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    <title>Ave Explores  - Episodes Tagged with “Katie Prejean”</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Leah Darrow, a speaker, author, Season 2 contestant on America’s Next Top Model, and founder of Lux U, shares about her struggles with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, “mom guilt,” balance, and explores ways one can find peace &amp; strength through spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation, regularly attending daily Mass, and “recalibrating” one’s routine. </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Leah Darrow, a speaker, author, Season 2 contestant on America’s Next Top Model, and founder of Lux U, shares about her struggles with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, “mom guilt,” balance, and explores ways one can find peace &amp; strength through spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation, regularly attending daily Mass, and “recalibrating” one’s routine. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sign up for Ave Explores: Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-mentalhealth/signup/">Sign up for Ave Explores: Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health </a></li><li><a title="Lux U with Leah Darrow" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theluxuniversity.com">Lux U with Leah Darrow</a></li><li><a title="Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/avemariapress/">Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Leah Darrow, a speaker, author, Season 2 contestant on America’s Next Top Model, and founder of Lux U, shares about her struggles with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, “mom guilt,” balance, and explores ways one can find peace &amp; strength through spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation, regularly attending daily Mass, and “recalibrating” one’s routine. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sign up for Ave Explores: Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-mentalhealth/signup/">Sign up for Ave Explores: Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health </a></li><li><a title="Lux U with Leah Darrow" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theluxuniversity.com">Lux U with Leah Darrow</a></li><li><a title="Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/avemariapress/">Follow Ave Maria Press on Instagram</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Introducing Ave Explores with Katie Prejean McGrady</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Katie Prejean McGrady, author, speaker, and project manager of Ave Explores, gives an overview of this new initiative from Ave Maria Press and reflects on the role Mary has played in her own life. </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Katie Prejean McGrady, author, speaker, and project manager of Ave Explores, gives an overview of this new initiative from Ave Maria Press and reflects on the role Mary has played in her own life. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Sign up for Ave Explores" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-mary/">Sign up for Ave Explores</a> &mdash; Have you ever wondered why Mary holds such a prominent place in the Catholic Church, but not in other Christian Churches? Perhaps you want to learn more about who Mary is and why she matters? Or, how you can grow to love her more?

Ave Explores Mary would like to help you find the answers to these questions and more. Sign up here! </li><li><a title="Win a Marian Gift Basket" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-mary/giveaway/">Win a Marian Gift Basket</a> &mdash; Ave Explores Mary begins October 15. To celebrate, we will be giving away some awesome Marian swag to ONE lucky winner.

This amazing gift basket includes art from Jen Norton, a beautiful Mary tea towel, Mystic Monk coffee, a rosary, a Catholic planner, a few of our bestselling Marian titles, and much more!</li></ul>]]>
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Ave Explores Mary would like to help you find the answers to these questions and more. Sign up here! </li><li><a title="Win a Marian Gift Basket" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.avemariapress.com/aveexplores-mary/giveaway/">Win a Marian Gift Basket</a> &mdash; Ave Explores Mary begins October 15. To celebrate, we will be giving away some awesome Marian swag to ONE lucky winner.

This amazing gift basket includes art from Jen Norton, a beautiful Mary tea towel, Mystic Monk coffee, a rosary, a Catholic planner, a few of our bestselling Marian titles, and much more!</li></ul>]]>
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