Welcome to Episode 27: Catholic Guilt

In this episode, we talk about:

• The real definition of guilt
• How happiness can come from understanding our identity
• The problem of “earning” God’s love
• Whether or not we should experience guilt and shame
• Divinization
• Guilt and shame as course correction

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed. - Genesis 2:25
• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - ...

Welcome to Episode 26: Who Are You, Really? Taking Pride in Your Identity

In this episode, we talk about:

• Being a psychologically healthy Catholic
• How self-knowledge contributes to holiness
• What it means to be created in the image of God
• The distinction between being our identity as good, and our behaviors
• Looking at the motivations behind our actions

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• “Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know You” - St. Augustine
• Dr. Greg’s new model of...

Welcome to Episode 25: Coffee Talk: When Do You Need Therapy?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Meeting Amy Grace!
• Questions around the need for a diagnosis
• The distinction between sins and symptoms
• The temptation to compare yourself to others
• What’s the point of a diagnosis?
• Accepting imperfection and striving for holiness
• Living in a fallen world and the universal need for a savior

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - ...

Welcome to Episode 24: Did Jesus Have Emotions?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Jesus Christ as the model of humanity
• Considering Christ’s emotions
• Letting Jesus’ example teach us how navigate our emotions

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - https://www.catholicpsych.com/townhall
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph
• To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here.
• To read the...

Welcome to Episode 23: A Look at Anxiety and Depression (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 4)

In this episode, we talk about:

• The brain chemistry of depression and anxiety
• The paradox of trusting God’s providence, and also being created with a fight/flight/freeze response
• Abandonment to Divine Providence
• What we can do to live as best we can with these disorders
• What constitutes a diagnosable mood disorder like anxiety or depression
• What it means that “All will be well"

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Welcome to Episode 22: A Look at Obsessive Compulsive Behavior and Scrupulosity (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 3)

In this episode, we talk about:

• What Obsessive Compulsive behaviors and Scrupulosity are
• Where it comes from
• What is needed to help those who suffer
• Scrupulosity as a religious-themed expression of obsessive compulsive patterns

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Dr. Greg’s new model of treatment - https://www.catholicpsych.com/townhall
• The Catholic Mindfulness...

Welcome to Episode 21: A Look at Narcissistic Personality Disorder (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 2)

In this episode, we talk about:

• The distinction between displaying characteristics of a personality disorder, and having an actual diagnosis.
• The precise meaning of narcissism and what goes into diagnosing it.
• The terror of insignificance that drives narcissistic personality disorder.
• The implications of certain dynamics in childhood.
• How NPD affects relationships and how the person...

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Being Human Podcast: A Look at Trauma (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 1) 

In this episode, we talk about:

• How the framework for looking at trauma can help us understand ourselves
• Understanding trauma in light of the many facets of the human person
• How trauma can affect our relationship with the present
• Noticing how trauma limits our faculties (to see the bigger picture, to have empathy, etc.)
• What it means that Christ makes all things...

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Being Human Podcast: Is It Your Parents' Fault? 

In this episode, we talk about:

• The stereotype of “blaming parents” in therapy
• How dualism affects how how we get help
• Understanding why we think the way we do
• Seeing both nature and nurture in the ways we learn to be human

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• 1 John 4:19
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph
• To find out how the CatholicPsych Institute can...

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Being Human Podcast: Should You Just “Pray More”?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Integrating our physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual lives
• The fallacy that you should “just pray more”
• Why we seek healing alongside prayer

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• The Mindful Catholic book 
• The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph
• To find out how the CatholicPsych Institute can help you,...