Hi! I’m Catherine Boucher
I'm a Catholic homeschooling mother of six. My husband, Philip, is a pediatrician, and we've been married for 14 years. I created the podcast, While You Were Folding, to continue the conversations about things that matter in domestic life. I've learned a lot (usually in messy or painful ways), and I have so much more to learn! I hope you'll get in touch and that I can feature your voice on a future episode of the podcast.
Discipline Deep Dive With Philip
Philip and I did a quick solo road trip today, so we thought we'd recorded an impromptu episode together! We had a great conversation about discipline: what we used to do, what did/didn't work, what discipline looks like lately for us, and some concluding thoughts. ...
read moreHow We Harry Potter
Our family has taken a unique approach to how we let our kiddos read the Harry Potter book series, and I brought my 11-year-old son, Walter, on the show to talk about it. We talked about the magic of the wizarding world, why fairytales make for wonderful reading, how...
read moreSabbath Week Reset
We started doing a "Sabbath Schedule" in our homeschool this year. We do 6 weeks of school, and then we take 1 week (called a Sabbath Week) off. We use that time to do all of the things we aren't able to during our school weeks. We recently had our first sabbath...
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Interval Training
Have you ever done interval training to meet a fitness goal? Have you ever considered working in shorter sprints within the framework of your family and home calendar? That's what I've been doing since the start of the school year, and I am loving it! This episode...
read moreMoms, You Might Need Physical Therapy
Has your body never been quite the same since giving birth? Do you experience ongoing pain or discomfort? Have you accepted peeing with each sneeze as your new normal? This episode is for you! I share very candidly about my experience with childbirth and the...
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