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Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.
Hosted by Timmerie Geagea · EN
Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio brings timeless principles of Catholicism to trending thought and experience. Are you looking for relevant ways to bring together trending conversations and timeless principles? Here’s your opportunity to engage the culture head on with truth and Catholic faith.
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Fertility Awareness
Yesterday00:50:50Tap to summarizeGrace Emily Stark, Editor and Chief at Natural Womanhood joins Trending with Timmerie. Episode Guide Contraceptive mindset and fertility awareness (0:47) Postpartum fertility awareness – Marquette, Clearblue, and the Mira Monitor (while nursing) (16:26) Post-Tubal Ligation Syndrome: When getting your “tubes tied” isn’t as tidy as it sounds (32:03) Leaving pride behind – June returns to a month of summer fun and family (42:37) Resources mentioned: Episode on ethical and medical complications of sterilization https://relevantradio.com/2023/10/medical-complications-to-sterilization/ Natural Womanhood Website https://naturalwomanhood.org/ Link to schedule a call with a fertility awareness advisor: https://naturalwomanhood.org/schedule-a-call-with-a-fertility-awareness-advisor-now Cycles, Exercise, & Fertility https://relevantradio.com/2024/10/cycles-exercise-fertility/ Tempdrop 2.0 - Advanced Fertility Monitor https://www.tempdrop.com/products/tempdrop-gen2?srsltid=AfmBOoq08zJDwLkr_ZpXHzsm8FpY4YX367TAVqX2lW4cJseHt25OQ402 Couple to Couple Postpartum Program https://ccli.org/postpartum/?srsltid=AfmBOoqduQ_7O-lctM_J43nB_MD6iz9IAT5NgHUvrfZObaoT_iVCUwKP
Transcribe →Simplifying the Family
2d ago00:50:19Tap to summarizeGuest: Tim Carney, author of Family Unfriendly: A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequences, joins Trending with Timmerie. Episode Guide Why Americans aren’t having babies — A look at the real reasons behind declining birth rates—and a simple, practical solution. (1:42) How to make parenting easier — Five ways to simplify family life and push back against overparenting. (22:54) Young U.S. men and religion — New data shows young men now surpass young women in saying religion is “very important.” (39:31) Resources Mentioned Book: Family Unfriendly: A Critical Examination of Overparenting and Its Consequenceshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/006323646X Article: Young U.S. men overtake women in saying religion is ‘very important’https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/young-u-s-men-overtake-women-in-saying-religion-is-very-important Related Coverage:Young men grow more religious, widening gender gap (Gallup/AP)https://apnews.com/article/religion-church-evangelical-men-women-poll-f2b07f8d5e0e29b7b75334a8b2bbd3a6
Transcribe →Soldier & Surgeon Becomes Nun
5d ago00:50:45Tap to summarizeSurgeon, Soldier, Sister: Sr. Dede Byrne joins Trending with Timmerie to share her story from scrubs, to Army uniform, to habit. Episode Guide Mission or career? US Army Colonel & surgeon (0:47) Caring for St. Mother Teresa (22:04) Career discernment & disruption – changing course facing adversity (25:46) How your past forms your future (30:35) Serving in the Sinai Peninsula (33:48) Trinity Sunday – Mass prep (41:02) Resources mentioned: St. Catherine’s Monastery https://bit.ly/49pgag4 D.C. Medical Clinic Little Workers of the Sacred Heart https://www.lwshptclinic.com/home Little Workers of the Sacred Heart https://littleworkersofthesacredhearts.com/
Transcribe →Why Women Are Saying Yes
6d ago00:50:55Tap to summarizeHarvard educated economist and mother of 8, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk joins Trending with Timmerie: Episode Guide Birth dearth — Why did women stop having babies and how do economic policies perpetuate the decreased birth rate? (2:55) What is different about the 5% of women who are choosing to have more children? (22:06) Having it all? Seasons of life (32:49) The Blood of Christ (40:44) The Holy Spirit & Pope Leo’s AI encyclical (41:54) Resources mentioned: Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth https://www.amazon.com/Hannahs-Children-Quietly-Defying-Dearth/dp/1684514576 https://pakaluk.com/ Catechism: The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit https://www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_one/section_two/chapter_three/article_8/ii_the_name,_titles,_and_symbols_of_the_holy_spirit.html
Transcribe →People or Screens?
1w ago00:51:41Tap to summarizeDr. Julia Sadusky – psychologist and specialist on gender and youth joins Trending with Timmerie: Episode Guide How do we actually equip teens with skills to disrupt porn exposure? (5:02) Get the phones out of the hands of children (19:24) Shifting the gender conversation from politics to candid conversations when the next generation are still facing gender ideology exposure (24:23) How much do you have to abuse a mammal for it to not reproduce? & Gen z given gas money to date (37:00) Tomorrow on Trending (51:17) Resources mentioned: JULIA SADUSKY https://www.juliasadusky.com/ Start Talking to Your Kids About Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics https://www.avemariapress.com/products/start-talking-to-your-kids-about-sex?srsltid=AfmBOorWpxaXbb26hdGs2ZktdnRT8QAJHX1_9rg7axz0EwfPrOhGlXdB Talking with Your Teen About Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics https://www.avemariapress.com/products/talking-with-your-teen-about-sex?srsltid=AfmBOorN5gHQ7ukFPyXTkg2lPjeqjZzfckS4NbIWE38t3qvYliWqkHq9 How to talk to your teens about sexuality: https://talkingtoyourteencourse.com/ To help empower families to prevent and reverse childhood addictions to smartphones: https://screenstrong.org/ Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids https://a.co/d/0hMs5wqh Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Pictures-Bad-Jr-Protect/dp/0997318791/ To help with screen time: https://getbrick.com/ Distraction-free smartphone: https://wisephone.com/
Transcribe →Male infertility & PCOS name change
1w ago00:51:11Tap to summarizeMedical professor at Duquesne University Dr. Marguerite Duane and FACTS About Fertility executive director join Trending with Timmerie: Episode Guide PCOS name changed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)(2:00) Use progesterone long-term as a cancer prevention? For PCOS now PMOS (16:00) Which fertility method do you recommend, Marquette or Clearblue? (24:20) Metformin for PCOS? (26:57) Male infertility (29:15) Alex cooper is Pregnant (43:00). Resources mentioned: Dr. Duane’s website: https://www.factsaboutfertility.org/ Physician-Clincian Educator Directory: https://www.factsaboutfertility.org/facts-physician-clinician-educator-directory/ Marquette Method Instructors: https://www.marquettemethod.com/instructors/ More marquette Method Instructors https://www.mmnfp.com/instructors https://mycatholicdoctor.com/ Raising Testosterone with Sal di Stefano: https://omny.fm/shows/trending-with-timmerie-catholic-principles-applied/how-to-increase-testosterone-1 The Happy Girl’s Guide to Being Whole: What You Never Knew about Your Natural Body: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Girls-Guide-Being-Whole/dp/1735223727 Ultimate Girls & Guys Body Books: https://www.rainbowresource.com/ultimate-girls-guys-body-books IFS Study shows you're healthier and happier when you marry https://ifstudies.org/blog/does-marriage-really-make-us-healthier-and-happier
Transcribe →Abortion can be reversed
2w ago00:50:49Tap to summarizeMedical Dr. George Delgado – founder of the abortion pill reversal network joins Trending with Timmerie: Episode Guide How did abortion become reversible? (2:44) APR Success Rate (15:36) Why doesn’t the medical community want abortion pill reversal? (16:33) Stories of babies lives saved and the impact on their parents (23:53) Why are graduates up in arms over AI? Ex-Google CEO booked when discussing AI in commencement speech (31:57) Pentecost Sunday Mass Prep (48:16) Resources mentioned: The abortion pill reversal https://abortionpillreversal.com/ Book: Abortion Pill Reversal https://ignatius.com/authors/george-delgado-md/ Multiple commencement speakers booed for AI comments during graduation speeches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwWaoyIy5e8 Ex-Google CEO Gets Booed While Discussing AI in Commencement Speech | WSJ News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNH43a1EI7s Rerum Novarum Pope Leo XIII https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.htm
Transcribe →Social Behavior
2w ago00:50:40Tap to summarizeDr. Hannah Spier joins Trending with Timmerie. A Norwegian-born psychiatrist and cognitive behavioral psychotherapist based in Zurich, she dissects how liberal narratives, pop-therapy fads, and identity politics have reshaped the mental health field. Episode Guide Why are the social behaviors of being agreeable and conscientious missing? (1:20) How to grow in social behaviors (19:01) Homework (27:06) California takes girl after parents oppose ‘gender transition,’ moves to put her up for adoption (34:51) Resources mentioned: Dr. Hannah Spierhttps://hannahspier.substack.com/p/selected-op-eds-and-essays Detangling a child from a trans identity https://relevantradio.com/2026/03/detangling-a-child-from-a-trans-identity/ Ukrainian mother’s testimony https://x.com/Sidewalk_Steve/status/2039884172173443552 Stephanie Winn ROGD repair – gender retransion program rogdrepair.com Leaving gay behind & therapy choice https://relevantradio.com/2026/04/leaving-gay-behind-therapy-choice/ Winning Court Cases Defend Catholics & Religious Liberty https://relevantradio.com/2026/04/winning-court-cases-defend-catholics-religious-liberty/
Transcribe →Resilience & Fortitude
2w ago00:51:24Tap to summarizeDr. Ben Baran – organizational psychologist, award-winning management professor, and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Reserve joins Trending with Timmerie Episode Guide Building fortitude and resilience (2:10) Overcome adversity – a worldview that builds meaning, purpose, and community (16:45) The revival of baseball and camaraderie 'Tarps Off’ shirtless trend sweeps MLB stadiums (35:37) What do millennials need? (42:03) Tomorrow on Trending (50:54) Resources mentioned: Dr. Ben Baran https://www.benbaran.com/about Preorder: Crucibles: How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering https://www.benbaran.com/crucibles APOSTOLIC LETTER: SALVIFICI DOLORIS https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_11021984_salvifici-doloris.html How to build friendships episodes https://relevantradio.com/2025/03/rediscovering-friendship/ https://relevantradio.com/2026/02/a-face-transplant-from-another-person/ https://relevantradio.com/2026/05/intimate-friendships/
Transcribe →The Coming of Age of the Millennial
2w ago00:51:25Tap to summarizeIvana Greco joins Trending with Timmerie Episode Guide Bridging the gap between the girlboss vs tradwife debate (1:06) The deconstruction and creation of women – stepping in and out of the workforce (20:05) Do millennials deserve the bad rap they have? Were they adapting to a changed world? (33:32) Tomorrow on Trending (50:54) Resources mentioned: Ivana Greco Substack https://substack.com/@thehomefront?r=518hoq&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur Science of motherhood – Mothers are the central nervous system for a baby and their future https://relevantradio.com/2026/04/developing-the-nervous-system/
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