Checking In and Retreating
As you heard in Episode 045: Back to School Blues, we’re having a rough start to the school year at our house! We’re coming off a weekend full of illness, and I’m not going to be able to record a new episode this week.
Going forward, I’ll release new episodes every other Wednesday beginning next Wednesday, September 11th.
Next week, I’ll share a great conversation I had with Kathryn Whitaker about her new book, Live Big, Love Bigger. I hope you have a chance to get your hands on a copy between now and next week!
Please keep me in your prayers as I go on a silent retreat this week. It is much needed!
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045 Back to School Blues
This week, I talked about our house’s back to school blues. As much as we love our parish school and teachers, we are struggling (as we always do) with the adjustment. I shared what the struggle is looking like and what Philip and I are doing on the parenting side to make things a little less painful.
Revisiting last week’s episode: Did you write a letter to anyone? If not, what’s stopping you?
Listener question: Do you and your husband think my daughter might be going through precocious puberty?
Other links/resources mentioned this episode:
- While You Were Folding Episode 041: Puberty Q&A With Jane
- Great article from Today’s Parent: “After-School Restraint Collapse is a Real Thing–Here’s How to Deal With It”
- Matthew 11:28-30 “28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Join the Conversation!
How’s the school year going at your house? Are you and your kids struggling as much as we are? What’s hurting and what’s helping the adjustment for your crew? Any tips or successes to share? Please, pass it all along!
Get in touch!
E-mail me at podcast@catherineboucher.com or
or
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044 Letter Writing
This week, I talked about letter writing–why I love it, the book that is inspiring me lately, and my new challenge: writing one letter a week until Christmas. Wanna join me?
Other links/resources mentioned this episode:
- The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O’Connor Selected and Edited by Sally Fitzgerald
- While You Were Folding Episode 043: Parenting From Fear
- Did you know that you can buy official U.S. postage on Amazon?!
- StoryWorth
Join the Conversation!
Do you write letters regularly? Who do you write to, and how frequently do you write? What makes letter writing more special than other forms of communication to you? When was the last time you received a handwritten note? When was the last time you sent one?
Get in touch!
E-mail me at podcast@catherineboucher.com or
or
Send me a voicemail on Voxer, the free walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode! (I’m “catherineboucher” on there.)
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043: Parenting From Fear
This week, I talked about parenting from fear–how it looks, why we do it, and how I handle it.
Other links/resources mentioned this episode:
- Sonja Corbitt’s book, Fearless: A Catholic Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare.
- The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Join the Conversation!
Do YOU struggle with fear in parenting? What does it look like for you? How do you work through that fear? Do you have a loved one who helps you to work through fear in the area of parenting? Please share what’s helping you to work through fear as a parent!
Get in touch!
E-mail me at podcast@catherineboucher.com or
or
Send me a voicemail on Voxer, the free walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode! (I’m “catherineboucher” on there.)
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042 Summer Camp
This week, I talked about the joys of SUMMER CAMP–as a camper, counselor, and a mother!
Before that, I circled back to last week’s episode, 041: Puberty Q&A With Jane. The Diocese of Lincoln has a fantastic website with a few videos and a bibliography with recommended resources for parents on discussing the gift our our sexuality and fertility with our children.
Other links/resources mentioned this episode:
Episode 034 Summer Structure (where I talked about our summer jobs list and Saint Coin reward system for earning screen time)
Join the Conversation!
Did YOU go to summer camp as a kiddo? Was it a traditional summer camp like this one, or was it a specialized camp? What about your kids? Do they go to any camps? If they don’t, I hope my episode about why camp is awesome encouraged you to at least consider summer camp as an option for next year.
Get in touch!
E-mail me at podcast@catherineboucher.com or
or
Send me a voicemail on Voxer, the free walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode! (I’m “catherineboucher” on there.)
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041 Puberty Q&A With Jane
***LITTLE EARS WARNING.*** This week, my 9-year-old daughter, Jane, came on the podcast to talk through a lot of questions about puberty. Please consider listening to this show without little ears around in case they’re not ready to hear this content.
Links Mentioned this week:
- How Full is Your Bucket? By Tom Rath
Talking Points With Jane:
- What’s the hardest part about being a girl?
- If you could ask your parents anything about growing up, what would it be?
- How long does puberty last?
- Jane’s thoughts on hormones & our discussion about hormones and free will
- How we take care of ourselves and our big feelings: journaling, exercise/getting outside, rest (nap/taking a break), eating well, good friendships
- Creating a “period pack”
- Why Jane’s excited to become a woman
- Rapidfire Q&A with Jane
- Encouragement from Jane
What did you think about our conversation? Do you have any questions about this topic?
Get in touch!
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- E-mail me at podcast@catherineboucher.com or Facebook or Instagram
- Send me a voicemail on Voxer, the free walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode! (I’m “catherineboucher” on there.)
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040 Staycation and Filling Buckets
Congratulations to dianachristine3 and coffeebeanstina on winning copies of Colleen Carroll Campbell’s book, The Heart of Perfection! I’ll be in touch!
This week, I:
- shared listener feedback on what they’re doing to fill their own buckets (great ideas!). What are YOU doing to fill your bucket lately? Instead of mindlessly scrolling social media, what would feel truly luxurious? I want to hear your ideas!
- recapped our family staycation
Links/Resources Mentioned This Week:
- My Sisters the Saints
- Colleen Carroll Campbell’s website
- Beautiful nearby state park we visited: Platte River State Park
- Awesome documentary we watched: Apollo 11
- Current family read-aloud: Winnie the Pooh narrated by Peter Dennis (we are borrowing our copy from the local library)
- Current reads: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan, The River by Peter Heller (Whoops! I said it was by Paul Heller on the podcast.)
For next week: Do you have any questions for my 9-year-old, Jane? She’s coming on the show next week to talk about puberty and all of her thoughts she’s been having about her changing body.
Get in touch!
- Email: podcast@catherineboucher.com
- find me on Facebook or Instagram
- Send me a voicemail on Voxer, the free walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode! (I’m “catherineboucher” on there.)
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039 The Heart of Perfection With Colleen Carroll Campbell
This week, I had the bucket list honor of chatting with Colleen Carroll Campbell! We talked about her new book, The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught me to Trade my Dream of Perfect for God’s.
I loved the book so much that I’m giving away TWO copies to two lucky listeners! To enter to win:
- Take a screen shot of your podcast player
- Post the picture on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #whileyouwerefolding
- Share 1 takeaway from my conversation with Colleen about The Heart of Perfection
I will share the winners on next week’s episode. Be sure to enter by next Tuesday (7/23/19) at 9 a.m. CST to enter for a chance to win a copy of The Heart of Perfection!
Links/Resources Mentioned in This Week’s Episode:
- My Sisters the Saints
- The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught me to Trade my Dream of Perfect for God’s
Find Colleen Online:
Get in touch!
- Email: podcast@catherineboucher.com
- find me on Facebook or Instagram
- Send me a voicemail on Voxer, the walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode! (I’m “catherineboucher” on there.)
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038 NFP Feedback
This week, I thought I’d share and respond to some of the feedback I received from Episode 037: All Things NFP With Bekah Knobeloch.
A few of the links/resources mentioned this episode:
- Feminine Genius Ministries
- Recent reads: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Megan Cox Gurdon
- GoodReads
- Living the Sacrament (online forum recommended by listener Bonnie)
- The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning by Simcha Fisher
Questions for you:
- What’s something decadent or luxurious you’re going to do for yourself this week? Put it on the calendar, and then tell me about it!
- NFP Stuff: What’s happening in your area? What do you need? How do you invite God into this area of your life? What about your circle of friends? Can you think of a time when you or a friend was struggling with fertility and helped each other? I’d love to hear about it!
Get in touch!
- podcast@catherineboucher.com
- find me on Facebook or Instagram
- Try Voxer, the walkie talkie app, so that I can feature your voice on a future episode!
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037 All Things NFP With Bekah Knobeloch
This week, I had my awesome friend and Marquette Instructor, Bekah Knobeloch, on the podcast to talk about all things NFP! We covered a lot of ground in our conversation, and I have a feeling Bekah will be a regular guest because I get *A LOT* of NFP-related questions from all of you. Can’t wait to hear your feedback on this one!
Links/Resources Mentioned This Episode:
- Bekah’s Feminine Genius Ministries
- Diocese of Lincoln Mother/Daughter Day
- Mulieris Dignitatem, St. Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter On the Dignity and Vocation of Women
- Off the Charts
Questions for you:
- Do you identify with anything we talked about in this episode?
- What’s working and what’s not in your area?
- What kind of support do you need with NFP?
Get in touch!
- podcast@catherineboucher.com
- find me on Facebook or Instagram
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