Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)
540 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 745 ratingsDanielle shares advice, encouragement, and connection for Catholic women in all walks of life.
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Episode 96: 6 Things that are Keeping You from Accomplishing Your Goals #095
November 06, 2017 19:27 - 47 minutes - 32.2 MB6 Things that are Keeping You from Accomplishing Your Goals #095 by Ascension
6 Things that are Keeping You from Accomplishing Your Goals #095
November 06, 2017 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.2 MB6 Things that are Keeping You from Accomplishing Your Goals #095 by Ascension
Episode 95: Offer it Up
October 31, 2017 19:42 - 48 minutes - 34 MBWhen life sends suffering your way, do you remember to "offer it up"? This is phrase many of us grew hearing our moms say to us, but what is the Catholic idea of "offering it up"? Do our sacrifices really have value? For ourselves? For our family and friends? For souls who might be in purgatory? What exactly IS redemptive suffering and in what ways can it help us to grow in gratitude, gain spiritual insights, and grow closer to God? Also this week I share feedback from listeners Jennie, Tanya...
Offer it Up
October 31, 2017 19:00 - 48 minutes - 34 MBWhen life sends suffering your way, do you remember to "offer it up"? This is phrase many of us grew hearing our moms say to us, but what is the Catholic idea of "offering it up"? Do our sacrifices really have value? For ourselves? For our family and friends? For souls who might be in purgatory? What exactly IS redemptive suffering and in what ways can it help us to grow in gratitude, gain spiritual insights, and grow closer to God? Also this week I share feedback from listeners Jennie, Tanya...
Episode 94: Improve Communication in Your Marriage
October 24, 2017 19:39 - 51 minutes - 37.3 MBDo you want to improve your marriage? The number one thing you can do today to improve your marriage is focus on communicating better with your spouse. This week, I'm sharing six tips for improving communication in your marriage.
Improve Communication in Your Marriage
October 24, 2017 19:00 - 51 minutes - 37.3 MBDo you want to improve your marriage? The number one thing you can do today to improve your marriage is focus on communicating better with your spouse. This week, I'm sharing six tips for improving communication in your marriage.
Episode 93: Stepping Out in Faith (with Mary Lenaberg)#092
October 17, 2017 16:45 - 37 minutes - 24.1 MBThis week we are talking with writer and speaker Mary Lenaberg. Mary shares the beautiful story of caring for her disabled daughter for twenty-two years, and then after losing her daughter, carrying on her daughter's legacy through the work God has called her to fulfill.
Stepping Out in Faith (with Mary Lenaberg)#092
October 17, 2017 16:45 - 37 minutes - 24.1 MBThis week we are talking with writer and speaker Mary Lenaberg. Mary shares the beautiful story of caring for her disabled daughter for twenty-two years, and then after losing her daughter, carrying on her daughter's legacy through the work God has called her to fulfill.
Episode 92: Small Ways to Pray All Day
October 09, 2017 14:04 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBDo you ever find yourself despairing of ever having a meaningful prayer life? This week we are sharing about ways to "pray all day" and become more aware of God's presence in your life, even if you are a very busy and distracted person.
Small Ways to Pray All Day
October 09, 2017 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBDo you ever find yourself despairing of ever having a meaningful prayer life? This week we are sharing about ways to "pray all day" and become more aware of God's presence in your life, even if you are a very busy and distracted person.
Episode 91: Moms Need Friends (with Emily Jaminet) #090
October 03, 2017 16:41 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBThis week I am talking with author Emily Jaminet, who together with her friend Michele Faehnle wrote The Friendship Project: The Catholic Woman's Guide to Making and Keeping Fabulous, Faith-Filled Friends. Emily shares beautifully about the struggles of making and keeping friends, but also the importance of spiritual friendships among women.
Moms Need Friends (with Emily Jaminet) #090
October 03, 2017 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBThis week I am talking with author Emily Jaminet, who together with her friend Michele Faehnle wrote The Friendship Project: The Catholic Woman's Guide to Making and Keeping Fabulous, Faith-Filled Friends. Emily shares beautifully about the struggles of making and keeping friends, but also the importance of spiritual friendships among women.
Episode 90: 7 Ways to Live More Simply #089
September 25, 2017 21:03 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBDo you long for a simpler way of living? Many of us have a restless sense in our hearts that life could be simpler and we could be happier, but how? This week, I’m offering seven ideas for ways to simplify even a very busy and complicated life.
7 Ways to Live More Simply #089
September 25, 2017 21:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBDo you long for a simpler way of living? Many of us have a restless sense in our hearts that life could be simpler and we could be happier, but how? This week, I’m offering seven ideas for ways to simplify even a very busy and complicated life.
Episode 89: What If I Stink at Trusting Jesus? #088
September 19, 2017 14:24 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBDo you trust in Jesus? It's so hard sometimes, isn't it? In this week's episode, I share five tips to help you put your life in Christ's hands and entrust yourself to his love.
What If I Stink at Trusting Jesus? #088
September 19, 2017 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBDo you trust in Jesus? It's so hard sometimes, isn't it? In this week's episode, I share five tips to help you put your life in Christ's hands and entrust yourself to his love.
Episode 88: Finding Hope and Healing (with Maria Dunlap)
September 12, 2017 15:26 - 46 minutes - 22 MBThis week, I start by giving you my Hurricane Irma update and recounting several moments of bursting into tears over the weekend. Good times! Then, I share my recent conversation with the awesome Maria Dunlap, founder and executive director of Vivian's Victory, a nonprofit that supports families as children are helped and healed. Maria and her husband Rod saw the need of families during long hospital stays with their children after they experienced a 59 day stay with their first daughter Vivi...
Finding Hope and Healing (with Maria Dunlap)
September 12, 2017 15:00 - 46 minutes - 22 MBThis week, I start by giving you my Hurricane Irma update and recounting several moments of bursting into tears over the weekend. Good times! Then, I share my recent conversation with the awesome Maria Dunlap, founder and executive director of Vivian's Victory, a nonprofit that supports families as children are helped and healed. Maria and her husband Rod saw the need of families during long hospital stays with their children after they experienced a 59 day stay with their first daughter Vivi...
Episode 87: 5 Ways to Start Your Day Right #086
September 05, 2017 15:07 - 47 minutes - 22.1 MBHow do you begin your day? With peaceful prayer and journaling time? Or in a mad frenzy to get everyone dressed, fed, and out the door? How we start our days can set us up for failure or success, regardless of our life circumstances. Putting some thought into our morning routines can make a lot of sense, so I have five ideas that might help you better start your days.
5 Ways to Start Your Day Right #086
September 05, 2017 15:00 - 47 minutes - 22.1 MBHow do you begin your day? With peaceful prayer and journaling time? Or in a mad frenzy to get everyone dressed, fed, and out the door? How we start our days can set us up for failure or success, regardless of our life circumstances. Putting some thought into our morning routines can make a lot of sense, so I have five ideas that might help you better start your days.
Episode 86: Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy #085
August 29, 2017 18:29 - 41 minutes - 19.6 MBWhat does it mean to "Keep holy the Sabbath"? What does that look like in real family life? This week I am sharing some thoughts and encouraging you to share your ideas for setting Sundays apart as a day of rest and worship.
Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy #085
August 29, 2017 18:00 - 41 minutes - 19.6 MBWhat does it mean to "Keep holy the Sabbath"? What does that look like in real family life? This week I am sharing some thoughts and encouraging you to share your ideas for setting Sundays apart as a day of rest and worship.
Episode 85: Raising Catholic Kids #084
August 15, 2017 14:21 - 53 minutes - 24.9 MBWe all want to know how to raise Catholic kids who will keep their faith and make it their own, but is there a magic formula to share? NOPE. The good news, though, is that there are some things we can do as families to encourage our kids in their faith lives and increase the likelihood that they will keep their Catholic faith well into their adult years. I talk about some of these in this week's show.
Raising Catholic Kids #084
August 15, 2017 14:00 - 53 minutes - 24.9 MBWe all want to know how to raise Catholic kids who will keep their faith and make it their own, but is there a magic formula to share? NOPE. The good news, though, is that there are some things we can do as families to encourage our kids in their faith lives and increase the likelihood that they will keep their Catholic faith well into their adult years. I talk about some of these in this week's show.
Episode 84: What Is a Catholic Feminist?
August 08, 2017 13:45 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBWhat is a Catholic feminist? Is that even a thing? We are talking this week with Claire Swinarski, host of The Catholic Feminist Podcast. Claire shares her journey toward fully embracing her Catholic faith while holding onto certain feminist ideals. She talks about the struggle of sometimes feeling caught between the two worlds of feminism and faith.
What Is a Catholic Feminist?
August 08, 2017 13:45 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBWhat is a Catholic feminist? Is that even a thing? We are talking this week with Claire Swinarski, host of The Catholic Feminist Podcast. Claire shares her journey toward fully embracing her Catholic faith while holding onto certain feminist ideals. She talks about the struggle of sometimes feeling caught between the two worlds of feminism and faith.
Episode 83: Find Time for You #082
August 01, 2017 15:51 - 51 minutes - 62 MBWe all know the drill about how important it is to "MAKE" time for yourself, or worse yet, "CARVE OUT" some time for yourself as a mom, but let's be honest. It just doesn't always happen. Life gets in the way. And sometimes, we are our own worst enemies when it comes to finding to time to care for ourselves. This week, I'm sharing 4 different obstacles many of us face when it comes to finding time for our own pursuits, and some responses we can have to them.
Find Time for You #082
August 01, 2017 15:00 - 51 minutes - 62 MBWe all know the drill about how important it is to "MAKE" time for yourself, or worse yet, "CARVE OUT" some time for yourself as a mom, but let's be honest. It just doesn't always happen. Life gets in the way. And sometimes, we are our own worst enemies when it comes to finding to time to care for ourselves. This week, I'm sharing 4 different obstacles many of us face when it comes to finding time for our own pursuits, and some responses we can have to them.
Episode 82: How to Support Your Husband in Tough Times #081
July 25, 2017 14:31 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIf work stress, job loss or some other challenge has your man down these days, you as his wife – the one he looks to most for love and affirmation – are in a unique position to help him feel like a hero again. This week we're sharing some practical ways wives can build up their husbands during difficult times.
How to Support Your Husband in Tough Times #081
July 25, 2017 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIf work stress, job loss or some other challenge has your man down these days, you as his wife – the one he looks to most for love and affirmation – are in a unique position to help him feel like a hero again. This week we're sharing some practical ways wives can build up their husbands during difficult times.
Episode 81: Simple Ways to Grow Closer to God #080
July 18, 2017 12:30 - 48 minutes - 44 MBIn this week's show, in addition to hormones and grocery budgets, we are talking about some simple ways to grow closer to God. As we read in James, "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." (James 4:8) So how do we do that? Well, I don't think it needs to be as complicated as we sometimes make it.
Simple Ways to Grow Closer to God #080
July 18, 2017 12:30 - 48 minutes - 44 MBIn this week's show, in addition to hormones and grocery budgets, we are talking about some simple ways to grow closer to God. As we read in James, "Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you." (James 4:8) So how do we do that? Well, I don't think it needs to be as complicated as we sometimes make it.
Episode 80: 6 Things to Say More Often
July 11, 2017 14:09 - 49 minutes - 44.6 MBThis week we are talking about six things I think people should say more often: "Thank you," "I'm sorry," "Hello," "You're great," "I need help," and last of all, nothing. I also share my thoughts on the movie, Wonderwoman. Tune in!
6 Things to Say More Often
July 11, 2017 14:00 - 49 minutes - 44.6 MBThis week we are talking about six things I think people should say more often: "Thank you," "I'm sorry," "Hello," "You're great," "I need help," and last of all, nothing. I also share my thoughts on the movie, Wonderwoman. Tune in!
Episode 79: Knowing God's Love (with Sister Miriam James)
July 03, 2017 16:58 - 53 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week I'm sharing a wonderful conversation I had recently with Sr. Miriam James, a sister with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). Sr. Miriam is a beautiful witness to the goodness of God's love with her own personal story of recovery from addiction and discovery of the beauty of the Church's teaching on sexual identity, love, and commitment.
Knowing God's Love (with Sister Miriam James)
July 03, 2017 16:00 - 53 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week I'm sharing a wonderful conversation I had recently with Sr. Miriam James, a sister with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). Sr. Miriam is a beautiful witness to the goodness of God's love with her own personal story of recovery from addiction and discovery of the beauty of the Church's teaching on sexual identity, love, and commitment.
Episode 78: Abiding in God's Word (with Elizabeth Foss)
June 27, 2017 04:22 - 53 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week's conversation is with the lovely Elizabeth Foss—wife, mom, writer, and encourager of many. She shares about her newest project as founder and chief content director for Take Up & Read, a Scripture study designed for women. Elizabeth discusses her love of daily Bible reading and what motivated her to create this ministry. We also discuss the importance of female friendships and the role they play in our spiritual lives and formation.
Abiding in God's Word (with Elizabeth Foss)
June 27, 2017 04:00 - 53 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week's conversation is with the lovely Elizabeth Foss—wife, mom, writer, and encourager of many. She shares about her newest project as founder and chief content director for Take Up & Read, a Scripture study designed for women. Elizabeth discusses her love of daily Bible reading and what motivated her to create this ministry. We also discuss the importance of female friendships and the role they play in our spiritual lives and formation.
Episode 77: 10 Easy Ways to Add Movement to Your Days
June 20, 2017 13:15 - 54 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week we are talking about adding movement to your days and form the healthy habit of sitting LESS and moving more, even outside of your regular "workout" times. This doesn't have to be complicated, and it can have amazing benefits for your health and well-being.
10 Easy Ways to Add Movement to Your Days
June 20, 2017 13:15 - 54 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week we are talking about adding movement to your days and form the healthy habit of sitting LESS and moving more, even outside of your regular "workout" times. This doesn't have to be complicated, and it can have amazing benefits for your health and well-being.
Episode 76: Be Better at Hospitality #075
June 13, 2017 01:01 - 47 minutes - 47.4 MBThis week, we are talking about getting better at hospitality. This is a tough issue for so many women. We worry about our homes or our cooking skills or our children not being "good enough" for company. We stress about how to be the perfect hostess. But hospitality is such a gift to ourselves, to others, and to our communities, that we all should make a little effort to get better at doing it.
Be Better at Hospitality #075
June 13, 2017 01:00 - 47 minutes - 47.4 MBThis week, we are talking about getting better at hospitality. This is a tough issue for so many women. We worry about our homes or our cooking skills or our children not being "good enough" for company. We stress about how to be the perfect hostess. But hospitality is such a gift to ourselves, to others, and to our communities, that we all should make a little effort to get better at doing it.
Episode 75: Plan Ahead for a Super Summer #074
June 06, 2017 15:10 - 45 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode, we talk about six ways to plan (at least loosely plan)a fun summer with your family! From changing up your prayer life to visiting new places, these six ideas will give you the chance to make this season fun, fruitful, and stress-free!
Plan Ahead for a Super Summer #074
June 06, 2017 15:00 - 45 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode, we talk about six ways to plan (at least loosely plan)a fun summer with your family! From changing up your prayer life to visiting new places, these six ideas will give you the chance to make this season fun, fruitful, and stress-free!
Episode 74: Stress Less #073
May 30, 2017 13:23 - 44 minutes - 46.3 MBDid you know stress is bad for your health? It is! This week, we are talking about stress and ways that we can reduce the amount of stress in our lives—even if we can't always change the things that cause us stress. Let's discuss these simple ways to handle everyday stress and take good care of ourselves, physically, and emotionally.
Stress Less #073
May 30, 2017 13:00 - 44 minutes - 46.3 MBDid you know stress is bad for your health? It is! This week, we are talking about stress and ways that we can reduce the amount of stress in our lives—even if we can't always change the things that cause us stress. Let's discuss these simple ways to handle everyday stress and take good care of ourselves, physically, and emotionally.
Episode 73: How to Handle Criticism #072
May 23, 2017 13:44 - 46 minutes - 44.8 MBThis week, we are talking about ways to handle criticism, which is a tough topic because nobody likes to be criticized. When we receive negative feedback, our immediate reaction is often to reject the criticism or brood over it and get angry. In this episode, I give tips to help you handle it productively, instead. Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com.
How to Handle Criticism #072
May 23, 2017 13:00 - 46 minutes - 44.8 MBThis week, we are talking about ways to handle criticism, which is a tough topic because nobody likes to be criticized. When we receive negative feedback, our immediate reaction is often to reject the criticism or brood over it and get angry. In this episode, I give tips to help you handle it productively, instead. Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com.
Episode 72: Big Life Changes with Haley Stewart #071
May 15, 2017 22:18 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThis week, we have a special guest Haley Stewart joining us for an inspiring conversation about big life changes- from Protestantism to Catholicism, from single life to married life, from married life to parenting, and from working mom to at-home mom. Haley shares so beautifully about her own struggles and lessons she has learned along the way. I just know you are going to love this conversation! Find complete show notes at www.DanielleBean.com
Big Life Changes with Haley Stewart #071
May 15, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThis week, we have a special guest Haley Stewart joining us for an inspiring conversation about big life changes- from Protestantism to Catholicism, from single life to married life, from married life to parenting, and from working mom to at-home mom. Haley shares so beautifully about her own struggles and lessons she has learned along the way. I just know you are going to love this conversation! Find complete show notes at www.DanielleBean.com