Fasting has become a popular fad for people employing a new diet, but for religious people, fasting takes on a depth of spiritual meaning. Today I sit down with Fr. Peter Adrian, Norbertine priest and chef, to discuss why Christians fast during Lent, the ancient Christian traditions of fasting, the physical and spiritual benefits of fasting, the importance of prudence, and why Christians ought to fast intentionally.

E95: The Power of Fasting (And Why You Should Do It)

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Today I sit down with Alexandre Havard, author and international speaker, to discuss the relationship between the four temperaments and virtue. We discuss what we can learn from the story of Jerome Lejeune, each temperament’s virtues and vices, why the temperaments are important to learn, the temperaments of different saints, how to use knowledge of your temperament to develop virtue, how your character represents who you are moreso than your temperament, and much more.

E110: What Your Temperament Says About You w/ Alexandre Havard

Are contraceptives the only answer to women’s health issues? Is IVF the only way to treat infertility? Today I welcome Dr. Lauren Rubal, MD, back to the show to unpack the holistic approach to women’s reproductive health. We discuss what it means to treat women holistically instead of using conventional bandaid treatments, some of the leading causes of women’s health issues, the problems with hormonal birth control, common holistic ways to treat acne, PCOS, endometriosis, and infertility, and much more.

E109: Healing Infertility and Period Problems Holistically

Today I welcome back Erica Komisar, Psychoanalyst and Parent Coach, to pick up where we left off from our last conversation about the importance of being present to our children at their earliest stages. In today’s fascinating conversation we unpack more best practices for parents to support the development of their children in the most critical stages of adolescence. We also discuss the best way to pursue relationship with your teen, how to select the right school for your child, how to minimize your children’s trauma from divorce, and how to heal relationships with your parents as an adult. I also ask up some of your most burning questions for Erica from our last episode.

E108: Parenting That Heals w/ Erica Komisar

Today I sit down with my dear friend Emily Wilson, author, speaker, musician, and Youtuber, to discuss the lessons we’ve learned from our birth stories. The two of us have due dates a few weeks apart, both with our third child and our first girl. We discuss the difficulty and beauty of having a different body during pregnancy and after the birth of our children, spiritual lessons we’ve learned from giving birth, the role of men in birth, considerations for women who don’t have a healthy support system, and much more.

E107: The Beautiful Lessons of Birth  w/ Emily Wilson

Today I welcome back Dr. Lauren Rubal, MD, Ob/Gyn, reproductive care physician, and former IVF doctor, to break down the practice of In Vitro Fertilization and why it is not the way we should treat infertility. We discuss the in-depth process of IVF, what harms IVF can bring to children as well as parents, the forgotten plight of the embryos who are not implanted, and the questionable developments of more reproductive technologies.

E95: The Power of Fasting (And Why You Should Do It)

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