Living Like It Matters

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Religion & Spirituality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

I was thrilled to have the chance to sit down with with Anna Moreland and Tom Smith, authors of The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like It Matters. They discuss the challenges young adults face today, particularly in relationships, work, and leisure. They give paretns hope as they emphasize the importance of guiding students navigating a complex world influenced by technology and societal pressures. We discuss ideas for ways to foster meaningful connections, and practical advice for parents and students alike.

Takeaways

* The Young Adult Playbook offers hopeful strategies and alternatives for young adults.

* Students need practical tools to navigate dating and friendships.

* Parents play a crucial role in guiding their children through these challenges.

* The concept of a 'productivity machine' affects young adults' mental health.

* It's important for young adults to recognize their unique gifts.

* Hope and change are essential for personal growth.

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0:00.0	Girlfriends, episode number 456, Living Like It Matters with Anna Morland and Tom Smith.
0:09.8	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.
0:16.0	Know you're worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy in daily living. This week,
0:20.0	we are talking with Anna Morland and Tom Smith, who are a couple of college professors who've written a book
0:24.7	for young adults. Can't wait to share this with you. Let's go.
0:33.1	Hey, girlfriend, how are you? So thrilled, you are here joining me today.
0:38.9	And this week, we are talking about young adults and the needs, the particular needs that they have.
0:44.9	This is something very close to my heart because I've got young adults for kids.
0:49.1	That's what my family looks like now. It's teenagers and young adults.
0:53.2	And I'm so grateful that there are people creating
0:56.3	resources, especially for their needs. And this is something that I reflect on quite a bit,
1:01.9	which is the fact that young adults in the world today, young people in the world today,
1:06.5	they are the future of the church. They are the current church, but also the future of the church.
1:11.7	And so helping them live out their faith lives, their work lives, their family lives,
1:18.0	in ways that are faithful is so important. And it's never been more difficult. I truly believe that
1:26.3	because of technology, especially because of technology, it's never been more difficult. I truly believe that because of technology, especially because of
1:29.1	technology, it's never been more difficult. My guests today, Anna Morland and Tom Smith,
1:34.6	will be talking about that a little bit. But I want to encourage you, if you're a mom of a young
1:40.0	adult or a teenager who is struggling with their faith and it's breaking your heart, just remember
1:46.2	the example that St. Monica sets for us of being a holy prayer warrior of a mom. And that's what
1:53.8	you're called to do. Sometimes that's the hardest thing about being a mom of a young person who is independent and not making choices that we
2:03.4	want them to make, that we can't control it. And St. Monica gives us that beautiful example of
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