Happy Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary! In this episode Aprylle and Ruby share some thoughts on the holiness and vocation of motherhood. Motherhood is messy, challenging, and full of ups and downs. We share some insights from writers on motherhood and how we can live out our vocation virtuously in everyday mom life.

Motherhood as a Path to Sainthood article

Imitate the 10 Amazing Virtues article

In this episode Ruby breaks down some of the patterns behind making goals and how our brains best respond to goal setting. Using strategies discussed you can help establish your own personal goals, break them down in achievable simple steps to feel less overwhelmed.

Other sources discussed:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5854216/


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On today’s episode, Aprylle and Ruby share some strategies for communicating effectively with your husband so that you can express your feelings and needs to prevent the breakdowns that might happen during these postpartum days.

Other resources:

https://www.albany.edu/~muraven/publications/promotion%20files/articles/osgood%20&%20muraven,%202015b.pdf

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240318142352.htm

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0163853X.2020.1829936


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In today’s episode, Aprylle talks about how important it is to bring our children to mass, but also recognizes how tough this can be! She’ll share lots of tips and strategies that might help you navigate bringing your kiddos to mass, from the little babies all the way up to school-age kids and beyond.

Some of our favorite toys:

ChewsLife Rosaries

Gather & Pray Pop-Its

Gather & Pray Wooden Lacing Toys

The Little Rose Shop’s Quiet Books

Ascension Press’ My First Interactive Mass Book

Melissa & Doug Water WOW books

LCD Writing Tablets

This week Ruby and Aprylle get together to share some of their favorite, tried and true strategies for how to manage those first days, weeks, and months postpartum without a village behind you. They’ll talk about preparing ahead of time, setting up systems of communication with your spouse, and how to simplify. If you’re someone who doesn’t have that village to support you, come join ours. This episode is for you!

Mentioned apps: Google Calendar, Instacart, Kroger/Publix/Walmart store apps for pick-ups.

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In this episode Ruby covers practical self-care tips for moms, especially in the craziness of early motherhood. She covers breathing, journaling, and other self-care strategies in addition to explaining the science behind why these things help our bodies adapt to the challenges of motherhood.

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The summer heat is in full swing, and when things are hot we want to be sure we’re staying hydrated! In this episode Aprylle talks about the importance of hydration, how much water postpartum mamas should be drinking, the trendy topic of electrolyte replenishment, and wraps it up with strategies to help you drink more.

Links and Resources Mentioned:

Click here for ideas to make your water more fun (that might even be kid-approved!).

Click here for a comparison chart of some of our favorite electrolyte replenishment mix-ins on the market today.

St. Monica Novena (began August 18th)

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In this week’s episode, Aprylle and Ruby cover their birth stories, and share how they were able to find grace within each one, even though things didn’t go as expected. If you’ve been wanting to process some of the emotions and thoughts you may have surrounding your own birth stories, sometimes the best way to start is just to start talking about it with others. Let this be a space for you to do that, if you want it to be. We’d love to hear them!

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