True Presence: Helping Overwhelmed Catholic Moms Design a life of Purpose and Presence | a Catholic Podcast

Playing with our kids--Do we have to? How much is enough? How much is too much? Should we feel guilty if we don't? Is there something else we can do instead? Mama, first of all, you are doing great. And second of all, we don't necessarily need to play with our kids. We need to have a relationship with them. And this episode is all about how to build that relationship whether or not you do it through play.

Let's do real life WITH our kids. Want an age-by-age guide to practical life readiness? Grab it here._______

Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only! It's going to be up all through lent, so hop on in even if you are late to the game and go ahead and grab the earlier episodes too.

Unsolicited parenting advice can be so upsetting! It hits us right in our vulnerable spots--overwhelm and insecurity.

Isn't figuring out parenting hard enough without all the extra advice (and that judgement we feel is behind it?)

Let's talk about how to handle this inevitable rite of passage in parenthood--unsolicited advice--with the superpowers of grace and humility. ______________

Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only!

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Have you ever heard of Cycle syncing? Basically, it's the idea that, unlike men who are the same energy every day, women's energy and effectiveness shifts from one type to another throughout her menstrual phases. Cycle syncing work and productivity or cycle syncing workouts and physical ambitions can give you that extra ooomph you were looking for--without the burnout!

Megan Faller of the Aligned Cycle is joining us this week to discuss how Catholic Moms can manage our energy levels and productivity by working with our fertility cycle instead of against it. Join us as we more deeply embrace God's unique and beautiful design for women.

Want to work with Megan? Check her out here:

**Headphone advisory: Content best suited for folks who have had the puberty talk!

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Hi there! I'm your host, Kelsey.

I started my economics career passionately helping charities and social entrepreneurs maximize their impact in the greater Washington D.C. area. But then I became a mom and finally understood what Mother Theresa meant when she said, "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family."

Now I help other Catholic moms fight the good fight with routines, boundaries and home systems that let you nourish your mind, body and soul so you can show up as a calm, present parent and live an intentional life.

Catholic Moms don't have to feel stressed and burned out all the time and I want to help you set yourself free so you can show up as the mom you want to be.

Check out my course Here to learn to build your personal Rule of Life.

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"Am I a good Mom?" is a question we all ask ourselves at times. In a world where there are so many points of comparison--instagram, pinterest, snapchat--it can be so easy to feel that we aren't doing enough or that we are failing. So how do we know if we are on the right track? _______________________

Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only! Hop on at any stage during lent--it's not too late!

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Hi there! I'm your host, Kelsey.

I started my economics career passionately helping charities and social entrepreneurs maximize their impact in the greater Washington D.C. area. But then I became a mom and finally understood what Mother Theresa meant when she said, "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family."

Now I put raising my family first and help other Catholic moms fight the good fight with routines, boundaries and home systems that let you nourish your mind, body and soul.

Catholic Moms don't have to feel stressed and burned out all the time and I want to help you set yourself free so you can show up as the mom you want to be.

We're digging in to the symptoms of burnout and the first baby steps you need to reverse it.

Moms work so hard, often from sunup to sundown and sometimes through the night as well. Burnout is something we all experience at some point. How do we get our energy back when we're deep in the pit? ______________

Want to save your seat at one of my live monthly workshops? Grab your spot here-->

Burnout Reversal Workshop

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Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only!

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Hi there! I'm your host, Kelsey.

I started my economics career passionately helping charities and social entrepreneurs maximize their impact in the greater Washington D.C. area. But then I became a mom and finally understood what Mother Theresa meant when she said, "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family."

Now I put raising my family first and help other Catholic moms fight the good fight with routines, boundaries and home systems that let you nourish your mind, body and soul.

Catholic Moms don't have to feel stressed and burned out all the time and I want to help you set yourself free so you can show up as the mom you want to be.

This episode is about bringing healthy balance to our marriages! We don't have to nag our husbands to meet our needs as wives and mothers--and we don't have to resent our husbands! It starts with knowing our value and having some perspective shifts that set us free to love our husbands and ourselves in a healthy way.

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Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only!

Excessive screen time is an epidemic in our families. And it doesn't seem to be creating a healthy, holy family life. What can Catholic Moms do to build a culture of connection at home? What can help our children to make wise choices about screentime even into adulthood when they are no longer under our roof?

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Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only!

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Hi there! I'm your host, Kelsey.

I started my economics career passionately helping charities and social entrepreneurs maximize their impact in the greater Washington D.C. area. But then I became a mom and finally understood what Mother Theresa meant when she said, "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family."

Now I put raising my family first and help other Catholic moms build a life that is simple, healthy and holy.

Catholic Moms don't have to feel stressed and burned out all the time and I want to help you set yourself free so you can show up as the mom you want to be.

Have you ever had a series of mini-disasters mess up all of your plans and routines? Oh. wait. That's life, right? But it can be SO FRUSTRATING and anxiety-inducing to feel like you are falling behind, especially when it seems like the dishes and laundry are piling up. Today, I'm teaching you a technique I learned from life-coaches for hitting the reset button on your thoughts and plans and getting back on track for your most important goals.

You're doing so much better than you think, Mama!!

Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only!

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Hi there! I'm your host, Kelsey.

I started my economics career passionately helping charities and social entrepreneurs maximize their impact in the greater Washington D.C. area. But then I became a mom and finally understood what Mother Theresa meant when she said, "If you want to change the world, go home and love your family."

Now I put raising my family first and help other Catholic moms fight the good fight with routines, boundaries and home systems that let you nourish your mind, body and soul.

Catholic Moms don't have to feel stressed and burned out all the time and I want to help you set yourself free so you can show up as the mom you want to be.

What on earth is an embodied soul and why should Catholic Moms care? We're digging in today on how social media makes us less connected than we could be, and the power of being truly present, based on how our Lord is so present to us as the Eucharist.

Have you considered giving up social media for lent this year? Many of us are pregnant or nursing and a food fast just isn't the wisest when we are already depleting our bodies. But a social media fast? THAT we can do.

Speaking of which....

Giving up Social Media for lent? Get access to our special lenten podcast here and find encouragement without opening your internet browser. Access is by sign-up only!

I'm so excited to help you on this journey. Breaking the habit can be tricky so lets go into it with a REALISTIC strategy and a gameplan for when we slip up so we don't just give up.

Want to teach your children to play independently? We're going step by step with real, practical, Montessori and RIE inspired techniques on today's episode of True Presence for Catholic moms.

Redesign your days in the True Presence Membership:

The True Presence Membership is a time freedom membership for Catholic moms who are ready for the ultimate life reset. If you always feel like you're ten steps behind and never get ahead on the things that truly matter, it's not your fault. Millions of Catholic moms are trapped in burnout culture. In this program you'll get to design a life that moves at the pace YOU choose, so you can enjoy your coffee hot, have the capacity to be FULLY PRESENT with your loved ones, and even revisit those long-lost hobbies that make you feel like YOU. This program is faithfully Catholic, ever prayerful, and oriented toward constant growth in the Fruits of the Spirit for you and your family.