Have you ever felt like disappointment keeps you stuck? Whether it’s with fasting, your goals, or your prayer life, disappointment can feel like sliding down a chute in the game of Chutes and Ladders—frustrating and discouraging.

In this episode, I share how to discipline disappointment so it doesn’t derail your progress.

I introduce the beautiful devotion of St. Michael’s Lent, a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by St. Francis of Assisi from the Feast of the Assumption to the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.

St. Michael’s Lent, combined with the imagery of chutes and ladders, offers hope and perspective for our fasting journeys. Even when we stumble, God provides ladders of grace to help us climb again, with the ultimate goal of reaching heaven.

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Is your fasting routine easily derailed by travel, holidays, or unexpected changes? This week, I am sharing the secret to staying consistent in any season: spiritual cognitive flexibility.

This simple but powerful mindset - openness to the Holy Spirit and the rejection of all-or-nothing thinking - can help you remain faithful to your fasting and prayer commitments no matter what life throws at you.

You’ll also hear a real coaching conversation with a client preparing for a pilgrimage, as I help her replace worry with trust that God will provide.

This episode will shift your perspective and show you how to stay consistent with the Holy Spirit every single day.

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Why does spiritual fasting feel easy for some and incredibly difficult for others?

In this episode, Beth interviews Catholic author and storyteller Rosemary McGuire Berry to explore how your God-given temperament can shape your journey toward holiness—and how understanding it can transform your approach to fasting, prayer, and virtue.

Drawing from Rosemary’s new book, Piety and Personality: The Temperaments of the Saints, they discuss how saints like St. Paul and St. Thomas Aquinas lived out their vocations in alignment with their unique personalities.

Whether you're choleric, melancholic, sanguine, phlegmatic—or have no idea what any of that means—this episode will give you new tools for both spiritual insight and practical growth.

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Many of you ask me if I coach men, and I'm sad to say I do not at this time, but today I want to focus on men and the spiritual battle they face.

I am joined by Jamie Baxter, founder of Exodus 90: a spiritual formation program that’s helped over 250,000 men across 80 countries grow in freedom, discipline, and communion with Christ.

Jamie shares how Exodus 90 began and why its focus on prayer, asceticism, and fraternity is more needed than ever.

If you’ve ever wondered how to support the men in your life spiritually, this episode is for you.

Discover how Exodus 90 and Delay and Pray® complement each other in leading men and women back to the Church, the sacraments, and a vibrant, faithful Catholic life.

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Summer's not over yet, and it's not too late to tackle the tough goals still on your heart.

Permanent weight loss and powerful intercessory prayer are possible this season. Spiritual Fasting strengthens both body and soul, preparing you for the deeper mission God is calling you to.

Based on the book, The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy, I am exploring how they relate to spiritual fasting and personal growth.

Focusing on what we lack (the gap) keeps us stuck in negativity and self-comparison, while celebrating our progress (the gain) opens us up to gratitude, confidence, and God’s guidance.

Sometimes, it takes real struggle to get serious. But like David facing Goliath or Moses leaving Egypt, you can choose to jump in—prayer and fasting together. Just like the high dive at the pool - take the leap! Doing hard things changes everything!

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This week, I am reviewing the final chapter of my book, reflecting on my journey from hustle to healing, and showing how spiritual fasting, the sacraments, and community offer a life-giving path back to joy.

But you have to slow down to receive it.

This episode invites you to return not only to spiritual fasting but to the sacraments, community, and a compassionate rhythm of life.

There is a balance between being a “Martha” and a “Mary,” which encourages us to shift toward stillness, presence, and sacramental living as the path to lasting transformation.

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Have you ever reached for food—not out of hunger—but out of habit, stress, or the hope of feeling just a little better?

If so, you're not alone. In fact, you may be caught in what I call The Vice Cycle—a pattern driven by sugar, overdesire, and the false promises of quick comfort.

This week’s episode is based on Chapter 9 of my book, Delay and Pray®, and it's one of the most important episodes yet.

We’re talking about how dopamine is tricking your brain, why cravings feel so urgent (and what to do instead), the difference between overhunger and true hunger, and how to step from the Vice Cycle into the Virtue Cycle, where peace and purpose live.

You were made for more than short-term comfort. You were made for lasting freedom.

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As we celebrate the 4th of July, let's remember that true freedom isn't just found in fireworks and barbecues, but in feasting on the beauty of life with a heart rooted in gratitude.

Today, we’re talking about Chapter 8 of my Delay and Pray® book, a chapter that's all about one of the most joyful and misunderstood parts of our fasting rhythm: the feast.

We'll walk through the Eat Fast Feast cycle and consider a new mindset around feast days. Instead of binging or using food to numb emotions, true feasting becomes a deliberate, sacramental, moderate, and joyful act of honoring God.

I encourage you to embrace the true freedom found in Christ - the freedom to enjoy food without being enslaved by it.

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