Parenting Unfiltered: Katherine Schwarzenegger is Helping Transform Fear into Courage

Cat & Nat Unfiltered

Cat & Nat

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🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Katherine Schwarzenegger, New York Times bestselling author and mother of three, joins Cat & Nat (once again!) to share her candid insights on the journey of motherhood. She takes us inside her new children’s book, Kat & Brandy, inspired by her own childhood pony, Brandy. Katherine explores themes of courage, trust, and overcoming fear, while reflecting on the powerful bonds we form with animals—connections that help us feel strong, confident, and ready to face challenges we never thought possible. Plus, we get a fun glimpse into what chores looked like when she was growing up! Find more at https://www.katherineschwarzenegger.com/kat-and-brandy

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0:00.0	this little girl fell off of her horse and it's really based off of my own experience falling off
0:04.8	and having this like fear of course that like every single time I would get on or I didn't want to
0:09.9	be around horses because it terrified me. But my mom really always was like you have to get back on.
0:15.5	You have to get back on. And in the moment it's not, you know, something that you can really wrap
0:20.5	your head around as a child.
0:22.0	And it translates over into life of like all the times you fall down, you know, physically and
0:29.0	metaphorically that you get back up and you try again.
0:32.2	Drop it like a hat.
0:33.1	Drop like a tie.
0:34.0	Drop it like a hat.
0:35.0	Natalie, what do I do?
0:38.4	I hope it's giddy-gitty.
0:40.6	We are so excited to be here with Catherine Schwarzenegger again.
0:45.1	At the last time, I think we saw you, we were in a hotel in L.A.
0:47.7	Much more desirable to be there than here, but details.
0:50.5	She's so old, but we'll carry on.
0:53.0	She is a New York Times bestselling author,
0:56.3	mom of three, and a candid voice on the messy, funny, heart-expanding side of motherhood. Her new
1:02.4	children's book, Pat and Brandy, inspired by her own childhood pony, explores courage, trust,
1:09.6	and overcoming fear. Thank you. You're childhood pony. courage, trust, and overcoming fear.
1:11.9	Thank you.
1:13.2	Your childhood pony.
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