The Steadfast Mother with Laura Liming

Before you say "you're okay" — pause. In this episode, Laura explores attunement: the art of making your child feel felt, not just seen. Drawing on neuroscience, developmental stages, and the Incarnation itself, she unpacks why presence matters more than fixing — and why a missed moment, followed by repair, may be the most powerful thing you can offer.

Your toddler is face-down on the kitchen floor over a banana you opened. Before you problem-solve, it helps to understand what's actually happening. In this episode, Laura explores the developmental significance of the toddler's "no" — why it isn't defiance, what Erik Erikson's Autonomy versus Shame and Doubt stage reveals about this moment, and how the difference between holding a limit and shami...

It's 3 a.m. The baby is fed, changed, and walked through every room in the house — and still not settling. In the fog of that moment, a question creeps in: Does any of this actually matter? The answer is yes. And understanding why will change the way you see everything that happens in your child's first year. In this episode, Laura explores the developmental foundation of infancy through the lens...

What does it actually mean to be steadfast? In this debut episode, Laura introduces The Steadfast Mother — a podcast for Catholic moms living at the intersection of developmental psychology and Catholic anthropology. Before diving into stages and strategies, Laura unpacks the word at the heart of the show: steadfast doesn't mean unshakeable, and it doesn't mean swept away. It means being the tree...