Persistence in Prayer with Kylie Hein
Welcome to the Persistence in Prayer podcast — where Catholic women who feel scattered, stretched thin, and pulled in a million directions can stop overthinking, quiet the noise, and find peace in God’s presence.
Do you push through each day chasing productivity, yet feel like your soul is running on empty?
Do you long to pray with focus, but your mind spins with stress, decisions, and distractions?
Do you want clarity in your faith, but feel weighed down by pressure to be “the good one” or “get it right”?
You’re not alone.
Hosted by Catholic mindset coach, spiritual director, wife, mom, and speaker Kylie Hein, this podcast helps overwhelmed Catholic women clear the mental clutter and reclaim space for prayer, trust, and peace.
Each episode offers:
- Simple Catholic prayer practices you can actually use in busy life
- Real-life stories of women overcoming stress, perfectionism, and anxiety
- Honest conversations about faith, surrender, and discernment
- Tools rooted in Scripture, the saints, and Church teaching for peace of mind and soul
You’ll discover how to:
- Pray when you feel distracted, stressed, or spiritually dry
- Hear God’s voice in the middle of your busy schedule
- Discern decisions with peace and confidence
- Break free from perfectionism and self-reliance
- Live with greater trust, surrender, and clarity of purpose
Whether you’re feeling spiritually stuck or longing to go deeper, there’s a place for you here.
It’s time to step out of the spiral, begin again, and experience the freedom that comes from persistence in prayer.
Because when your soul is ordered in God, your life becomes rooted in His peace.
Episodes
152 episodes
#151 Chasing Sainthood, One Messy Day at a Time with Kristen Dean
What if your path to sainthood isn’t found in perfect routines, but in the middle of dishes, distractions, and your very real, very messy life? In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, I’m joined by Catholic revert, ...
#150 Break Free from Mental Clutter: God’s Answer to Overwhelm with Suzanne Bracci
Feeling overwhelmed by all the things you could do—but unsure what God is actually calling you to pursue? In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, Kylie interviews Suzanne Bracci to unpack what’s really happening ...
#149 The Hidden Depths of Your Faith with Jennifer Bryson
What if the way you see Christ and even the Church is only a small piece of a much bigger, more beautiful reality? In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, Dr. Jennifer Bryson helps us rediscover a deeper, more gr...
#148 When God Asks For Your Yes with Brooke Joiner
How do you know when something is truly from God and how do you find the courage to say yes when the path ahead is uncertain? Maybe you’re longing to trust God more deeply but feel afraid of what that “yes” might require. ...
#147 When Serving Starts Costing You Your Peace and Joy With Deacon Kevin Cummings
You’re trying to do the right thing.You’re showing up for your family, your responsibilities, your faith…and you keep going—even when you’re tired.Because that’s what love does, right?But there’s a point where something...
#146 Pushing Through Isn’t Making You More Productive with Bruce Wawrzyniak
There’s a kind of woman who doesn’t really stop.She might sit down. She might take a break.But her mind doesn’t.It keeps running—thinking about the conversation, the decision, the problem that hasn’t been solved y...
#145 Why Fasting Feels So Hard: Lent, Food Struggles, & Spiritual Attacks
If you’ve ever started Lent with the best intentions… only to feel frustrated, discouraged, or right back in the same habits a few days later — you are not alone.In this conversation, I’m joined by Denise Jelinek, a Catholic coach and fo...
#144 Stop Waiting for the “Calmer Season” of Motherhood
Motherhood can feel loud, full, and overwhelming.Between the arguments, the laundry, the schedules, the needs, and the constant interruptions, it’s easy to find yourself just trying to survive the day — quietly hoping that the next seaso...
#143 Struggling with Natural Family Planning? What Your Body Reveals About God
What if the way you see your body is quietly shaping the way you see God?In this episode, I’m joined by Christina Valenzuela of Pearl & Thistle to talk about women’s health, Natural Family Planning, and the deeper spiritual implicati...
#142 Stop Waiting for “Someday”: Reconnecting in Marriage Through Prayer — with Lydia Kray
Do you ever look at your marriage and think… why am I so irritated lately?Like nothing is “wrong”… but you’re snapping more, controlling more, or feeling strangely disconnected?This conversation is for the woman who loves he...
#141 Grieving the Life You Thought You’d Have: Chronic Pain, Faith, and Identity (Part 2) with Heidi Kennedy
Chronic pain can make you feel like you’re living a double life—smiling on the outside, crashing in private, and wondering why your body won’t cooperate. In Part 2 of this conversation, Catholic mindset coach Heidi Kennedy shares the sec...
#140 Grieving the Life You Thought You’d Have: Chronic Pain, Faith, and Identity (Part 1) with Heidi Kennedy
What do you do when your body won’t cooperate… and you’re tired of guessing?In Part 1 of this conversation, I’m joined by Catholic mindset coach Heidi Kennedy, who shares what it was really like to live with chronic pain as a teenager—an...
#139 Unity Doesn’t Mean Sameness: Identity, Belonging, and the Catholic Faith with Angela Costley
Many Catholics carry an unspoken assumption that belonging in the Church means setting parts of yourself aside — your background, culture, or story — in order to “fit.”But the Catholic faith has never been about sameness.In this e...
#138 Why Did I Say Yes? People-Pleasing, Boundaries, and Why It’s So Hard to Say No with Samantha Stefaniak
Okay—be honest. Have you ever said yes… and then immediately regretted it? Now you’re stuck, overwhelmed, and replaying the whole thing in your head: What are they going to think if I back out? What if I don’t show up and do it w...
#137 Still Functioning Doesn’t Mean You’re Okay with Steven M. Bell
Have you ever been in a season where everything looks fine on the outside—but inside you’re exhausted, unraveling, and quietly wondering how much longer you can hold it together?In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, I’m join...
#136 Who Am I When I Stop Doing? Identity, Healing, and Receiving God’s Love with Sarah McKenzie
Many faithful Catholic women know the right answers when it comes to identity—we can say “I’m a beloved daughter of God”—but living from that truth is another story.In this episode of Persistence in Prayer, Kylie sits d...
#135 Time Is Life: Truth, Emotions, and Making Space for God with Heidi Bollich-Erne
What if the way we move through our days—the pace we keep, the expectations we absorb, the way we fill our time—is quietly shaping our spiritual lives more than we realize?In this episode, I am joined by Thomistic philosopher and E...
#134 Confession with Clarity and Peace: How to Prepare and Grow
Confession can feel overwhelming—especially if you tend to overthink, carry everything internally, or feel like you’re saying the same things every time you go.In today’s episode, Kylie walks through confession in a practical, real-li...
#133 Toxic In-Laws & Catholic Boundaries: What Honor Really Means with Miriam Susan
Are you heading into the holidays with more tension than excitement? Maybe your in-laws don’t just make little comments about the mashed potatoes. Maybe there’s a long history of control, manipulation, or flat-out disrespect that leaves you wal...
#132 When God Asks Too Much: Obedience in the Middle of Overwhelm with Heather Gaffney
Have you ever felt like God is nudging you toward something that makes absolutely no sense on paper—when you’re already maxed out, overwhelmed, and barely holding everything together?In this episode of the Persistence in Pray...
#131 Virtue and the Four Tendencies in Marriage with Matthew Jandernoa
Ever feel like you’re carrying everything in your marriage—the emotional load, the spiritual load, the schedules, the growth—and your husband is living on a totally different wavelength? In this conversation with Catholic m...
#130 Living in the Light of Eternity with Ava Frecker
Do you ever feel like you’re going through the motions—praying, working, and trying to love well—but still wondering if any of it really matters? So many of us long to feel close to God in the ordinary, to see holiness in our hidden...
#129 Women of the Bible, Fiction, and the Power of Story with Amy Schisler
What if the stories we read could shape the way we live out our faith every day? Do you crave good stories that not only entertain but also point your heart back to God? In this episode of Persistence in Prayer,...
