FoC 131: Dealing With Disappointment and Little Steps to Choosing Joy with Claire Swinarski

Struggling with the up and downs and disappointments of life in, ahem, our current situation? We are, too. So we called a friend to talk about it. The founder of the well-known Catholic Feminist Podcast, Claire Swinarski joins us on this episode! Claire is the author of multiple books, including What Happens Next (available for pre-order!) and Girl, Arise: A Catholic Feminist’s Invitation to Live Boldly, Love Your Faith, and Change the World. She lives just outside of Milwaukee, WI with her husband and two kids.

In this episode we talk about what our days look like and the little griefs of how this pandemic is affecting all our lives. We discuss the hard things and then the guilt over knowing others are suffering much more! As moms, we notice how different ages of kids make certain things easier or harder and we talk about how different people deal with stress (and that it’s okay not to deal with it the same way as the next person). We hope this episode makes you feel supported during this crazy time. So mix up a quarantini and enjoy!

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Claire’s new book:

What Happens Next

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