Letting Go, Listening to God, and Living with Purpose

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Religion & Spirituality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week on Girlfriends, I’m thrilled to share a heartfelt and powerful conversation with my friend Stacey Sumereau. Stacey is a Catholic wife, mom of five, podcaster, and the author of the beautiful new book Adventure Awaits: How to Interpret Your Desires and Hear God’s Voice.

In this episode, Stacey opens up about her unexpected journey from center stage to cloistered convents, her struggles with surrendering to God’s will, and the surprising freedom she found in realizing that God wants us to thrive—not just sacrifice.

We talk about:

* What it really means to “discern your desires”

* How to hear God’s voice in the noise of daily life

* Letting go of the false belief that God’s will is the opposite of what we want

* The power of spiritual maturity and mutual discernment in marriage

* And why it’s okay to live a little messily while staying faithful

You’re going to love Stacey’s warmth, honesty, and wisdom. This conversation will speak to anyone who’s ever struggled with big decisions, felt confused in prayer, or just wondered, “What if I get it wrong?”

I’d love to hear your thoughts! Reach out anytime at [email protected], or leave a comment right here!

📅 I’m currently booking speaking events for this fall! I still have some openings—especially in November. If your parish or women’s group is looking for a speaker to encourage, challenge, and uplift your community, let’s connect. Go here to request more info!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Girlfriends. I'm Danielle Bean. I'm a wife and a mom and I'm on a mission to help you.
0:06.3	You're worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy in faith and family living.
0:10.5	This week, our special guest is author and podcaster Stacey Summerow, and I can't wait to share this conversation with you. Let's get going.
0:20.1	Hey, girlfriend, how are you? I am so glad you are here. You know what, this early summertime,
0:25.9	I've been doing a little bit of travel, a little bit of speaking, and it's reminding me to remind
0:30.8	you before we jump in here today that I'm currently booking speaking events for this coming fall
0:35.8	and for next spring. I still have some
0:38.3	openings, especially in November. So if your parish, your women's group, or your conference is
0:44.0	looking for a speaker to inspire and uplift Catholic women, or if you're looking to do a day
0:49.1	retreat, which is a unique offering that I have, I've built it all myself, designed it myself, well, with the
0:55.1	grace of God, of course, right? But looking at women in the Old Testament, looking at women in the
0:59.4	New Testament, really these are beautiful events that are designed especially for Catholic
1:04.5	women and communities that want to come together and firm their identities as daughters of God.
1:10.9	Anyway, if any of that is of interest to you or your parish or your community, I'd love to
1:15.8	hear from you.
1:16.3	You can head on over to Daniellebeen.com, click on the speaking tab and you can reach out that way.
1:21.7	And while you're there, don't forget to subscribe to my substack.
1:25.9	Once you get subscribed over at Daniellebebean.com, you're going to be
1:28.7	getting what I share every week, encouragement, prayer support, community, all designed to help
1:34.5	you grow in faith and live your vocation with purpose and peace. All right, let's dive into this
1:40.5	beautiful conversation with my friend Stacey.
1:47.8	Joining me here today on the podcast is Stacey Sumero.
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