Crazy Catholic Convert

In this episode two Catholic moms share their stories about having a child with Down Syndrome.

Resources
The Lucky Few Podcast

The Buddy Walk

Help Me Grow
https://www.helpmegrow.org/Families.aspx

Gliding Stars
https://www.glidingstars.org/

The Miracle League
https://www.miracleleague.com/

Awakening Minds Art
https://www.awakeningmindsart.org/

Heartstrings
https://heartstringmelodies.com/

Facebook groups 
Rockin Moms of Kids with Downs Born in 2015 
Kids with Down Syndrome with Sleep Apnea
Kids with Down Syndrome with Hip Dysplasia

In this episode I interview Napro physician and fellow Catholic convert, Dr Stroud. Dr Stroud is an OB/GYN who dramatically changed his medical practice in order to hold true to his Catholic faith. During the interview, Dr Stroud speaks on how traditional OB/GYN differs from Napro care.  We discuss a wide range of topics from the causes of miscarriages, contraception, infertility treatments, and ectopic pregnancies.  Dr. Stroud's answers provide hope to families who have felt the pain of infertility or pregnancy loss, and he empowers women to receive better care.

Resources

Dr. Stroud's Podcast
All Things Women's Health

Doctor Doctor: Episode #271

How Does Dobbs Really Change Abortion Laws and Medicine? 

https://doctordoctor.org/episode271/

Doctor Doctor: Episode #280
The Truth About Treating Pregnancy Complications After Dobbs

https://doctordoctor.org/episode280/

Dr Stroud's Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPSn5O41Kk&t=0s

In this episode I tell the full birth story of my stillborn daughter, Gianna Marie. It includes significant events leading up to the discovery of her death, her birth story along with Catholic pain coping strategies, and short stories after her birth that helped inspire me to create this podcast. 

Resources

What is Napro?

https://naprotechnology.com/

The Rosary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwVdY...

“My Board” Resources

https://naturalwomanhood.org/

https://fertilitycare.org/what-is-nap...

https://abbyj.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLWp...

Jennifer Hubbard

https://denvercatholic.org/qa-sandy-h...

Napro Progesterone Chart

https://naprotechnology.com/progester...

OB/GYN physician changes his mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPSn...

In this episode I tell my story of how I struggled with the church's teaching against the use of contraception. I explain how the truth of the Catholic faith changed my mind, and how I found both empowerment and peace in the process.  I also discuss my struggles with infertility, and how my relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary gave me healing. 

Resources
Rome Sweet Home by Dr Scott Hahn

Theology of His/Her Body by Jason Evert

Dr Stroud's Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiPSn5O41Kk&t=0s

https://fertilitycare.org/what-is-naprotechnology

God loves you and created you. You're precious, unique and unrepeatable. He wants to be in a relationship with you forever and he's got a plan for your life. The bad news is that due to sin we were separated from God and our human nature was weakened. That means our intellect was darkened. Our wills became weak and sin became attractive. The consequence of sin became eternal death in hell. But the good news is that God's, Jesus became man. Atoned for our sins by dying on the cross, and rose from the dead for our salvation. We receive the Holy Spirit and this gift of salvation when we put our faith in Jesus, repent of our sins, get baptized and become his disciples. Finally Jesus established the Catholic church to teach with his authority, to empower us with his grace, and to bring us back to life if we commit a deadly sin. 

Crazy Catholic Convert explores the beauty, goodness and truth of the Catholic faith through the stories of ordinary Catholics living out their faith.

God loves you and created you. You're precious, unique and unrepeatable. He wants to be in a relationship with you forever and he's got a plan for your life. The bad news is that due to sin we were separated from God and our human nature was weakened. That means our intellect was darkened. Our wills became weak and sin became attractive. The consequence of sin became eternal death in hell. But the good news is that God's, Jesus became man. Atoned for our sins by dying on the cross, and rose from the dead for our salvation. We receive the Holy Spirit and this gift of salvation when we put our faith in Jesus, repent of our sins, get baptized and become his disciples. Finally Jesus established the Catholic church to teach with his authority, to empower us with his grace, and to bring us back to life if we commit a deadly sin.