0:00 - intro to Anne Marie aka the Catholic Hype Woman on Instagram

1:50- what is a “situationship” vs dating and what are the dos and don’ts?

8:00 - how to heal from a “situationship” and unpacking emotions

15:20 - how to PRACTICALLY surrender and ask God to heal your heart 

19:35- the biggest mistake women are making while dating: the lies we are fed about waiting until marriage 

24:00 - the best things that a woman can do while dating: keeping God at the center and letting go of control 

27:20 - Is getting married and having kids countercultural? And being generous in our yes in response to God‘s generosity. 

35:30- Joy in the present moment - no matter if you’re single, dating, engaged, or married

39:13- Lesson & Letter from Anne Marie to you 

Find Anne Marie on social:

@thecatholichypewoman

Mari Wagner, founder of West Coast Catholic, and host of the Ever Be Podcast, joins the Lessons & Letters podcast to discuss all things: homemaking, hosting, faith and more...

0:00 - Intro to Mari

2:45 - The Perfect Table. The spiritual significance of hosting, are we called to be hospitable? 

10:00 - How sharing a meal or welcoming someone into your home initiates vulnerability

14:00 - Practical ways to elevate your guests experience with hosting 

28:15- Practical ways to make overnight guests feel comfortable 

31:00 - Whether you’re in a dorm room, settling into a new house or revamping your home, advice for making your space a HOME

41:30 - The best way to optimize Pinterest & breakdown the “Pinterest-perfect-picture” to get the results you want for your space 

45:30 - Advice for the person who loves learning and Catholic content but needs help in their prayer life 

51:00 - Mari’s relationship with Mary & how she prays the rosary 

1:00:00- Lesson & Letter from Mari

Find Mari on social: https://www.instagram.com/mari.c.wagner/?hl=en

Ever Be Podcast:

https://everbepodcast.co/

SHOP West Coast Catholic:

https://westcoastcatholic.co/

Relationships, intentionality, moving on from past relationships, spreading the good news, embarrassing stories & more!

Listen in as Gigi & Brian share:

• Their most embarrassing stories 
• Advice for people wanting to date intentionally, while also pursing Jesus
• Finding "the one"
• How to move on from past relationships 
• Mindfulness in all things you consume
• How do we spread the good news?
• A lesson from both Gigi & Brian 
• A letter from both Gigi & Brian

In this episode of the Lessons & Letters podcast Avery interviews Maddie from Bumble's Bake Shop!

We cover:

• Maddie's most embarrassing story 
• How she built Bumble's Bake Shop while in school 
• Turning passion into pursuit 
• What Maddie learned about people while working & owning a bakery 
• A lesson 
• A letter 

In this episode of the Lessons & Letters podcast Avery Interviews Maclaine from @acatholicconvo.

We cover:

• Maclaine's most embarrassing moment(s)!
• Why Jesus is better than that bo
• Red flags in relationships 
• How to maintain a christian dating relationship 
• Living faith boldly and unapologetically 
• A lesson
• A letter

Hey Hey! On this episode of the Lessons & Letters Podcast Avery sits down with Catherine McNamara to discuss all the things:

-Cat's most embarrassing story

-Why do bad things happen to good people?

-Mental health

-How to love people well

-How to know God's voice

-Lesson 

-Letter

In this episode of the Lessons & Letters podcast Avery interviews Ann Marie Cubberly. She is a teacher, a workout instructor, faith-enthusiast, photographer and a dang good friend! 

In this episode we cover:

• Ann Marie's most embarrassing story 
• What is a "God wink"
• One of Ann Marie's God wink stories 
• The essence of a woman is beauty
• Modesty
• Regaining trust 
• A lesson 
• A letter

Avery's first solo podcast where she breaks down her love for personal growth and where it came from. She also deep dives into how her life doesn't make sense without brining God into the picture. Stay turned for a story she tells that only her family and close friends know! 

Sam Moeller is THAT girl. THAT girl who does it all. She is a director. She is a soon-to-be-momma, she is a workout instructor, she is a volunteer, she is a friend, she is a entrepreneur, she is a wife. And I am SO excited to have her on the 10th episode of the Lessons & Letters Podcast.

In this episode we cover:

•Sam’s most embarrassing story

•”In the business of making people’s day”

•Dating in the 21st century

•How to command a room

•Tactical advice for building confidence

•Mental health in relation to keeping balance in your life

•A lesson from Sam

•A letter from Sam

I can’t get over how wise Sam is, and I am SO excited for you all to hear.

🤍

Avery and her Dad are gonna talk career advice, leadership and relationship advice.

• How did you build this?
• How to not succumb to easy wins, but rather be patient in pursing the long term goal
• The good four letter word, RISK
• What makes you a successful leader?
• How to create a work life balance
• Relationship Advice 

In episode eight of the Lessons and Letters Podcast Avery sits down with Grace, founder of Cheers Creative. 

Things discussed: 

• Stepping into your gift, not hers
• How to find your natural gifts and talents
• Imposter syndrome 
• How Grace founded her own marketing agency by age 21
• Seeing God through mental health struggles 

Mack Ryan, owner of Mack Media, and one of Avery's childhood friends sits down to chat about all the things:

• Seasons of singleness
• How do you know they are "the one" when getting married
• Mack's engagement
• God in the center of relationship
• Embracing change and finding purpose in it
• What you need to know before you travel the world 

AHH! I am SO excited because two of my very best friends, Callie Meyer (Cal) and Catherine McNamara (Cat) joined me on the Lessons & Letters podcast to discuss all things FRIENDSHIP...

1:30 - Introduction to Callie & Cat 

5:00 - Backtracking - from acquaintances to a beautiful friendship- and how God was weaving the friendship when we didn’t even see it 

 9:08- How can you show up for friends when they’re in a completely different season than you?

17:00 - Assuming good intent & assuming how your friends are doing 

22:30 - Tell tale signs you’re in a good friendship 

27:00 - Making friendships from ground zero

39:45 - Friendships fizzling & over-dramatized friendship breakups

45:45 - What destroys a friendship?

53:30 - “Praying behind their back” & how faith plays out in friendships 

1:01 - Lessons & Letters

Jess Clarke and Avery take a deep dive into:

*letting go of expectations for what relationships are supposed to look like

*staying true to YOU while in College

*Facing comparison traps

*Finding confidence in who GOD says you are

Listen in as Jess Clarke speaks wisdom into these areas!

What would God say about YOU? Jody White, my aunt, second-mom and most faith-filled human joins the Lessons & Letters podcast to share the good news of what God thinks about you and what He would say about YOU.

Also, we discuss cancel culture and the gift of forgiveness and faith. 

Being a good person isn't as hard as it seems- it might just be a smile that changes someone's life.

Listen in as Emily Dixon (my sister & best friend) and I discuss the following:

- "it's nice to be important, but its more important to be nice"

-how to stay true to values in each season of your life

-how to know if you're in a good relationship

-&more!

Everyone knows energy is contagious- especially if it's good. On this episode of the podcast, Angie O'Brien, co-founder of Harbor Yoga, shares all about creating good energy. Listen as Angie & Avery deep dive into finding your passion, building confidence and almost everything in between. This is an episode you WON'T want to miss. Turn those headphones up!

Stop waiting until the clock strikes 5pm on Friday. EVERY DAY IS THE WEEKEND if you have that mindset. My uncle, mentor and advice giver, Mike Nolan, shares how he lives every day like it's the weekend.

In this episode we cover how to live every day like it's the weekend, why asking other people questions benefits you and more. 

On the first episode of Lessons & Letters, Avery welcomes her life long bestie and college roommate, Callie to deep dive into trusting the timing for your life and God's plan. Listen as Avery & Callie discuss: Callie's most embarrassing story, why we transferred schools, trusting God's plan and how you know when it's time to make a big change in your life.

Hey it's Avery- the host of Lessons & Letters podcast. Count on each episode will be centered around a (life) lesson learned, and followed with a letter of encouragement from each guest.

Tune in as Carolyn Li deep dives into all things:

3:00 - Who is Carolyn? The Bridgettine convent and how we got connected

6:45 - Carolyn’s AMAZING faith journey - from questioning if there is a God to a flourishing faith

22:00- Why having no belief is a belief, and why having faith is counter cultural

30:15- Outward and inward beauty and why BOTH are important

35:27- Practical way to take care of yourself as a woman 

37:12 - Li Organics: Carolyn’s Skincare Line. How she started her own skincare line and why

44:37- The biggest mistake women make when it comes to skincare 

46:00- Deep dive into Li Organics 5 Products

51:40- Carolyn’s Lesson & Letter  

Find Carolyn on Social: https://www.instagram.com/lovewithli/

Find Li Organics on Social:

https://www.instagram.com/liorganics/

Shop Li Organics:

https://liorganics.com/

Tune in as Brooke Taylor deep dives into all things:

2:15 - Brooke Taylor, wife, mom, author, blogger, podcaster, retreat leader, radio host (what can’t she do!?) shares who she is & her reversion to the Catholic faith 

7:30 - What’s your defining reason for being Catholic? 

10:45 - Truth, Beauty, Goodness 

13:40 - The Sacred Heart of Jesus, what this devotion means for Brooke + her family and home enthronement

19:00 - I thirst: why does Jesus say this?

25:00 - Practical ways to Catholify your home - physically and spiritually speaking

30:00 - The seeds mothers plant in children

33:30 - Devotions to the saints and Mary: why do Catholics have this?

37:30: Journey from woman, to wife, to motherhood: advice for all the stepping stones and Brooke’s own little way

47:00 - Models for our life and the responsibility of who we say we are 

57:00 - Brooke’s Lesson & Letter

Find Brooke on IG: https://www.instagram.com/1brooketaylor/

Brooke's Website:

https://brooketaylor.us/

Tune in as Abby Connolly deeps dives into all the things:

15:00 - feeling torn between what God is calling you to do

17:40 - growing up Catholic + choosing it for yourself 

19:50 - it was never mine in the first place 

21:10 - not letting limiting factors & fear stop you 

26:50- sustaining yourself when you planted the seed but you don’t see it growing 

32:00 - the distinguishing difference: the sacraments 

37:28 - created to create 

45:55- REST. How to find time to play for the sake for play 

53:30 - finding your personal identity 

Find Abby on social

https://www.instagram.com/abbyconnolly_/

Abby's work

https://www.arccodesign.com/

I am so excited to have my fiancé, Tanner, on the podcast! It's been a dream of mine to have him on and today is the day.

We cover all things:

• Tanner's most embarrassing story 
• Tanner's conversion story. Going from no faith to Catholic...
• Our relationship before and after Christ
• Fruits of a relationship with Christ in the center 
• What you should be looking for in a potential spouse 
• A Lesson from Tanner
• A Letter from Tanner

Thanks so much for tuning in, if you'd like to hear more please feel free to rate and review the podcast! In the meantime, follow along at https://www.instagram.com/lessons.and.letters/ 

SUPER excited to take off again with the first guest episode of 2023. Listen in as Claire from The Corporate Catholic Podcast takes over talking all things:

• Her most embarrassing story
• The story behind her Insta handle (@corporatecatholic)
• How to know what God is calling you to do/ where to go/ who to be
  • Stop following your passion? NO, that wasn't a typo.
  • Tips for staying strong in your beliefs in a world that sees Catholic views/ beliefs as so countercultural
  • Truth, Beauty and Goodness in Catholic church
  • A lesson from Claire 
  • A letter from Claire

You can find Claire here: 

https://www.instagram.com/corporatecatholic/

Check out the The Corporate Catholic Podcast here:

https://anchor.fm/corporatecatholic 

We ARE back... and starting off the year strong with 22 lessons learned in 2022. 

Tune in for a ramble of Avery's top lessons learned in 2022 covering:

• How God speaks in the silence
• Catholic church 
• What guys need more of (and less of)
• Best advice for couple about to be engaged 
• Walking on eggshells with friends
• & why I stopped the podcast for a few months

Link to God's Plan for Your Marriage: 

https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Plan-Your-Marriage-Exploration/dp/1644136929

Link to Captivating: 

https://www.amazon.com/Captivating-Unveiling-Mystery-Womans-Soul/dp/1400225280/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1341FE0C0QHP6&keywords=captivating&qid=1672700657&s=books&sprefix=captivating%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1

Link to Wild at Heart:

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Heart-Expanded-Ed-Discovering/dp/1400225264/ref=sxin_10_mbs_w_global_sims?content-id=amzn1.sym.f6adc278-60fd-4516-8b02-0dbae28f44f1%3Aamzn1.sym.f6adc278-60fd-4516-8b02-0dbae28f44f1&crid=1341FE0C0QHP6&cv_ct_cx=captivating&keywords=captivating&pd_rd_i=1400225264&pd_rd_r=fc602790-0a34-4bec-a6d6-f4f2c8242f16&pd_rd_w=uVT2N&pd_rd_wg=caHO8&pf_rd_p=f6adc278-60fd-4516-8b02-0dbae28f44f1&pf_rd_r=QD4FMCERTF5XZSM8MQV5&qid=1672700657&s=books&sprefix=captivating%2Cstripbooks%2C103&sr=1-1-9e7645f9-2d19-4bff-863e-f6cdbe50f990

Link to ask an anonymous question or request for a topic: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfArrX7o0-SoNFLhB6wFc0BfiZ1NnFLhX1LTecfomKeWuNekg/viewform?usp=sf_link 

On this episode of the Lessons & Letters podcast, Avery interviews Beth, from Blessed Is She!

Listen in as we cover:

• Beth's most *recent* embarrassing story
• Tears and how God uses them
• The desires of a woman’s heart and why God put them there
• Trusting with total abandon
• Finding community
• A lesson from Beth
• A letter from Beth

Today’s episode is inspired by a special event I attended at St. Andrew’s in Columbus—a beautiful, candlelit dinner for 8th graders and their parents, where I had the privilege of sharing a message of faith. Reflecting on that night, Tanner and I decided to each write down 5 things we wish we’d known in high school. So, in this episode, we’re bringing you our combined list of 10 life lessons, hoping that one or more might speak to you. Let’s dive in!

0:00 - intro to Sarah Lightle

2:20 - seeking a joy filled life 

7:00 - man seeking God vs God seeking man

12:17 - practicals for prayer

16:30 - prayers of consultation vs desolation

18:45 - grief as a gift

25:25 - what grief teaches us about God

28:45 - how to show up well for someone experiencing grief when you’ve not sure what to do or say

32:00 - loving others well with intentionality 

35:19 - A lesson from Sarah 

36:00 - A letter from Sarah 

0:10 - intro to "Mama"

6:00 - choosing JOY

8:35 - nothing to loose in making someone’s day 

10:00 - positive thoughts is a positive life 

13:19 - whatever you do, make it FUN

16:00 - when you don’t feel like you have anyone to lean on

18:00 - advice for the girl in her 20s & 30s who is feeling the pressure of life

20:30 - mamas amazing encounter with God

31:00 - practicing new age religions to practicing love for God