This week’s episode is a personal one.

My uncle recently passed away, and being close to that experience has had me thinking a lot about death… and how we, as Catholics, are meant to approach it.

We don’t talk about death very often. It’s something we tend to avoid or push aside. But walking through these final days with my uncle reminded me just how sacred that time really is.

In this episode, I’m sharing some of what I witnessed, what stayed with me, and how it’s shifted the way I’m thinking about my own life—and my own readiness to one day meet the Lord.

This isn’t a heavy or hopeless conversation. It’s actually the opposite. It is about living ready!

It’s about slowing down.
It’s about what really matters.
It’s about living with eternity in mind.

If you’ve experienced loss… or if this is something you’ve been quietly thinking about too… I hope this episode feels like you’re not alone in it.

Have you ever found yourself in the story of the prodigal son… but not quite sure where you fit? In this deeply personal and reflective episode, we step into one of the most beloved parables from the Gospel of Luke and begin to see it through the lens of midlife. Because the truth is… we are not just one son in the story. We are the one who ran. We are the one who stayed… but slowly hardened. And we are the woman God is gently inviting you and I to become.

Which one do you relate to?

✨ The younger son where we’ve searched for love, identity, and fulfillment outside of God

✨ The older son where pride, self-reliance, and quiet resentment have created distance in our hearts

✨ And the “middle son” a reflection of spiritual maturity, where we begin to rest in our identity as beloved daughters If you are a Catholic midlife woman navigating disappointment, betrayal, transition, or simply longing for something deeper

This episode will meet you there. I hope you will recognize where you may be in the story right now Release striving, comparison, and quiet self-righteousness Return to the Father’s embrace just as you are And rediscover the truth that your worth has never been lost.

Jennie Guinn is a Catholic life coach and founder of Catholic Moms in the Middle. She accompanies midlife women through divorce, grief, and major life transitions, helping them encounter God’s healing and rediscover their purpose.

In this episode of Catholic Moms in the Middle, Jennie shares powerful insights from her experience at the John Paul II Healing Center’s Healing the Whole Person retreat. She explores the reality that we all carry wounds and that healing is an ongoing part of our journey to holiness.

Jennie invites you to consider a transformative question: What is pouring out of your wounds? Through honest reflection, she walks listeners through the importance of becoming aware of our emotions, courageously uncovering their roots, and allowing Jesus to meet us in those deeper places.

Finally, this episode offers a tender reminder that the Father is always pursuing us especially in our deepest places of hurt. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation God meets us where His mercy is waiting to restore, heal, and renew our hearts if we are willing to be vulnerable and receptive.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns of hurt, pain, reaction, or spiritual dryness, this episode will gently guide you toward greater awareness, healing, and the transforming love of God. There is beautiful healing waiting for you in the middle.

Jennie Guinn is a Catholic life coach and founder of Catholic Moms in the Middle. She accompanies midlife women through divorce, grief, and major life transitions, helping them encounter God’s healing and rediscover their purpose.