Coffee & Pearls: Wisdom for Catholic Moms

Your Inner Mean Girl

You know you beat yourself up in your mind. A lot. In this episode, you're going to find out why you do that and why it's powerful to give this voice a name.   You are not your thoughts. You are the watcher of your thoughts. Befriending the mean girl is the best way to change your thinking and take control of how you show up in your life.

Archived Mama Tools Episode 10: Second Greatest Story Ever Told

Every ten episodes I will share a game-changer book that I've read. Today I'm talking about The Second Greatest Story Ever Told by Fr. Michael Gaitley.  I love this book so much. It helped me fall in love with St. Therese, St. Faustina, JPII, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Mother Teresa, St. Louis de Montfort and so much more! I share some of my favorite takeaways and what it did for my life!

Archived Mama Tools Episode 09: Live Coaching Alana

This is a long and deep coaching call where we explore why Alana is feeling confused and overwhelmed. I love this call so much because it shows that sometimes we're not even sure what the real problem is. It shows that sometimes, it takes a few sessions to really pull it out in order to shift it!

Archived Mama Tools Episode 08: Boundaries

I love talking about boundaries! Let's chat about how we can set firm boundaries and actually enforce them to find more peace in our lives.

Archived Mama Tools Episode 07: Your Kids Are Fine

This is my first live coaching episode! Stacy and I talk about homeschooling and feeling like we're not doing enough and that we're behind!

Archived Mama Tools Episode 06: Your Kids Are Fine

Are you struggling with a nine-year-old who is roller her eyes at you? How about a ten-year-old who can't get ready for school on time? Maybe a precocious teenager? Your kids are just fine. Let me tell you why.

Archived Mama Tools Episode 05: How To Feel Better

In this episode, I'll be talking about the tool I have been using to radically change my life. I went from feeling overwhelmed and bitter to feeling confident and grateful. I'm going to teach you how to use this tool over many podcast episodes. Today will just be an introduction but I know if you do the work I lay out in this episode, you will start to see immediate results. God has given us such a wonderful life. Let's start really seeing those gifts and thanking Him all throughout the ...

Archived Mama Tools Episode 04: Seasoned Margaret

I love this episode so much! I also love that the first Seasoned Mama episode is featuring my friend Margaret because she's one of the most fabulous souls on the planet. Margaret had four kids very close together. She shares what life was like with lots of littles and how she held on to her sanity. She also shares what the teen years looked like and how she's feeling as she's approaching the empty nest phase of her motherhood journey.

Dr. Peake and Toddler Tantrums

Archived Mama Tools Episode 03: Dr. Peake and Toddler Tantrums

My Weight Loss Journey

Archived Mama Tools Podcast: Episode 02 My Weight Loss Journey

Mama Tools Podcast Launch

Archived Mama Tools Episode 1: The Podcast Launch!

Come Hang Out With Me!

Alright, ladies, a few thousand of you were listening to Coffee & Pearls but have not come over to the new podcast. Find out what I'm up to and how we can hang out!

Farewell Episode

Ladies, I kept it together until the final sign out and then I lost it and bawled. I love you so much! Come hang with me at www.mamatools.com!

Sterling Summer Update

What I've been up to for the last three months!

10 Things I Learned During the Pandemic Summer

What a summer! I learned a ton of things and I want to share them with you!

Shepherding a Child's Heart

Find out my favorite gems from Shepherding a Child's heart. So much good parenting advice!

Vaginismus

NOT FOR KIDS! In this episode, I discuss what vaginismus is and how I overcame it. 

Ecclesiastes Part Three

Let's take a visit to a house of mourning to learn about how we should seek wisdom throughout our days. 

Ecclesiastes Part Two

More wisdom from Ecclesiastes! There is a season for everything. What is God asking you to do in this season? What is God asking you NOT to do in this season?

Ecclesiastes - Part One

We're diving into Ecclesiastes today to help us understand why we seek wisdom and why it makes us grumpy when we find it!

Fun and Focus: Keys to Handling Isolation

Want to stay sane? Here are some fabulous tips to have fun and to pick something to focus on so you can make it through this super weird time!

Help!

Help keep the lights on at Coffee & Pearls so I can keep podcasting for 2020!

Don't Be An Optimist

Don't be an optimist. What? Find out why I think optimism can be dangerous and how we should adjust our attitudes instead!

Exercises for Saturday and Sunday

How rough was that week? I've got an exercise for you and a separate exercise you can do with your spouse to end the week on a peaceful note!

You're Training for a Marathon

Guess what, lady? This is not a sprint, it's a marathon. Let's start training for this.

Be The Peace Center of your Home

Your job right now is to bring peace to your home. Let me share some ideas for how to do that!

The Power of Gratitude

You know you should be grateful. You've heard about keeping a gratitude journal. Listen to this to find out the ins and outs of why this practice is powerful and exactly how to practice it!

The Key to Peace is Presence

Stuck at home with your whole family? Here's how to have real peace even amidst the chaos.

Painful Marriage and Valentine's Day

The internet will no doubt be covered by hearts, candy, balloons, and more today. Once again a Catholic holiday (holy-day) has been co-opted by our secular culture. I don't mind the pictures, actually. We have a lovely book about St. Valentine and I think he would be proud that people stop and do nice things for their loved ones today.  Where we get in trouble is when we believe that the absence of candy and balloons means an absence of love... or that love means warm and romantic feelings...

Be not afraid.

As we head into a new year, there can be some scary things looming ahead. Sometimes there are unknowns as we walk by faith not knowing what's ahead. God gives us clues in the Bible for how we should not be afraid. Joan of Arc and Padre Pio help out too!

Why You Should Set Goals in December

Don't blow all your goals in the month of December waiting for January to arrive. Anchor yourself to what's important now!

No One Can Make You October

Fall is my favorite but partly because I say no to a lot of the activities going on!

The Profound Joy of Motherhood

The daily grind of motherhood is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen and I don't think we talk about it enough.

The Power of Changing Your Mind

We've lost the art of changing our minds and doing it gracefully. Let's talk about how we can educate ourselves and stick to our opinions, even if they change. 

Find a Hero and Marry Him

I was inspired recently by a quote. "Find a hero, marry him, and then cheer him on every day." How many of us are doing that for our husbands?

Getting Back on Track

When you're leaving a season of survival, how to do you get your life back on track?  

Screen Time in the Jaquith Household

An episode dedicated to how we manage screens in a household with kids ages 8, 6, 4, 2, 1, and almost born!

5 Ways Screens Are Robbing You of Your Life

We know we're drowning in screen time but we can't seem to pull away. Here are 5 ways screens are ruining us and why we should fight against them!

Less Stressful Summer Series Part Four

Spiders, snakes, and ticks - oh my! Let's talk about things that frighten us including drowning, whether or not sunscreen causes cancer, and more!

Less Stressful Summer Series Part Three

There are some crosses God has given us and we can't get rid of them, we can only learn how to carry them. In this episode we talk about big life transitions, being pregnant, not having AC, when your skin hates the sun and more!

Less Stressful Summer Series Part Two

Let's talk about kids who say, "I'm bored," sibling fights, messes, and all the noise, noise noise!

Less Stressful Summer Series Part One

We talk about over-scheduling your summer, not having structure for your summer, being called a party pooper for not wanting to go camping with little kids and more!

Meal Planning Tips

Tired of not knowing what you're going to have for dinner? Let me help you streamline food for your family!

You Don't Have to Do Anything

Let's tap into our own agency to boost our self-confidence!

SQT: Sugar, Sex, Lent

1. Thinking of decluttering for Lent? The Kindle version of my book Not Of This World is free from March 7-11. Get it here: https://amzn.to/2Tl2Cgk   The free Lenten Minimalism Challenge started yesterday! Join at www.facebook.com/groups/catholicminimalism   2. I'm totally off sugar and feeling like a superhero for all the things I've said no to. I did buy a sugar-free caramel syrup to put in my coffee though and that's been delightful one or two mornings a week!   3. Your goals ...

Bringing Scents into Your Prayer Life

How you can incorporate scents in your family prayer life! Check out www.aromarosary.com. I share my experience with their wonderful product and how I think we should all be incorporating scents into our prayer life!

SQT: Pregnant, Speaking, and Rosaries

1. Still pregnant, not eating sugar but eating all the crackers.    2. Still biking and doing kettlebell swings.   3. My parents moved out so we have more rooms for our many, many nappers.    4. Going to be in Vancouver, WA on Feb. 23rd and in Batesville, IN on March 9th if you want to come see me speak!   5. I've been praying the rosary every night with my husband, a practice we've said we would do for eight years but... hey.... surprise pregnancies tend to bring you to your...

I'm pregnant.

How To Get More Done In Less Time

I was putting together a webinar for my Marian Mastermind group about how Catholic women who do business online can get more stuff done in less time when I realized... most all of it applied to moms even if they don't have businesses! I pulled all the relevant parts and put it in this week's episode of Coffee & Pearls! Do you wish you could get more done in less time? Do you want to know how moms can get things done even with little kids around? Do you wish you could stop wasting so mu...

Silly Small Goals

This episode is about why we need to stop breaking trust with ourselves and instead set silly small goals so we can build a momentum of wins and rebuild that trust. I also talk about the importance of setting small dreams that are anchored in love.