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The Discerning Mother

Welcome to The Discerning Mother, the podcast where building a thriving business and becoming a whole woman are not two different goals. Most wellness podcasts will tell you to regulate your nervous system. Most business podcasts will tell you to try another strategy.This one will tell you why those won’t work. This is where faith, health, and business strategy collide.Each week we talk about:How your nervous system is either building your business or quietly sabotaging itWhy rewiring your nervous system and identity unlocks what regulation never could Real strategy for scaling without burning the woman behind the brandWhat Catholic/Christian theology has to say about money, ambition, and becomingHow to have more without doing moreDoing it all while being a present, joyful, peaceful mother & 6 or 7 figure business ownerThis is not hustle culture with a rosary or prayers on top. This is the real work; the kind that changes what you are capable of in your business, your body, y

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    #83 | Why Money Stress Is Never Really About Money

    If money is stressing you out, it's probably controlling you. In this episode, we talk about why your body treats an unexpected bill like a bear in the room, where that alarm first got wired (usually long before you had words for money), and how an old wounds grow up and start trying to control money so it never has to feel helpless again. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #82 | Why You Can't Stop Controlling Everything

    This episode isn't going to tell you to relax and let go. You've heard that, and it doesn't work. Instead we're getting underneath it: why you reach for control in the first place, what it's actually about (hint: it was never the launch or the supplements or your husband calling the plumber), and how to actually put it down, in your body, not just your head. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #81 | How to Take Maternity Leave When You're Self-Employed and the Primary Caregiver

    In this episode I get into why maternity leave for a business owner is never actually a logistics problem, what pregnancy/postpartum physiology taught me about why you cannot rest, and how a woman can be a working woman and the primary caregiver of her children without being consumed by either one. It comes down to this: it is His baby and His business. I am the steward, not the owner.   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #80 | Nothing Is Wasted

    This episode is about showing your children why chasing their dreams is important and actually a way to glorify God.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #79 | You're Not Burned Out, You're Braced: Why Rest Isn't Fixing Your Exhaustion

    In this episode, Brigid unpacks the difference between an empty cup and a body that is still holding its guard up, and why that difference is the reason nothing you have tried has worked. Burnout gets refilled with rest. Bracing does not, because a braced body is not worn out from doing too much, it is tense from waiting for something bad to happen. You will learn where that bracing was first learned, why it is still running inside the life you prayed for, and how your body can slowly come to believe it is safe to set the guard down.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #78 | The 7-Figure Mask

    In this episode I walk through The 7-Figure Mask, the training I gave inside Judy Weber's She Sells Higher program. We talk about why successful women feel more trapped the bigger they grow, why strategy and rebrands keep wearing off, and the one thing underneath it all that actually changes the business and the life. If you have ever fixed the same problem three times and watched it come back, this one is for you. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them      

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    #77 | Why Do I Get So Angry When My Husband Rests? (It's Not About the Couch)

    You know it makes no sense to be mad when your hard-working husband lays down for ten minutes. So why does your body rage anyway? In this episode we trace that reaction back to something much deeper than the couch. We talk about the abandonment wound, why rest can feel dangerous to a woman whose body learned that love has to be earned, and how vulnerability and the feminine are wrapped up in all of it. Plus, why breathing and journaling keep falling short, and what it actually looks like to heal at the root with Jesus instead of just managing yourself better. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #76 | Stop Doing Kegels: What Your Pelvic Floor Is Trying to Tell You with Dr. Trina Winner

    Eight months postpartum and you cannot sit through dinner without your tailbone screaming. Your OB shrugged when you asked about pelvic floor therapy and every wellness account on your feed is telling you to cold plunge, fast until noon, and do more kegels. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Trina Winner, a pelvic physical therapist, doula, functional nutrition coach, and lactation counselor, to talk about what your pelvic floor is actually trying to tell you. We get into why symptoms often show up months after birth instead of right away, why an overactive pelvic floor gets misdiagnosed as a weak one, how trauma and stress live in this part of your body, and why so much of the biohacking world was never built for a woman in her fertile years in the first place. Connect with Dr. Trina Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL HELD program - This is for the woman who runs the business, holds the family, leads the team, but has learned not to need anything from anyone. Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #75 | You Know You're Beloved. So Why Are You Still Proving It?

    "Own your belovedness." Own it because it already belongs to you. I heard Sarah Kroger sing about belovedness at the GIVEN Leadership Conference two weeks ago and I have not been able to stop thinking about it since. In this episode, I go deep on what the word beloved actually means, what an unowned belovedness actually produces in your relationships and your business, and why the enemy's first move is always the same one he made in the garden.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL HELD program - This is for the woman who runs the business, holds the family, leads the team, but has learned not to need anything from anyone. Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #74 | "I Know That, I Don't Feel It": Why Knowing Your Worth Doesn't Stop the Overworking

    "I know that. I don't feel it." That's what came out of my mouth, out loud, in front of strangers, in the middle of a small group at a leadership conference last week. I wasn't expecting to say it, but I haven't stopped thinking about it since, because it's the exact same gap I see in almost every woman I work with. You know you're worth more. You still type the lower the price. You know rest isn't a moral failure but still can't make yourself stop at 9pm. In this episode I'm unpacking why knowing something in your head doesn't change what your body is still doing, and why overworking, underearning, and hiding aren't mindset problems at all.    Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL HELD program - This is for the woman who runs the business, holds the family, leads the team, but has learned not to need anything from anyone. Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #73 | Nervous System Regulation Is Not Enough: What High-Achieving Women Are Actually Missing

    Brigid breaks down what nervous system regulation actually means versus what the wellnessworld is selling you, why female leaders stay stuck even when they are doingeverything right, and what changes in your body, your business, and your prayer lifewhen you finally heal at the root instead of managing the surface. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com JOIN THE FREE TELEGRAM CHANNEL HELD program - This is for the woman who runs the business, holds the family, leads the team, but has learned not to need anything from anyone. Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #72 | You Don't Have a Capacity Problem: Here's Your Actual Problem

    Everyone is talking about capacity, but no one is talking about WHY your capacity looks the way it does and how to actually increase your capacity to hold more. Spoiler: doing more nervous system regulation work doesn't increase capacity. You HAVE to go deeper and once you do, everything shifts.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join the SUMMER OF EXPANSION HELD program - This is for the woman who runs the business, holds the family, leads the team, but has learned not to need anything from anyone. Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #71 | When Your Business Becomes Your Coping Mechanism

    We talk about what it actually looks like when your business becomes your primary coping mechanism, the specific costs it is creating in your home right now, why every tool and routine you have tried has only gone so deep, and what it looks like to build from wholeness instead of from wound. Plus a simple diagnostic you can take into your week right now that will show you exactly what your nervous system has been running on. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join the SUMMER OF EXPANSION Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #70 | When Getting There Doesn't Fix It

    Today I am talking about why the most driven, capable women I know cannot be present with their families even though they desperately want to be, why the revenue ceiling stops moving even when the strategy is solid, and what is actually underneath both of those things. This is not a time management conversation. It is not about posting more or working less. It is about the place in your body that decided a long time ago that your okay-ness was conditional, and how that one belief is running your business, your dinner table, and the space between you and the people you love most. We also spend some time in Luke chapter ten with Martha, who had Jesus in her living room and was too busy to sit down. She is more relatable than we want to admit. If you are a founder who is good at what you do and cannot figure out why it still does not feel like enough, this one is for you. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join the SUMMER OF EXPANSION Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #69 | Successful and Still Exhausted: Here's What Nobody Is Telling You

    This episode is not about adding more. It is about what is underneath everything you have already built and why that is the only thing that actually moves the ceiling. We talk about why the 10pm emails, the repricing yourself on sales calls, and the launching before you have celebrated are not discipline problems. What St. John Paul II actually said about the way women were designed to move through the world and why it matters for your business and what changes, specifically, when you stop running on fear. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join the SUMMER OF EXPANSION Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Questions? DM me. I actually read them

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    #68 | What if Your Vitamin D Deficiency Isn't Actually a Deficiency? with Robin Stebbins

    What if the Vitamin D deficiency your doctor flagged on your labs is not actually a deficiency at all? In this episode, Brigid sits down with Robin Stebbins, Registered Nurse, psychiatric and hospice care veteran, and founder of PurifyWithin, for a conversation that will make you rethink the supplement bottle on your counter. Robin spent more than 35 years inside the medical system before she walked away from it, and she is not shy about why. They dig into the truth about Vitamin D: why synthetic D3 is not the same thing your body makes when sunlight hits your skin, why a low lab value is often your body's signal that something inflammatory is going on underneath, and why no capsule can replicate what 20 minutes outside actually does for your cells, your mood, and your nervous system. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join the SUMMER OF SHOWING UP Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring   Connect with Robin Substack Website

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    #67 | Why Your Nervous System Has Been Running Your Business and How to Heal It This Summer

    Today we are talking about visibility, but not in the way you have heard it before. Not posting schedules. Not content strategies. Not accountability challenges. We are going underneath all of that to the real reason successful, called, equipped women keep going quiet in their businesses and why no strategy in the world has ever been able to fix it. If you have been in business for more than a year, you have a solid offer, your clients love you, and you still cannot figure out why visibility feels like the heaviest thing on your list every single week, listen up! If you are ready to stop letting your what ifs run your business, DM me "SUMMER" on Instagram and I will send you everything about Summer of Showing Up -8 weeks live starting June 2nd, $497 until May 18th. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join the SUMMER OF SHOWING UP Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring

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    #66 | Rethinking Wealth: A Catholic Perspective on Resources and Contentment

    This episode will help you discover how the true meaning of wealth and how it extends beyond money and how understanding its origins can transform your relationship with resources, faith, and contentment. This episodes explores the spiritual, neurological, and practical aspects of wealth, emphasizing stewardship, generosity, and mental peace. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring

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    #65 | Why your nervous system regulation isn't working

    So many women are relying on nervous system regulation they get through the day. By regulating, they're hoping that it will help their business grow and show up for their family differently. What most don't know is that nervous system regulation is just a Band-Aid if your subconscious has not been rewired.  In today's episode, Brigid talks about a real-time real life example of nervous system rewiring and why regulation would not be enough in the specific situation. When you learn how to rewire, everything in your business starts to shift. Everything in your life starts to shift. You will never be the same person again.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring

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    #64 | Why You Can't Sleep at Night Even When You're Exhausted

    If you are doing all the right things and still waking up at 2am with your brain fully running, listen up!  In this episode we cover: Why sleep is a safety problem, not a habit problem, and what that actually means for your body What is happening physiologically during that 2-3am wake window and why it is not random The transition ritual most wind-down routines are completely missing What to do when you wake up at 2am and cannot fall back asleep (including what to drink and why)   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Apply for 1:1 or Group Coaching

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    #63 | The "3-Hour Max Mom" & Here's What Your Child's Nervous System Has to Say About It

    A well-known businesswoman went viral this week for calling herself a "3-hour max mom" and the comments called it brave. Almost no one stopped to ask what her children's nervous systems were recording. In this episode I am going into what the neuroscience of the mother-child bond actually tells us, what Scripture and the Church have always known, and what rightly ordered ambition looks like in real life kids on the farm, business running, sourdough starter surviving by spite and grace. Listen to Episode #60 on Nervous System Rewiring & Regulation Book your Audit Now - Spots are limited!!   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Apply for 1:1 or Group Coaching

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    #62 | Your Strategy Is Not the Problem. Your Capacity Is.

    You have a capacity problem and capacity is determined by what your nervous system believes it must do to be safe, loved, and enough. In this episode, we break down why overextension is a nervous system pattern, not a character flaw, and how a Time and Capacity Audit can help you finally see what your body is actually carrying.   Listen to Episode #60 on Nervous System Rewiring & Regulation Book your Audit Now - Spots are limited!!   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Apply for 1:1 or Group Coaching

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    #61 | Why Surrender Feels Like Dying & What Holy Week Teaches Your Nervous System

    Your nervous system is wired to survive, which means surrender, stillness, and identity change will always feel like a threat. In this Holy Week episode, we walk through Palm Sunday to Easter and connect the science of the stress response to the spiritual invitation of the Cross. Practical, prophetic, and grounded in Scripture.   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Apply for 1:1 or Group Coaching

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    #60 | Nervous System Repair vs Nervous System Regulation

    Nervous system regulation helps you get through the moment. Nervous system repair changes what your body believes is safe. In this episode, we explore why you can feel calm one day and triggered the next, and how lasting healing goes deeper than coping. Through both science and the wounds of Jesus Christ, you will begin to see that your body is not broken. It has been protecting you, and it can learn a new way. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Free Audio Training: Spiritual Somatic Rewiring Apply for 1:1 or Group Coaching

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    #59 | Where Are We Going From Here: Nervous System Repair and Business Success

    Most women don't realize they're carrying subconscious stories that sabotage their nervous system and their lives. Brigid reveals how nervous system repair, not just regulation, is the game-changer for true inner safety and resilience. After years of helping women through birth trauma, Brigid shifted her focus. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by responsibilities or stuck in unhelpful stories, this episode will unlock the secret to rewiring your subconscious for lasting calm and confidence. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #58 | Why Women Say They Want Support, But Struggle to Receive It

    Women everywhere say they want support. They want community, guidance, and someone to walk alongside them. Yet when support is actually offered, many hesitate. In this episode, I unpack why that happens. We talk about how modern motherhood quietly trained women to outsource their bodies, their instincts, and their authority to systems and experts. I share the historical shift in birth and women’s health, why this matters for our nervous systems, and what Catholic theology says about the wisdom of the female body. Something new is coming next week! Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #57 | How Healing Reshaped My Work, Decisions, and Life: Emanuela's Client Story

    In this episode, I am joined by a past client for a conversation about healing, identity, and motherhood. While our work began around birth trauma, the journey quickly revealed something much deeper. Patterns of pressure, urgency, exhaustion, and internal tension were shaping not only her personal life, but also the way she experienced her business, decisions, and growth. Together, we explore what life and work felt like before the healing process, what shifted along the way, and how addressing the deeper roots of stress changed her capacity, clarity, and confidence as an entrepreneur. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Connect with Emanuela https://www.emanuelahall.com/ https://www.instagram.com/emanuela.hall/?hl=en 

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    #56 | How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Without Cry-It-Out or Constant Anxiety

    If you’ve ever found yourself Googling “how to get my baby to sleep” at 2 a.m., this episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m joined by Bernie Ranieri, founder of Snuggle & Sleep, to talk about baby sleep through a lens most parents are missing: faith, nervous system regulation, and the real vocation of parenthood. We explore why sleep struggles are not a personal failure, how exhaustion affects your nervous system and your marriage, and how parents can support healthy sleep without abandoning their values or defaulting to fear-based methods. Bernie shares practical, gentle sleep insights alongside a deeper conversation about what it means to parent with trust, authority, and peace. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #55 | Scrupulosity, the Nervous System, and Why Fear Is Not the Voice of God

    Scrupulosity is often treated as a spiritual problem alone. Pray more. Trust more. Stop overthinking. But, what if the issue is not a lack of faith at all? In this episode, Brigid explores scrupulosity through both a theological and biological lens, explaining why persistent moral fear, constant self-checking, and anxiety around confession or discernment are often signs of a nervous system stuck in survival mode, not a soul failing at holiness. You will learn why reassurance rarely brings lasting peace, how fear gets spiritualized in the body, and why a regulated nervous system is essential for clear discernment and a healthy conscience. Brigid also explains why creativity is not a distraction from the spiritual life, but a powerful way God restores safety, trust, and presence in the body.   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #54 | The Reason God Waits Before Giving You More

    Many of us are asking God for more, while quietly resenting what we already hold. In this episode, we explore why gratitude is not about saying thank you, but about being able to receive. Drawing from Scripture and the wisdom of the body, we talk about why God often works on our interior life before He enlarges our external one, and how learning to receive the present moment may be the very thing that prepares us for what is next. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #53 | From Saints to Cycles: Rediscovering the Female Body in God’s Story

    In this conversation with Christina Valenzuela, founder of Pearl & Thistle, we explore how the feminine body speaks sacred truth, how saints lived fully embodied lives, and how deep body literacy invites women into fuller understanding of themselves and God’s design. Christina brings her theology and science rooted approach to menstrual and fertility education, inviting every woman and every age into a richer way of seeing the female body not as something to overcome, but as an intimate part of the human story. Connect with Christina’s work at Pearl & Thistle: https://pearlandthistle.com/ where faith and body literacy meet in thoughtful resources, courses, and books for Catholics at every life stage. Learn more about her theology-infused approach to body literacy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearlandthistle/ Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #52 | Stop Asking “Is This God’s Will?” and Ask This Instead

    Many faithful women feel stuck in discernment, endlessly asking, “Is this God’s will for my life?” and feeling anxious, paralyzed, or afraid of getting it wrong. In this episode of The Discerning Mother, Brigid reframes that question through Catholic theology, vocation, and nervous-system wisdom. Instead of treating God’s will like a hidden test, she invites you to ask a deeper, more fruitful question. You will learn why fear disrupts discernment, how chronic stress blocks clarity, and how God actually forms women through relationship, not pressure. This episode weaves Scripture, Church teaching, embodiment, and real-life examples to help you discern from peace rather than panic.   Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #51 | How to Support Your Hormones Naturally: A Conversation About Women’s Health with Vanda Aubrey

    In this episode, Brigid sits down with women’s health educator Vanda Aubrey to talk about what most women were never taught about their bodies. From cycle awareness to hormone balance, nutrition, and nervous system support, this conversation explores how women can stop fighting their bodies and start working with them. If you feel disconnected from your cycle, exhausted by conflicting health advice, or unsure how to care for yourself in a way that actually brings energy and clarity, this episode offers a grounded, practical place to begin. Be sure to join the Dwelling Place to catch the training from Aubrey on February 12, 2026! Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #50 | Why God Allows Hard Seasons: How Pain, Faith, and the Nervous System Shape Who You Become

    Many women feel confused, anxious, or spiritually distant during seasons of stress, loss, or emotional overwhelm. In this episode, Brigid explains how God uses difficult experiences to reveal what is no longer true, strengthen your identity, and restore your sense of safety from the inside out. This conversation weaves together faith, nervous system healing, and the deeper meaning of suffering, so you can understand why your hardest seasons may actually be part of God’s design for your growth, leadership, and motherhood. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #49 | When Your Life Feels Urgent: Learning to Live From Identity Instead of Urgency

    Many of us enter motherhood with a tender hope for who we will become. Calm. Present. Unrushed. Then the nights stretch long, the needs multiply, and the day begins to carry us instead of the other way around. Life turns urgent. The body stays alert. You fall into bed exhausted, yet still feel behind. This episode explores that difference between urgency and identity. Urgency reacts to what is loud. Identity roots you in who you are becoming. We speak about the grief of not becoming the mother you once pictured. The way early motherhood shapes the stories we carry. The strain of two people both feeling behind. And, how the smallest grounding rhythms can begin to steady the heart and home. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi  

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    #48 | Becoming Her in 2026: Nervous System Healing, Identity, and Living as the Woman God Had in Mind

    This episode is for the thoughtful, faith-filled woman who is tired of hustling, striving, and living in stress mode. You want steadiness in your body, clarity in your identity, peace in your home, and a deeper trust in God. In this episode, we explore nervous system regulation, identity-based transformation, spiritual grounding, reclaiming your limits, creating a peaceful home environment, and letting go of what was never yours to carry. You will learn why habits do not change your life unless your physiology and identity are restored first and how to become the woman God had in mind for you in 2026. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #47 Stillness Is Not Sinful: Why Rest, Quiet, and Waiting Matter at Christmas and as We Enter 2026

    At Christmas, the world slows just enough for many women to feel uneasy. Instead of peace, quiet can bring guilt, anxiety, and the pressure to plan, improve, or prepare for the new year. In this episode, I explore that stillness is not laziness, disobedience, or spiritual failure. This episode is especially for women who feel burned out, stuck, or afraid to slow down, and who want to enter the new year regulated, rooted, and trusting God’s timing. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why many women equate rest with failure The biblical and etymological meaning of stillness What Christmas reveals about how God actually works Why peace must come before vision for the new year How stillness supports healing, identity, and spiritual growth Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi  

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    #46 | Why the Holidays Feel Harder After Motherhood (And What Your Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You)

    The holidays have a way of exposing what we’ve been holding together by sheer force. If you’ve ever thought, “I should be enjoying this, but I’m exhausted, irritable, and counting the days until it’s over or the kids go to bed,” this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, I explore why so many capable, faith-filled women feel emotionally undone during the holiday and why the problem is not gratitude, discipline, or spiritual failure. We talk about: Why holiday stress hits women who “normally handle everything” What your nervous system is actually responding to this time of year The theological difference between peace and performance How Jesus restores order, not by adding more effort, but by rebuilding foundations Why trying to “be joyful” often backfires and what works instead Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Listen to the FREE private podcast about Becoming the Woman God Had in Mind  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #45 Loreto, Trauma, and the Woman Being Rebuilt: A Unique Approach to Healing Physiology and Identity

    In this contemplative episode, Brigid explores the profound mystery of the Holy House of Loreto and what it reveals about the modern mother whose interior world has been shaken by birth trauma, medical intervention, chronic stress, or seasons of overwhelm. Drawing from Catholic theology, physiology, and years of working with mothers navigating trauma recovery, Brigid offers a deeply integrated reflection on what happens inside a woman when her “interior house” is displaced and how God begins the work of rebuilding her from within. You will learn: The story of the Holy House and why its displacement mirrors the experience of trauma How unseen physiological shifts, especially in dopamine, oxytocin, cortisol, and the stress response, shape a woman’s interior landscape Why a dysregulated nervous system affects prayer, joy, identity, and a sense of connection How Mary, as Cause of Our Joy, enters the parts of the person that feel fractured Why true healing honors both the spiritual and physical architecture of the woman The theological truth that God rebuilds from within, not from the surface How integrated restoration can help a woman finally feel at home in her own body and life again Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #44 | When Doing It All Breaks You: The Hidden Stress Response Running Modern Motherhood

    Motherhood exposes everything you once managed to outrun. Old wounds. Old patterns. Old beliefs about what you must do to be worthy, loved, or safe. In this conversation, I talk with my good friend, Dr. Amber Curtis, about the pressure women feel to hold everything together and the quiet collapse that follows when the body finally says “enough!" We explore the roots of perfectionism, the invisible trauma that shapes a woman’s identity, the stress responses that masquerade as strength, and the way faith becomes twisted into performance when a woman was never taught how to receive love without earning it. Dr. Curtis shares her story of postpartum depression, suicidal ideation, and the long road back to truth, safety, and God’s mercy through deep nervous system work. This episode is for the woman who has never allowed herself to fall apart, who keeps pushing because she does not know another way, who loves her family fiercely yet feels pulled thin by her own expectations. You will walk away with clarity, compassion for your story, and a new way to understand the reactions you can no longer explain. Connect with Amber: https://solutionsforsimplicity.com/ Chat with her on IG Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #43 | The Neuroscience of Gratitude: How Thankfulness Heals Your Hormones, Your Nervous System, and Your Home

    In this Thanksgiving episode, Brigid breaks down the surprising science behind gratitude and why it’s one of the most powerful tools for healing overwhelmed, exhausted women when it’s done the right way. Inside, you’ll learn: How gratitude changes your brain chemistry Why most moms can’t access gratitude (and why it’s not your fault) The hormone pathways gratitude activates How thankfulness reduces inflammation + regulates cortisol The connection between gratitude, grace, and identity A powerful somatic gratitude practice you can use daily Why support accelerates true healing Plus: A little teaser about Brigid’s upcoming Black Friday offerings for women ready to heal at the root. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #42 | Why You Feel the Way You Feel: The Hidden Patterns Running Your Life

    Motherhood didn’t damage you, but it did reveal the parts of you that have been carrying old biological conflicts, wounds, patterns, and beliefs that were never healed. In today’s episode, we talk about: why your body reacts the way it does how childhood patterns show up in birth and motherhood the difference between coping vs. true restoration how to start understanding what your body is trying to tell you what changes instantly when you work at the root instead of the surface If you’re exhausted from being the strong one, if you’re functioning at a high level while falling apart inside or if something inside you whispered “She’s talking about me," then, this is your episode! SPECIAL BONUS UNTIL 11/25 Book a call with me or take the quiz and you’ll receive an exclusive bonus to support your first weeks of healing.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #41 | When Fear Keeps You From Healing - Your Body Holds The Story

    You're smiling, but you're not okay. You're snapping at your kids, second-guessing every decision, and feeling disconnected from your body and your faith. What if I told you that your birth trauma isn't just in your mind, but it's stored in your nervous system? In this episode, we're talking about the very real fear that keeps so many moms from facing their birth trauma, why avoidance makes perfect sense (but is costing you more than you realize), and how healing at the body level can transform not just your relationship with your birth story, but your entire life. In This Episode: Why 30% of women describe their birth as traumatic (and why most wait 15+ months to get help) The science behind why your nervous system gets stuck in survival mode after birth trauma How unresolved birth trauma ripples into your mothering, marriage, and mental health Why talking about your trauma only gets you so far (and what actually works) What it looks like to use your birth story as a diagnostic tool to regulate your nervous system Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #40 | How to Know If You’ve Been Affected by Birth Trauma

    Birth trauma isn’t always obvious, but it can quietly shape your mind, body, relationships, and even the way you parent. In this episode, Brigid breaks down how to recognize the signs of birth trauma, whether your experience felt traumatic or “normal,” and how it can affect your life years later. You’ll learn: The physical ways birth trauma shows up in your body How your mind and emotions might be impacted, even if you didn’t realize it How birth shapes relationships with your children, spouse, and yourself Why awareness is the first step toward healing If you’ve ever felt anxious, exhausted, disconnected, or stuck, even while achieving your goals, this episode is for you. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi Book your Birth Healing Discernment Call

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    #39 | The Secret Connection Between Birth Trauma and Disordered Eating

    Many women feel trapped in their own bodies, through disordered eating, anxiety, or unresolved birth trauma, but few realize these struggles often share the same root. In this episode, Brigid opens up about her personal journey, connecting years of anorexia and binge-purge cycles with the impact of birth trauma. She shares how both experiences are tied to a deep loss of control, a nervous system that feels unsafe, and the challenge of learning to trust your body again. You’ll discover: Why disordered eating and birth trauma often stem from the same underlying issues. How healing begins when you uncover the root cause instead of just “fixing behaviors.” Why rebuilding trust with your body is a lifelong practice, not a one-time fix. How faith and surrender can guide your body back to safety, peace, and freedom. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body or like you’ll never fully trust yourself again, this episode will help you start rebuilding that trust, step by step, day by day. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #38 | Healing Smiles: Embracing Biological Dental Health with Dr. Sharon Dickerson

    In this episode, Brigid sits down with Dr. Sharon Dickerson, a trailblazer in biological and trauma-informed dentistry. Dr. Dickerson shares her transformative journey from conventional dentistry to a holistic approach, emphasizing the profound connection between oral health and overall well-being. Join us for a conversation that bridges the gap between dental care and natural wellness. Connect with Dr. Dickerson.  Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for Catholic women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz to see how your birth is still affecting you  → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #37 | Pregnant for the First Time? Here’s What to Do (and What Not to Do)

    So you just found out you’re pregnant - now what? Before you rush to make an appointment or start Googling every symptom, I want you to pause and listen to this episode. This is the guide I wish I had with my first baby. It is a faith-based, practical roadmap for those first weeks that will set the tone for your entire motherhood journey. In this episode, I’ll walk you through: What to do first when you find out you’re pregnant (hint: it’s not call your doctor) Whether or not to accept that early 8-week ultrasound How to choose a care provider who actually listens to you How to eat, rest, and nourish your body (and your baby!) The prenatal I personally use and recommend The mindset shift that makes pregnancy peaceful - not fearful You don’t need to do pregnancy the world’s way!! Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for Catholic women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz: What’s Your Birth Redemption Path? → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #36 | Home Birth Isn’t the Risk. Blind Trust Is - with Dr. Stuart Fischbein

    In this conversation, Brigid sits down with Dr. Stu, an obstetrician who left the conventional system after decades inside it to reveal what’s really going on behind hospital doors. Dr. Stu shares how his journey from a “medicalized OB” to a home birth advocate began with one simple realization: women’s bodies are not broken, but the system is. Together, he and Brigid expose the financial incentives driving unnecessary interventions, the spiritual and emotional cost of birth trauma, and why empowering mothers (and fathers) with truth changes everything. They also discuss: Why hospital birth has become a business, not a calling The real reason C-section and induction rates keep rising How birth trauma happens even in “successful” births The lost art of breech and twin deliveries and why it matters What every woman should ask her doctor before signing anything The sacred role of fathers in the birth space How to discern truth, find freedom, and trust God’s design for birth This conversation will leave you questioning everything you’ve been told about “safe” birth and ready to reclaim it as the sacred, powerful experience it was always meant to be. Resources Mentioned: Dr. Stu’s podcast: Birthing Instincts Follow Dr. Stu on Instagram @birthinginstincts Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for Catholic women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz: What’s Your Birth Redemption Path? → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #35 | Why Your Period Isn’t Returning: The Science of Anovulatory Cycles

    After pregnancy or miscarriage, many women wonder why their periods haven’t returned. Is something wrong? Why does ovulation seem delayed? In this episode, Brigid breaks down the science behind anovulatory cycles, hormonal recovery, and the modern challenges our metabolism and nutrition pose to reproductive health. You’ll learn: Why missing periods is often a natural, protective response. How hormonal shifts, including estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, and cortisol, impact ovulation. What anovulatory cycles really mean and why they matter for fertility. How modern diets, inflammation, and metabolic stress can delay cycle recovery. Practical steps to support your body and restore ovulation naturally. Whether you’re postpartum, recovering from miscarriage, or just curious about your cycle, this episode is packed with actionable, science-backed insights to help you reclaim control over your reproductive health. Connect with Brigid www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for Catholic women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz: What’s Your Birth Redemption Path? → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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    #34 | Should You Avoid Tylenol in Pregnancy? Here’s What the Latest Research Really Says

    Big headlines this week: new studies suggest Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy may be associated with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The FDA is suggesting clinicians advise women against using it. In this episode, Brigid breaks down: What the new review found Why the “statistical significance” is important What practical steps women can take instead of reaching for Tylenol Simple, natural ways to support your body through discomfort during pregnancy Links & Resources: Study reference: PMC article Connect with Brigid on Instagram: @loretowellness DM “VEGGIES” to get Brigid’s favorite fruit & veggie support www.loretowellness.com Join The Dwelling Place: A Christ-centered community for Catholic women ready to heal their minds, bodies, and stories. Learn more & join here  Take the FREE Quiz: What’s Your Birth Redemption Path? → [Link] Instagram: @brigidtebaldi

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to The Discerning Mother, the podcast where building a thriving business and becoming a whole woman are not two different goals. Most wellness podcasts will tell you to regulate your nervous system. Most business podcasts will tell you to try another strategy.This one will tell you why those won’t work. This is where faith, health, and business strategy collide.Each week we talk about:How your nervous system is either building your business or quietly sabotaging itWhy rewiring your nervous system and identity unlocks what regulation never could Real strategy for scaling without burning the woman behind the brandWhat Catholic/Christian theology has to say about money, ambition, and becomingHow to have more without doing moreDoing it all while being a present, joyful, peaceful mother & 6 or 7 figure business ownerThis is not hustle culture with a rosary or prayers on top. This is the real work; the kind that changes what you are capable of in your business, your body, y

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Brigid Tebaldi

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