Welcome to Episode 42 of the Being Human Podcast: The Rebelliousness of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, w/ Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR (Mentor Series)

 In this episode, we talk about:

• Fr. Agustino’s vocation story with the CFR friars; 
• The blessing of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, on our lives; 
• Lessons from Fr. Benedict about the power of personal encounter; 
• Fr. Benedict’s gift for “trouble”; 
• Finding opportunities for people to do good; 
• ...

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Being Human Podcast: What is Integration Anyway? w/ Fr. Louis Merosne 

In this episode, we talk about:

• Integration as bringing together the different pieces that make us human;  
• Why we should care about holiness; 
• St. Thomas Aquinas and the ultimate end: happiness; 
• How seeking holiness is seeking true happiness; 
• How God makes himself vulnerable to us; 
• What God’s law reveals about His heart; 

Resources mentioned...

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Being Human Podcast: Why You Should Get to Know This Saint

In this episode, we talk about:

• Dr. Greg’s new mobile app!
• The significance of St. John Paul II making St.Thérèse a Doctor of the Church as a woman, a contemplative, and a young person; 
• How different people can be drawn to different saints; 
• The universal vocation to holiness; 
• The call to freedom through Jesus Christ; 
• What it means to have hope to become a...

Welcome to Episode 39 of the Being Human Podcast: Rehabilitating Our View of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

In this episode, we talk about:

• Dr. Greg’s experience at World Youth Day Paris in 1997; 
• His encounters with St. John Paul II and St. Thérèse of Lisieux; 
• What it means that she is a Doctor of the Church; 
• What we can learn about our own spiritual growth from a cloistered nun; 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

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Welcome to Episode 38 of the Being Human Podcast: Time for a Check-In

In this episode, we talk about:

• The patron saints of the CatholicPsych Institute; 
• Why we need saints like St. Thérèse of Lisieux;  
• What’s upcoming from CatholicPsych; 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - https://www.iddmentor.com; 
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat; 
• Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph; 
• To find...

Welcome to Episode 37 - Forgiveness, Fatherhood, and Miraculous Grace w/ Devin Schadt

In this episode, we talk about:

• Devin’s background and his work for spreading devotion to St. Joseph
• How Devin came to learn what Fatherhood looks like
• The role of St. Joseph in his life
• Practical moments of God speaking to his heart 
• Insights learned from fathering a child with a disability
• The power of forgiveness

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Custos: Total Consecration...

Welcome to Episode 36: A Guided Exercise w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski

In this episode, we talk about:

• A practical exercise in connecting to a part; 
• How we can “show up” to our different parts; 
• Hearing and healing different parts of ourselves; 
• Dr. Greg's own experience of the guided exercise; 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Interior Therapist Community; 
• Souls and Hearts; 
• Interior Integration for Catholics podcast; 
• Internal Family...

Welcome to Episode 35 - Why Do I Feel Like I Have Conflicting Parts? w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski

In this episode, we talk about:

• Introducing Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist and founder of Souls and Hearts; 
• Dr. Richard Schwartz and Internal Family Systems; 
• The idea of “parts” within yourself; 
• Good and bad relationships with your own parts; 
• Did Jesus have parts? 
• How this idea of “parts” connects to the Catholic faith; 

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In this episode, we talk about:

• How to understand theories developed by non-Catholics; 
• Two extremes secular psychology can fall to, and how the Catholic answer lies in the middle; 
• An emerging theory, called Internal Family Systems and “parts work”; 
• An introduction to understanding “parts” with a Catholic anthropology; 

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• The movie Inside Out from Disney/Pixar; 
• Internal Family Systems Model (IFS)...

Welcome to Episode 33: Choosing to See Beauty w/ Maura Preszler

In this episode, we talk about:

• Maura Preszler and her new book, Choosing to See Beauty; 
• Maura’s background and the work she does now to encourage others in their journey of healing; 
• The almost incalculable impact of a mental health diagnosis and good therapy on her life; 
• The value of working on your own healing for the sake of the life of thriving that God wants for you; 

Resources...