Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.

On this episode of Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
Young People Want Marriage—So Why Aren’t They Dating? (3:17)
Tomorrow on Trending (23:20)
Falling in love with the idea of people rather than people (25:14)
Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary (41:01)
Consecration to Mary (44:48)
Resources mentioned:

Bloom For Catholic Women
https://www.bloomforcatholicwomen.com/

State of Our Unions 2026: The Dating Recession | Institute for Family Studies
https://ifstudies.org/report-brief/state-of-our-unions-2026-the-dating-recession?utm

Consecrate yourself to Mary: 3 simple steps:

Choose a Marian feast date for your consecration to Mary – https://www.marian.org/mary/feastdays.php (next one starts Oct 19 for Presentation of Mary on Nov 21)

Count back 33 days and begin on that date

Start the 33 day consecration with St. Louis De Montfort’s guide – https://smile.amazon.com/Total-Consecration-Jesus-Thru-Mary/dp/1505112982/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=preparation+for+total+consecration+according+to+st.+louis+de+montfort&qid=1599604458&sr=8-2

Feast Days of Mary
https://marian.org/mary/feast-days

What is spiritual motherhood?
https://relevantradio.com/2024/04/facing-infertility-or-miscarraige-what-is-spiritual-motherhood/

Harvard-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

How children must find their identity before they find technology. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, the country’s foremost technology addiction expert and professor of neurophysiology, joins Trending with Timmerie. (1:22) How to create healthy patterns of emotional resilience and self-control. (30:01) Why not video games? (41:18)

Resources mentioned:
www.drkardaras.com

Book Digital Madness
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250278500/digital-madness

Book Glow Kids https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250146557/glowkids

Omega Recovery effectively treats young people struggling with substance addiction, mental health and/or tech addiction issue.
https://omegarecovery.org/

Screen Strong
https://screenstrong.com/

Author Joy Pullmann, executive editor of The Federalist, joins Trending with Timmerie.

Episode Guide
Why we all need to stop being transgender (2:07)
Why you should read to your kids & a classic book list for children (22:33)
Cultivate your relationships (42:07)
Resources mentioned:

Western Culture Isn't Feminized, It's Transgender:
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/20/western-culture-isnt-feminized-its-transgender/

Annie Oakley (1935 film)

Classic Books For Young Children – Age 3-9
https://payhip.com/b/R1JL

300 Classic Books for Ages 9 to Adult
https://payhip.com/b/ZT5Wd

Saint George and the Dragon:
https://www.amazon.com/Saint-George-Dragon-Margaret-Hodges/dp/0780703138/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall:
https://www.amazon.com/Ox-Cart-Man-Donald-Hall/dp/0140504419

Dr. Gregory Bottaro – Catholic psychologist, author, and founder of the CatholicPsych Institute joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
Difficult Conversations: principles for listening that transform a conversation. (1:26)
Acknowledging Pain: How do we acknowledge another person's pain and help move them from despair toward healing? (23:00)
Would someone know I am Catholic by my actions? (36:43)
How we bring back the neighborhood (46:39)

Resources mentioned:

Catholicpsych Institute
https://catholicpsych.com/

Book: The Power of Listening Well: How Holy Curiosity Can Build Trust and Restore Relationships
https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-power-of-listening-well/

Laughter, Facing Fears, & Morning Prayer Routines
https://relevantradio.com/2021/04/laughter-facing-fears-morning-prayer-routines/

Bringing back the neighborhood - video
https://x.com/Katy_Faust/status/2076677519542300695