The Catholic Coaching Podcast
Erin and Matt Ingold
When we encountered New Age philosophies in Life Coaching that ran counter to our Christian beliefs, we decided to take the best practices of Life Coaching and infuse them with the rich traditions of our Catholic Faith. We're Matt and Erin Ingold, Catholic coaches and the founders of Metanoia Catholic, our Catholic Life Coaching Company. Join us as we share practical coaching tips to being transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you can be free to discover and choose your greatest calling in life.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 23min
13. Three Myths Catholic Singles Believe About Dating
They unpack three common dating myths that trip up Catholic singles. They challenge the soulmate fantasy and contrast it with Catholic anthropology. They rethink waiting for love versus choosing love as a will. They explore how attractions arise from thoughts and offer practical ways to be deliberate in dating.
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Sep 22, 2020 • 36min
12. Explaining "The Model" and It's Roots in Aquinas
They unpack a simple coaching framework for inner life and how it maps to Aquinas’ ordering of senses, intellect, will, and action. They trace how thoughts shape feelings and lead to behaviors and results. Practical tips for noticing emotions and the thought-sentence are shared. The conversation explores integrating secular coaching tools with Catholic spiritual insights.
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Sep 15, 2020 • 34min
11. When God Throws You a Curve Ball
They tell a story about a sudden life change that forced a complete rethink of a major project. They explore how ambition, pride, and legal risk revealed deeper spiritual lessons. They describe reframing plans through prayer, reworking a journal to center docility and deliverance tools, and pivoting a training program into something humbler and more faithful.
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Sep 8, 2020 • 37min
10. The Thought Recon: Taking Thoughts Captive!
A practical walkthrough of the Thought Recon practice for uncovering hidden, destructive mindsets. They explain why subconscious thoughts shape emotions and behavior and show how writing thoughts down makes them changeable. Military and biblical metaphors frame the exercise as spiritual reconnaissance. Practical tips include choosing topics, framing thoughts as sentences, and spotting deceptive or attractive but harmful beliefs.
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Sep 1, 2020 • 37min
9. The Most Powerful Metanoia Question You Can Ask
A conversation about a single transformative question that invites God’s wisdom into how you interpret situations. They unpack a model linking thoughts to emotions, actions, and life results. Personal stories show how prayerful reinterpretation shifted fear and inadequacy. Practical habits like confession, silence, scripture, and journaling are highlighted for cultivating interior change.
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Aug 25, 2020 • 48min
8. Dating From A Clean Place
They explore how inner thoughts shape dating behavior and what it means to date from an emotionally clean place. Short case studies reveal common mindsets like loneliness, scarcity, and expectation of disappointment. They discuss self-possession, journaling, and practical reframes to change thinking patterns. The conversation centers on cleaning the interior life to become a healthier presence in relationships.
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Aug 17, 2020 • 27min
7. Stoicism and the Christian Life: Are They Compatible?
They trace why Stoicism is trending and how its mindset tools show up in modern self-development. They define Stoic interior discipline and its goal of emotional control. They contrast Stoic indifference with Christian detachment and discuss when acceptance risks ignoring objective evil. They share practical Stoic techniques adapted for Christian prayer and moral responsibility.
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Aug 10, 2020 • 33min
6. Common Lies Against God, and How They Rob us of Joy
A conversational look at the common lies that block intimacy with God. They name and unpack beliefs like God as distant, punitive, or unmerciful. Practical four-step belief-work is introduced to notice, pray over, and replace those false thoughts. Short reflections and examples invite listeners to examine prayer patterns and emotional signs that point to deeper spiritual obstacles.
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Aug 4, 2020 • 29min
5. The TRUE Definition of Success and Failure that Everyone Needs to Know
They unpack what counts as success and what really is failure, reframing failure as omission or stagnation. They talk about mindset, discerning genuine desires, and aligning goals with a higher end. They explore how disordered cravings hide true longings and how offering raw desires for purification can free real growth.
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Jul 28, 2020 • 31min
4. What is Metanoia, and Why Every Catholic Should Know It
They unpack the biblical meaning of metanoia as deep heart‑change and contrast it with New Age uses. Practical steps for interior transformation are offered through journaling, thought recon, and contemplative practice. Listeners hear exercises for exposing core lies, setting conditions for grace, and making daily habits that cultivate true conversion.
