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⛱️ Fun & Simple Summer: https://catholicmomcalm.com/fun-simple-summer 😎 Good Mom Summer: https://catholicmomcalm.com/good-mom-summer 🥰 Catholic Finishing School: https://catholicfinishingschool.com/ I'm a good mom. (And so are you. We're going to practice that all summer.) Sterling had a light bulb moment while recording the Fun & Simple Summer program — and it changed her entire summer plan. Al...

A Fun and Simple Summer (How to Decide Right Now What Kind of Summer You're Going to Have) Grab FREE Fun & Simple Summer Here: https://catholicmomcalm.com/fun-simple-summer You've seen "analog summer" all over the internet — but Sterling's going with fun and simple . Because when you choose simplicity, especially simplicity in your mind, you stop yelling at the kids so much. Funny how that works....

What are you doing with your life? (The answer is simpler than you think.) Sterling's 15 and 12-year-old came to her in genuine distress. They didn't know if they were going to be nuns or moms, and their brains were convinced that figuring out the future was the key to feeling settled today. Sound familiar? In this episode, Sterling shares the conversation she had with her girls — and what she tol...

"The melancholy side of me just isn't having it." A mom wrote in with paragraphs of feelings — the wounds work, the hormones, the hard days, the confusion about why she still can't seem to get on top of it all. Sterling read every word. And then she said something that might surprise you. In this episode, Sterling breaks down one of the most common ways we use self-help work against ourselves — an...

He spent $1,500 on her for Mother's Day. She felt terrible. A mom wrote in with a situation that sounds simple on the surface — her husband surprised her with an expensive gift she'd actually been wanting. So why did it feel so bad? In this episode, Sterling breaks down exactly why a generous gift can land all wrong, and what it reveals about the thoughts we've been carrying for months without rea...

Something feels off right now — and you're not imagining it. In this unplanned episode, Sterling sits down to say out loud what so many moms are feeling but don't have language for: it is genuinely weird to be raising kids right now. In this episode: Why so many of us feel unsettled but can't articulate it What skills actually matter to teach our kids when we can't see the future Why scrolling to...

You get to decide how Mother's Day goes. All of it. In this episode, Sterling gets honest about why Mother's Day feels so loaded — and why no amount of flowers, brunch, or Pandora bracelets will fix the real problem. In this episode: Why your family can't give you what you actually want on Mother's Day (and whose job it actually is) The thoughts that turn a mediocre Sunday into a devastating one —...

Do you struggle when someone believes something about you that isn't true? Do you feel the need to correct them… defend yourself… convince them… make them understand? One of the fastest ways to improve your relationships is this: Let them be wrong about you. In this episode, we talk about: Why we desperately want others to understand us How the need to control someone's opinion creates anger and d...

Should you have another baby… or not? This is one of the most tender and weighty discernment questions a Catholic mom can face. If you're waking up thinking about another baby… If your heart feels pulled toward growing your family… Or if you feel confused because your husband isn't on the same page… Let's slow it down. In this episode, we talk about: Whether desire for a baby comes from the Lord A...

You want to homeschool your kids… but your husband isn't on board. Now what? This is one of the most emotionally charged decisions a Catholic mom can face — because underneath the schooling question is something deeper: "Am I doing a good job?" "Are my kids going to be okay?" "What if something bad happens?" In this episode, we slow it down. We talk about: Why you want to homeschool (and what feel...

Are you struggling to hear God's voice? If you're trying to discern a decision — about your family, your home, your work, or something deeper — and you're not getting clarity, it may not be because God isn't speaking. It may be because something is blocking Him. In this episode, we talk about four common ways we unintentionally block God's voice: Hardness of heart and lack of forgiveness Asking Go...

Are you constantly snapping at your kids… and then immediately thinking, "I'm a bad mom" ? There are two thoughts that quietly destroy a Catholic mom's interior peace: "This shouldn't be happening." "I'm a bad mom." In this episode, we break down what I call the Mad Bad Mom model — how resistance turns into anger, and anger turns into shame. You'll learn: Why resisting reality creates instant stre...

Calming Down Won't Make Your Life Easy (The Cross Still Remains) | Catholic Mom Learning how to calm your nervous system is powerful. Breathing slowly. Stepping outside. Drinking water. Getting out of fight-or-flight. These tools matter. But they do not mean your life will suddenly become easy. In this episode, we talk about where psychology meets Catholicism — and why even the most regulated, pea...

The Mental Load of a Catholic Mom (And What You Can Let Go Of) The "mental load" of motherhood has been all over the internet lately — and often the conversation turns into women vs. men. But before we talk about who should share the load… We need to ask a harder question: Should you be carrying all of it in the first place? In this episode, we take a deeper look at the invisible weight Catholic m...

Accepting the Day You're Given | Interior Peace for the Catholic Mom Part of having real interior peace as a Catholic mom comes from accepting your day the way it actually is — not the way you planned it. You wake up with a picture in your mind: Quiet morning prayer Kids waking at reasonable times Smooth breakfast Shoes on, backpacks packed Maybe even a little cleaning done And then… A child wakes...

How to Let Go of Perfectionism at Mass (Especially with Little Kids) | Catholic Mom If you've ever brought small children to Mass and silently panicked about the noise, the wiggling, the outfits, or what everyone else thinks… this episode is for you. Today we're answering a tender, honest question from a Catholic mom with four very little kids: How do you stop expecting perfection from your childr...

Are you telling yourself you're a lazy mom — even though you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and doing a million things every day? In this episode, I want to lovingly but firmly tell you the truth: You are not lazy. You are tired. And those are not the same thing. I've had six kids in eight years, and I know what it feels like to sit on the couch and wonder what is wrong with you… even though you've be...

Lent can feel especially heavy if you're a perfectionist Catholic mom . If you tend to measure your love for God by how well you perform — how well you pray, fast, or "do Lent" — this season can quietly increase anxiety instead of peace. In this video, I talk about: why Lent often feels harder for perfectionist Catholic moms how perfectionism is usually rooted in a wound, not holiness why God is n...

If your husband feels negative a lot, this video is for you. Maybe he complains about the kids.  Maybe he points out what's wrong more than what's right. Maybe you leave conversations feeling heavy, irritated, or unseen. In this episode, I'm sharing a mindset shift that has helped so many Catholic moms restore peace in their marriage — without changing their husband's personality or starting anoth...

If you're a Catholic mom and Lent is coming up — and instead of feeling motivated you feel tired, overwhelmed, or quietly dreading it — this episode is for you. Sometimes Lent feels like too much not because we lack faith, but because we're already carrying a heavy cross. Pregnancy. Postpartum. Chronic exhaustion. Marriage strain. Financial pressure. Ongoing suffering that hasn't let up. In this e...

If the noise in your house is driving you crazy — the screaming, the banging, the constant sound of someone needing something — you are not broken. And you're definitely not a bad mom. As a Catholic mom, you were never meant to live in a constant stress state, even if your house is loud and chaotic and full of little kids who don't understand volume control. In this episode, I teach you how to act...

If you've ever walked around all day thinking "I'm a bad mom" — this is for you. So many moms carry a constant, heavy belief that they're failing their kids. They replay mistakes. They focus on what they didn't do. They assume everyone else is doing motherhood better. And it's exhausting. In this episode, I challenge the lie that you're a bad mom — and I help you see the truth. We talk about: * Wh...

Are you constantly worried — even about things you can't actually control? So many Catholic moms carry the weight of everything: their kids' futures, their husband's moods, the state of the world, whether dinner will be good enough. And the mental load just never stops. In this episode, I share a powerful analogy I gave a client that completely changed how she thought about stress, responsibility,...

As Lent approaches, many Catholic moms find that growing closer to God doesn't feel peaceful — it feels harder. Cravings intensify. Discouragement creeps in. Shame gets louder. Motivation fades. And you start wondering if you're doing something wrong. In this episode, I sit down with Denise Jelinek to talk about the spiritual attacks that come when you're trying to grow in holiness — especially du...

What if the most important goal you could set as a Catholic mom isn't productivity, patience, or perfection — but interior peace? We only get one motherhood. One season with these kids. One life to live inside our homes. And yet so many moms are measuring success by how much they got done today instead of how they felt living it. In this episode, I share what I believe should be the mission of eve...