudge that said, that wasn't quite right? In this episode of Balance for Working Christian Moms, Latosha Crawford gets vulnerable about a moment in her own kitchen where the Holy Spirit lovingly corrected her tone and what that revealed about how we speak to the people we love most.

We dive into Proverbs 15:1  "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger" and explore why the more comfortable we become in our marriages, the more careless we can be with our words. Latosha walks through the BALANCE framework to help you examine your communication, check yourself in the moment, and grow in how you love your husband well.

Whether you've been married 2 years or 22, this episode will meet you right where you are.

In this episode:

• Why comfort in marriage can lead to careless communication
• What the Holy Spirit's gentle correction looks like in everyday moments
• How Colossians 4:6 sets the standard for gracious speech
• Practical ways to pause, reflect, and respond with more grace
• Why humility in marriage is a sign of maturity, not weakness

Key Scriptures:

• Proverbs 15:1
• Colossians 4:6
• John 14:26

Tags/Keywords: Christian marriage, Christian wife, tone in marriage, Holy Spirit conviction, gracious speech, biblical marriage advice, working Christian moms, marriage communication, Proverbs 15, Balance for Working Christian Moms, Latosha Crawford, faith and family, Christian podcast for women

Episode Category: Christianity · Marriage & Family · Self-Improvement

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