Finding Her Happiness

It is with both a heavy and joyful heart I say "So long my friend!" Heavy because I never wanted to end this podcast so soon but joyful because of what is yet to come. Listen in to learn more. Until next time, I love you and thank you MUCHO for your support.  https://www.instagram.com/findingherhappiness23 findingherhappiness23@gmail,com

"What is taking place in America is a war against a child. And if we accept that the mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?" St. Mother Teresa (1997) Hello, sweet friend. Welcome back to another episode of Finding Her Happiness.  The above quote, believe it or not was spoken over 27 years ago.  To be exact, it was February1997 at the National Prayer br...

Have you ever found yourself in this situation, you are with some of your mom friends and they are discussing a particular issue they are having with their child and you actually have some good insight and a possible solution for them but instead of saying anything, you keep it to yourself because you’re not a parent? Or perhaps you do say something and then you get a look or comment and once agai...

SORRY FRIENDS FOR ANY CONFUSION!! When I went to check on my podcast episode this morning I realized the one I wanted to release was not the updated version. THIS is the updated version of a previous podcast, episode 55, from May of this year. I will return next week with a BRAND NEW episode so stay tuned!! Enjoy. Cheer's to good mental health! https://www.instagram.com/findingherhappiness23

I had such an awkward moment yesterday, actually, I had several, and it was troubling to say the least. I felt like one of those things that isn’t like the others and to top it all off, I couldn’t go anywhere. I was stuck and knew I had to push through for the next two hours. Where exactly was I and what was happening? Well, I will tell you all about it but before I go on I want to first welcome y...

Why is God doing this to us? Is God doing this to us? I believe that much like most of the sufferings we experience in our lives, He is allowing it to happen to us. God does not do things to us, rather, once again, he allows it to be done to us.  I know this may not sound fair my friend which is why you landed in the right place to be inspired and motivated despite any feelings for frustration tow...

" I was nine years old and I sat in this rocking chair at this adoption agency and a social worker handed him to me and I immediately thought, Oh, this is the best. I want to do this again when I grow up.  I think for a long time after that, I just assumed I would get married and have kids. Cause why, isn't that what people did? You just, that's what you did. You know, so it never occurred to me t...

Life is hard. Grief is challenging. Life isn’t fair. Grieving in a healthy way takes too much time and effort.  I’m going to stop trying to feel better, do better or live better. It overwhelms me and I would rather just keep to myself and do my thing. Whatever that is, whatever that looks like. It’s my life after all and I don’t have to do anything. Welcome sweet friend to another episode of Findi...

HOPE. INSPIRATION. GOD'S UNYIELDING LOVE. Look me up here: https://www.instagram.com/findingherhappiness23 Hannah's Song: https://youtu.be/O5PDpKaEZVM?si=6_5xK4AOBlwpAcQE

For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed! Luke 23:29 Have you ever wondered about this particular scripture verse? As a childless woman any time I have read this or heard the priest read it in mass, my ears almost always perked up. If you are like me, then today’s chat will definitely resonate with y...

WHO'S READY TO SWIM? Welcome back! Today we will close out our three-part series on how to navigate the unchartered waters of our grief. If you are just tuning in, please be sure to go back to episodes 59 and 60 and listen, it will help make better sense of today's chat. With that said, let's jump in the water friend, it's time to for a swim! Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/findingherhap...

I have a question for you friend, are you wearing your floaters? What about a life jacket? No? Good, because after today's chat, I promise you won't need either.  Welcome to part two of our three part series on how to navigate the uncharted waters of our grief as childless women.  In case you missed part one of the series titled The Dog Paddle, I encourage you to go back and listen for it will hel...

Have you ever dogpaddled in a pool or other body of water before? I will guess that yes, yes you have, at some point during your childhood or adulthood, you had the experience of dogpaddling or as others call it, treading water. Do you recall how it felt? Were you tired? Frustrated? Or perhaps just really ready to make it to the other side of the pool or shore? What about now as you sit in your gr...

"Are Catholic childless woman more significant or special than others who are not Catholic? While I don’t feel we are more significant or special I do feel we have an added obstacle of sorts which technically could also apply to childless Mormon women.  As I am sure you know, both Mormons and Catholics are notorious for having lots of kids. It is a bit of a running joke. As a result, I feel this “...

"For so many years it was so easy to focus on not having children. It can be all consuming because it's so obvious that they're not there. That oddly enough, you don't really think, oh yeah.  I'm not going to have grandkids either. It's literally not until I hit this phase of life, until I hit my fifties and I started going through menopause and the reality that my child bearing years were officia...

Hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, weight redistribution. These are just a few of the oh so not fun symptoms that we as women go through during our midlife, in both perimenopause and menopause.  I talk about this conversation quite a bit for two main reasons, number one, I'm in menopause. I am officially post-menopausal so it's very relevant and very important to me. The second reason I talk...

ARE YOU RIDING THE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLE BUS TODAY? ARE YOU TIRED OF MEDICATION? ARE YOU READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are in the right place my friend! Welcome to another episode of Finding Her Happiness! May is Mental Health Awareness month and in honor of it, each week I will bring a variety of information about how to care for your...

WHOOP WHOOP!! I AM BACK! (sort of) Hello my sweet friend! I don't know about you but I have missed our weekly chats. Today I am not 100% back rather I decided while I am in a waiting phase, (NEW version of Finding Her Happiness is coming your way soon!!!), I would come on to talk about mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month so in its honor I will spend this week, next week and possibl...

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! I have made a decision regarding this podcast. When you have roughly  8 minutes, take a listen to find out more.  Don't forget to follow me here so you always know what's new and happening with FHH: https://www.instagram.com/findingherhappiness23

Sometimes in life things just don't work out. You can either sit and sulk or you can get up and move in a different direction. Welcome to my update episode on what' happening this day, March 21st, Finding Her Happiness' first birthday! Listen to find out more...

Welcome my friend! Today’s episode is debuting on Tuesday March 19th which means we are only 2 days away from my birthday!! Well, not my actual birthday rather my podcasts’ birthday. March 21st marks the one year birth of FHH and I could not be happier that I made it! I told myself a year ago that I would do this podcast for a minimum of one year and then decide from there if I would continue or n...

"When you go out of your way to experience new things, or when you let new things happen to you, your body creates brand new neural pathways that fuel your creative spark and enhance your memory. In one study, researchers tested the memory of participants by showing them images which were rated as novel, familiar, and very familiar. The best results came when people were shown a novel image, follo...

"Giving alms has always been an important part of Lent. For many people, it means giving money to Catholic charities or some other good cause. But the concept of almsgiving goes much deeper. It is our response to the teachings of Jesus that encourage us to reach out to people in need—not just with our money—but with our time and our talents. Today we might call it ‘stewardship" Simply Catholic Wel...

IT'SSSSS HEEERRRREEEEE!!!! I am sorry for the delay but here it is....the third pillar of Lent, ABSTINENCE. Want more of FHH? Follow me here: https://www.instagram.com/findingherhappiness23

You made it back! Welcome friend to another episode of Finding Her Happiness. Today, we are rolling into the second pillar of Lent, fasting. If you haven't yet already, please go back to last week's episode, number 47, where I introduced the four pillars of Lent. Last week I began with prayer and today I'm going to be talking about fasting. As usual, thank you for subscribling to my podcast and fo...