Being Human Podcast - Episode 63: Attachment Theory: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How It Affects Your Relationships

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 63 of the Being Human Podcast: Attachment Theory: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How It Affects Your Relationships

Discussed in this episode: 

  • What is attachment theory?
  • The difference between attachment theory and attachment parenting; 
  • Defining the four attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized;
  • How these styles can manifest themselves in adult relationships;
  • Ways to heal from unhealthy attachments as an adult;
  • Grounding ourselves in...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 62: Relationship Q&A with Married Therapists: An Interview with Dr. Bryan & Teresa Violette

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 62 of the Being Human Podcast: Relationship Q&A with Married Therapists: An Interview with Dr. Bryan & Teresa Violette 

Discussed in this episode: 

  • The second episode in our three-part series on relationships;
  • What it’s like to be a therapist couple; 
  • How to offer fraternal correction in marriage while balancing your spouse's privacy and ability to help themselves; 
  • The dynamic-ness of intimacy and the importance of allowing yourself to...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 61: Being Single (And Not Bitter About It) w/ Amy Grace Miller

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 61 of the Being Human Podcast: Being Single (And Not Bitter About It), w/ Amy Grace Miller 

Discussed in this episode: 

  • First episode of a three-part series on relationships; 
  • How to patiently wait for a spouse while feeling constantly drawn to have a family; 
  • How to overcome bitterness about being single;
  • How to develop yourself as a gift;
  • The tension between actively seeking a partner and trusting in God's providence;
  • Keeping the means and the end in...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 60: In Discernment & Decision-Making, How Important Are Emotions? (A Mentorship Message)

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 60 of the Being Human Podcast: In Discernment & Decision-Making, How Important Are Emotions? (A Mentorship Message)

Discussed in this episode:  

  • A sneak peek inside the daily communication that happens in Mentorship; 
  • The role our emotions play in decision-making and discernment;
  • Finding the middle ground between stoicism and letting our passions take the lead; 
  • The goodness of our passions and the necessity of boundaries around them;
  • An analogy for...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 59: Under the Surface: When Unhealthy Behaviors Mask as Self-Care (A Mentorship Message)

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 59 of the Being Human Podcast:  Under the Surface: When Unhealthy Behaviors Mask as Self-Care (A Mentorship Message) 

Discussed in this episode: 

  • A real response to a client in IDDM (Mentorship)! 
  • Connecting the dots between a wound of abandonment and painful inner narratives;
  • How different narratives and parts come into play;
  • A sneaky way addictive behaviors can present themselves as good for us; 
  • How the subconscious can affect the decisions we...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 58: Hello From the Other Side: A Client's Experience in Mentorship, w/ Maureen Shepherd

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 58 of the Being Human Podcast: Hello From the Other Side: A Client's Experience in Mentorship, w/ Maureen Shepherd

Discussed in this episode: 

  • Meet Maureen Shepherd, a client who has experience being in IDDM (or Mentorship), our new program; 
  • Maureen’s journey to discovering IDDM after her husband’s tragic death;
  • Hesitations she experienced due to the novelty of the model, and what motivated her to try it out;  
  • The impact of daily...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 57: Relationships, and All the Ways They Matter, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 57 of the Being Human Podcast: Relationships, and All the Ways They Matter, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette 

Discussed in this episode: 

  • The power and importance of relationships in life and in mental health work;
  • How the security of relationships creates a safe space for different parts of ourselves to emerge; 
  • How early relationships shape our attachment, and the possibility of redeeming wounded attachments; 
  • The richness of the Catholic tradition and how it...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 56: Writing Your Story with God, w/ Dr. Gerard McNicholas

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 56 of the Being Human Podcast: Writing Your Story with God, w/ Dr. Gerard McNicholas 

Discussed in this episode: 

  • The responsibility of mental health clinicians to talk about God;
  • Being co-authors of our story with God;
  • The meaning, beauty and redemption that can come from suffering;
  • Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning, and Logotherapy;
  • Frankl’s three core values on the pathway to meaning;
  • Parallels between Viktor Frankl and Pope St. John Paul...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 55: Talking to Yourself w/ Dr. Emily Dowdell

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 55 of the Being Human Podcast: Talking to Yourself w/ Dr. Emily Dowdell

Discussed in this episode:

  • Meet Dr. Emily Dowdell;
  • Our relationship with ourselves, and how it impacts our relationship with God and others; 
  • The effects of negative self-talk;
  • Where our real value and satisfaction lies;
  • The dangers of self-criticism and ways in which we sabotage ourselves;
  • How our perception of ourselves impacts our happiness;
  • How Mentorship can help heal inner brokenness;
  • The...
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Being Human Podcast - Episode 54: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Will Fail (and How to Actually Succeed!)

podcast Jan 01, 2020

Welcome to Episode 54 of the Being Human Podcast: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Will Fail (and How to Actually Succeed!) 

Discussed in this episode: 

  • Reasons why New Year’s resolutions fail; 
  • Solutions to the roadblocks to your New Year’s resolution;
  • The five stages of making a successful change:
    • Stage 1: Precontemplation- When the reality of harmful behavior is present, but we don’t recognize it
    • Stage 2: Contemplation - When we start thinking about...
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