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I know I often have trouble keeping count and saying my novena properly at this time of year, so I thought I would record it for others who also have an easier time staying on track when praying with others. The St. Andrew Novena, to be prayed 15 times per day from November 30 through December 24. It is believed that those who pray this novena as instructed will receive what they ask, if it be the will of God. https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/st-andrews-christmas-novena-november-30-5936#

Real life meal planning, complete with interruptions and baby background noise!I just talk through my meal planning process, and how I make it super simple to keep our family on track nutritionally and financially. Get $10 off Instacart with this link: https://inst.cr/t/VVdNNGV5MUhT or code: ATOMASZYCKI156Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Sharing my experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, and some tips for getting through the really hard days. Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

My motherhood story through my pregnancy, high risk problems, birth during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the first month postpartum with 3 kids!Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Getting real, raw, and honest about hard pregnancies, and how to cope with them.Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Clothes get a lot of the press when it comes to modesty, but it goes so far beyond that. If you understand the true principles of modesty, you can learn to conduct yourself in a more prudent and virtuous way. Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

I know modesty can be a touchy subject, so please remember, these are my personal opinions, influenced by research and reading, as well as my own experiences. Listen with an open mind.Resource: Colleen Hammond: Dressing with DignityPlease drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

A little about why we practice gentle/respectful parenting, not to be confused with permissive parenting, and how I believe it lines up with church teachings. Resources mentioned: Janet Lansbury:Podcast: UnruffledBooks: No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame; & Elevating Child CarePlease drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Talking with Julianne Krol of https://www.doallthatyoudowithlove.com (blog and podcast!) about our postpartum experiences, and our varying experiences with depression and anxiety. Find Julianne on Instagram @doallthatyoudowithlovePlease drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

You are more than "Just Mom". Learn to find joy in the little monotonous tasks of daily life, and start to rediscover who motherhood has changed you in to. Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

How to handle the current coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing recommendations as an introverted mom, stuck at home with little option for escape to recharge!resources for this time:$20 off your first Instacart grocery delivery order https://inst.cr/t/pBmaGdcVa$10 off your first Imperfect Foods (ugly produce!) order http://imprfct.us/v/angelamarie_2Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

A lot of the struggles I had as a mom were clarified and relieved when I learned more about being an introvert. I talk about what it means to be an introvert, and how to survive needing to recharge when you have little people solely dependent on you. Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

How we make therapy work for our family, how I found my therapist, and what it actually looks like to be in therapy!Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Lately I've been stuck in survival mode, and while we don't want to STAY here forever, there are seasons in your life when all you can do is SURVIVE.  I share some of my tips for getting everyone fed, clothed, and keeping things halfway clean when you can't do much else. Mentioned in this episode: Say Goodbye to Survival Mode by Crystal PaineA Slob Comes Clean (blog and podcast)Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Have you ever woken up after a good night of sleep, and still felt completely weighed down and exhausted by the stresses in your life?  This episode is 5 quick tips you can do anywhere to help find the source of the overwhelm, and be able to fight back against it.  Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

In this episode I talk about my pregnancy with Ariadne (just 5 short months after my first baby was born), the high risk issues I ran into, her delivery, and how it was so vastly different than my first postpartum experience.  Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

In this episode I talk about my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience with my firstborn, Gabriel.  Mentioned in this episode: www.icpcare.org Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!

Welcome to the Born to be Mom podcast I’m Angela-Marie, Catholic wife and mom of 3.  As long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a mom.  But when my own experience with motherhood left me overwhelmed, anxious, and feeling like a failure, I started to worry that I was not truly born to do this.  Through this podcast I am sharing my own motherhood journey, and what I have learned to offer hope to other moms, who feel anxious and overwhelmed.  You were born, not to be “just a mom”, but to be “Mom” to the children God gave you. Meet me, Angela-Marie, and hear the cliff notes version of my motherhood story, and why I’ve named this podcast “Born to be Mom”. Please drop a review, share to your stories (tag me @thisisangelamarie, or the podcast @borntobemompodcast), and always feel free to email me with your questions, topics, and other feedback at thisisangelamarie@gmail.com!!