It’s almost anathema to say, “I didn’t want to be a mom.” But, saying that and then sharing the story of how God opens one’s heart to motherhood and transforms you is a powerful testimony, one Kaylee Stoll gives powerfully in this interview about motherhood, miscarriage, creativity, and navigating the new challenges motherhood presents each day.

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In this episode of 'Like a Mother,' Katie engages in a heartfelt conversation with Beth Sri about the honest challenges and joys of motherhood. Beth candidly shares her experiences of seeking healing, dealing with personal and family struggles, and the importance of community support. They discuss how understanding one's own emotions and wounds can positively impact parenting, encouraging mothers to embrace their feelings and seek help when necessary.

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Sister Josephine Garrett’s second season of Hope Stories explores various mental health diagnoses and explains the value of seeking healing through the lens of hope. She also shares how hope can be a foundation for moms, even in the midst of challenges or hardships in motherhood.

Learn more about Sr. Josephine at:

• https://nazarethcsfn.org/
• https://www.instagram.com/sr_josephine/
• Hope Stories with Sister Josephine Garrett, Season Two
• Journey to a new depth of hope, even in seemingly impossible circumstances, with Sr. Josephine in her new book HOPE: An Invitation. Available at osvcatholicbookstore.com.

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A special episode of Like a Mother, in honor of Father’s Day, Katie sits down with her husband, Tommy, to talk about how to be a good dad: what makes it worth it to invest so much time and energy into playing with kids, how to help carry the burden of household management, and what brings joy to fatherhood.

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The words “this is my body, given up for you” are said at every Mass and spoken by every mother, day in and day out, as we wipe and wean and walk with our children through the mess, grime, joy, and delight of daily life. How a mother comes to understand this call to sacrifice and gift of self is perhaps the greatest spiritual journey she’ll ever undertake.

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Being a mom means limits exist. We are limited - in our capacity, with the boundaries we set, with the “yes’s” and “no’s” we have to give. But what if the “limits” of motherhood, imposed upon us externally and self-imposed, are actually the on-ramp to abundance and flourishing? Katie reflects on her recent trip to Rome where she met Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, and the Pope, all within 24 hours, and shares how the trip to the eternal city helped her understand limits in a new way.

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In a world where right and wrong are sometimes confused by the secular culture, and where parents are made to feel like they can’t say what is true to their own children, Mary Rice Hasson explains what it means to build a family culture, ground our families in the truth, and encourage the pursuit of virtue and goodness.

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Family life, even in chaos and mess, is the first society we’re part of, and where we learn how to interact with others. Raising tiny humans, and forming them into good people, is the most important work we’ll ever do. Rachel Leininger is in the thick of that work, with 4 kids, first grade down to toddler, and has learned (and shares today) how keeping short accounts - forgiving quickly and loving without reservation - is the only way to survive and thrive in the every day.

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