If you are looking for happiness then consider spiritual fasting. Follow Beth in this episode as she explains how spiritual fasting can help you achieve goals of happiness and more. “If feeling our hunger can awaken our spiritual senses, never feeling hunger can dull them.” - Christopher West In today’s episode, Beth is discussing the second pillar of Lent: Spiritual Fasting. Through the redemptive suffering of spiritual fasting, we can win souls for the Lord and deepen our relationship with Chr...
Mar 02, 2023•16 min•Ep. 15
During the season of Lent, prayer is a powerful and necessary part of the journey. Tune in to the episode to discover ways of using prayer during Lent. “Try shifting the mindset of the hinges of your day from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to morning, evening and night prayer… eventually you will find yourself eating at God’s table in the kingdom.” - Beth Bubik Lent has begun! Today, Beth is dedicating the episode to an in-depth look at the first of the three pillars of Lent: Prayer. Prayer is our...
Feb 23, 2023•20 min•Ep. 14
The desert of Lent is a journey that leads us closer to Christ. Beth opens up how her personal journey through Lent has helped shaped her own life. “Hide yourself in a love more penetrating than a brush fire, more overwhelming than a deluge.” - Fr. Patrick Reidy, C.S.C. The countdown to Lent begins! In this episode, Beth is preparing for the approaching Lenten season by giving her listeners a clear explanation of what Lent requires, as well as optional (but dynamic!) practices. She is discussing...
Feb 16, 2023•31 min•Ep. 13
The season of Lent can be an amazing and transformative experience. But we have to plan for it. With proper planning and spiritual preparation, Lent can be a time that we look forward to and embrace, instead of a time that we dread and want to avoid. “These forty days are just the beginning of a new you in body and soul.” - Beth Bubik In Episode 12 of the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth is helping you prepare for the best Lent of your life. Transformation comes through Christ, but Beth encourages y...
Feb 09, 2023•21 min•Ep. 12
Journaling through The Model is key to Spiritual Fasting. Today I've invited one of my most successful clients onto to the podcast to tell us how she does it quickly while commuting on the train to work. Listen in as we learn that once you learn it--10 minutes is all you need to sort out all those sticky thoughts that are keeping you stuck! “If I want to stop eating meat on Wednesdays, then I have to stop eating meat on Wednesdays.” -Skye Angioletti In today’s episode, Beth is interviewing her c...
Feb 02, 2023•41 min•Ep. 11
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #10: Lovability “The shape of your body often obeys the shape of your beliefs about yourself, about love, your value, possibility, and God.” -Geneen Roth In today’s episode, Beth is discussing the innate lovability of each human being, regardless of his/her habits, thoughts, or the number on the scale. Many of us let the scale determine our lovability. Beth explains why we are lovable regardless of our eating habits, and how the transformative process of Spiritual ...
Jan 26, 2023•29 min•Ep. 10
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #9: Delaying Alcohol with Lisa Canning “I thought I couldn’t do this… I wonder what other things in my life I have been telling myself I cannot do?” -Lisa Canning Today on the Delay and Pray Podcast, Beth Bubik is interviewing Lisa Canning. Lisa is a former interior designer on HGTV, a mom of ten, and a Catholic life coach and business coach. In this episode, Beth and Lisa are discussing Lisa’s journey with delaying and praying, specifically in delaying alcohol. Li...
Jan 19, 2023•39 min•Ep. 9
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #8: The Best Year Yet “Sanctify yourself, sanctify the world.” In today’s episode, Beth is claiming 2023 as the Best Year Yet. She’s explaining the transformation that happens through spiritual fasting, and how trusting the Lord with your desires will become easier and make every successive year better than the last. She’s also outlining a few Spiritual Fasting themes for 2023, starting with Fasting for Life. Transformation through Redemptive Suffering The logo of ...
Jan 12, 2023•21 min•Ep. 8
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #7 Shownotes Top 10 Spiritual Fasting Wins and Fails “You can’t have grand wins without some epic fails: it’s just how life works, this side of heaven.” - Beth Bubik In today’s episode, Beth is reviewing the amazing accomplishments and epic fails that culminated in the most spiritual Christmas of her life. Two Basic Parts of Her Journey She learned to allow the discomfort of actually feeling feelings, without eating or drinking. She offered that discomfort to Jesus...
Jan 05, 2023•31 min•Ep. 7
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #6: Food Freedom through Spiritual Fasting with Sr. Josephine Garrett “If we fail, we figure it out and go forward.” -Sr. Josephine Garrett Welcome to the sixth episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast! In this final episode of 2022, Beth is interviewing her favorite nun, Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN. They first met during the Our Sunday Visitor $100K Challenge; afterwards, Sr. Josephine joined Beth’s Delay and Pray Program. Sr. Josephine is a Sister of the Holy Family...
Dec 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 6
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #5: Resetting Your Health in Both Body & Soul with Jenay Franco “If you’re really opposed to (spiritual fasting), still take that chance. If anything, it might be a sign that it’s something that God really, really wants for you to be able to detach, to prune in the vineyard.” -Jenay Franco Welcome to the fifth episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast! Today, Beth is interviewing Jenay Franco, a certified Catholic coach who helps driven Catholic moms let go of perf...
Dec 22, 2022•41 min•Ep. 5
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #4: Eating to Enough “Spiritual Fasting is the spiritual weapon of our times.” Welcome to the fourth episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast! In this episode, Beth is explaining the concept of “eating to enough” by incorporating the “Eat Fast Feast” Calendar into your week. Sharing examples from her own life, Beth reveals how following this calendar can not only help you attain the health benefits you crave, but can also lead to profound spiritual growth for both you...
Dec 15, 2022•23 min•Ep. 4
Delay and Pray Podcast Episode #3: Trading Sugar for the Sweetness of Jesus “I imagine my body as a spacious stable open to the dwelling of the Infant King, as opposed to all the inns of Bethlehem that had no room for Him.” Welcome to the third episode of the Delay and Pray podcast. At the time of this episode’s release, we are in the middle of Advent, the season of longing and preparing for the birth of Christ. In this episode, Beth is discussing ways to prepare our bodies and souls for the cel...
Dec 08, 2022•19 min•Ep. 3
Episode #2: From the Wastelands of Want to the Promised Land of Desire “When your goals and dreams are based on how you can improve the lives of others, the whole universe conspires to make them come true.” Welcome to the second episode of the Delay and Pray Podcast ! In this episode, Beth is exploring motivation, the “key to success,” and the role it plays in helping us to attain our goals. She explains that, to be successful, motivation must be integrated into the very meaning of our existence...
Dec 01, 2022•17 min•Ep. 2
Ep. #1 -Losing Weight through Spiritual Fasting- Show notes “Prayer knocks, fasting obtains, and mercy receives,” St. Chrysologous Welcome to the Delay and Pray Podcast! Join Beth Bubik, The Catholic Fasting Coach , as she shows you how to shift your thoughts away from deprivation and dieting, and to achieve permanent weight loss through Spiritual Fasting. All you need is commitment, motivation, organization, and prayer - and Beth can guide you through it all. Permanent weight loss through spiri...
Nov 24, 2022•28 min•Ep. 1
