The Catholic Coaching Podcast

We got a lot of positive feedback from our last episode about fearless goal-setting, so we’re going to dive deeper into that topic! Now we’ll look specifically at the passion of FEAR and answer these questions: - Why does fear show up when you pursue a hard goal?  - What is the difference between fear as a vice and fear as a feeling?  - How can you let fear happen naturally without letting it cont...

When you set a worthy goal for yourself, you’re going to experience fear. But there’s no need to worry. As we say about fear, “It’s always in the car, but that doesn’t mean you let it drive.” St. Thomas Aquinas identified five kinds of fear. In this episode, we’ll explain what they are and tell you about six virtues to help you grow in fortitude, so you can meet your fears head-on! Send us Fan Mai...

At Metanoia Catholic, we’re big on helping people feel their emotions—but not all of them. Some emotions lead us to virtue, but indulgent emotions can lead us to vice. Let’s face it, though: We all have our go-to indulgent emotions. Do any of your favorite “indulgent” emotions show up on the list we share in this episode? Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Make sure to SUBSCR...

Every one of us has a way we try to avoid or change an emotion we don’t want to feel. This is called buffering. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t work. Buffering is a barrier to an authentic life and true intimacy with other people. In this episode, we’ll explain why avoiding your emotions always produces negative results and tell you a simple way to see whether a habitual action is really a form of emoti...

Nobody wants to be brainwashed. As we go about our normal everyday lives, we like to think we’re invulnerable to it. But the truth is, we all have the potential to be brainwashed. In this episode we’re joined by Steven Rummelsburg, writer and senior fellow of the Cardinal Newman Society, to break open the topic of brainwashing. What is it? What makes you susceptible to it? And how can you strength...

Have you ever heard of cognitive distortion? Basically, it means you believe a lie is actually true. You might not realize how often you do that. In this episode, we’ll show you examples of how you can cling to an inaccurate view of reality. When you see it happening in yourself, you can get rid of a lot of unnecessary pain in your life. Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Mak...

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just think positive thoughts and make all our problems go away? Now don’t get us wrong: You are called to think about what is true, noble, and praiseworthy (see Philippians 4:8). But that doesn’t mean you’re supposed to whitewash your outlook. This doesn’t help because you won’t be open to the ways God can bring deep healing and profound transformation into your li...

In Scripture, God literally reveals His mind to us. His words are the most perfect words for your life. So how do you listen to God’s word for you? By doing Lectio Divina. If you just cringed and thought, “That’s too hard,” don’t worry! We’ll teach you a simple way to read Scripture that will help you focus and hear what God wants to tell you.   Registration for The Academy is BACK OPEN! Join us f...

 We hear a lot of questions about goal-setting. Should you change your goals daily? Should you just focus on one main goal? And how can you tell if you’re setting good goals anyway? In this episode, we’ll share what we’ve learned about goal-setting from our work in coaching people toward our ultimate goal: beatitude. Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Make sure to SUBSCRIBE t...

Who doesn’t love a good story? Good stories do more than entertain us. They tell us things about ourselves. Have you ever looked at your own life as a story? When you do, you’ll start to wonder what kind of character you are. In this episode, we help you identify the areas in your life where you’re playing a victim, a hero, or (gulp!) a villain. But fear not. No matter what kind of character you a...

When we coach people, we hear the word “should” come up a lot—especially with Catholics. We “should on ourselves” because we think it’s helpful. But in truth, our “shoulds” only help us some of the time. In this episode, we’ll help you identify the “shoulds” in your life so you can decide what you “should” do about them. Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Make sure to SUBSCRI...

In this episode we go through all the questions our listeners have asked us about the Metanoia Catholic Academy, including: What does it have? How much time does it take? How much does it cost? How is this going to change my life? If you’ve thought about joining the Metanoia Catholic Academy, this episode’s for you!   The Academy is NOW OPEN! Join by the end of the week before registration closes!...

We get a lot of questions about how to stick with something you started, like a prayer commitment or a new habit to make your life better. We don’t have a trick, but we do have a way that can help. That way involves changing the perfectionism mindset. Using our daily journal as an example of starting something new, we explain how perfectionism actually holds you back in life and leaves you with mo...

 Catholics tend to believe that desires are bad. You might think your desires are opposed to what God wants, so you have to ignore them or put them aside. But your desires are actually a big part of the equation if your life is going to give the greatest possible glory to God. In this episode, we explain a healthy way to discern your desires and factor them into your decision-making. Send us Fan M...

Today’s trigger culture keeps you at the whim of your emotions. But the truth is, you have more control over your emotions than you think. The key is emotional adulthood. In this episode, we’ll tell you how emotional adulthood can change you from a victim to a hero in your life story — without becoming a villain. Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to th...

What’s the biggest obstacle to your personal growth? That’s what we recently asked our listeners. The answer we got was — self-discipline. In other words, “I know what I should do, but I just don’t do it.” If we desire to live a disciplined life, what’s getting in our way? It all comes down to our idea of “discipline.” So in this episode, we’ll unpack the word “discipline” and share the key to res...

 We’re about to launch something totally unique in the Catholic world! Imagine if every Catholic were truly happy, holy, and free because they were living the specific plan God has for them in this life. With that vision in mind, we created Metanoia Catholic Academy. This coaching community will help you thrive in your unique purpose in God’s Kingdom — and do the “soul work” of growing in that pur...

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There is something in us as humans that seeks a battle to fight. We each have a specific role to play in the Church militant, and a specific job in bringing about God's glory. but when we don't know our unique purpose, when we don't know the battle to which God has called us, too often we create our own meaningless skirmishes that keep us fixed in vice and spending our time critiqui...

Emotional boundaries let you know where your responsibility begins and ends for how someone else feels. When we have poor emotional boundaries, it can lead to inauthenticity in our relationships, unnecessary stress, and a barrier to true friendship. In this episode, we discuss the misconception that boundaries are always antagonistic or offensive and show how virtuous boundaries are rooted in true...

We make our Lenten offerings for 40 days (or 90 days, for those Exodus 90 men), but how have we been changed in the process? What about day 41 (or 91)? Do we still have an attachment to whatever we gave up, or have we reached a place of greater freedom? What can we do to prepare our minds to enter into the freedom God wishes to give us through our sacrifice so that we might truly be transformed ev...

Today we tackle a question we hear a lot of people asking: Can self-development be Catholic? It’s a really good question, so we want to give you some perspective based on what we’ve seen in our own experience. If you wonder whether self-development is too subjective, leaves God out, or is compatible with Catholic tradition, then this episode is for you! Send us Fan Mail Support the show __________...

We've graduated our first class of Catholic Coaches from the Purgative Way Coaching Course! Today we host Maria Spears and MK Whathen to share their experience and what the course has done for them. If you’re a Catholic coach, counselor, consultant, minister, or otherwise interested in development and growth, you won’t want to miss this episode! Send us Fan Mail Support the show _____________...

If you are a drama queen, you won't like this podcast. Do you ever think that you are responsible for another person's feelings? We certainly are responsible for treating people kindly and upholding their dignity, but can we ultimately be responsible for how people think, feel, and act? When it comes to managing our own emotional and thought life, an essential lesson to learn is where ou...

Have you ever tried to change someone you love? How did it go? Let me guess, probably not well. What if you want to change someone for the better? Isn’t that a good thing? The truth is, we’re often still being selfishly motivated when we’re looking for someone else to change. But there is a way you can hold on to your desire for someone to change for the better in a way that honors their freedom,...