A Letter to the Woman Reclaiming Her Sense of Purpose // Julia Marie Hogan Werner, LCPC

Letters to Women - Exploring the Feminine Genius

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
• Julia and I’s 2018 conversation on Letters to Women
• “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl
• Grab a mug or sweatshirt from Julia’s online shop
• 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”!)
• Naptime Notes, a new monthly newsletter from Chloe
• Order my newest book, Sisterhood: Giving and Receiving the Gift of Friendship
• Check out The Little Catholic Box and access the exclusive bonuses for LTW listeners