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Ever wonder how to stay spiritually grounded and physically steady when Advent feels like one giant holy fail?

This episode takes you behind the scenes of my real life during the busiest month of the year, showing you exactly how I navigate sugar, celebrations, late nights, travel, and all the joyful chaos that December brings.

You’ll hear how I set my minimum prayer baseline, how I follow my Christmas food protocol, and why the eat–fast–feast rhythm keeps me anchored in both body and soul.

We cover temperance at the table, hydration and movement as spiritual tools, and how the Thought Model helps me stay joyful and charitable through it all.

This is Advent lived with intention, grace, and metabolic flexibility.

It truly is A Wonderful Life!

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Christmas can quietly turn into a sugar-feast that leaves your body sluggish and your soul foggy - but it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this episode, we explore how turning down the sugar opens the door to real clarity, peace, and even miracles during Advent and Christmas.

You’ll learn what metabolic flexibility truly is, why it matters for both your physical health and your spiritual life, and how it allows you to feast minimally and joyfully without losing your grounding.

We unpack the power of ketones, the meaning behind “Dining In With Jesus,” and five simple ways to stay prayerful, intentional, and resilient throughout the holiday season.

Download the Holiday Eating Guide and get on the Waitlist for the $1000 Delay and Pray Group Coaching Experience at thecatholicfastingcoach.com to help you balance food, movement, and prayer through the entire holiday season.

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Advent isn’t really a countdown to Christmas cookies and chaos although it does include these things - it’s a sacred pause where the soul finally takes a breath.

This episode invites you to step out of the December rush and step into the quiet, holy anticipation your heart has been craving.

Inside, we explore Advent as a season of transformation, the deep connection between spiritual fasting and the cocoon-like work of grace, and why your desires matter to God.

You’ll hear how the butterfly became a symbol of holy becoming, why Catholic mind management is essential for lasting change, and how Delay and Pray fits beautifully into this season of waiting.

Download the Holiday Eating Guide and get on the Waitlist for the $1000 Delay and Pray Group Coaching Experience at thecatholicfastingcoach.com to help you balance food, movement, and prayer through the entire holiday season.

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In this Thanksgiving special, Beth and Christine dive deep into the true meaning of the feast.

The word Eucharist means Thanksgiving, and every Mass is our invitation to dine at the table of redemption.

Today isn’t just about turkey and pie - it’s about gratitude, discipline, and presence.

Beth unpacks the biology of fasting and feasting, the neurology of gratitude, and the theology of the Eucharist as the ultimate Thanksgiving meal.

Together, she and Christine remind listeners that this day is about showing up - to Mass, to family, and to the love of Jesus Christ.

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What happens when you finally stop gripping life so tightly and let Jesus lead?

In this episode, Beth welcomes business owner, wife, mother, and “Mimi,” Lisa Thibodeaux, who shares how spiritual fasting brought her from striving and control into peace, surrender, and true freedom in Christ.

Together, they explore how fasting transforms the heart, what it looks like to lead a business with faith and virtue, and how daily prayer reshapes every corner of life - marriage, health, and spiritual clarity.

Lisa’s story is a powerful witness to the freedom that comes when we trust God not just with our souls, but with our schedules, our work, and our deepest desires.

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In this heartfelt episode, Beth welcomes Coleen, a joyful and faith-filled member of Delay and Pray Cohort #3, to share her story of transformation through spiritual fasting.

From surrendering her family struggles to rediscovering peace in prayer, Coleen shows what happens when we let fasting become an act of trust rather than control.

In our conversation, we explore how fasting for loved ones transforms fear into freedom and surrender, the power of community and Catholic fellowship in staying rooted in faith, and how God’s quiet providence brings healing, provision, and restored relationships.

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In this episode, Beth sits down with Teresa Donnett — a nurse, wife, mother of ten, grandmother, and woman of deep Catholic faith.

From her beginnings in South Dakota to founding a Catholic high school in Minnesota, Teresa’s life is a testament to service, perseverance, and joy.

She shares her remarkable journey through Delay and Pray, where she’s lost 70 pounds and found spiritual freedom through fasting and prayer.

Together, Beth and Teresa talk about family life, faith in action, finding holiness in the ordinary, and what it means to never be too busy for God’s call.

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When tragedy strikes again and again, how do you keep trusting God?

In this deeply moving episode, you’ll meet Dawn — a woman who’s walked through unimaginable grief yet still clings fiercely to faith, prayer, and God’s promise of redemption.

Dawn, a Catholic life and fasting coach, shares her incredible story of loss — the deaths of three of her children. Through her tears and testimony, she reveals what it looks like to keep believing in God’s providence when nothing makes sense.

You’ll hear how her love for Jesus and Mary sustains her through depression, doubt, and healing — and how coaching, fasting, and scripture have helped her move from despair to spiritual renewal.

This episode is a sacred conversation about faith that endures through unimaginable pain — and the hope that resurrection always follows the cross.

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Lasting weight loss isn’t about restriction, punishment, or chasing perfection—it’s about peace.

Beth explains how to approach fasting as a holy partnership with God, allowing His grace to reorder your desires and bring lasting balance.

You’ll discover:

• How to stop striving and start cooperating with grace.
• The difference between punishment-based dieting and peaceful fasting.
• Why spiritual fasting brings clarity, discipline, and healing.
• How to build habits that nourish both body and soul.

Beth reminds us that weight loss is not a moral achievement—it’s a byproduct of virtue, prayer, and surrender.

When you invite God into your health journey, peace replaces pressure, and freedom replaces fear.

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What if the goals that seem impossible are the very ones God is inviting you to pursue with Him?

This week's episode challenges you to dream beyond your limits and set impossible goals—the kind that make you laugh, doubt, or whisper, “There’s no way I can do that.”

These goals are sacred collaborations between you and God, where He transforms your weakness into strength.

You’ll learn how to:

• Set spiritual and physical goals that rely on grace, not willpower.
• Recognize patterns of emotional eating and turn them into prayer.
• Allow fasting to reveal your habits and heal your heart.
• Grow in patience, perseverance, and surrender through the process.

Remember, it’s not about striving harder—it’s about believing deeper. When you let God into every area of your life, He truly can do the impossible in you.

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