Danielle Bean
Host of Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)
Danielle Bean is a writer, speaker, wife, and mother of eight. She spends her days finding dignity, humor, and joy in the daily challenges God sends her. Danielle is the author of Momnipotent: The Not-So-Perfect Woman’s Guide to Catholic Motherhood and has written reflections on Bible Memory Table Tents for Mothers.
Danielle Bean has hosted 266 Episodes.
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7 Ways to Deal With Negative People
September 19th, 2023 | 37 mins 50 secs
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Do you deal with negative people in your life? It can be so draining to handle negativity, but we all run into people like this from time to time.
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Find Your Peace (with Dr. Mario Sacasa)
September 12th, 2023 | 51 mins 24 secs
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So many of us struggle with stress and anxiety in our lives. Navigating work, relationships, finances, and health issues can really take a toll on our mental health. Dr. Mario Sacasa joins us to discuss what really happens when we feel stressed and share some practical ways we can manage it. He also shares about things we should know as parents to best support our kids’ mental health.
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How to Thrive When Life Changes
September 5th, 2023 | 38 mins 31 secs
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Are you going through a difficult change in your life? This time of year is a time of transition. Kids go back to school, big kids leave for college, and our daily routines change. Even when these are changes for the good, it can be challenging to adjust to them. Danielle shares five suggestions that will help you thrive, even in the face of big changes.
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Standing on the Rock (with Fr. Dwight Longenecker)
August 29th, 2023 | 42 mins 3 secs
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Danielle and Fr. Longenecker discuss the challenges of maintaining friendly relationships with people who hold values that are very different from our own. How can we engage in meaningful conversations with people who may even be hostile to our Catholic values? Is it possible to create meaningful dialogue in a divisive time like this?
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How to Unlock the Power of Prayer
August 22nd, 2023 | 53 mins 8 secs
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Danielle shares thoughts about how to change our approach to prayer and new ideas for ways to make it a daily habit – one that you are made for and will thrive in.
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Make Room for Jesus (with Ambrose Bean)
August 15th, 2023 | 44 mins 21 secs
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Ambrose shares how he came to fund the Society, how others can get involved, and some of his goals for its future growth.
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Try Mini Habits and Start Winning
August 8th, 2023 | 45 mins 2 secs
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The concept of mini habits is a little way of approaching your goals in ways that feel do-able and lead to greater success. Danielle shares her experience of working with mini goals, inspired by the work of author Stephen Guise in Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results and Mini Habits for Weight Loss.
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How to Raise Catholic Kids (with John Bosio)
August 1st, 2023 | 47 mins 30 secs
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John and Danielle discuss what we mean by the phrase “domestic church” and in what ways parents can help their kids come to learn and love their Catholic faith for a lifetime. John shares his personal stories as well as professional experience in passing on the faith in meaningful ways.
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9 Things to Do Every Day
July 25th, 2023 | 46 mins 2 secs
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Do ever think about what your priorities are and wonder if your days are lining up with them. Danielle is sharing ideas for small, basic things we can and should do every day to take care of ourselves and love and serve others.
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Start Your Day With God (and Father Kirby)
July 18th, 2023 | 33 mins 10 secs
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Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, an author, speaker, and host of Morning Offering With Fr. Kirby, joins us this week to talk about the power of prayer, especially the power of praying the Morning Offering every day and offering your day as a gift to God.
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How to Make Time for Your Marriage
July 12th, 2023 | 35 mins 58 secs
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We need to be deliberate about choosing the other person, about choosing the other person, choosing marriage, and saying YES to our spouse again, every single day.
We are focused on ways to make time for your marriage this week. Are you deliberate about setting aside time to focus on your marriage every day and every week? If we are not careful, other priorities like work, kids, and social activities can fill up our calendars, and without meaning to, married couples can begin to drift apart. Some ideas Danielle shares in today’s episode: -
Throwback Tuesday: How to Handle Your Husband
July 4th, 2023 | 40 mins 17 secs
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After a special announcement, Danielle shares a throwback episode. In fact, this is one of the most popular Girlfriends episodes ever.
Do you cringe when Ephesians 5 gets read at Mass? Many people are uncomfortable with this Scripture passage which can seem politically incorrect in today’s world. Men are the heads of their wives? Wives should submit to their husbands? What on earth can this mean? -
5 Books That Changed My Life
June 27th, 2023 | 45 mins 20 secs
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Do you have plans for reading this summer? What books are on your list? Danielle shares books that have had a lasting impact on her life. She also encourages you to share your reading list with her and others.
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Writing Inspired by Scripture (with Maureen O’Brien)
June 20th, 2023 | 44 mins 7 secs
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Danielle is joined by special guest Maureen O’Brien to discuss Maureen’s new book Gather the Fragments: My Year of Finding God’s Love. Maureen shares how she came to write the book and the ways in which she has come to know God and understand love more deeply through Scripture.
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How to Stand Up for Yourself
June 13th, 2023 | 35 mins 35 secs
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Do you struggle to stand up for yourself? Many women don’t like to cause conflict and tend to be reserved when it comes to setting boundaries or speaking out against things that are offensive or disrespectful. This week, Danielle discusses why this is so hard and ways to meet the challenge of standing up for ourselves.
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Holy Habits of the Sacred Heart (with Emily Jaminet)
June 6th, 2023 | 35 mins 28 secs
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The month of June is devoted to the Sacred Heart, so there’s no better time to chat with Emily Jaminet, author of Secrets of the Sacred Heart and her newest book, Holy Habits From the Sacred Heart. Emily shares some of her own stories of devotion to the Sacred Heart and ways that focusing on the heart of Jesus has changed her life.