Latest Busby Podcast Episodes
Episode 43: Catholic Marrying a Non Catholic? Here's What You Need To Know.
Discerning Marriage - November 04, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutesElizabeth discusses the challenges and considerations when Catholics marry non-Catholics. She candidly explores the complexities of such marriages, touching on aspects like practicing faith, sexual morality, and raising children. Whether you're a Catholic contemplating such a union or someone int...
Episode 42: The Do's and Don'ts of Breaking Up (with Kateri Bean from Catholic Match)
Discerning Marriage - March 16, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutesWhether you've realized you need to break up with the person you're with, you're beloved just broke up with you, or you're happily dating and want some advice should you discern the relationship needs to end, this episode with Kateri Bean from Catholic Match will be super helpful. On The Discerni...
Episode 41: Answering Your Questions about Dating (with Dr. Mario Sacasa)
Discerning Marriage - March 09, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutesWhat do you do if you can't get past the second date? Any tips for dating in your 40s? What are the stages of dating? Dr. Mario Sacasa and Elizabeth Busby answer your questions On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accompany you on the journey to discover if marriage is God’s will for you, and i...
Episode 40: Pro Advice for Dating Long Distance (with Will and Rebekah Hickl)
Discerning Marriage - March 02, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutesThis couple discerned marriage across the Atlantic Ocean! It’s safe to say, they are pros at long distance dating. In this episode, Elizabeth chats with Will and Rebekah Hickl about their experience of long distance discernment as they share practical wisdom for other couples dating long distance...
Episode 39: How to Have HARD Conversations (with Damon Owens)
Discerning Marriage - February 23, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutesElizabeth Busby chats with Damon Owens about navigating conflict, habits of healthy communication, and how to have difficult conversations with your significant other. On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accompany you on the journey to discover if marriage is God’s will for you, and if you alr...
Episode 38: Discerning Your Vocation is HARD (Sometimes)
Discerning Marriage - February 16, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutesPeople often look back on being young and going out on dates with nostalgic fondness, but the reality is the process of discerning your vocation can be really difficult and painful! The good news is, this is an opportunity for you to grow in holiness. On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accomp...
Episode 37: Marrying My High School Sweetheart (Discernment Story with Katie Schmitt)
Discerning Marriage - February 09, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutesElizabeth Busby chats with Katie Schmitt about how she discerned marriage her high school sweetheart, Daniel. On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accompany you on the journey to discover if marriage is God’s will for you, and if you already know that you’re called to marriage, we want to help ...
Episode 36: The Research-Based Keys to a Happy Marriage (with Regina Boyd)
Discerning Marriage - February 02, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutesElizabeth Busby chats with Catholic marriage therapist, Regina Boyd, to discuss the research proven keys to a successful, happy marriage. On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accompany you on the journey to discover if marriage is God’s will for you, and if you already know that you’re called t...
Episode 35: Valentine's Day!!! with Liv Harrison
Discerning Marriage - February 14, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutesValentine's Day can be such a difficult day when you're single, and I want you to know that you're seen and known and loved in that space. So I've invited Liv Harrison back onto the podcast to talk with yall about the longing that you may feel today and what to do with it. We also tell some lovel...
Episode 34: New Years Resolutions with Life Coach Steve Motyl
Discerning Marriage - December 31, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutesI don't know about you, but I love New Years resolutions...but very rarely am I able to keep them up all year! In case this is your situation, too, I've invited Steve Motyl, a Catholic relationship and lifestyle coach, to give us some tips to make good resolutions and stick to them. Cheers to a g...
Episode 33: Joseph and Mary's Marriage with Christopher West
Discerning Marriage - December 24, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutesMerry Christmas!!! In honor of my favorite feast day, I invited Christopher West to talk with us about Mary and Joseph's marriage and what that marriage in particular has to do with Jesus's BIRTHday, that holy night around the manger! This was a really fun conversation; I hope you love it! On The...
Episode 32: Surrender with Stacey Sumereau
Discerning Marriage - December 17, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutesSurrender to his will and God's timing is the beginning to every good discernment - this is so true, but at the same time, so difficult! I'm joined by Stacey Sumereau to discuss this important topic and some tips for implementing it into your life! On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accompany...
Episode 31: Healing from Sexual Abuse - An Interview with Kiki Rocha
Discerning Marriage - December 13, 2021 21:30 - 30 minutesIf you're a sexual abuse survivor, dating and or in deep desire of changing generational patters, listen in! Kiki Rocha talks about her coaching mission that is anchored by her own story of much brokenness— incestual sexual abuse by her father, cheating, divorce, single parent mother, among othe...
Episode 30: Discerning Through Cancer and a Breakup with Maggie Eckburg
Discerning Marriage - December 03, 2021 21:45 - 30 minutesOn this episode, Maggie shares her unique journey toward marriage with her now husband of ten years and father to her three children, Jacob. This couple knows suffering. Before they were even engaged, they faced Maggie's cancer diagnosis, as well as Jacob's own health scares that led to them both...
Episode 29: Jeanette Clark's Discernment Story
Discerning Marriage - November 12, 2021 15:45 - 33 minutesJeanette Clark, classmate with Christopher West in her Master's of Theological Studies degree from the JPII Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and wife of the Executive Director of the TOB Institute, got married in her late 20s after a cross country move and a breakup with her future hu...
Episode 28: Beauty and Your Wedding Day with Spoken Bride's Stephanie Calis
Discerning Marriage - October 29, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutesAll brides and grooms want their wedding day to be special and beautiful, but did you know that this can actually be a way to glorify God with your relationship?? Join me as I talk with Stephanie Calis {of Spoken Bride Ministry!} about how to press deeply into your desire for a beautiful wedding ...
Episode 27: Original Solitude with Bill Donaghy
Discerning Marriage - October 22, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutesThe ache of longing to be in your vocation can be agonizing. Amazingly, Pope St. John Paul II pressed into this theme in his discussions on what he calls original solitude. Renown Theology of the Body expert Bill Donaghy joins me as we discuss what original solitude is and why it matters to you! ...
Episode 26: The Courage to be Married with Damon and Melanie Owens
Discerning Marriage - April 07, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutesGetting married and staying married takes an incredible amount of courage, particularly in this day and age that is so hostile to such a union. Elizabeth is joined by renowned TOB experts Damon and Melanie Owens to talk about what it takes to live a courageous marriage and what you can do now, as...
Episode 25: Breakups Part 2 w/ Liv Harrison
Discerning Marriage - March 17, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutesLiv Harrison and I continue our conversation from Episode 19 (https://discerningmarriage.fireside.fm/19) right where we left off. We discuss an approach to breakups that can be helpful to process and heal from the loss of the relationship. On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we accompany you on ...
Episode 24: Dr. Greg Bottaro’s Discernment Story
Discerning Marriage - March 03, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutesDr. Greg Bottaro shares his incredible story of discerning out of formation for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and into a marriage with his bride! And the turning point of his discernment that happened while watching The Truman Show. Yes, for real! This story is awesome! I can’t wait for yo...
Episode 23: Online Dating with Kateri Bean from Catholic Match
Discerning Marriage - February 17, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutesOne of the topics that I often get emails and IG messages about is online dating. This method of meeting people is increasingly utilized as a way to connect with people outside of your immediate community, and thousands of people have met their spouse online (including one of our closest couple f...
Episode 22: Married at 33 with Christina Jaloway
Discerning Marriage - February 03, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutesSometimes people will have a supernatural prayer experience where God gives them the assurance of who their spouse is going to be: “I just knew it was her!” Often, though, God works through a person’s reason and free will and allows them to choose whom they want to marry. This episode’s discernme...
Episode 21: The Feminine Genius w/ Liv Harrison
Discerning Marriage - January 20, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutesFor starters, this episode is for both men and women! 🙂 Back in the 1990s, St John Paul II wrote a Letter To Women, breaking open the beauty of femininity and completely busting the myth that women are less than men. On this episode, I’m joined by Liv Harrison to discuss a critical topic that St ...
Episode 20: Listener Q&A
Discerning Marriage - December 16, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutesJoin me for this season 1 finale episode where I answer listener questions about the timing of transitioning to engagement, breakups, what to do when there is pornography in your relationship, and questions to ask each other in the pre-engagement phase! On The Discerning Marriage Podcast, we acco...
Episode 19: Breakups (with Liv Harrison)
Discerning Marriage - December 09, 2020 16:00 - 23 minutesIt’s the most wonderful time of the year...but it can also be the most painful time of the year for some people. This is true for people who have recently ended a relationship, because one of the most underrated sufferings in our current culture is that of breakups. It can be so tempting to just ...
Episode 18: Ephesians 5 with Jeanette Clark
Discerning Marriage - December 02, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutesAs our hearts turn toward Bethlehem and we prepare for the coming of Christ, I want to continue our conversation on what marriage is and what to do to prepare your heart to enter into the sacrament. I’m joined once again by Jeanette Clark to break open St. Paul’s beautiful and sometimes confusing...
Episode 17: The Gottman’s Sound Relationship House with Regina Boyd
Discerning Marriage - November 25, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutesHands down the most helpful clinical resources I have found to help married couples come out of the Gottman Institute. Drs John and Julie Gottman have a research based theory on why marriages succeed or fail, and it is called the Sound Relationship House. Learning these seven “floors” and two fou...
Episode 16: Identity and Discernment with Fr. Blake Britton
Discerning Marriage - November 18, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutesFr. Blake Britton was born and raised in the Diocese of Orlando, Fla., the oldest of four children. After studying opera at an arts school and the Orlando Opera Company, he applied for the seminary at the age of 18 and earned both a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy as well as a master’s degree in ...
Episode 15: From Breakup to Breakthrough: Regina Boyd’s Discernment Story
Discerning Marriage - November 11, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutesRegina Boyd, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida, shares her discernment story, complete with tales from religious community come-and-see weekends to a surprise breakup and the healing that she sought after. We also discuss her take on navigati...
Episode 14: Thriving While Single with Christina Jaloway
Discerning Marriage - November 04, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesThe ache of being single can often leave a person tempted to think that being single is a time of being in a “holding pattern” while you wait for marriage. NO! This is such a lie! I am passionate about helping single people to see the beauty of this season of their lives, and to that end, I’ve in...