The Springs in the Desert Podcast: Catholic Accompaniment Through Infertility

Oct 30 2024 145 ep. 29 mins 9
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The Springs in the Desert Podcast is a friend you can take with you in a season of infertility. Each week, we invite you to join us for our full length, deep-dive episodes or our light hearted "minisodes," entitled Desert Reflections. Springs in the Desert team members chat with special guests, such as medical professionals, clergy, authors, and other Catholic friends to support you wherever you are on the path of infertility. It is an honor to walk with you! If you are blessed by this podcast, please consider supporting us with a monthly gift! https://anchor.fm/springsinthedesert/support Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/springsinthedesert/support

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Hospitality and Maintaining Friendships in a Season of Infertility w/ Steffani Aquila

Oct 30 2024 21 mins  
As we move into a more festive season of the year, the idea of inviting friends and family over for a party or get-together may be a common thought. With her wealth of wisdom on what hospitality means and what it can look like, return guest, Steffani Aquila, shares her insight. Remember, the evil one wants to isolate us, but God knows our hearts need community, so the holidays migh

How to Start a Small Group [REPLAY]

Oct 23 2024 29 mins  
Did you hear? Springs in the Desert Small Groups are now live! Don't miss this episode all about starting a small group, and don't worry, we will be back with a brand-new, full-length episode next week! We have a dynamic duo on the podcast this week to share with us their experience facilitating a small group. They are Meg Reister and Bernadette Juliano, and their story is uplifti

Ways to Pray with Mary Bruno

Oct 16 2024 21 mins  
Jillian sits down with our good friend, Mary Bruno, to discuss that, although prayer can be difficult in a season of infertility, there are so many ways to speak to and hear from God! If you are looking for new ways to prayer, be sure to check out Mary's newest book, Holding Space for Joy, which just might be the companion you are looking for in your life of prayer! Links: Holdin

Navigating Through Infidelity w/ Clare Kane

Oct 09 2024 35 mins  
We explore the topic of infidelity on the podcast this week with licensed psychotherapist, Clare Kane. Clare joins us again to navigate how we can address infidelity in our marriages if that is something we are suffering through. Even if infidelity isn't a cross we have to deal with, Clare brings additional insight into leaning into our spouse to create an abundantly beautiful marr

Reapproaching Intimacy after Medical Trauma

Oct 02 2024 34 mins  
On today's episode, Jillian is joined by a fan favorite: Clare Kane, Professional Contributor for Springs in the Desert and Psychotherapist to have an important conversation about intimacy after medical trauma has been experienced. If you are struggling to reapproach intimacy in this season of infertility, this episode might be a helpful start. Clare not only explains medical traum

You are Worthy: One Woman’s Personal Story of Redemption through Medical Trauma

Sep 25 2024 41 mins  
We are immensely grateful to Katie Axelson for coming on the podcast this week to share her astonishing story. It’s more than just a story of survival. It’s a story of God touching and healing our wounds with such tender mercy and love. Katie is hopeful her story will help others not feel alone as God uses it for His glory. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif

Strengthening Our Marriages through Gratitude and Forgiveness w/ Fr. Elias

Sep 18 2024 29 mins  
It’s a real gift to have Fr. Elias Dorham on the podcast this week to talk about how to practice gratitude and forgiveness in our marriages. Fr. Elias has a strong background in marriage related ministry, and you will find lots to savor and meditate on from the discussion. Please listen and be blessed by his gentle words of encouragement and please let us know how you practice gr

Diving Deeper into Small Groups: A Place to Form Community During a Season of Infertility

Sep 11 2024 26 mins  
We wanted to bring Meg Reister and Bernadette Juliano back on the podcast to dive a little deeper into small groups. The first episode they recorded with us brought up so many great ideas for why and how to start a small group that we wanted to take more time to hear more of the nuts and bolts of how small groups function. If leading or participating in a small group has piqued you

Where it All Began: The Story of How Springs in the Desert Came to Be

Sep 04 2024 26 mins  
In celebration of our upcoming Founding Day, the two women who started this ministry, Kimberly and Ann, take us back in time to when it all began. It's a beautiful story of two women, united by a common cross, who found each other, and then carried that cross to build a community where couples walking the path of infertility would feel seen and heard. You'll even hear the s

Undergoing a Hysterectomy

Aug 28 2024 41 mins  
Jillian and Cassandra sit down with Suzy Younger, Notre Dame Marriage Prep Coordinator and Certified FertilityCare Practitioner, to discuss what it is like to undergo a hysterectomy. We discuss what it is like to receive a diagnosis that would lead to a hysterectomy, what it might be like to prepare for and recover from the procedure, and how this procedure can affect a woman and h