The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 36: “Ten Ways to Not Lose Your Cool as a Stay at Home Mom” As a mom of 3 under 6, (and expecting our 4th!) I have had my fair share of moments where I sure felt tested in patience and other virtues. I am not perfect and still have my days but these are 10 things that have definitely helped me! Don’t forget we’re in the FINAL days of being able to jump on board with Happy Holy Home! Please see my LINK TREE for other links such as my Facebook Community, Instagram, website, email list, and other recommended products ..read more

The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 35: “Homemaking Hurdles and How to Overcome Them” Part 4 of 4: Implementing a System (This workshop is available as episodes 32-35) If you're reading this during LAUNCH WEEK, be sure to hurry on over to the Happy Holy Home page on my website to take advantage of the specials I explained in the episode.  I am THRILLED to be finally (re)releasing this free workshop on the podcast! I originally ran this workshop on Facebook in the spring of 2023 as a 4 part video series, and now it is being repurposed as easy-to-li ..read more

The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 34: “Homemaking Hurdles and How to Overcome Them” Part 3 of 4: Overcoming Physical Hurdles (This workshop is being released as episodes 32-35) I am THRILLED to be finally (re)releasing this free workshop on the podcast! I originally ran this workshop on Facebook in the spring of 2023 as a 4 part video series, and now it is being repurposed as easy-to-listen-to podcast episodes. As a mom of 3 under 5 (at the time of recording this, now I’m expecting our 4th!) I GET IT. I get the struggle of trying to maintain a home w ..read more

The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 33: “Homemaking Hurdles and How to Overcome Them” Part 2 of 4: Overcoming Mental Hurdles (This workshop is being released as episodes 32-35) I am THRILLED to be finally (re)releasing this free workshop on the podcast! I originally ran this workshop on Facebook in the spring of 2023 as a 4 part video series, and now it is being repurposed as easy-to-listen-to podcast episodes. As a mom of 3 under 5 (at the time of recording this, now I’m expecting our 4th!) I GET IT. I get the struggle of trying to maintain a home whi ..read more

The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 32: “Homemaking Hurdles and How to Overcome Them” Part 1 of 4: Introduction (This workshop is being released as episodes 32-35) I am THRILLED to be finally (re)releasing this free workshop on the podcast! I originally ran this workshop on Facebook in the spring of 2023 as a 4 part video series, and now it is being repurposed as easy-to-listen-to podcast episodes. As a mom of 3 under 5 (at the time of recording this, now I’m expecting our 4th!) I GET IT. I get the struggle of trying to maintain a home while juggling a ..read more

The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 31: Why We Chose to Homeschool (Part 2) I ended up having SO much to say on this topic that I decided to split the episode into two parts. This is part 2 of 2. To save you some time in case this episode isn’t for you, I don’t really dive into curriculum or any sort of “How To’s” of homeschooling (maybe another time) This one really is all about my thought process behind deciding to homeschool and some general observations between the differences of homeschooling versus a traditional school setting. Even if your kids ..read more

The Crunchy Catholic Podcast - Faith, Motherhood & Natural Living Episode 30: Why We Chose to Homeschool I ended up having SO much to say on this topic that I decided to split the episode into two parts. This is part 1 of 2. To save you some time in case this episode isn’t for you, I don’t really dive into curriculum or any sort of “How To’s” of homeschooling (maybe another time) This one really is all about my thought process behind deciding to homeschool and some general observations between the differences of homeschooling versus a traditional school setting. Even if your kids are curre ..read more

Episode 28: Is Crunchy Homemaking a Fad or Were We Made For Such a Time as This? This was a fun one to record! I hope you’ll enjoy and be sure you’re subscribed to my email list so you can stay in the loop with my release of the new & improved Homemaking Hurdles as well as Happy Holy Home: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic  Also, I wanted to share the mind blowing home birth statistic that I referenced in the episode: The average annual increase in homebirths from 1990 to 2019 was 2% annually. In 2019 to 2020 there was a 22% increase in homebirths! In 2020 to 2021 there ..read more

Episode 27: Is it Easier to be a Stay at Home Mom or a Working Mom? Yep, we’re going there! In this episode, I ask the million-dollar question, “Is it easier to be a stay at home mom or a working mom?” SPOILER ALERT, the answer isn’t what you think. Tune in and be sure to join my Facebook group to let the community know what you think! Links: Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/  Website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/ Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunch ..read more

I think most of us can agree, the morning time is just a crazy time in a lot of households. Everyone has a lot of needs in a very short amount of time. In this episode I'll share with you some tips and practices that I have implemented that have helped my family to have mornings that are quite a bit more smooth sailing than they used to be;) Link to the Catholic Prayer Journal I mention in the episode: https://www.graceandgratitude.us/prayer-journal Link to the old version of the Morning Routine book (use code HAPPYNEWYEAR for 30% off!) https://www.graceandgratitude.us/shop/morning-routine-boo ..read more