#15 | From Ministry to Motherhood to Manuscripts: Carrie Walker on Trusting God’s Timing & Writing Stories that Heal
The Discerning Mother
In this episode of The Discerning Mother Podcast, Brigid sits down with Carrie Walker, a wife, mother of seven, former youth minister, and award-nominated author of Emma’s Hero. Carrie shares the incredible journey that led her from full-time ministry to full-time motherhood to writing her debut novel, inspired by a teen she once mentored whose baby defied medical odds. Together, Brigid and Carrie explore: What it means to truly discern God's timing for your family and your dreams Carrie's experience with adoption and biological motherhood How God placed a story on her heart and made a way when it seemed impossible The tender topic of babies diagnosed as "incompatible with life" and how fiction can be a place of healing for grieving families Why writing (and reading!) stories of hope and redemption matters more than ever If you've ever struggled with discernment, grief, creativity, or wondering how to make space for your calling in the midst of motherhood, this heartfelt conversation will feel like a warm cup of coffee with two trusted friends. Learn more about Carrie's book: Emma’s Hero Learn more about Carrie. Connect with Brigid on Instagram.
About Podcast
Welcome to The Discerning Mother, the podcast where building a thriving business and becoming a whole woman are not two different goals. Most wellness podcasts will tell you to regulate your nervous system. Most business podcasts will tell you to try another strategy.
This one will tell you why those won't work.
This is where faith, health, and business strategy collide.
Each week we talk about:
- How your nervous system is either building your business or quietly sabotaging it
- Why rewiring your nervous system and identity unlocks what regulation never could
- Real strategy for scaling without burning the woman behind the brand
- What Catholic/Christian theology has to say about money, ambition, and becoming
- How to have more without doing more
- Doing it all while being a present, joyful, peaceful mother & 6 or 7 figure business owner
This is not hustle culture with a rosary or prayers on top. This is the real work; the kind that changes what you are capable of in your business, your body, your marriage, and your motherhood (& by default, the world! Right, St. Mother Teresa?!).
Whether you are listening as you prep for a client call or folding laundry, it's time for you to dive in!