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Finding Her Happiness

Mary Arcement Alexander

74 episodes

3 months ago

Are you a Catholic woman who is struggling to find happiness in your life? Are you finding it difficult to find a place for your faith in the chaos of the everyday? Are you looking to lean on your faith as the path to find deep and meaningful relationships with others and yourself? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you are in the right place. Welcome to Finding Her Happiness!

I’m Mary, a licensed professional counselor, wife, fur baby mom, and cradle Catholic. I am so excited you have decided to take this next step in finding your happiness. It is an honor to be on this journey with you. In this podcast, I will be addressing women specific issues that get in the way to finding our happiness. I will do this by marrying the two worlds of mental health and faith, specifically, the Catholic faith. I invite you to join me every Tuesday for in-depth conversations on mental health and faith. Come feeling uncertain and leave feeling inspired. God has a plan for your life sweet friend, and it is rooted in the happiness that comes only from Him.

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Are you a Catholic woman who is struggling to find happiness in your life? Are you finding it difficult to find a place for your faith in the chaos of the everyday? Are you looking to lean on your faith as the path to find deep and meaningful relationships with others and yourself? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you are in the right place. Welcome to Finding Her Happiness!

I’m Mary, a licensed professional counselor, wife, fur baby mom, and cradle Catholic. I am so excited you have decided to take this next step in finding your happiness. It is an honor to be on this journey with you. In this podcast, I will be addressing women specific issues that get in the way to finding our happiness. I will do this by marrying the two worlds of mental health and faith, specifically, the Catholic faith. I invite you to join me every Tuesday for in-depth conversations on mental health and faith. Come feeling uncertain and leave feeling inspired. God has a plan for your life sweet friend, and it is rooted in the happiness that comes only from Him.

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Episodes (20/74)

Finding Her Happiness

#69 THAT'S IT FOR ME! (sort of...)

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.

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1 year ago

9 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#68 SEEING ABORTION (through the lens of a childless woman)

"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 breakfast in Washington DC which was attended by the then president and first lady.
Why am I reading it? Well, I'm reading it because it ties into what I'm going to be talking to you about today, abortion through the lens of a childless woman (not by choice). I know you may be thinking, "Oh gosh, Mary, that's such such a yucky heavy conversation! Why are you talking about it?" I'm talking about it because I not only feel led to talk about it, I must talk about it.

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1 year ago

28 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#67 THREE TIPS on handling the awkward moments of being a non-mom

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 again it’s this reminder that you’re not a mom so you really don’t know. If this sounds familiar, then welcome to the club! Boy!, have I been in this situation multiple times, even at 53 year old I still am, only this time it is with my nieces and nephews who are now becoming parents. Today I will be sharing with you three tips on how to handle such a situation as this.

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1 year ago

15 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

(ARCHIVE #55) 10 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health Today!

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!

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1 year ago

25 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#66 ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER

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 you back. Thanks so much for being a part of this journey. I pray God is blessing you in this very moment and that you are finding peace and comfort.

Today's chat is short and sweet and packed with a lot of good nuggets. In case you aren't yet, be sure to connect with me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingherhappiness23 or shoot me an email,
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1 year ago

13 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#65 Why are You doing THIS to me Lord?!

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 towards God.

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Don't forget to check out this beautiful blog by Brandi Lytle:
https://notsomommy.com/about-not-so-mommy/

1 year ago

16 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#64 ***INTERVIEW***BETH BAKER!!

"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 that that wasn't going to be something that happened, maybe. Cause I didn't know a lot of single people. I mean, now I think it's a lot more prevalent, but, I mean, everybody I knew, like, they were mommies and they were daddies and they got married and had kids, and that was the normal thing."

Welcome my sweet sister! You are in for a great treat today. My new friend Beth Baker is sharing her story and what a story it is. Enjoy the listen!

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1 year ago

1 hour 10 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#63 I'M NOT BOTHERING TO TRY ANYMORE

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 Finding Her Happiness. If anything from above resonated with you, you've come to the right place. It's time to get UNcomfortable, tune out all of your distractions and take a listen as you learn what to do now.

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1 year ago

35 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#62 Hannah's Song

HOPE. INSPIRATION. GOD'S UNYIELDING LOVE.

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Hannah's Song:
https://youtu.be/O5PDpKaEZVM?si=6_5xK4AOBlwpAcQE

1 year ago

11 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#61 GRATEFUL TO BE CHILDLESS?! YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

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 you and hopefully enlighten you as well. Welcome sweet sister to another episode of Finding Her Happiness.

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To learn more from Dr. Sri:
https://media.ascensionpress.com/podcast/do-not-weep-for-me/#:~:text=Jesus%20says%20%E2%80%9Cblessed%20are%20the,in%20the%20rebellion%20against%20Rome.

1 year ago

19 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#61 PART THREE - THE SWIM

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!

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1 year ago

23 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#60 - PART TWO - THE FLOAT

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 help to make sense of all of this a lot better. With that being said, let's jump right into these waters so we can learn how to float.

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1 year ago

25 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#59 PART ONE - THE DOGPADDLE

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 grief, are you tired, frustrated, and ready to get to the other side of it? If you’re shaking your head yes, then you are in for a treat because today’s episode is especially made just for you. Welcome sweet sister, it’s time to take a dive deeper into the grieving waters of our childlessness.

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1 year ago

30 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#58 WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT BEING CATHOLIC & CHILDLESS

"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 “obstacle” can create an added layer of grief and sadness for Catholic childless women in particular. I will use a personal example to further illustrate."

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https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history

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1 year ago

18 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#57 Childless in a child-filled world

"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 officially, officially over. Like I knew they'd been over for a while now, but it is officially, done and done. It was then that all of it just kinda came crashing in my face, like, oh, okay, so... Hmm... I'm not going to be a grandmother either?"

THE NEW AND IMPROVED FINDING HER HAPPINESS IS OFFICIALLY HERE!!! WELCOME TO HER DEBUT!

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1 year ago

29 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#56 Friend, we need to talk!

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 about this,(a good bit) is because quite frankly it's not talked about enough!

Welcome to another Mental Health Awareness episode of Finding Her Happiness!

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1 year ago

43 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#55 10 ways to improve your Mental Health today!

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 mental health now.

As always, THANK YOU!!! I appreciate you taking time to not only listen to but also subscribe and rate this podcast.

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1 year ago

21 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

#54 I'm back!!!! (sort of)

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 possibly the third week talking about various mental health topics.

Brand new episodes of FHH 2.0 will be arriving in May. I don't have a date for you yet but I promise it will be happening in May.

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1 year ago

25 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

Ep. 53 (extra) Announcements!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! I have made a decision regarding this podcast. When you have roughly 8 minutes, take a listen to find out more.

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1 year ago

8 minutes

Finding Her Happiness

UPDATE** Happy Birthday to FHH

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...

1 year ago

4 minutes