Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Hope and Healing After Postpartum Depression (with Danielle Lerner)

April 20th, 2021  |  43 mins 59 secs

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My guest this week is Danielle Lerner, a wife, mom, and Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist currently working as a news anchor and reporter in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. After telling other people's stories for more than a decade, Danielle felt compelled to share her own family's story navigating postpartum depression and anxiety after the birth of their younger daughter, Harper. She is a passionate advocate for maternal mental health and credits her recovery to professional treatment, an incredible support system and her Catholic faith.

It’s OK to Not Be OK

April 28th, 2020  |  30 mins 24 secs

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How are you doing? Not so great? Me too.

This week, I’m sharing from my heart about some of the ways this time of quarantine and social isolation has been challenging for me and my family. I want to encourage you to know that if you are struggling, it’s alright to admit that. It’s OK to not be “quarantining well.” Whatever that means.

Coping in a Time of COVID-19 (with Dr. Jacqueline Brown)

April 14th, 2020  |  58 mins 2 secs

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Dr. Jacqueline Brown has been on the show before. A couple of months ago, she came on to talk about the importance of Catholic fiction and her popular series of books, The Light Series. But this time, she is joining us in a different capacity, as she is also a psychologist.

Dr. Jacqueline Brown and I discuss coping mechanisms for a time of quarantine, some of the complicated emotions many of us are feeling, and how to best take care of our kids, our marriages, our work, and ourselves in these uncertain times.

Snippet from the Show
Turn off the news. If you can be in nature, be in nature. It's amazing just how much being around trees, grass, and flowers helps our mental health, and even our physical health.

How to Banish FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

January 15th, 2019  |  38 mins 58 secs

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Do you know what FOMO is? It’s a popular acronym that stands for “fear of missing out”. It refers to the times we feel left out or like we’re not measuring up to others.

5 Ways to Not Go Insane from Christmas Stress

November 27th, 2018  |  40 mins 12 secs

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Holiday preparations, with all the “extra” that they require of us as wives, mothers, and homemakers, threaten to send us over the edge from Christmas stress. We want to make everything merry and bright, but sometimes the pressure of outside expectations and (let’s be honest) our own inner expectations can turn us into the Grinch.