Olivia is joined by Claire McGarry for a lively conversation about peace, Martha and Mary, and family life!
Claire McGarry is the author of Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Martha and Mary, and the Lenten family devotionals Abundant Mercy and With OurSavior. The founder of MOSAIC of Faith, she endeavors to fish for more people to bring to God through her retreats, women's groups, and writing. A regular contributor to Living Faith, Mornings with Jesus and CatholicMom, her freelance work has appeared in These Days, The Secret Place, Chicken Soup for the Soul books, and Keys for Kids. A former lay missionary in Guatemala, she now lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children, and blogs at shiftingmyperspective.com.
You can find her book at her website above
Through OSV: Our Sunday Visitor - Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Martha and Mary (orderosv.com)
From Amazon : Grace in Tension: Discover Peace with Martha and Mary: Claire McGarry: 9781681926438: Amazon.com: Books
Christie Anne from the blog Her Daily Fiat (herdailyfiat.com) joins Olivia as we chat all about Catholic blogging, motherhood, being a therapist, abusive relationships and living out a bold and virtuous YES to God.
Olivia joins with Leah from @a.generous.life to chat about her family mission to give away 10% of their dollars and days. This super fun conversation is full of ideas for you to make generosity part of your family legacy, anecdotes about how Leah and her family began this mission ("You can't out give God!") and practical ideas to get started on your generosity journey!
After working through some difficult grief, Olivia is back with Kassie Manning of Every Sacred Sunday! Kassie shares the story, the journey and the mission of Every Sacred Sunday, how she uses her Mass journal, how motherhood has impacted her and her creativity, and also the creative process behind each years Mass journal! Olivia's favorite part is when Kassie shares how Christie and her pick the colors for the Mass journals each year!
Olivia is back with baby Blaise in tow! For this first episode back after her maternity break, Olivia interviews Sterling Jay- a CATHOLIC life coach. Personal development wrapped up IN our Catholic Faith- it sounds too good to be true- but it ISN'T. Sterling's use of the Model to help women get unstuck is incredible, and she even walks Olivia through a problem with it that all mothers can relate to. Also, Sterling turns everything we think we know about goals completely on it's head and it is amazing!
Check out more awesomeness with Sterling at madeforgreatness.co
In this episode Olivia is joined by host and podcast coach Stephanie Clarisse of the podcast 500 Seconds to Joy. Stephanie chats about how podcasting is helping her build the Kingdom of God, about being Catholic but still working for eccumenicism (crossing denominational boundaries in her interviews) in order to share the love of Christ with all.
In this episode Olivia is joined by the creative force behind Rakhstar Designs, Rakhi McCormick. Rakhi and Olivia chat about what it's like to be a small business owner and Catholic creative, and to work in a parish. Full of insight and encouragement, you can follow Rakhi on instagram @rakstardesigns, and be sure to support her shop when looking for beautiful jewlery, authentically Catholic merchandise and more!
In this light hearted and fun episode Olivia is joined by the hosts of the wildly popular mom podcast, Laughs and Littles. Sarah and Annie offer wisdom, humor, and truth to the reality of Catholic motherhood.
In this episode Olivia is joined by Rachel Smith of the podcast To Grow Good. Rachel's podcast is a collection of conversion stories that shows God's goodness at work in the world. Rachel has shared her own conversion story on her podcast, so in this episode Olivia and Rachel chat about God's goodness, how He is at work in her life, and how she sees Him at work in the lives of others. This fun podcast episode is one that will have you smiling and laughing as you find out Olivia's one question she wants to ask God when she gets to heaven.
{This episode is marked as explicit due to the mature nature of the discussion. Headphones are advised!}
This continuation of Olivia and Emily's conversation about Catholic sexual teachings is a wealth of knowledge, resources, and humor, as well as real talk about sexual pleasure and real talk about what we need to do to protect our children and help them grow up with a healthy understanding of their sexuality.
{This episode is marked as explicit due to the mature nature of the content we are discussing. Listening with headphones is advised}
In this episode Olivia is joined by Emily Frase of Total Whine to discuss Catholic sex, the stigmas surrounding sex that women especially face, the NFP beauty and difficulty, the purity culture, and the lies Catholic women believe. Emily and Olivia laugh, and also discuss the implications of an oversexualized culture, especially when it comes to raising children.
{This episode is marked as explicit due to the mature nature of the content talked about. You may wish to listen with headphones, especially if you have small children with you.}
In this episode Olivia and Leticia continue their conversation about poverty in America today. They touch on racial disparities, generational poverty and crisis, and Leticia's own personal experience with her son Anthony's suicide, and mental health and poverty.
Please support Leticia's work of advocacy on her Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/LeticiaOAdams#:~:text=Leticia%20Ochoa%20Adams%20is%20a%2043%20year%20old,or%20for%20the%20grief%20of%20those%20they%20love.
{This episode is marked as explicit due to the mature nature of some of the themes discussed. You may want to listen with your headphones if you have small children around. }
In this episode Olivia is joined by Leticia Ochoa Adams to discuss Leticia's first hand experience with poverty in America. Looking at the issue of poverty in America from a uniquely Catholic lens is Leticia's specialty. Leticia discusses her own experiences, what she has read, learned, and researched, and brings about a fruitful conversation that is not steeped in guilt for those who have not experienced poverty themselves. Eye opening, provocative, and Catholic- Leticia's wisdom is not to be missed by anyone who has a heart to love others as Jesus calls us to.
You can support Leticia on her patreon at:
https://www.patreon.com/LeticiaOAdams#:~:text=Leticia%20Ochoa%20Adams%20is%20a%2043%20year%20old,or%20for%20the%20grief%20of%20those%20they%20love.
Olivia is joined by registered dietician and eating disorder recovery specialist Nina Gasow of Annunciation Wellness to talk about eating disorders and healing from them. Nina is a wealth of knowledge about eating disorders and any type of disordered eating, as well as an advocate for recovery for those who have experienced or are experiencing unhealthy eating patterns. In this episode we discuss what health actually is, what disordered eating is, who it effects, what to look for as warning signs that someone you love and care about may be suffering from an eating disorder, and how to approach a conversation with someone you are worried about. We talk about what healing and treatment looks like, as well as statistics that prove how prevalent this issue is in our society. At Heart Home Faith all our topics are addressed through the lens of Catholicism and our faith belief- as is evident in our conversation, but please know that this episode is for anyone, Catholic, Christian, other faiths, or non religious. Our great hope is that this episode offers encouragement to those struggling with any form of eating disorder in their lives.
In this episode Olivia is joined by Dr. Sarah Bartel of Cana Feast as we discuss strengthening and growing in sacramental marriage! This episode is full of joy, wisdom, and family life as both Olivia and Sarah are joined (interrupted) by their children during the episode. Sarah gives some highly quotable advice, and we laugh a lot! Anyone who is married, or who works with married couples should give this episode a listen! And, be sure to check out the couples prayer guide Sarah and Nathan have put together for you!
In this episode Olivia shares her life long struggle with a certain vice, and insight into how the Visitation has helped her to overcome that vice.
Welcome to Season 3 of Heart Home Faith! In this season opener, Olivia is joined by amazing Catholic speaker Liv Harrison. They talk about all things vulnerability- from processing 2020 to Liv's major journey with her weight, to anxiety and 'emotional, vulnerability hangovers'. Liv exudes cheerful joy, and is doing incredible things in the Catholic women's world. You will want to follow along with her on Insta @theliveharrison and her website www.theliveharrison.com !
In this episode, Olivia chats with Nancy of Catholic Sprouts about the Domestic Church Project, how the Catholic Sprouts podcast got started, how Nancy got started way back when with Dosmallthingswithgreatlove.com, and what the mission of every Catholic family is, and how the Domestic Church Project can help you to fulfill your mission!
In this mini episode, Olivia reflects on truths gleaned from the Sunday Mass readings. Meant to provide encouragement, inspiration, and a tiny bit of wisdom Olivia shares what she has overlooked in the account of the Annunciation, and how it applies to the love of the word FIAT as held by Catholic and Christian women. As we prepare our hearts for Christmas, this is an episode you don't want to miss.
Olivia chats with her good friend and doula, Judith, about natural birth- and how she can prepare for it. There's a lot of laughter, some children in the background, and absolute shock when Olivia realizes that natural birth means something previously withheld from her can be given to her during labor! Olivia looks for ways to incorporate her Catholic faith into her birthing experience, shares about her previous births (like the time her husband beat her in a game while she was laboring), and brings up her marathon a LOT. This is a great episode because it truly is a conversation between friends, and one you won't want to miss!