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Healing Your Anxiety with Adina Braatz

Healing Your Anxiety with Adina Braatz

Adina Braatz of My Saint My Hero shares about a peak season of anxiety and sleep deprivation that led her to seek help and surrender her life more fully to God. God, in His faithfulness, placed the perfect people and resources in Adina’s path to heal her.

Adina also talks about how trauma in childhood can contribute to the experience of anxiety and need for healing in adulthood.

Adina’s experience with anxiety has blessed her with greater compassion and understanding for others. By sharing her story, Adina wants you to know you are never alone in your suffering and that there are beautiful people and resources to help you heal.

You Don't Have to Check Off Boxes to Be Loved

You Don't Have to Check Off Boxes to Be Loved

Karianna Frey felt like she had to check off boxes and change part of her identity to be truly Catholic and loved. Yet in Adoration God revealed to Karianna that He and His love are so much bigger than the ways we box Him in.

Karianna also explores how we box others in stemming from fear. However, it is in embracing our discomfort and reaching out to people different than us that we grow to learn our interconnectedness as God's human family.

Karianna's newest book is We are Beloved: 30 Days with Thea Bowman.

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Losing My Sweet Son Beckett with Stephanie Weinert

Losing My Sweet Son Beckett with Stephanie Weinert

In this Lent 2022 Catholic podcast Stephanie Weinert shares the story of her son in Heaven, Beckett. Beckett was unexpectedly diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome, a heart defect and later lung disease. Stephanie shares how God has spoken to her heart and carried her through this experience, including by whispering Psalm 46:5 into her soul, "God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved."

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneMarch 3, 2022Steph, Stephanie, Weinert, Beckett, Down's, Down's Syndrome, Syndrome, Traumatic, Birth, Mother, and, Home, Mamas, in, Spirit, Lindy, Wynne, Catholic, Christian, Podcast, Podcasts, Loss, Death, Child, Son, Baby, Illness, Lindy Wynne, Stephanie Weinert, Community, Sisters, Christ, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Women, mom, moms, mama, mamas, mother, mothers, motherhood, Mary, Marian, Blessed, mini-retreat, retreat, fellowshipComment

Foster Care at Twelve

Foster Care at Twelve

Anthony Watkins and his brothers were sent to live with their father whom they did not really know after their mother was unable to care for them due to drug addiction. Anthony's father then abandoned the boys at the courthouse and Anthony and his brothers were placed at the Happy Hills Boys Ranch in Tennessee. Hear this moving story from loss, suffering and trauma to healing, hope and redemption.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneNovember 10, 2021Catholic, Anthony, Anthony Watkins, Watkins, Audi, Christian, Catholic Podcast, Christian podcast, Mom, moms, mother, mothers, mama, mamas, Mamas in Spirit, Lindy, Wynne, Lindy Wynne, foster care, Happy Hills Boys Ranch, Adoption, Adoptive, Advocacty, Tennessee, TN, boys, foster parents, biological parent, abanonment, abandon, court, dad, mom, fostering, Jesus Christt, Jesus, ChristComment

His Arrest Was My Rock Bottom

His Arrest Was My Rock Bottom

Tracy Hill shares about the effect of alcoholism on her family. Tracy discovered her rock bottom was the call from her husband telling her that he was arrested due to his drinking. Learn how Tracy surrendered her life to God, let go of trying to control everything and allowed Jesus to transform her heart.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneNovember 3, 2021Catholic, Christian, podcast, Women, ladies, mom, moms, mama, mamas, mother, mothers, Mamas in Spirit, Lindy, Wynne, Lindy Wynne, Tracy, Tracy Hill, Hill, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, AA, alcoholics anonymous, drink, drinking, hiding, liquor, husband, hubby, spouse, fear, children, son, sons, daughter, daughters, family, destroyed, destroying, help, support, arrestt, legal, problems, marital, faith, Jesus, Christt, Mary, JosephComment

Raised by My Dad

Raised by My Dad

Teri Carpenter shares how her dad became a single father when Teri was five months old and how he is her rock. Teri talks about meeting her mother, facing infertility, becoming a stepmother and coping with her stepson's addiction. Learn about the moment Teri's stepson was miraculously saved and Teri's vibrant faith in Jesus.

Healing Through the Eucharist

Healing Through the Eucharist

Patty Pablos shares her path to prayer, starting when she lost her little brother when she was nine and culminating in her devotion to the Eucharist and prayers over her dying mother.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneOctober 6, 2021Catholic, podcast, Lindy, Wynne, Lindy wynne, Patty Pablos, Patty, Pablos, Oscar, Redondo Beach, Saint Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church, Saint Lawrence Martyr, Redondo, women, ladies, moms, mom, mama, mamas, mothers, Mamas in Spirit, in, Spirit, Holy, Jesus, God, Mary, Mother Mary, Adoration, Eucharist, Eucharistic Table, Plenth, Sacrament, Sacraments, Adore, Death, Dying, loss, mourning, gfief, grief, grieving, Father, Holy Father, Mother, brother, grandmother, pix, hospital, losing, a, ministryComment

Dress with Dignity with Nicole M. Caruso

Dress with Dignity with Nicole M. Caruso

Nicole M. Caruso shares how God blessed her with the courage to leave the fashion industry and seek Him, rather than the things the world tell us matter. Nicole recently authored Worthy of Wearing: How Personal Style Expresses Our Feminine Genius.

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On Fire with the Holy Spirit

On Fire with the Holy Spirit

This Pentecost, Father Jon Meyer shares how Christians are called to be on fire with the Holy Spirit--no exceptions. Father Jon Meyer is the Chaplain of Mamas in Spirit.

Supporting Sick Kids in the Hospital

Supporting Sick Kids in the Hospital

While on a college immersion trip in Jamaica, Analise Gammariello met a little boy being treated at the children’s hospital. The time she spent coloring with this boy helped Analise discover her calling to help children facing long term illness and traumatic injury as a Child Life Specialist. Hear stories of how Analise has discovered Christ through her work.

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Your Life Will Be Good Again

Your Life Will Be Good Again

Listen to the wisdom and faith of Mamas in Spirit's new chaplain, Father Jon Meyer! Be uplifted and renewed in hope as Lindy and Jon explore the time of the pandemic, personal stories and scripture to help you open your heart to the healing and transformation of the Holy Spirit.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneFebruary 10, 2021Catholic, Christian, podcast, podcasts, blog, blogs, podcsting, podcasting, mom, moms, mother, mothers, Mary, mama, mamas, in, Spirit, Lindy, Wynne, Wynn, John, Jon, Meyer, priest, Chaplain, chaplain, hope, renewal, be, renewed, pandemic, Covid, COVID-19, Covid19, illness, financial, troubles, finances, hopeful, hopefulness, girlfriend, girlfriends, faith, faithful, faithfulness, women, woman, friend, friends, connection, solidarity, renew, Jesus, Christ, God, Mother, Immaculate, Conception, Lourdes, Medjugorje, Fatima, listen, 2021, now, today Comments

Merry Christmas from Mamas in Spirit!

Merry Christmas from Mamas in Spirit!

Lindy's daughters make a guest appearance to sing and share about the blessing of Christmas. Themes explored are Christmas, joy, laughter, hope, Mary, Jesus, Joseph, the gift of life, God's light outshining the darkness, Christmas star and candy canes.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneDecember 23, 2020Catholic, Christian, podcast, podcasts, women, mama, mamas, Mamas, in, Spirit, Lindy, Wynne, Mindy, little, one, ones, Christmas, joy, laughter, hope, faith, Jesus, Christ, Mary, Joseph, candy, canes, shephard, shephards, three, kings, wise, men, child, children, laugh, sweet, Mommas, mommas, mammas, Mammas, woman, girlfriends, advice, talk', support, encouragement, encourage, tip, tips, heal, healing, heart, burdens, lifitingComment

The Doctors Didn’t Think I'd Ever Walk Again

The Doctors Didn’t Think I'd Ever Walk Again

Hear Antoinette DeLorenzo's miraculous story of learning to walk again after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome at thirty-three-years-old. Themes explored are Advent, being paralyzed, critical illness, hearing God's voice, Blessed Mother and God's miracles.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneDecember 9, 2020Mamas, Mommas, Momma, Mammas, in, Spirit, mother, mothers, mom, moms, mama, motherhood, sanctifying, hope, Advent, 2020, living, live, courage, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) - Inflammatory Disorder, Guillain, barre, syndrome, syndrom, inflamation, inflamatory, disease, illness, sick, sickenss, healing, doctors, medical, help, paralyze, paralyzed, thirty-three, young, children, family, support, adbice, advice, tips Comments

My 1.5 Pound Baby

My 1.5 Pound Baby

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Claudine Carr shares about her youngest son's birth at one-and-a-half pounds. Hear the story of a nun baptizing him with a dixie cup as he was rushed into emergency surgery and his miraculous survival. Themes explores are difficult pregnancies, premature babies, conversion, sacraments, Baptism, Confirmation, Catholicism, witnessing, the rosary and prayer.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneNovember 11, 2020premie, nicu, strong, baby, power, micro, weeker, premature, babe, little, one, awareness, prematurity, love, graduate, fight, struggle, survive, survival, doctor, doctors, nurse, nurses, pray, prayer, miracle, miracles, miraculou, miraculous, after, life, bhfyp, mama, mother, momma, mommas, mamas, in, Spirit, Lindy, Wynne, Claudine, Carr, jewel, jewelry, religion, religious, rosary, rosaries, Mother, Mary, Marian, Immaculate, Heart, Jesus, Christ, God, faith, Christian, podcast, podcasts, fblog, blog, blogs, maternity, maternal, Mommas, Momma, Mamma, Orange, County, CA, CaliforniaComment

Missing My Mom

Missing My Mom

Raquel lost her dearest companion--her mom--almost eleven years ago. The loss left a a void in Raquel's life that her "yes" to God has begun to fill. Themes explored are motherhood, mother and daughter relationships, maternal mentors, friendship, sisterhood in the Holy Spirit, guidance, loneliness, postpartum anxiety and faith.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneNovember 4, 2020raquel, suh, miss, missing, misses, mom, moms, mother, mothers, mama, mamas, mommas, mammas, motherhood, girlfriend, girlfriends, friend, friends, Catholic, Christian, Podcast, in, Mamas, Spirit, Holy, Jesus, Christ, Mother, Mary, God, faith, fiath-filled, podcast, podcasts, blog, blogs, loss, grief, death, mourn, mourning, heaven, after, life, purgatory, women, woman, sister, sisterhood, church, churches, accompany, accompaniment Comments

God Needs Us Now

God Needs Us Now

Featured guest Gina Foster was told she would only have five years to live when her children were very small. This changed Gina's perspective of time and taught her that God needs us now--there is no guarantee of how much time we will have on Earth. Gina leads a soup kitchen to feed the hungry in San Pedro, CA.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneJuly 1, 2020Gina, Foster, God, Needs, Us, Now, podcast, podcastsd, podcasts, blog, blogs, Catholic, Christian, mom, moms, mother, mothers, mama, mamas, motherhood, girlfriend, girlfriends, Mother, Mary, Marian, Jesus, Christ, Joseph, Holy, Spirit, Mamas, in, Father, Son, Church, ladies, soup, kitchen, feed, homeless, the, hungry, serve, service, good, works, vocation, vocational, calling, helping, thepoor, help, helps, food, cook, San, Pedro, TrinityComment

God's Mission for Our Family

God's Mission for Our Family

The Hill family just welcomed their third foster child into their home. Listen to featured guest Lindsey Hill share how she witnesses God at work in the foster children, her own school-age children and family. Learn about the Hill family's call to share God's love with children in the most vulnerable of circumstances and the many ways you can support children in foster care!

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Journeying Out of Sexual Exploitation

Journeying Out of Sexual Exploitation

Hear La'Chiera Royston's moving story of being saved from a life of sexual exploitation after being caught in a sting operation. Learn about the vulnerability of the young women being lured into sexual exploitation and human trafficking and how you can make a difference in the lives of these young women, like those who work with the non-profit that helped La'Chiera: Gems Uncovered.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneMay 6, 2020mamas, in, spirit, mama, momma, mommas, mamma, mammas, mom, moms, mother, mothers, girlfriend, girlfriends, sister, sisters, sisterhoood, Catholic, Christian, podcast, podcasts, blog, blogs, Christ, Holy, Love, Hope, Sexual, Sex, Sexually, Exploited, Exploitation, Human, Traffic, Trafficked, Trafficking, help, hope, Gems, Unovered, La, Chiera, Royston, Mary, White, Gem, Ruby, precious, a, covid19, Covid-19, Coronavirus, Corona, Covid, holy, journey, out, ofComment

Saying "Yes" to God

Saying "Yes" to God

Say "yes" to God amidst the messiness of life. Learn how to measure your days by the way you have been present to and loved others, rather than what you have accomplished. Sometimes just getting out of bed and showing up is enough! Featuring special guest Lisa Hendey of lisahendey.com and founder of catholicmom.com.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneApril 29, 2020lisa, hendey, catholic, mom, catholic mom.com, catholicmom.com, christian, podcast, podccasts, blog, blogs, mamas, in, spirit, holy, mama, momma, mommas, mamma, mammas, for, women, mother, mothers, motherhood, woman, girlfriend, girlfriends, sister, Christ, Jesus, Mary, God, faith, faithfilled, faith-filled, ministry, retreat, saying, yes, to, god, vocation, calling, messiness, messy, covid, covid19, cover-19, coronavirus, quarantine, difficult, time, isolation, help, therapy, therapist, pastoral, care, and, counsel, counseling, a, los, angeles, south, bay, catholicism, churchComment

Trusting God Amidst the Coronavirus

Trusting God Amidst the Coronavirus

Explore how to trust God in the most isolating, painful and uncertain times of our lives with featured guest Neena Gaynor, author of the newly released novel "Bird and the Bees" and "Words Like Honey" blog.

Religion and SpiritualityLindy WynneApril 22, 2020mamas, in, spirit, lindy, wynne, mamma, mammas, momma, mommmas, mom, moms, mother, mothers, mama, Catholic, Christian, podcast, podcasts, today, news, coronavirus, corona, Covid, Covid-19, Covid19, 19, the, blog, blogs, writing, writings, choosing, choose, to, trust, ingod, God, god, Amidst, Neena, Gaynor, Bird, and, Birds, Bee, Bees, Keeper, Appalachia, Book, release, romanitc, novel, romantic, beekeeper, master, gardener, releases, words, honey, for, soul, Kentucky, wife, baseball, wordslikehoney, writer, newspaper, mantle, rock, publishing, published, LLCComment