{"podcast":{"title":"Delay and Pray","slug":"delay-and-pray-5848647","podcast_index_feed_id":5848647,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/delay-and-pray/","website_url":"https://thecatholicfastingcoach.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5df063d8-0095-4b9d-baf1-f6ce0d188243/u3C7C9Ng-AsEiaE40oW8RUhn.jpg","author":"Beth The Catholic Fasting Coach","episode_count":198,"summary":"Delay and Pray® is a weekly podcast about Spiritual Fasting especially true when it comes to losing weight permanently. Beth Bubik is the The Catholic Fasting Coach and she is an expert on the subject of Spiritual Fasting: Why to do it. How to do it. And, when to do it. It's all about delaying food for a spiritual purpose--especially sugar, flour, and alcohol. She coaches Catholics how to spiritually and physically fast to utilize their weight and food struggles as a gift to explode their own prayer lives while helping the souls of others. Every week, Beth will teach you how to literally live out St. John's scripture in every way: \"He must increase, but I must decrease.\" (John 3:30) Lose the weight and gain faith! Everyone is called to Spiritually Fast. Let's get going! Find Beth's Programs and Content on her website: www.thecatholicfastingcoach.com Keep up with the latest posts and information on a daily basis by joining her on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @thecatholicfastingcoach","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T16:17:42.348841+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/delay-and-pray-5848647"},"episode":{"title":"Three Widows, One Powerful Discovery: How Spiritual Fasting Transformed Their Grief","slug":"three-widows-one-powerful-discovery-how-spiritual-fasting-transformed-their-grief","published_at":"2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/delay-and-pray-5848647/three-widows-one-powerful-discovery-how-spiritual-fasting-transformed-their-grief","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/delay-and-pray-5848647","url":"https://thecatholicfastingcoach.com/Three-Widows-One-Powerful-Discovery","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/43ac745d-75b8-42bb-b5ba-06035bbeb41d.mp3","summary":"What if the comfort you've been seeking in food can only be found in Christ? In this deeply moving episode, Beth sits down with three women whose lives were forever changed by the loss of their husbands. Their stories of grief, emotional eating, faith, and healing will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to carry pain alone. Christine Canino, Amy Blakely, and Shirley Lokar share how spiritual fasting through the Delay and Pray Group Coaching Experience helped them find freedom, healing, and renewed purpose after devastating loss. Together they discuss widowhood, emotional eating, redemptive suffering, metabolic health, and the surprising discovery that all three lost their husbands to diabetes-related complications. Their testimonies reveal how God can transform even our deepest suffering into an invitation to greater faith, health, and holiness. Help Beth reach her goal of bringing 1 Million Catholics back to the Church: Please subscribe to the podcast and leave a review! Delay and Pray® Links: $1000 Delay and Pray Group Coaching Experience $10 Delay and Pray® Book Bundle The Catholic Fasting Coach Instagram Facebook LinkedIn","meta_description":"What if the comfort you've been seeking in food can only be found in Christ? In this deeply moving episode, Beth sits down with three women whose lives we…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/delay-and-pray-5848647/episodes/three-widows-one-powerful-discovery-how-spiritual-fasting-transformed-their-grief/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/delay-and-pray-5848647/three-widows-one-powerful-discovery-how-spiritual-fasting-transformed-their-grief.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}