Lessons & Letters

0:00 - intro to Anne Marie aka the Catholic Hype Woman on Instagram

1:50- what is a “situationship” vs dating and what are the dos and don’ts?

8:00 - how to heal from a “situationship” and unpacking emotions

15:20 - how to PRACTICALLY surrender and ask God to heal your heart 

19:35- the biggest mistake women are making while dating: the lies we are fed about waiting until marriage 

24:00 - the best things that a woman can do while dating: keeping God at the center and letting go of control 

27:20 - Is getting married and having kids countercultural? And being generous in our yes in response to God‘s generosity. 

35:30- Joy in the present moment - no matter if you’re single, dating, engaged, or married

39:13- Lesson & Letter from Anne Marie to you 

Find Anne Marie on social:

@thecatholichypewoman

Mari Wagner, founder of West Coast Catholic, and host of the Ever Be Podcast, joins the Lessons & Letters podcast to discuss all things: homemaking, hosting, faith and more...

0:00 - Intro to Mari

2:45 - The Perfect Table. The spiritual significance of hosting, are we called to be hospitable? 

10:00 - How sharing a meal or welcoming someone into your home initiates vulnerability

14:00 - Practical ways to elevate your guests experience with hosting 

28:15- Practical ways to make overnight guests feel comfortable 

31:00 - Whether you’re in a dorm room, settling into a new house or revamping your home, advice for making your space a HOME

41:30 - The best way to optimize Pinterest & breakdown the “Pinterest-perfect-picture” to get the results you want for your space 

45:30 - Advice for the person who loves learning and Catholic content but needs help in their prayer life 

51:00 - Mari’s relationship with Mary & how she prays the rosary 

1:00:00- Lesson & Letter from Mari

Find Mari on social: https://www.instagram.com/mari.c.wagner/?hl=en

Ever Be Podcast:

https://everbepodcast.co/

SHOP West Coast Catholic:

https://westcoastcatholic.co/

AHH! I am SO excited because two of my very best friends, Callie Meyer (Cal) and Catherine McNamara (Cat) joined me on the Lessons & Letters podcast to discuss all things FRIENDSHIP...

1:30 - Introduction to Callie & Cat 

5:00 - Backtracking - from acquaintances to a beautiful friendship- and how God was weaving the friendship when we didn’t even see it 

 9:08- How can you show up for friends when they’re in a completely different season than you?

17:00 - Assuming good intent & assuming how your friends are doing 

22:30 - Tell tale signs you’re in a good friendship 

27:00 - Making friendships from ground zero

39:45 - Friendships fizzling & over-dramatized friendship breakups

45:45 - What destroys a friendship?

53:30 - “Praying behind their back” & how faith plays out in friendships 

1:01 - Lessons & Letters

Tune in as Carolyn Li deep dives into all things:

3:00 - Who is Carolyn? The Bridgettine convent and how we got connected

6:45 - Carolyn’s AMAZING faith journey - from questioning if there is a God to a flourishing faith

22:00- Why having no belief is a belief, and why having faith is counter cultural

30:15- Outward and inward beauty and why BOTH are important

35:27- Practical way to take care of yourself as a woman 

37:12 - Li Organics: Carolyn’s Skincare Line. How she started her own skincare line and why

44:37- The biggest mistake women make when it comes to skincare 

46:00- Deep dive into Li Organics 5 Products

51:40- Carolyn’s Lesson & Letter  

Find Carolyn on Social: https://www.instagram.com/lovewithli/

Find Li Organics on Social:

https://www.instagram.com/liorganics/

Shop Li Organics:

https://liorganics.com/

Tune in as Brooke Taylor deep dives into all things:

2:15 - Brooke Taylor, wife, mom, author, blogger, podcaster, retreat leader, radio host (what can’t she do!?) shares who she is & her reversion to the Catholic faith 

7:30 - What’s your defining reason for being Catholic? 

10:45 - Truth, Beauty, Goodness 

13:40 - The Sacred Heart of Jesus, what this devotion means for Brooke + her family and home enthronement

19:00 - I thirst: why does Jesus say this?

25:00 - Practical ways to Catholify your home - physically and spiritually speaking

30:00 - The seeds mothers plant in children

33:30 - Devotions to the saints and Mary: why do Catholics have this?

37:30: Journey from woman, to wife, to motherhood: advice for all the stepping stones and Brooke’s own little way

47:00 - Models for our life and the responsibility of who we say we are 

57:00 - Brooke’s Lesson & Letter

Find Brooke on IG: https://www.instagram.com/1brooketaylor/

Brooke's Website:

https://brooketaylor.us/

Tune in as Abby Connolly deeps dives into all the things:

15:00 - feeling torn between what God is calling you to do

17:40 - growing up Catholic + choosing it for yourself 

19:50 - it was never mine in the first place 

21:10 - not letting limiting factors & fear stop you 

26:50- sustaining yourself when you planted the seed but you don’t see it growing 

32:00 - the distinguishing difference: the sacraments 

37:28 - created to create 

45:55- REST. How to find time to play for the sake for play 

53:30 - finding your personal identity 

Find Abby on social

https://www.instagram.com/abbyconnolly_/

Abby's work

https://www.arccodesign.com/

I am so excited to have my fiancé, Tanner, on the podcast! It's been a dream of mine to have him on and today is the day.

We cover all things:

Thanks so much for tuning in, if you'd like to hear more please feel free to rate and review the podcast! In the meantime, follow along at https://www.instagram.com/lessons.and.letters/ 

SUPER excited to take off again with the first guest episode of 2023. Listen in as Claire from The Corporate Catholic Podcast takes over talking all things:

You can find Claire here: 

https://www.instagram.com/corporatecatholic/

Check out the The Corporate Catholic Podcast here:

https://anchor.fm/corporatecatholic 

We ARE back... and starting off the year strong with 22 lessons learned in 2022. 

Tune in for a ramble of Avery's top lessons learned in 2022 covering:

Link to God's Plan for Your Marriage: 

https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Plan-Your-Marriage-Exploration/dp/1644136929

Link to Captivating: 

https://www.amazon.com/Captivating-Unveiling-Mystery-Womans-Soul/dp/1400225280/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1341FE0C0QHP6&keywords=captivating&qid=1672700657&s=books&sprefix=captivating%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1

Link to Wild at Heart:

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Heart-Expanded-Ed-Discovering/dp/1400225264/ref=sxin_10_mbs_w_global_sims?content-id=amzn1.sym.f6adc278-60fd-4516-8b02-0dbae28f44f1%3Aamzn1.sym.f6adc278-60fd-4516-8b02-0dbae28f44f1&crid=1341FE0C0QHP6&cv_ct_cx=captivating&keywords=captivating&pd_rd_i=1400225264&pd_rd_r=fc602790-0a34-4bec-a6d6-f4f2c8242f16&pd_rd_w=uVT2N&pd_rd_wg=caHO8&pf_rd_p=f6adc278-60fd-4516-8b02-0dbae28f44f1&pf_rd_r=QD4FMCERTF5XZSM8MQV5&qid=1672700657&s=books&sprefix=captivating%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1-9e7645f9-2d19-4bff-863e-f6cdbe50f990

Link to ask an anonymous question or request for a topic: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfArrX7o0-SoNFLhB6wFc0BfiZ1NnFLhX1LTecfomKeWuNekg/viewform?usp=sf_link 

On this episode of the Lessons & Letters podcast, Avery interviews Beth, from Blessed Is She!

Listen in as we cover: