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And then, then the music in my head stopped and everything went silent. In the rearview, I looked past your little ponytail to see a mini van hurtling over the center line….Join me this week to hear the rest of the story and celebrate the fina
This week DOC hosts Sr Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, for a conversation full of love and healing. We discuss spiritual motherhood, authentic Catholic femininity, and living a life of tender mercy. This conversation will have you in all of the mo
This week I speak with Rebecca Field about radical love, journeying to motherhood through the foster care system, academic motherhood, and carving a third way through tender mercy.Bec affirms that living a combined vocation as professional AND
Alexa is my oldest friend in the world; she knew me before I knew me. We recorded our conversation from our homes earlier this year, on the day after the insurrection at the capitol on January 6th, 2021. We talk about what it means to be a moth
In this week’s episode I speak with Amber Kleven, a parent and educator, about her experience with having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, mental health challenges, and many things that go along with early motherhood. We talk about t
We're three quarters though our first season on Diamonds for our Children, and we have spoken so often about the concept of inherent human dignity that I almost hope you're beginning to get sick of me saying that phrase. Almost. But as my recen
This week, we add our voices to raise awareness for Black Maternal Health Week and to honor Black motherhood. DOC is joined in conversation by Cessilye R. Smith, founder and executive director of Abide Women’s Health Services in Dallas, TX. Ins
This week we welcome Carolina Allen of Big Ocean Women to talk about maternal feminism and empowered motherhood. In founding Big Ocean Women, Carolina sought “to gather women and create pockets of light and safety all over the world.” The missi
The systems of the holobiont do not calculate the costs of survival; they simply do the work that is in front of them. Of course these thousands of organisms do not feel they are loving in doing what they do. Nevertheless, they reflect the love
I have often referred to carving a "third way" on this podcast; since I was very young I've tried very hard to live authentically and have so often felt unable to do so within the systems around me. This has been especially true politically bec
Today we talk about making difficult choices, dealing well with suffering, and creating a better life for everyone through radical acceptance of each other. DOC also announces a special surprise!
As St. Thomas Aquinas said, “Amicus alter ego est”: the friend is another self. This week, I am joined by my friend, Beth Anderson, a fellow mother, scholar, and sister in faith. We talk about her scholarly work on the art of friendship, the be
In the summer of 2016, when you were very small, we took you hiking almost every weekend. The youngest one was only a few months old, so dad and I took turns with the backpack. We took you to a new trail each time, and over the course of the su
In the second half of my conversation with my sweet sister, Karlene Kantner, we pick up our reflections, this time talking about imagination and its relationship to the themes we discussed last week. Karlene beautifully reads and analyzes a rar
This week we diverge from our regular method, and I welcome a an incredibly special person to talk with me about the themes of this project. This is part one of our conversation. We spoke, as we must during a pandemic, over the phone, about wha
This week we explore the third part of our series on our question: Who am I? We’re going to dive right into a tender heart-space.This week we clear the way to talk about hard things, and I open up a space for vulnerability--a space to fall int
In this episode, I share with you a few of the guiding questions that provide a foundation for this podcast and for the mission of my motherhood. My little ones ask the questions and I respond. The answers I offer here may help you understand m
I'll start by telling you something about your Oma. The stories of children are the stories of their mothers.
In our quest to know everything, humans forget too much. Dr. Stuart-Smith's discussion of the brain's neuronal pathways--those named dendrites for their resemblance to trees--reminds us that we are natural, created beings.
Introducing the Diamonds for Our Children Podcast, a public humanities project and motherhood ministry hosted by Dr. Katie Jo LaRiviere. Each episode is a facet of the diamond of motherhood, and each contributes to a unified love that reflects
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