Maura Kopulos

Feast Day: August 28 I want to introduce you to a saint who understood emotional eating long before anyone had a word for it. And he is on my mind so much lately. Not only did we just celebrate his feast day, but I am gong through St. Michael's Lent with Augustine's Confessions book on Hallow. A must-get app in my opinion. St. Augustine was born in 354 in Thagaste, a small town in North Africa, and he spent the first thirty-odd years of his life doing exactly what he knew he shouldn't. He...

I want to talk about something that is not discussed nearly enough in women’s health conversations — and that is almost never mentioned in Catholic wellness spaces at all. Strength training is not optional for women over 50. It is essential. And I do not mean that in the wellness-influencer, you-should-really-try-this way. I mean it in the your-bones-are-losing-density-right-now, your-metabolism-is-slowing-down, your-long-term-independence-depends-on-this way. Let me give you the science....

One of the most common questions I get from women who are new to my program is this: can I really ask the saints for help with something as ordinary as losing weight? Yes. Absolutely yes. The saints are not reserved for the dramatic moments — the health crisis, the grief, the impossible decision. They are our companions in the whole of life, including the ordinary, daily, unglamorous work of caring for the bodies God gave us. And some of them are extraordinarily well-suited to exactly this...