Diary of a Cat Mom
By: By Dagmar Gatell — Host of Diary of a Cat Mom
Language: en-us
Categories: Education, Self Improvement, Society, Culture, Personal, Journals, Relationships
A gentle daily podcast sharing the real, tender, and heartwarming moments of life as a devoted cat mom. Diary of a Cat Mom offers short, comforting reflections on everyday cat life — from care routines and behavior to quiet emotional moments only cat lovers understand.Created for cat moms and cat dads who love their cats like family, this podcast is a calm companion for connection, reassurance, and shared experience.
Episodes
Ep. 12 - Being Present With My Cats, While the Past Sits Quietly 🐾🤍
Jan 11, 2026Some guilt shows up later — when we look back and imagine what we could have done differently.
This episode is a quiet reflection on letting go of the past, feeling gratitude for the kitties who were part of it, and being fully present with the cats who are here now.
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary of a Cat Mom, sharing real-life experiences, care insights, and emotional moments from life with cats.
Diary of a Cat Mom is...
Duration: 00:04:05Ep. 11 - What a Pleasure — A Kabbalah Reflection for Hard Days in Loving My Cat 🐾💛
Jan 09, 2026Some moments arrive uninvited.
A hard day. A mess. A reaction we wish we could take back.
This episode is a quiet reflection on pausing, softening, and meeting life — and our cats — with a little more grace.
In This Episode
How unexpected moments show up
A small phrase that changed my reactions
Living more gently with our cats and ourselves
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary of a Cat Mom, sharing real-life experiences, care insigh...
Ep. 10 - The Moment I Knew Something Was Wrong With My Cat 🐾💛
Jan 07, 2026That day, Max didn’t eat.
He didn’t hide.
And somehow, I knew before I understood.
In This Episode
A late-night emergency vet visit
An unexpected diagnosis
And the choice that stayed with me
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary of a Cat Mom, sharing real-life experiences, care insights, and emotional moments from life with cats.
Diary of a Cat Mom is a personal storytelling and reflection podcast. I share...
Duration: 00:07:12Ep. 9 - Letting Go of Expectations, One Cat at a Time 🐾🐈
Jan 06, 2026Some lessons don’t arrive loudly.
They show up slowly, in the way cats flinch, wait, or come closer when we stop asking so much of them.
In this episode, I reflect on letting go of expectations — with community cats and with the ones who share my home — and how planning, patience, and calm have changed the way we care for each other.
In This Episode
Moving at the pace of trust
When love feels calmer without urgency
Learning to wait for the right moment
About the Dia...
Duration: 00:05:01Ep. 8 - When Leaving My Cats Felt Heavy — Separation Anxiety & Love 🐱💛
Jan 05, 2026Loving cats deeply can sometimes make leaving the house feel heavier than we expect.
In this episode, I share my own experience with separation anxiety—how missing my cats slowly turned into guilt, and how I learned to leave with more peace and balance.
A quiet reflection on love, connection, and allowing yourself a life beyond your front door.
In This Episode
Living with separation anxiety as a cat mom
When love starts to feel heavy
Learning to leave without guilt
About the Diary of a Cat...
Duration: 00:04:33Ep. 7 - Becoming a New Cat Mom, One Choice at a Time 🐱💛
Jan 02, 2026Becoming a new cat mom doesn’t always start with confidence.
Sometimes it starts with good intentions, a rescue moment, and a lot of questions.
In this episode, I share how I became a cat mom, the overwhelm I didn’t expect, and how learning—slowly—helped me move from reacting to responding.
A gentle reflection for anyone at the very beginning.
In This Episode
Becoming a cat mom for the first time
The overwhelm of responsibility
Learning to act calmly instead of reacting
About the...
Duration: 00:05:35Ep. 6 - Anxious Attachment Style — How My Cats Taught Me a Healthier Way to Love 🐱🤍
Jan 02, 2026I’ve lived with an anxious attachment style for most of my life.
In this episode, I share how caring for cats slowly helped me regulate my nervous system and learn a healthier way of staying close—without clinging or fear.
It’s a quiet reflection on love, space, and learning to feel safe even when closeness comes and goes.
In This Episode
Living with anxious attachment
How cats respond to our nervous system
Learning healthy closeness without holding on.
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Hos...
Duration: 00:06:16Ep. 5 - The Cats Who Find Us, and the Stories We Tell Because of Them 🐾📖
Jan 01, 2026This episode feels like sitting together late at night, cats moving through the house.
I’m joined by cozy mystery author Camey Carson, and we talk about the cats who shaped her life and her stories.
Rescues, ferals, alley cats, and the quiet way animals change us.
In This Episode
A lifelong love of cats
Cozy mysteries and gentle storytelling
Why animals belong in the stories we turn to for comfort
Camey Carson is a cozy mystery author whose stories are filled with cats, small-town charm, and a soft...
Duration: 00:23:50Ep. 4 - When Loving My Cats Turned Me Into a Helicopter Mom 🤍🐱
Dec 31, 2025Sometimes love looks like control.
And sometimes it looks like learning when to let go.
In this episode, I share my journey of realizing I was a helicopter cat mom—especially while caring for community cats.
It’s a quiet reflection on worry, responsibility, and finding peace while still doing our best.
In This Episode
Learning where care ends and control begins
Finding calm while loving cats deeply
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary...
Ep. 3 - When My Nervous System Shows Up Before My Cat’s Does 🐾💛
Dec 31, 2025Some days, being a cat mom brings up more than love.
It brings up stress, impatience, and feelings we don’t always talk about.
In this episode, I share how I began noticing my own nervous system — and how it quietly affects my cats.
In This Episode
I reflect on frustration, expectations, and learning to pause.
Not to fix everything — just to soften.
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary of a Cat Mom, sharing real-life experien...
Ep. 2 - When Cats Quietly Unteach Perfection 🐾✨
Dec 30, 2025Being a perfectionist once felt like part of who I was.
Living with cats slowly showed me how little control I actually have—and how freeing that can be.
In this episode, I reflect on expectations, frustration, and the gentle work of becoming softer with myself as a cat mom.
In This Episode
Learning how cats challenge control
Noticing where pressure turns inward
Letting “doing my best” be enough
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary of a Cat Mo...
Ep. 1 — Welcome to Diary of a Cat Mom 🐾💛
Dec 28, 2025This is a quiet podcast for cat lovers who notice the small things—the routines, the worries, the moments that stay long after the day ends. Each Diary of a Cat Mom episode is a gentle reflection from real life with cats, shared slowly and honestly.
In This Episode
A soft introduction.
What this space is meant to hold.
Why presence matters more than perfection.
About the Diary of a Cat Mom Host:
Dagmar Gatell is the creator and host of Diary of a Cat Mom, sh...
Duration: 00:01:25