A Letter to the Woman Reclaiming Her Sense of Purpose // Julia Marie Hogan Werner, LCPC
Does it ever seem like life just kind of happens to you? You log onto Instagram or look around at the women in your small group or in the pew beside you at church and it just seems like everyone else figured it out. Meanwhile, you’re in the dark, wondering how people do it all, how some people have this adulting thing down. What’s their secret?
Did you miss the day in school where they taught you how to get your stuff together and be confident in who you are?
Or maybe there’s a podcast episode on it somewhere, or a book in the stacks of Barnes and Noble that will answer all your burning adulthood questions.
In today’s episode, I sit down with Julia Marie Hogan Werner, LCPC. She uses psychological research, real-world examples, and the eternal truths of the Catholic Faith to share how to reclaim your sense of direction and purpose as a Catholic woman today.
If you’re feeling crushed under the weight of external and internal expectations or feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what direction your life is going to take, sister, this letter is for you.
Topics we talked about in this episode:
The story behind Julia’s new book, “A Work In Progress: Embracing the Life God Gave You”
Why our cultural understanding of “adulting” doesn’t cut it when it comes to being an active participant in life
How naming your values helps you make big and small decisions
Identifying false expectations, both internal and external, and replacing them with healthy ones
Why you don’t need to worry about what’s “trending” for Catholic women and why you should put in the work of discovering your own unique, feminine genius
What a boundary is and a real life example of setting one in conversation
How Julia is growing in her feminine genius by being sensitive to those around her
Resources you should check out after listening to this episode:
“A Work in Progress: Embracing the Life God Gave You,” Julia’s new book
“It’s OK to Start With You,” Julia’s first book on authentic self-care
Find Julia on her website and on Instagram (don’t forget to send her a DM if you want a copy of the journaling pages for “A Work in Progress”!)
Order my newest book, Sisterhood: Giving and Receiving the Gift of Friendship
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