What is life in Korea like? What is it like raising a family in Korea? Join host Grace as she shares her experience as a Korean American mom of three navigating parenting/motherhood, life as an expat/”gyopo” and cultural differences in Korea, her motherland.
What if community isn’t something you find, but something you slowly become part of? In this episode, Grace reflects on moving from Seoul to a smaller city in Korea and the unexpected ways community has grown around her—through school, church, the local library, neighbors, and the everyday people who have quietly become part of her life. She also shares about comparison, FOMO, and the temptation to measure our relationships against what we see on social media. Maybe community doesn’t always l...
9 Aug 2026
SAHM v. Working Mom - What I've Learned From Being Both
In this episode, Grace shares her personal journey of being both a stay-at-home mom for seven years and having transitioned into full-time work outside the home and recently back to SAHM LIFE. So often, "SAHM v. working mom" is framed as a comparison - but Grace shares her lived experience and the truth seems to be much more nuanced. The emotional weight, the guilt, the tension of wanting to be fully present in every role - it exists in both seasons, just in different ways. Grace ...
27 Feb 2026
The Quiet Grief of Motherhood
In this episode, Grace reflects on the quiet, unexpected grief woven into motherhood. Sparked by viral “last time” videos and her son turning nine, she explores why even beautiful, wanted growth can ache — how every new stage quietly means letting go of another. Grace unpacks the bittersweet paradox of raising children, why we grieve even the hard seasons, and how love and loss are more intertwined than we admit. With warmth and honesty, she offers gentle permission for moms to name their gri...
21 Jul 2025
Motherhood: Working ourselves out of a job?
In this episode, Grace shares about how parenting and counseling are both "working yourself out of a job". She talks about the struggle of letting our kids struggle but how ultimately, struggle is not a bad thing. Listen in to stories of things that have recently happened to Grace that have taught her about how letting kids struggle can bring deep, genuine learning and growth, both for our kids and for us as parents! Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com or email Grace at: mo...
1 Jul 2025
It takes a village
Grace shares her experiences and lessons learned during the transitional phases of parenthood, emphasizing the importance of community support in raising children.
1 Jul 2025
A New Season
Grace discusses how launching a new podcast season mirrors her own life's transition into a new phase.
9 Jul 2024
When in Korea...
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Korea, do as the Koreans do. Koreans do "self-care", "upkeep" really well.
In this episode, Grace shares her recommendations of what you should do if visiting Korea. Whether it's health-related, beauty-related or fashion-related, listen to hear what's hot and trending and what you can get done at a bargain in Korea.
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
2 Jul 2024
MITM Comeback
In today's episode, Grace shares where she's been the last 7 months, what she's been juggling and how she's learning to say no and asking for help as she adjusts to being a "working mom".
A shout-out to Dan and Jun over at the Korean. American Podcast (https://koreanamericanpodcast.buzzsprout.com/)
Check them out for some really thought-provoking content.
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
9 Jan 2024
Fame and Fortune in Korea: A Double-Edged Sword
In this episode, Grace talks about the recent tragic death of Actor Lee Sun Kyun. Listen in as she shares her thoughts on the dark side of fame and fortune in Korea and what the "bandwagon effect" and Korea's 빨리빨리 (quickly quickly) fast-paced culture has to do with it.
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
24 Nov 2023
On the "Suneung" and education in the Motherland
In this episode, Grace dabbles in a challenging topic: Korea’s education system. She talks about the Suneung, the College Scholastic Ability Test here in Korea, and why it’s such a big deal.
Tune in as she shares her personal views on education, learning and development, and her hopes for the next generation here in her Motherland.
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
16 Nov 2023
Building our house from the ground up: A chat with the husband
In this episode, Grace has her first guest on the podcast! She gets chatting with her husband, Young about all things home-building. They share their favorite parts of the house, the most challenging part of building from scratch, what age had to do with home-building, and how this all affected their marriage. And finally, "Would they do it again?"
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
10 Nov 2023
Building a house in the Motherland
In this episode, Grace talks about what led her and her husband to decide to build a house from ground-up in Korea, the process of looking at plots of land and deciding on where to build, designing the house, finding an architect and contractor, and all the bumps along the way. She also shares about how they found out they were pregnant with their third after the initial blueprint of their house and the dilemma of whether or not they would have a room per child.
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
17 Oct 2023
Work-life balance? The struggles of juggling the demands of work and family
Grace talks about “work-life balance”, the struggles of juggling the demands of family and work (both the hard work of motherhood and the work required for a paid position). She shares things she's doing to fight burnout, find more balance and seek rest in a day and age pushing us towards constant busyness.
Blog post here (https://www.place-of-grace.com/blog/2023/10/21/work-life-balance-the-struggles-of-juggling-the-demands-of-work-and-family)
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
11 Sept 2023
On birthdays, gratitude and self-advocacy
In this episode, Grace reflects on celebrating her birthday recently and how gratitude and self-advocacy have made this past birthday feel different from others.
Head over to the blog post here (https://www.place-of-grace.com/blog/2023/10/21/on-birthdays-gratitude-and-self-advocacy)!
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
19 Aug 2023
Life with three kids in the Motherland
In this episode, Grace shares about what it’s like having three kids in Korea, a country with the lowest fertility rate in the world. She talks about the reactions she gets with a family of five, her recent struggles with mom guilt, the challenges of being a mom to three, and how “equal is not best”.
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
7 Aug 2023
Exploring the Motherland: Traveling with three kids
In this episode, Grace talks about Korea's size, topography, and provinces, shares about three out of the four places she took her kids, and what it's like traveling with three kids around Korea: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Check out my blog post on this episode for pictures and more info here (https://www.place-of-grace.com/blog/2023/8/22/exploring-the-motherland-traveling-with-three-kids)!
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
7 Aug 2023
Back to the Motherland: Why we moved to Korea
Grace shares what stirred her to (finally!) start this podcast, the story behind why she and her husband moved to Korea and how their move to Korea fundamentally changed them.
Please head over to my blog to leave me a comment:
https://www.place-of-grace.com/blog/2023/8/12/motherhood-in-the-motherland-my-podcast
Head over to Grace's blog www.place-of-grace.com (https://www.place-of-grace.com/)
or email Grace at: motherhoodinthemotherland@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and feedback!
Music by AudioCoffee (@audiocoffeemusic)
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Apple Podcasts (US)
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Spotify
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14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 12 / 100
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