It’s easy to criticize the problems with social media, but there are real benefits to social media, too. Online platforms can be a powerful force for good.
Education, inspiration, and encouragement in your vocation are just a few of the positive influences you can find online if you know where to look. The key is to be choosy about what accounts you follow. If you follow wholesome and uplifting accounts, you can experience social media as something helpful and encouraging.
I learned this myself recently when I started pruning the accounts I follow on social media. I like to use social media to find inspiration for my work as a homeschooling mom: I copy all kinds of activities, crafts, recipes, and kid-friendly decorating schemes that I find online.
But I had made the mistake of starting to follow some glamorous influencer accounts that left me feeling envious. Unfollowing these accounts did wonders for my sense of peace and restored my social media time to something positive and helpful!
If you’d like to add some inspiration to your day, check out these accounts of 6 Catholic mothers who are active on Instagram. These women share their hard-earned wisdom as well as glimpses into their busy but purposeful daily lives.
Their witness as joyfully Catholic women in the midst of the world can inspire you in your own vocation, whatever it may be!
1Emily Wilson
@emwilss
Emily Wilson is a Catholic speaker and writer whose Instagram account is a treasure trove of honest wisdom. As a wife and mom of two sons, she shares her perspective on marriage, dating, motherhood, and faith.
2Anna Liesemeyer
@inhonorofdesign
Anna Liesemeyer is not only a Catholic mama of 7 cute kids, she’s also an interior designer and home renovator with a flawless artistic eye. She and her husband Gabe share their adventures in big-family life and DIY expertise on her account, with their signature hilarity and good humor.
3Alexandria DeRose
@alexandriaderose
Alexandria DeRose likes to share the joy in motherhood! A wife of 10 years, homeschooling mom to 4 boys, and nurse practitioner turned stay-at-home mom, she has lots of experience to draw from. She shares practical tips and uplifting encouragement for all mothers.
4Stephanie Weinert
@stephanieweinert
Stephanie Weinert has been sharing her beautiful and inspiring advice on mothering and education for years. This work has taken on even more significance since the death of her youngest son, Beckett, last year. She has a gift for making profound spiritual insights and theological knowledge feel personally poignant.
5Karianna Frey
@kariannafrey
Karianna Frey is a Catholic wife, mom, author, speaker and classical educator. She helps plan the popular Fiat Conference and recently wrote The 90-Day Morning Devotional and We Are Beloved: 30 Days with Thea Bowman. Her fun-loving spirit shines as she shares a mix of spiritual inspiration and life as a teacher and mom!
6Adele Collins
@simplelifemusings
Adele Collins shares sweet, practical, and funny advice on marriage and parenting, along with saints’ quotes and weekly “Sunday best” family photo. As a mom of 7, she’s got parenting expertise in spades! She has a great mix of lighthearted video reels and thought-provoking posts.
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