Sanctify Your Scroll: the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media
Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)
Danielle Bean
4.9 • 810 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
This week on Girlfriends, I’m diving into a super timely conversation about social media with my friend Amy Cara — a Catholic mom, entrepreneur, and content creator. Amy has built a vibrant Instagram presence as @CaliforniaCatholicMom, and today she’s sharing the wisdom she’s gained from years of trial, error, growth, and discernment in the online world.
We talk about:
* Amy’s journey from fashion business owner to Catholic evangelizer online
* What made her finally go “all in” on her faith-based content
* Her personal list of social media rules that keep her grounded
* How she handles criticism, “rage bait,” and boundaries around family privacy
* Why she’s passionate about sharing what’s eternal, not just what’s trending
* And how to know if it’s time to step away (or step back in)
This episode isn’t a “social media is bad” takedown. It’s a real, encouraging conversation about discernment, prayer, and staying rooted in who you are, whether you’re posting daily or quietly stepping back.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.9 | Hello and welcome to girlfriends. |
| 0:02.7 | I'm Danielle Bean. |
| 0:03.9 | I'm a wife and a mom and I'm on a mission to help you. |
| 0:07.0 | Know you're worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy and faithful living. |
| 0:10.6 | This week, our special guest is Amy Kara and we are talking about social media. |
| 0:13.9 | You know you need this conversation. |
| 0:15.4 | Let's get going. |
| 0:19.2 | Hey, girlfriend. |
| 0:20.2 | How are you? Today we're going deep into a conversation about social media. And this might just feel a little too real for some of us. |
| 0:28.5 | My guest is going to be Amy Kara, who's a Catholic mom and an entrepreneur. And she really has a unique perspective because she's done a lot and she's had a lot of success on social media. And whether or not you're using social media as a business person or as a just regular wife and mom |
| 0:44.0 | or if you're trying to evangelize on social media, some of the things that she shares, I think, |
| 0:47.9 | are really good points for all of us to be keeping in mind. |
| 0:50.8 | But don't worry, this is not a social media is bad episode. This is about discernment. |
| 0:57.1 | It's about setting boundaries. As some of you know, I shared on the podcast earlier this year at the |
| 1:01.8 | start of 2025, I decided I'm just getting off of social media because it was a net negative for me. |
| 1:08.4 | So I stopped posting on Instagram, Facebook, and X. And you know what? |
| 1:15.9 | It's been such a good decision for me. For me personally, I'm not telling you you have to be off |
| 1:21.0 | of those things, but I am going to encourage you and Amy with what she's sharing is going to encourage |
| 1:25.1 | you to just be a little bit discerning |
| 1:28.5 | about how you're spending your time and whether or not what you're posting, what you're sharing, |
| 1:33.8 | what you're consuming is good for you if it's what's God's plan is for your life. So I'm not going to be |
| 1:40.9 | pressuring you to do any particular thing here. But since I made that decision to step away from social media at the start of this year, |
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