Amanda Martinez Beck is a storyteller and fat activist on a mission to help people embrace the goodness of their bodies. She is the co-founder of the Ruah Storytellers Podcast. In addition to cohosting the Fat & Faithful Podcast, she is the author of Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me. Follow her on Instagram(@your_body_is_good) and visit her website to learn more about the Good Body Initiative.

Music for this episode was written and recorded by Amanda. 

Jules Miles is a wife and mom with a Masters Degree in Catholic Theology. She is the creator and host of the podcast, Mystery Through Manners, and co-founder of Ruah Storytellers. 

Featured Music:

Ocean Wild

Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.

© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com

Cathy Torrez is a wife, stepmother, and mother. She spends her days at a salt plant and her nights snuggling her two small children. She takes those aforementioned children to Adoration each week (by choice!) and prays with them for others each night. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as Adventures in Adoring.

Featured Music:

Ocean Wild

Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.

© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com

Monique Ocampo is an English tutor from Houston, Texas who loves finding connections between her Catholic faith and her many fandoms. She sees God as the Divine Artist and considers herself an apprentice with the written word. You can find her blog at msocampowrites.com and check out her podcast Tales, Rambles, and Reactions where she talks about shows she's watching. Feel free to follow her on Twitter and Instagram @msocampowrites.

Featured Music:

Ocean Wild

Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.

© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com

Sister Anne Higgins is a daughter of Charity for close to 50 years, and a professor of English at Mount St. Mary’s Univeristy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. She is also the author of many selected works of poetry.

Featured Music:

Ocean Wild

Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.

© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com

Catherine currently lives in Hawaii, but is preparing to move to Bahrain soon with her 4 young children. She is married to a Naval Officer who's career has taken them to many interesting places. Both Catherine and her husband insist the best parts of living around the world are the wonderful people they have met, and the Catholic parishes that feel like home no matter what language is spoken. She is originally from a small town in Oregon, and still daydreams of the mountains and rivers of the Pacific Northwest while changing diapers, and driving kids all over the island. 

Featured Music:

Ocean Wild

Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.

© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com

Courtney Kiolbassa is a freelance writer and poet based in Dallas, Texas. She has worked on projects like the Catholic Creatives podcast, the OSV Innovation Challenge, and a thesis on pilgrimage in the American Southwest. You can find Courtney's work at courtkiol.com.

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Featured Music:

Ocean Wild

Words and music by Nick and Alina De La Torre.

© 2019 DLT Productions. As recorded on Only You. Used by permission. https://nickandalina.com

Alissa loves being a wife and mom.  Her family of seven lives just outside of Austin, Texas where in between packing lunches and finding matching socks, she thinks a lot about how to become a saint by loving well.  Alissa is passionate about Catholic social teaching, youth ministry, and building community.  She loves to give presentations and speak on a wide range of topics and was recently a guest on the popular podcast, The Catholic Feminist.