Girlfriends (a Podcast For Catholic Women)

This week I’m sharing an inspiring conversation I had with the awesome Kate Wicker, author of the newly-published Getting Past Perfect: How to Find Joy and Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood. Kate shares beautifully about her own struggles in motherhood, along with what ultimately inspired her to write this important book. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking about the winter blues and some simple ways to combat the feeling of BLAHHHHHHH this time of year. Find shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking about some simple ways to help and support your husband in his fatherhood. We all want our husbands to be the best dads they can be, right? We all want what’s best for our children, right? Well, let’s consider some small steps we can take to encourage our husbands in the important part of their lives. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

We all have times in marriage where things go great and it’s easy to get along, but all also experience tougher times when it’s hard to keep going, and where commitment and love become a choice — and a HARD one at that! Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking the importance of self-care, but first and foremost, WHAT IS IT? What does it mean? How do you do it? What are some easy ways we can practiced better care for ourselves? Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

I am thrilled to share a fun and enlightening conversation I had with Katie Kimball from Kitchen Stewardship. Katie shares beautifully about conserving resources, eating and cooking with real food, and teaching our kids kitchen skills, as well as offering some tips for staying healthy through the cold and flu season this year. Check out Katie's latest course options at KidsCookRealFood.com Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

My friend, author and artist Eileen Cunis, and I chat about her newly-published, beautiful children’s book that teaches about God’s Love: Jesus is With Us Always: The Story of the Eucharist. Eileen shares about her conversion to Catholicism from Protestantism and what led her to create this beautiful book that teaches children about the Eucharist. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

Happy New Year! In this episode, we are talking about some doable ideas for goals we should all think about setting in 2017. Even if you are not a resolution-making kind of person (I’m not), we can all benefit from a prompting to look back at the year that has passed and look forward to the future with an eye to what we might like to happen. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking about some easy, pain-free ways to improve your eating habits starting RIGHT NOW! Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

In this special episode, I chat with Sarah Reinhard and Lisa Hendey about their work on The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections. We discuss some of the challenges all women face when it comes to making daily prayer a priority, as well some of the ways those challenges change as our roles change as wives and moms. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

In this (50th!) episode, we are talking about the Christmas Crazies and how to avoid them. In addition to recognizing that you are in control of many of the pressures you feel this time of year, I share several other ideas as well. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, we are talking about some easy, simple ideas for celebrating and observing Advent yourself and with your family. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking about the ugly sin of JEALOUSY and all the ways it threatens to hurt our relationships and rob us of peace and joy in our lives. Women especially are vulnerable to this sin because we notice all the details about ourselves and others. Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

I take my inspiration this week from a fun episode of Gretchen Rubin’s podcast, Happier. In the podcast (and in her books), Gretchen looks at 7 essential parts of life where, if we focus on making improvements, we can find greater happiness in our life and work. Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are discussing the ways in which wounds and mistakes from our past threaten to harm us in the present and future. How can we let go of our past and make forward progress in our work and relationships? In what ways do past failures give us negative expectations for the future? How can we overcome our past so we can enjoy the present and build the future we want? Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking about working moms, and the balance of home life and professional life. This plays out in all different kinds of way sin different families, but I share some guiding principles for us to keep in mind when deciding these things and discussing the topic of working women. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

How grateful are you? Science proves that being grateful and focusing on our blessings makes us happier, healthier, and more satisfied and fulfilled in our daily lives. But it can be hard to remember to be grateful especially when life gets challenging. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

Do you have trouble simply doing what you are doing? Do you suffer from endless to-do lists that run through your head, distracting you from what you are currently doing and causing you unending stress? I think we all do from time to time. In our recent show about being too busy, we discussed red flags that can be signs you need to slow down and remove some activities and responsibilities from your daily life. Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

Is regular physical fitness a challenge for you? I think many of us know we could be doing better, but we get discouraged by ideas of perfection sometimes, or we are not sure where to begin. Find complete shownotes at www.daniellebean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe

Is social media a tool you use for fun and information? Or has it become something negative in your life? Does it encourage you as a wife and mom, or does it DIScourage you by tempting you to compare your life to others and despair sometimes? This week we are talking about different ways that social media can be a positive or a negative influence in our lives, and how to handle it better, so that we use all things for good. Find complete shownotes at www.DanielleBean.com. Get full access to Girlfriends After Hours at daniellebean.substack.com/subscribe