The Genius Podcast

On this week's episode of The Genius Podcast we explore the leadership lessons shared by Andreas Widmer, founder and director of the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America. Andreas draws from his unique experiences serving in the Swiss Guard under Pope John Paul II and his extensive background in entrepreneurship. We dive into how these lessons can tran...

In this episode of the Genius Podcast, we welcome back Renee Doyle who appeared in the podcast 3 years ago for a powerful conversation about women discovering their purpose and unique gifts. We discuss the importance of living in alignment with one's true calling, the challenges women face in feeling stuck, and the clues that prompt us to dig deeper. Join Us as we inspire listeners to uncover thei...

In this episode, Lisa, a former HGTV show host, and interior designer turned life and business coach, shares her background and journey. She stumbled into a television and design career by chance, and while working with high-profile clients in interior design, she became known for managing her busy life with six children. People started asking her for advice on how to balance motherhood and profes...

Friendship is one of life's greatest treasures. It is something we cannot do without because we are made in and for relationships with others. It is our relationships which bring meaningful and purpose to our lives. But what do you do if you do not have meaningful friendship and connection with others? On this week's episode of The Genius Podcast Karen is joined by Jess Schepis. Jess shares her jo...

On this week's episode of The Genius Podcast Karen Doyle is joined by guest Claudine Noel. Claudine is a physician and women's life coach specialising in healing the heart wound's. Claudine describes the heart wounds as pain caused by the small and bigger traumas of life. We all recognise major trauma but often we don't acknowledge the impact of the small losses and the cumulative impact that thes...

Roxanne is a woman who grew up without a supportive relationship with her mother. It wasn't until she married and had her own children that she really felt the loss of this crucial relationship. It was during lockdown that she encountered a relationship with the Blessed Mother and a group of women who were able to spiritually mother her and nurture her. In this week's episode of The Genius Podcast...

Do you ever feel that you are less than? Do you struggle to feel that you are enough? Do you believe that you are beautiful? What are the messages that you have believed about your beauty and worth as a woman? Self worth and embracing our unique beauty as women can be a lifelong struggle. The lies and self doubt we carry around our beauty is something that begins very early in our life. And has th...

Do you struggle to forgive? Have you ever felt stuck in resentment, hurt and anger? Do you fall into the trap of withholding forgiveness because you feel justified in your pain? In this week's episode of The Genius Podcast, host Karen Doyle is joined by guest Bridget Sakr. Bridget and her family experienced unimaginable loss when a drunk driver ran down seven children one evening. Four of those ch...

How do we allow ourselves to be rescued and restored by Christ? And how can we cultivate a life of prayer that nourishes us? How can we build a community of women around us that support us and call us on? These are some of the topics that will be covered in this week's episode of The Genius Podcast with guest Laura Roland.

Holy week is a special week where we walk with Jesus towards his death and resurrection. On this week's episode of The Genius Podcast host Karen Doyle is joined by Sr Mary Magdalene Soileau OP. Sr Mary Magdalene unpacks how, during Holy Week and beyond we can look to Jesus and his example of surrender and abandonment to His fathers will as the path to true peace and contentment.

Are you tired of living in a small story? This was the title of the keynote Karen Doyle gave at last week's Sisterhood National Catholic Women's Conference, in Sydney.  In the keynote she spoke about the fact we have far more power over our lives than we realise and we are called to co-create our lives with the Lord. One of the beautiful gifts and the thing that sets us apart from t...

As the world marks international women's day we are given the opportunity to reflect on the unique gifts and mission of womanhood. In a world that pits women against one another in a spirit of competition and comparison women who are filled with a sprit of the Gospel have so much to offer. In this conversation Rachel Wong and Karen Doyle discuss what constitutes our essential richness as women and...

In this weeks episode of The Genius Podcast host Karen Doyle is joined by the Catholic Fasting Coach, Beth Bubik. Beth helps Catholics learn how to spiritually and physically fast to lose weight permanently while exploding their prayer lives and helping others closest to their hearts. Spiritually fasting off food and alcohol for a time is key to living out the dreams that God has drawn upon your h...

So often life is just happening to us, we have lots happening, we have full plates and responsibilities and lots of things that we are responding to. And what happens is often we are not living an intentional life where we have stopped to listen and ask God "What is the vision you have for my life?" In this podcast episode Heather shares the vision for her book Abide and how we can can become inte...

In this weeks episode of The Genius Podcast Karen Doyle shares 4 practical insights and tools that you can use to get your year off to the best possible start. The Church in her wisdom gives us the liturgical season because she knows we need to punctuate our lives with seasons of pause. Seasons which allow us the space to reflect on what has been and where the Lord is wanting to lead us. In this e...

In this second episode of The Genius Project Advent podcast series Fr Ken Barker unpacks some spiritual and practical insights into how we can make a good Advent. He shares on the fundamental importance of prayer, healing and how we can encounter and receive our identity as women. Instagram #genius_project_daily

Advent is a season of preparation. Preparing our hearts and minds to receive Christ at Christmas in a new way. This weeks guest on The Genius Podcast is Laura K Roland. Laura explores how we can look to the Blessed Mother as an example of how to receive Christ this Christmas. She explores the visitation, spiritual motherhood and how we can encounter the healing presence of Christ through his Bless...

This weeks podcast episode is a repost of an interview Karen Doyle did last week with David Patterson from Yes Catholic. In this interview Karen shares her personal story. This personal story covers pivotal moments in her upbringing, her courtship with her now husband Jonathan, marriage lessons, how we can navigate seasons of suffering with hope and much more. Karen shares vulnerably about some of...

In this third episode on vocation host Karen Doyle is joined by Bernadette Toohey MGL Sister. Together they explore the vocation to consecrated  life, the joy's and the crosses. As well as the complementarity of the vocations and how as married and single women we can support women living consecrated  life.

In this weeks episode of The Genius Project host Karen Doyle and guest Luanne Zurlo explore the vocation of the dedicated single life. Luanne speaks about her book Single For A Greater Purpose. Together they explore how women can live the single live with grace and purpose. They discuss some of the challenges and crosses of single life and how women can find meaning and purpose in this state of li...

Each of us has a vocation, a vocation to love. The way in which we live this vocation out will differ but essentially our vocation is the place in which we are called to holiness, to become a saint. Over the next three episode's we will be exploring the vocation of marriage, being single for the Lord and religious life. We will explore the crosses and joys of each vocation as well as the ways in w...

Having been raised a Catholic Jess knew the rules and doctrine of the faith but not a deep personal relationship with the person of Jesus Christ. It wasn't until much later in life that she had an encounter with Christ and this encounter changed everything. In this weeks episode of The Genius Podcast host, Karen Doyle and Jess Doherty discuss Jess's journey from a head understanding of the faith t...

In this week's episode of The Genius Podcast host Karen Doyle is joined by Michele Gower. Together they talk about the lingering effects of covid and how we can move forward. Michele also shares her testimony of how God found her when she was at her most broken and put her back together. Find out more about The Catholic Women's Masterclass HERE

Have you ever struggled with the juggle between motherhood, work and all the things? Have you ever maxed out your capacity to give? In this weeks episode of The Genius Podcast, host Karen Doyle is joined by Dr Joanna Howe. Dr Joanna is a mother to five children, she is an associate professor of law and Rhodes scholar. She is passionate about raising awareness and asking questions about abortion. I...

Do you need a role model? Someone who you can look to to show you the way in life? Do you need someone who inspires you to live as a Catholic woman in the world today? In this weeks episode of The Genius Podcast Neena Gaynor shares her conversion story from being a protestant to being a Catholic and the role that the Blessed Mother has played in her life. Explore The Feminine Genius Course HERE Fi...