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Episode 23: Devotion to Our Sorrowful Mother and Lent Reflections

Episode 23: Devotion to Our Sorrowful Mother and Lent Reflections
I am so excited to be sharing with you about this beautiful devotion that is essential to Catholic Mothers, especially as we're nearing Holy Week and commemorating the Passion of Christ and all the unbearable sorrows Our Mother went through .
I mentioned my Church's online book store where you can purchase a Traditional calendar: https://miqcenter.com/search?q=calendar*
FREE Download (no email required!) of the shortened version of the Sorrowful Mother Chaplet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CKwkIU06Y8kH5b2MCO-6CSxwtRvfUl_P/view?usp=sharing
 
The beautiful chaplet/bracelet as referenced in the episode: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/p/rosary-bracelet-mother-of-sorrows
 
Other Links:
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
The awesome, high quality, affordable wellness products that I swear by (affiliate link) https://www.earthley.com/ref/rosiebowden/
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
Website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w

Episode 22: When God Gives You a “Difficult” Child – Dealing with Toddler Tantrums, Choosing a Parenting Style and More!

Episode 22: When God Gives You a “Difficult” Child – Dealing with Toddler Tantrums, Choosing a Parenting Style and More!
Do you ever feel like God gave you a “difficult” child? Notice “difficult” in quotes because in this episode we’ll uncover how maybe your child isn’t being “difficult” on purpose. Maybe their behavior is in fact, very age-appropriate and therefore doesn’t necessarily deserve the reaction we tend to want to give. Let’s all strive together to handle the tantrums with a calm demeanor, even when that’s the last thing we feel like doing.
Other Links:
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
The awesome, high quality, affordable wellness products that I swear by (affiliate link) https://www.earthley.com/ref/rosiebowden/
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
Website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w
 
 

Episode 21: Catholics and Picking a Word of the Year for the New Year and also Mentally Bearing the Cross of Kids Getting Sick

Episode 21: Catholics and Picking a Word of the Year for the New Year and also Mentally Bearing the Cross of Kids Getting Sick
Oh boy, you’re in for a roller coaster with this one!
In this episode I share about my wild ride for the first half of December and how we dealt with sickness after sickness amongst other random curveballs life threw at us. These crosses led up to my discovery of my word of the year and I can’t wait for you to listen to hear what that is.
As mentioned in the episode, I am offering a discount on my morning routine book so you can implement the practice of putting God first in your day! Normally $25, use code NEWYEAR to get your book for just $19, or check out my old, discontinued version for even less! https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/prayer-journal
Other Links:
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
The awesome, high quality, affordable wellness products that I swear by (affiliate link) https://www.earthley.com/ref/rosiebowden/
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
Website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w
 

Episode 20: Five Things NOT to Do This Holiday Season – Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas

Episode 20: Five Things NOT to Do This Holiday Season – Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas   
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” or is it?
The holiday season can be stressful! But it doesn’t need to be - in fact, allowing it to become stressful is the last thing we should be doing as Catholics who truly know the Reason for the Season. If you want to browse the Catholic Vendor post I mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/100087284347515/posts/pfbid02Xy82CyAUopFpBPwZoHvk26NmMKrLs2ntPNj1sTshcfzHuzLhxngehijbmbhSr1CCl/?d=n
Don’t forget to join my Facebook group where you can catch up on the 30 Day Reset and also where I’ll be posting about Black Friday Sales!
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w
 

Episode 19: The Life or Death Impact of a Positive Mindset – from a Catholic Perspective

Episode 19: The Life or Death Impact of a Positive Mindset – from a Catholic Perspective
Oh boy! This episode is on FIRE!!! I’ve never felt so passionate on a podcast episode before (and that says a LOT because a few episodes ago I shared my son’s birth story which was a life changing experience to say the least!)
In this episode I’m sharing about the LIFE or DEATH (meaning, the eternal life) impact of a positive mindset or positive attitude, from the perspective of a Catholic or a Christian.
A few Scripture verses that I shared:
“As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace, so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth.” – Proverbs 27:21
“Whatever is true, whatever is modest, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is lovely, whatever is good, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8
“Let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger.” James 1:19
“So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.” Matthew 5:16
The mindset podcast I mentioned: https://anchor.fm/tessa-romero
***GIVEAWAY*** On September 28th, I celebrated one year of the podcast, WOO HOO!!! To celebrate, I'm giving away one Catholic Crusader Kit (you can see it here: thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/p/catholic-crusader-kit) 
To enter: Leave a review on the podcast (Apple or Spotify) and share a screenshot of your review on the designated post in my Facebook Community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share)
If you don't have a Facebook, you can also email your screenshot to: hello@thecrunchycatholic.com
 
The GIVEAWAY is running through the end of October 2022!
Thank you so much! Reviews really help the exposure of my podcast:)
***Other 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/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w
 

Episode 18: Feast of the Most Holy Rosary – My Devotion to the Daily Rosary as a Catholic Mom

Episode 18: Feast of the Most Holy Rosary – My Devotion to the Daily Rosary as a Catholic Mom
In this episode, I will cover a brief history of the Rosary as well as my personal journey of my ever-growing devotion. Becoming a Mom truly proved to be the very thing that grew my Devotion to the Rosary to be greater than it has ever been before.
My blog post on the Rosary: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/blog/rosaryforbeginners
FREE DOWNLOAD – Novena Tracker: https://www.subscribepage.com/rosarynovenatracker
FREE DOWNLOAD – How To Pray the Rosary E-book: https://www.subscribepage.com/freerosaryguide
Shop my Rosary bracelets: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/rosary-bracelets
St. Louis Marie De Montfort Books on Spotify (these hugely helped my devotion to grow!) - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0HmFj0C3f0pZQrxrqAk0tF?nd=1&si=S6WhHtHFTKm7HRfLScT2Qw
Rosary Novena Audio on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4DHC1nC1lig4IgL2xisgfG?si=Z_SerxX0R0e8vjAZtgoW4Q&nd=1
***GIVEAWAY*** On September 28th, I celebrated one year of the podcast, WOO HOO!!! To celebrate, I'm giving away one Catholic Crusader Kit (you can see it here: thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/p/catholic-crusader-kit) 
To enter: Leave a review on the podcast (Apple or Spotify) and share a screenshot of your review on the designated post in my Facebook Community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share)
If you don't have a Facebook, you can also email your screenshot to: hello@thecrunchycatholic.com
Thank you so much! Reviews really help the exposure of my podcast:)
***Other Links***
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
NEW and IMPROVED website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w

Episode 17: A Little Effort Goes a Long Way - As It Pertains to Motherhood, Especially SAHM’s

Episode 17: A Little Effort Goes a Long Way - As It Pertains to Motherhood, Especially SAHM’s
In this episode we'll talk about the little tiny things you can throughout the day to make the biggest difference in your kids' day and, consequently, in their life! Stay at Home Mom Life can be exhausting, yet monotonous. It's easy to let the days get away from us without having any "fun" with your kids - this episode will inspire a new desire to create that day-to-day magic for your kiddos.
***GIVEAWAY*** On September 28th, I celebrated one year of the podcast, WOO HOO!!! To celebrate, I'm giving away one Catholic Crusader Kit (you can see it here: thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/p/catholic-crusader-kit) 
To enter: Leave a review on the podcast (Apple or Spotify) and share a screenshot of your review on the designated post in my Facebook Community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share)
If you don't have a Facebook, you can also email your screenshot to: hello@thecrunchycatholic.com
Thank you so much! Reviews really help the exposure of my podcast:)
***Other Links***
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
NEW and IMPROVED website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w
 

Episode 16: The Birth Story of Baby Nolan! A Successful Homebirth after 2 C Sections

Episode 16: The Birth Story of Baby Nolan! A Successful Homebirth after 2 C Sections.
This is definitely the most excited I’ve ever been to release a new episode. This experience changed my life! I absolutely couldn’t imagine recording any other podcast episodes before recording and sharing this one first, because truly I have been waiting for this for a very long time and I know my listeners have been praying for this successful outcome – I’m so excited to finally share how it went!
After two C Sections, it was more important to me than ever before that I have a successful VBAC. In this episode I’ll share the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical healing journey that took place and the beautiful result that followed.
If you happen to listen to this and you’re thinking, “Wow! I SO resonate with this and would love to chat with Rosie about how I can go about my own path of self-healing after a traumatic birth experience…” PLEASE do not hesitate to contact me at hello@thecrunchycatholic.com
I actually would love to eventually put together a group program for navigating this healing journey and mentally/emotionally processing and recovering from a traumatic birth experience. Since I have not yet created this program, please feel free to just reach out to me via email!
***Links***
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
NEW and IMPROVED website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w
 

Episode 15: 5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Better Catholic Mother

Episode 15: 5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Better Catholic Mother
This episode is a recording of the online event which is taking place in a private Facebook group on 8/30/22 (the recording mentions it taking place 8/29 but I had to postpone, #momlife)
If you happen to listen to this on 8/30 or 8/31, it isn’t too late to join the group to participate in the posts and be eligible for product credit giveaway! Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/764264781297065/?ref=share_group_link
If you listen after the fact or if you’re not on Facebook, you can also join the email follow up list and expect to receive the recap information over the next couple of days: https://www.subscribepage.com/5_simple_steps
There are quite a lot of FREE DOWNLOADS mentioned in the 5 Simple Steps and you can only receive those by joining the email list (above)
Other resources mentioned in the 5 Simple Steps:
The Gratia Plena Prayer Journal: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/p/gratia-plena-prayer-journal
My Rosary Bracelets: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/rosary-bracelets
My Happy Holy Home (online course) wait list: https://www.subscribepage.com/happyholyhome_waitlist
***Other Links***
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2665712300374057/?ref=share
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
NEW and IMPROVED website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w

Episode 14: How to Inspire a True and Genuine Love of the Catholic Faith in Your Little Ones + Dealing with Young Children in Church

Episode 14: How to Inspire a True and Genuine Love of the Catholic Faith in Your Little Ones + Dealing with Young Children in Church
In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to inspire a true and genuine love of the Catholic Faith in your little ones – it doesn’t need to be complicated! The number one way to do this is by simply being the example yourself, which is why I take a moment in this episode to share with you about my UPCOMING (ONLINE) EVENT: 5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Better Catholic Mother: https://www.facebook.com/groups/764264781297065/?ref=share_group_link
It will be held on Facebook on 8/29/22, HOWEVER, if you’re not on Facebook or if you miss it live, you can get on this email list for the follow up emails: https://www.subscribepage.com/5_simple_steps
Also mentioned in this episode is my Morning Routine Prayer Journal: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/blog/gratiaplenaprayerjournal
My Rosary Bracelets: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/shop/rosary-bracelets
***Other Links***
My Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/the.crunchy.catholic/ 
NEW and IMPROVED website: https://www.thecrunchycatholic.com/
Email Sign Up: https://www.subscribepage.com/thecrunchycatholic 
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Background music:
Track: Summer Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0 https://youtu.be/UpRPzujTa7w