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Welcome to Episode 128 of the Being Human Podcast: Can I Just Pray It Away? (A Mentorship Message) Is it possible to "pray away" the difficulties in our life? This week, Dr. Greg opens up the archives to share audio from a Mentorship** message addressing this question. In the episode, he offers insight on how we can best approach suffering using principles from St. Ignatius of Loyola's discernment of spirits. **For those new to Integrated Daily Dialogic Mentorship (IDDM or "Mentorship"), our model offers daily accompaniment through the exchange of private, voice-recorded messages shared between you and a trained Mentor. This message from Dr. Greg to his client is shared with permission. Discussed in the episode: Distinguishing between spiritual and non-spiritual desolation; The importance of initiating small changes to improve non-spiritual desolation; Looking for moments when change can be made vs. waiting for change to happen; How ruminations add weight to our burdens and increase suffering; A reminder that change does not happen overnight; Noticing the reaction of the different parts within ourselves. Resources mentioned or relevant: Interested in IDDM (Mentorship)? Schedule a free consultation call with someone on our team to learn more and discuss how we can support you! Discover more about how IDDM (Mentorship) works; One Simple Way to Deal With Feeling Overwhelmed blog article; Read The Mindful Catholic by Dr. Greg Bottaro; More on Healing Through Catholic Mindfulness on the blog; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 127 of the Being Human Podcast: "I'm Gonna Want to Divorce You At Some Point," w/ Barbra Bottaro In this week's episode, Dr. Greg gets personal on the podcast! His wife Barbra joins him to discuss some of the difficulties they grappled with as they entered marriage, highlighting the need for awareness of how our own family of origin issues can impact our vocations. Discussed in the episode: Being aware of the "language" one learns in one's family of origin; How experiences in our life teach us what to expect when relationships get difficult; The importance of open communication; Specific hurdles Dr. Greg and Barbra overcame during their engagement; The temptation to self-reliance in marriage; Importance of seeking healing from family of origin wounds; The sacrament of marriage as a purification of one's self-centeredness. Resources mentioned or relevant: Respond to let us know if you want to hear more from Dr. Greg and Barbra! Download The Integrated App to access the free Marriage Mini-Course; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to A Marriage Built to Last - Dr. Greg's relationships course; Read Living the Sacrament of Marriage on the blog; Watch How Mindfulness Can Impact Relationships on YouTube; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 126 of the Being Human Podcast: Part 2 of Following the Holy Spirit, Theology of the Body, CatholicPsych…and Other Tangents: An Interview w/ Dr. Greg Continued from last week, here's Part Two of Dr. Greg's conversation with Fr. Sam Kachuba and co-host Matt Sperrazza on The Tangent podcast! In this episode, the group dives deep into discussion on topics ranging from death anxiety, Matt's ADHD, Catholic mindfulness, Fr. Sam's experience in Mentorship, and how Dr. Greg was able to publish the early plays of Pope St. John Paul II. Discussed in the episode: Fr. Sam's comparison of the sacrament of confession and Mentorship; IDDM as more personal and requiring more vulnerability than regular therapy despite being a voice-only modality; The spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola; Overview of the CPMAP and Dr. Greg's business "plan"; How do I follow the Holy Spirit if paying attention is intrinsically hard? Misconceptions about mindfulness and what paying attention actually looks like; The goal of Catholic Mindfulness and how it differs from the Buddhist notion of mindfulness; How death anxiety is at the root of every defense mechanism, personality disorder, and negative psychological experience; The resurrection of the body as the antidote and solution to our deepest fear; The importance of becoming aware of your interior life without judgement; Overview of Pope St. John Paul II's personalism and what it means to "become who you are." Resources mentioned or relevant: The Tangent w/ Fr. Sam Kachuba - a podcast by Veritas; Setting the Stage: Early Plays of St. John Paul II; Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat; Being Human Episode 119: The Trouble with TikTok; Books by Dr. Greg: The Mindful Catholic, Consecration to Jesus Through St. Joseph, and Sitting Like a Saint; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 125 of the Being Human Podcast: Following the Holy Spirit, Theology of the Body, CatholicPsych…and Other Tangents: An Interview w/ Dr. Greg (Part 1) In this week's episode, Dr. Greg goes on a tangent (lots of them actually)! As a recent guest on his pastor's podcast, The Tangent with Fr. Sam Kachuba, Dr. Greg shared his thoughts about the field of psychology, why integration is important, what we can learn from brain research, and much more. Here's part one of the re-published conversation with Fr. Sam Kachuba and co-host Matt Sperrazza! Discussed in the episode: Do people rooted in their faith tend to avoid therapy? The need to balance incorporating one's faith into therapy while also avoiding over-spiritualization of issues; Resistance that happens when your therapist's beliefs don't align with your own; The path toward perfection as being in and through our humanity; The integrated, incarnational way to approach problems (you are your body, but you are not JUST your body); What is a telomere (and what can it tell us about the faith)? Why integrating scientific research into an understanding of psychology can help us in how we live out the Catholic faith; The history of the CatholicPsych Institute and the development of IDDM. Resources mentioned or relevant: The Tangent w/ Fr. Sam Kachuba podcast; The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; Books by Dr. Greg: The Mindful Catholic, Consecration to Jesus Through St. Joseph, and Sitting Like a Saint; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Being Human Podcast: A Letter to Catholic Mental Health Professionals It's time to clear the air! In this episode, Dr. Greg extends a peace offering while sharing a heartfelt message with Catholic mental health professionals. Discussed in this episode: A mea culpa from Dr. Greg; Why it's important to acknowledge the morally questionable developments in the field of secular psychology in order to determine a way forward for Catholic professionals; Isolation and loneliness as one of the many challenges that mental health professionals encounter in their field; The siloing effect that happens in ministry and mental health care and the importance of maintaining connection and collaboration with one another; Recognition that more support is something Catholic mental health professionals are in need of; Dr. Greg's desire to nurture deep engagement and conversation around an approach to Catholic mental health care; What's needed to build a truly Catholic approach to psychology; Faith, reason, and science as three parts of a whole that bring us to the truth about the human person; A call for older Catholic professionals in the field of psychology to acknowledge recent developments that have made it difficult for younger generations to pursue a career in mental health; Dr. Greg's goal of providing aid and support to all Catholics in vocations or careers in which they are bearing the emotional burdens of others. Resources mentioned or relevant: Past Being Human Episodes: Episode 123: Fake Science and Real Compassion; Episode 122: There Is No Real Marriage Therapy; Episode 121: How the APA is Schizophrenic; Episode 81: The Lies of the American Psychological Association; Episode 72: The DSM Disease (Part One); Catholic Psychotherapy Association; Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 123 of the Being Human Podcast: Fake Science and Real Compassion In this week's episode, Dr. Greg is launching grenades at organizational evils in the field of secular psychology! In it, he outlines the need for both philosophy and science in discovering objective truth while also reminding us all about the importance of compassion and mercy towards individual persons. Discussed in this episode: Who gets to decide what is defined as ordered for the human person? The error of secular culture's ascribing the fullness of truth as that which comes through science; The role of philosophy in arriving at objective truth; Why we need both reason and faith to arrive at eternal, immaterial and invisible truths; The APA as a political, pseudo-scientific organization fueled by cultural sentiment; The lack of objectivity in the social sciences; Rejecting state-defined paths and modalities as the only way to help those who are suffering from mental health burdens; The core distinction between a Catholic worldview vs. a secular worldview; How the courage to decry organizational evils needs to be balanced with a recognition and reverence for the dignity and goodness of the individual person; The call of Christians to stand up for truth, even to the point of death, while remaining loving until the end. Resources mentioned or relevant: Past Being Human Podcast Episodes: Episode 121: How the APA is Schizophrenic; Episode 81: The Lies of the American Psychological Association; Episode 72: The DSM Disease (Part One); What Is A Woman? documentary by Matt Walsh; Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 122 of the Being Human Podcast: There Is No Real Marriage Therapy On this week's podcast, Dr. Greg continues to uncover issues in the secular field of psychology by breaking open ways that marriage therapy as it exists today lacks what is necessary to truly support married couples. First on the list? Lack of a proper understanding of marriage. Discussed in this episode: The purpose of marriage; How all "marriage therapy" research, publications, modalities, and techniques are not actually focused on marriage; The lack of understanding about what it means to be a man or woman made in God's image in a vocation leading to union with Him; What's missing from Relationship Enhancement Therapy, Gottman Institute research, and Imago Institute theory; Catholic magisterial teaching on marriage vs. misinformation commonly taught; What does it mean that through marriage we're called to become saints? How errors in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas related to women have impacted our understanding of gender roles; The current demonization of masculinity as a retaliation against the demonization of women in the past; The importance of the complementarity between men and women in marriage; What does a truly Catholic marriage therapy look like? Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for our upcoming Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Church documents referenced: Mulieris Dignitatum by Pope St. John Paul II Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, by Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) The Theology of the Body by Pope St. John Paul II Sections of the Summa Theologiae referenced: The production of the woman (Prima Pars, Q. 92) The vices opposed to perseverance (Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 138) Episode #96: Yes, I Was Wrong (Dialectic w/ Brian Butler); Episode #75: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity (part one of a four-part series); The Gottman Institute, Imago Relationship Therapy, Relationship Enhancement Model; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 121 of the Being Human Podcast: How the APA is Schizophrenic This week, Dr. Greg blasts the APA and reveals how, through their promotion of moral relativism in the secular field of psychology, they are causing confusion and chaos. Discussed in this episode: How the diagnostic system of the mental health field is at the forefront of the push towards radical moral relativism; The problem with Catholic mental health practitioners participating in a system that does not have a true understanding of what it is to be human; The implications of homosexuality being removed from the DSM in 1980; The need to be bold in calling out ideas misaligned with the Faith while also remaining charitable towards the persons engaged in conversation; How the acceptance of a definition of being human grounded on moral relativism and absent of objective, transcendent truth is harming our culture; Schizophrenia as a diagnosis of detachment from reality; The impact of parental mental illness on a child; The contradiction between supporting embodiment while also promoting transgenderism as healthy; Speaking the truth as the most compassionate response. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for our upcoming, free Open House! Learn more about the CPMAP Certification Program; Being Human Episode #72: The DSM Disease (Part One); Being Human Episode #81: The Lies of the American Psychological Association; Check out Dr. Peter Attia's website; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 120 of the Being Human Podcast: Leading with Vulnerability: A Visit w/ Fr. Louis Merosne Dr. Greg sits down with long-time friend Fr. Louis Merosne for an engaging conversation focused around vulnerability, friendship, the importance of authenticity and finding strength in our weaknesses. Fr. Louis also shares his experience of being in Mentorship and going through the CPMAP Certification program. Discussed in this episode: What are the hallmarks of true friendship? Love as the necessary environment for transformation; The issue with the lack of personal relationship and accompaniment in education; The infinite mystery and depth of a human person; The dangers of being inauthentic and lacking in vulnerability when preparing for a vocation as a priest or mental health professional; Fr. Louis' reflections on his experience as a CPMAP Certification student and of being in Mentorship; Advice to seminarians about the value of authenticity and honesty in discernment; The power of leading with vulnerability and imperfections; The meaning of a corrective emotional experience; The process of learning to receive as a way to be able to keep giving; A Mentors' role in being the face of the unconditional love of God to those with whom they are working. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for our upcoming Open House! More about the CPMAP Certification Program; USCCB Program of Priestly Formation; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Being Human Podcast: The Trouble with TikTok This week, Dr. Greg opens up about the surprising (and troubling) discovery he made while scrolling through TikTok and offers a word of warning to parents about the platform while breaking open three principles parents can follow to guide their children in recognizing their dignity and potential for greatness. Discussed in this episode: Moral reasons to avoid TikTok; Three principles that parents can follow to help them deal with the challenges of modern parenting; Trusting gut instincts as a parent vs. following a communal sense of what is acceptable and good; The impact of groupthink as shown in studies from social psychology; The need to prepare one's children for how to interact with the craziness of our current culture; When and how to talk to children about their body and how to view and treat the bodies of others; Children's inherent desire for truth and capacity for greatness; Our role and duty to know the truth and share it in our interactions with others; Pointers for talking with children and teenagers in a way that validates their identity and sense of value and worth; The importance of finding a balance between the extremes of being overly authoritarian and strict or being without boundaries, structure, or rules. Resources mentioned or relevant: A Mother's Glimpse of the Masculine Genius blog article by Christina Uhlich; International Institute of Culture & Gender Studies; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Register for our upcoming Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 118 of the Being Human Podcast: Catching Foxes Interview w/ Dr. Greg: "Rings of a Tree" (Part 2 of 2) In this second part of their interview with Dr. Greg, Luke and Gomer from the Catching Foxes podcast open up about personal struggles while engaging Dr. Greg in deeper discussion about Internal Family Systems theory, parts work, spirituality, the use of psychedelics, and more! *Mature Content Discussed in this episode: Is change, healing and growth actually possible? The ways that our many internal parts emerge along with specific "jobs"; Gomer's experience in struggling to heal from an addiction to pornography; How the negative spirituality that comes from distorted practices of religion can reinforce cycles of shame; The danger of operating out of our blended parts or identifying ourselves as one of our parts; Interior reconciliation of our parts as a path to integration; Differentiating between objective morality and subjective culpability; Repeated and addictive masturbation as a form of self harm due to shame; The role of compassion and mercy vs. shame and judgment in changing our behaviors; The danger in over-spiritualizing addictions and trauma; Reasons why a model of Catholic psychology needs to be built on relationship; What's missing in the research related to psychedelics; Psychedelics as a tool to increased awareness that requires accompaniment and relationship; Dr. Greg's thoughts on the use of psychedelics. Resources mentioned or relevant: Listen to more Catching Foxes podcast episodes at catchingfoxes.fm; Read about Catching Foxes hosts, Luke and Gomer; An introduction to Internal Family Systems theory (BH Episode #35); Understanding "parts work" from a Catholic lens (BH Episode #34); The 4-Horsemen of Meaning, w/ Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and Jonathan Pageau; Trip of Compassion* - Israeli based documentary about research on using MDMA to assist in treating PTSD (*Warning: difficult subject matter); Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Register for our upcoming Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 117 of the Being Human Podcast: Catching Foxes Interview w/ Dr. Greg: Getting Modern Therapy Right (Part 1) There's a twist on this week's episode: we're sharing an interview with Dr. Greg! Catching Foxes podcast hosts Luke and Gomer - both college friends of Dr. Greg - recently interviewed him for their popular show and gave us permission to re-publish the conversation*. In this first part of their two-part long-form discussion, they zero in on some of the problems with modern therapy, discuss the importance of integrating faith into the practice of psychology, and look at the way that "parts work" can help. *Mature Content Discussed in this episode: What's missing from modern psychology? The way that Cartesian dualism has influenced the field of psychology; The lack of a standard in mental health; Dr. Greg's experience of experimenting with a new model of accompaniment; How a blueprint of the human person as outlined by JP2 can be used to approach psychological disorders; What happens when mental health struggles impact areas of our spiritual life? Internal Family Systems theory (or "parts work") and the way that it fits with Pope St. John Paul II's anthropology; "Parts work" (IFS theory) as a way to practically and experientially understand God's mercy. Resources mentioned or relevant: Listen to more Catching Foxes episodes at catchingfoxes.fm; Read about Catching Foxes hosts, Luke and Gomer; An introduction to Internal Family Systems theory (BH Episode #35); Understanding "parts work" from a Catholic lens (BH Episode #34); Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Register for our upcoming Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification! Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 116 of the Being Human Podcast: Catholic & Divorced: From Pain to Purpose, w/ Rose Sweet This week on Being Human, Dr. Greg welcomes Catholic coach, author, and speaker Rose Sweet to the show for a conversation about hope, healing, and how to get help after going through a divorce as a Catholic. Rose shares how God brought good from the suffering she experienced through multiple failed marriages, and reveals how her experience resulted in a desire to minister to others in similar situations. Discussed in this episode: Meet Catholic coach, author, and speaker Rose Sweet; Rose's journey in finding healing after going through multiple divorces; The impact that wounds from our childhood can have on our adult relationships; How good things in life can become idols if our desire for them is disordered; The astounding way that Christ can use even sin and suffering for our own good; Why we need to go beyond "checking boxes" in our faith; The misunderstanding about divorce and annulments within the Church; Pain as a means God can use to bring us back to Himself; How those seeking to heal can oftentimes feel abandoned by others; Why compassion rather than judgment and condemnation is appropriate for those who have gotten a divorce; Rose's use of the principles of listening, leading, loving, and letting with her clients. Resources mentioned or relevant: Find out more about Rose at rosesweet.com; Surviving Divorce: Hope & Healing for the Catholic Family - an online course; More on Theology of the Body Institute courses; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Find out more about our new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 115 of the Being Human Podcast: Hope for Adult Children of Divorce, w/ Dr. Daniel Meola What happens when divorce or separation of your parents is part of your story? This experience can oftentimes result in hidden yet painful wounds which can seem complicated and difficult to navigate. In this week's podcast episode, Dr. Greg interviews Dr. Daniel Meola, the co-founder of a non-profit organization which ministers to adult children of divorce or separation. Sharing their own experiences as adult children of divorce, Dr. Greg and Dr. Daniel break open the impact that divorce can have on a child while also offering hope for healing and resources to help. Discussed in this episode: Meet Dr. Daniel Meola and get to know more about Life-Giving Wounds, a non-profit ministry for adult children of divorce or separation; Dr. Daniel's experience of his parent's 15-year separation and eventual divorce, along with the resulting effects on his life; The hope and healing possible for each person, whether as an adult child of divorce or an adult who went through a divorce or separation; The desire of a child to have two parents loving him/her together, and the resulting pain that happens when it is lost; The tendency in our culture to not recognize parental divorce or separation as a loss to be grieved by the child; Annulment as more than just a spiritual issue with spiritual impact; Identity questions that can affect adult children of divorce due to the separation of their parents; Common ways that guilt for their parent's divorce or separation can be experienced by adult children of divorce; How children highlight and amplify any interpersonal or relational issues already present in a marriage; Implicit and explicit ways that parents communicate to their child that the failure of their relationship was the child's fault; The seven common wounds identified by Dr. Daniel's ministry in adult children of divorce; The rejection and shame that can result in a child as a result of his/her parent's rejection of one another. Resources mentioned or relevant: Visit www.lifegivingwounds.org for more on Dr. Dan Meola's ministry; Find an online Lenten support group to join; Follow Life-Giving Wounds on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Find out more about our new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 114 of the Being Human Podcast: Psychology, Youth Ministry & What Your Teen Wants Most, w/ Mari Pablo This week on Being Human, Dr. Greg welcomes Catholic speaker and ministry consultant Mari Pablo to the show for a conversation focused on her experience working with youth and young adults in the Church and the importance of an integration of psychology with faith in ministry. Mari also shares what she finds young people are lacking and longing for most in our current culture, as well as what can be done to provide for what they want most. Discussed in this episode: Meet Mari Pablo! Ways in which Mari's experience working in a juvenile detention facility helped to prepare her for youth ministry; How training for the real life of discipleship requires an understanding of psychology and the faith; What are the most prevalent issues among youth and young adults now? The increasing avoidance and resistance to real communication and connection among younger generations; Trusting your gut as a parent and learning to be okay with your children being mad at you for setting necessary limits; How the belief that true love is not possible among youth and young adults impacts their view of devotion and commitment; Mari's experience of growing up in a Hispanic home and culture; The increasing desire for - and corresponding fear of - vulnerable and authentic friendships and relationships among teenagers; What Mari sees teenagers desiring most, and how adults can provide that for them. Resources mentioned or relevant: Visit Mari Pablo's website; Follow Mari on Instagram and Facebook; The Evangelical Catholic; We're Not Really Strangers (card game); Why You Need Jesus AND a Counselor - video featuring Mari Pablo; Theology of the Body for Teens-Middle School Edition - co-authored by Colin & Aimee MacIver (along with Bryan Butler & Jason Evert); YOU: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body (for teenagers); Interested in our Certification program? Join the waitlist to find out more! Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 113 of the Being Human Podcast: Surprising Sources of Pornography Problems, w/ Steve Pokorny In this episode, Steve Pokorny - author, speaker, and founder of Freedom Coaching - joins Dr. Greg for a conversation* exploring the goodness of human sexuality, the struggle with addiction to pornography, and the surprising ways that shame can block forward momentum in breaking the cycle of addiction to unchaste behaviors. They also offer hope for how those who struggle with these behaviors can begin to find healing and freedom. *Note: Mature content. Discussed in this episode: Meet Steve Pokorny; What contributes to the development of an addiction to pornography? The need to understand the purpose of our sexuality and importance of seeing ourselves as gift; Why pornography is ultimately an empty experience that leaves us wanting; Steve's personal experience of healing from an addiction to pornography; The role of coaching in helping to pinpoint the emotions surrounding unchaste behaviors so as to decrease compulsion; The effect of pornography on the brain; The role and cycle of shame and how it prevents forward momentum in healing from addiction; How non-use of our genitalia can be the most fruitful use of our humanity; Our call to community and relationality in suffering. Resources mentioned or relevant: Learn more about Freedom Coaching or apply to begin your journey to freedom (Use code: PsychFreedom to get your first meeting free); Listen to The Redeemed Vision Podcast - Episode #30 w/ Dr. Greg Bottaro as guest; Read Redeemed Vision: Setting the Blind Free From the Pornified Culture by Steve Pokorny; See Theology of the Body 65-70 for more on Christ's nakedness as the fulfillment of human sexuality; The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty: Art, Sanctity, and the Truth of Catholicism by John Saward, and Beauty: What It Is & Why It Matters by John-Marc Miravalle; Margaret Vasquez - Intensive Trauma Therapy resource; The Catholic's Guide to Theophostic Prayer Ministry by Fr. David Tickerhoof, TOR; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to find out more about the new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 112 of the Being Human Podcast: Insights From the East (Part Two), w/ Mother Natalia & Her Parents In this second of a two-part episode, Dr. Greg and Mother Natalia finish their conversation from last week, this time diving deeper into the inner workings of Mother's mind and heart as she vulnerably shares about her internal struggles. Together, Dr. Greg and Mother connect the dots between a psychological approach to understanding her experiences and the writings of the Desert Fathers and Eastern Catholic spirituality. Discussed in this episode: The internal lies that have influenced Mother Natalia's behavior; Why do we still act out of certain false beliefs? The reaction of Mother's parents to her sharing of her internal struggles; How "parts theory" (Internal Family Systems) can help us to understand ourselves; Following the example of Christ when listening to and understanding each of our parts; Acceptance of our parts as a way to avoid "dialogue with the devil"; The way that our natural survival instinct is at odds with our impending death, and the impact this has on our psychology; The Eastern view of sin as an illness and the corresponding emphasis on Confession as a healing sacrament; Resources mentioned or relevant: Listen to part one of this podcast - Episode #111: Insights From the East (Part One), w/ Mother Natalia and Her Parents; Check out What God is Not - Mother Natalia's podcast; Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom Monastery; Watch The Chosen; More about "parts work" - Episode #47: How to Turn Your Inner Worst Enemies Into Your Inner Best Friends; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to find out more about the new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 111 of the Being Human Podcast: Insights from the East (Part One), w/ Mother Natalia & Her Parents Joining Dr. Greg to discuss the differences and complementarity of the traditions of the East and the West is Byzantine Catholic nun, Mother Natalia (and her parents)! In this first of a two-part episode, Mother Natalia reveals fascinating and surprising differences she's experienced between the two traditions, and shares her journey from the Roman Rite to falling in love with the Eastern liturgy and eventually joining a Byzantine Catholic monastic community of women. Discussed in this episode: Meet Mother Natalia and her parents, David and Barbara Olsen; Mother's struggle with scrupulosity and its impact on discernment; How the diversity of rites that exist within the Catholic Church can all be in communion with Rome; Differences between the East and West despite the fact that there is no actual East/West split in the body of Christ; The lack of Eucharstic adoration in the Eastern tradition; How "the cure fits the disease" and the specific traditions that developed in each rite as ways to counteract particular heresies; The East as a more feminine counterpart to the more masculine West, and how we can look to both to learn more about complementarity; The particular ways that all five senses are engaged during celebration of the Eastern liturgy; Differences between the East and West as impacting spirituality but not what is fundamentally Catholic; Making room for the cultural differences that impact the liturgy; Our call as Catholics to "breathe with both lungs" of the Church and grow through complementarity as manifested in the Eastern and Western traditions. Resources mentioned or relevant: Check out Mother Natalia's podcast: What God is Not; Support Mother Natalia's non-profit ministry, Photina; Breathing with Both Lungs - podcast episode on the differences between Eastern and Western rites; Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom Monastery; Flight From Woman by Karl Stern; Read Orientale Lumen (The Light of the East), Pope St. John Paul II's apostolic letter; Listen to Episode #99: Diversity, Gender, and the Genius of Women, w/ Simone Rizkallah; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to find out more about the new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 110 of the Being Human Podcast: Beyond Stereotypes: Gender, Culture, and Catholicism w/ Dr. Jennifer E. Morel Joining Dr. Greg for this week's episode is special guest Dr. Jennifer E. Morel, a moral theologian, research scholar, author, and co-founder of the International Institute of Culture and Gender! In their conversation, they explore the complexities of defining authentic masculinity and femininity, revealing why it's essential to look beyond cultural and historical stereotypes to gain an understanding of what it means to be a man or a woman. Discussed in this episode: Meet Dr. Jennifer E. Morel! The importance of holding both the objective and the subjective when approaching questions about gender and sex; Why most paradigms used to define the masculine and feminine genius are too shallow, missing what is actually true about being a man or woman; Examples and stories from Dr. Morel's cultural research about the ways different cultures view gender roles; Masculinity and femininity as something we grow in our whole lives; Announcement of CatholicPsych Press receiving rights from the Vatican to print certain out-of-print plays written by St. John Paul II; The need for the Church to provide a clear and cohesive picture of what it means to be a man or a woman to offer as an antidote to the confusion in modern culture; Fatherhood as being like the work of an artist, and the importance of a father making a choice to participate in the life of his family; In cross cultural studies, is there a sense that one can grow into a greater experience of humanity through interaction with the opposite sex? Resources mentioned or relevant: Visit Dr. Morel's website to learn more about her work; More about the International Institute of Culture and Gender co-founded by Dr. Morel; Read Woman and Man He Resurrected Them, edited by Dr. Morel; Listen to Episode #99: Diversity, Gender, and the Genius of Women, w/ Simone Rizcallah; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to find out more about the new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 109 of the Being Human Podcast: Converting the Culture with Love, w/ Sr. Agnus Dei, SV Roe v. Wade may have been overturned, but it doesn't seem as if much has changed in our culture, causing us to question if Love truly is winning. Rather than give in to despair, how can we help to change hearts and live in a truly pro-life way, beyond the argument against abortion? Joining Dr. Greg on the podcast this week to break open these important topics is Sr. Agnus Dei of the Sisters of Life! In this encouraging and hopeful episode, Sister vulnerably shares her personal journey to religious life and offers listeners a glimpse into what it means to live out a call to love and reverence the dignity of all human life. Discussed in this episode: Get to know a real life nun: Sr. Agnus Dei's personal journey to joining the Sisters of Life, their mission, and the four vows taken by each Sister; The importance of going beyond political arguments to the heart of what it means to be pro-life; How reverencing life is more than just an anti-abortion argument; Sister's experience as postulant director and the younger generation's discomfort with the commitment and devotion required of true love; Recommitting to love as a way to counteract the despair and suffering present in our culture; Abortion as a wound in the lives of women; Forces of our modern culture as disintegrating versus God's love and Christian life as oriented towards integration; The importance of tapping into our natural orientation towards God and towards love in our core; Stories of hope from Sister's experience: illustrations of how she has seen Jesus win and heal hearts; The complementarity of the lay and consecrated vocations; The importance of seeing the dignity of the person at all stages of life, and Sister's personal experience with end of life issues. Resources mentioned or relevant: Find out more about the Sisters of Life! Listen to the LET LOVE Podcast, co-hosted by Sr. Agnus Dei; Sign up to receive IMPRINT, a free magazine produced by the Sisters; Join the Sisters for LifeFest at the March for Life - January 20, 2023! Pray with the Sisters! Find a Source Eucharistic Holy Hour near you; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to find out more about the new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 108 of the Being Human Podcast: It's Another Year… and I'm Still Single, w/ Dr. Mario Sacasa It's a new year, and what if you're still single but don't want to be? How do you balance the desire for a committed relationship with living in the present reality of not yet having one? In this week's episode, Dr. Greg welcomes back to the show a friend and colleague, Dr. Mario Sacasa, to discuss discernment, being single, dating, and the development of virtue. Discussed in this episode: Finding the balance between accepting one's present circumstances while also pursuing one's desires; The three dimensions of hope: desire, agency, and patience with timing; The need to reverence our desire for change, transformation and growth; How unanswered prayers can help to purify our desires; The messiness of discernment and the self-sacrifice it can require; Dr. Mario's process of discernment in deciding to move to a new city; The tendency for singles to put too much pressure on themselves and their romantic relationships; The importance of chastity and the moral courage needed to pursue virtue; The consequences of immorality and its effect on others who are trying to practice virtue; Accounting for and accepting obstacles present when pursuing a vocation; Sexual morality as a standard worth pursuing despite being unsupported by our culture in doing so. Resources mentioned or relevant: Learn more about Dating Well, Dr. Mario Sacasa's online course; Attend Relate 2023: Catholic Singles Conference hosted by CatholicMatch; Follow Dr. Mario on Facebook or Instagram: @drmariosacasa; Check out Always Hope, a podcast hosted by Dr. Mario; Listen to Episode 78: Dating Well with Dr. Mario Sacasa and Episode #61: Being Single (And Not Bitter About It) w/ Amy Grace Miller for more on being single, dating, and relationships; Looking for help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available; Join the waitlist to find out more about the new CPMAP Certification. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 107 of the Being Human Podcast: What to Look For in a Mental Health Professional In this week's episode, Dr. Greg begins with an announcement of the newest publication of the CatholicPsych Press while also diving into some of the most important factors in the work of accompanying others. In the end, he reveals the one question to ask yourself when searching for a professional to accompany you! Discussed in this episode: What does it mean for someone to call themselves a "professional"? Why the work of accompaniment is not the work of saving people; God as the agent of change in the therapeutic relationship; The call to give of oneself to others and the importance of appropriate boundaries; The danger in mental health professionals believing their identity hinges on whether a client receives the help given to them; The difference between coaching vs. accompaniment; Catholic mental health professionals as a "middle man" between the client and God; Announcement about the new edition of The Art of Existential Counseling now available through the CatholicPsych Press. Resources mentioned or relevant: The Art of Existential Counseling by Fr. Adrian Van Kaam; Brief biography of Fr. Van Kaam; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of daily accompaniment; Looking for mental health help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Find out more about our new Certification; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 106 of the Being Human Podcast: The Psychology of the Incarnation This week, we're doing something new! In this episode, taken from an introductory lecture in our new Certification, Dr. Greg offers a brief reflection on the Incarnation - God made man - and explains why it matters for more than just our spiritual life. Discussed in this episode: What it means that Christ reveals man to himself; The importance of reflecting on Jesus as an incarnate person who had flesh and blood and a brain; Our tendency to overemphasize Christ's divinity while losing a sense of his humanity; Jesus as the bridge between the divinity of God and our humanity; What it means to follow Christ and what's required to do so; The uniqueness of each person and their particular mission; Victor Frankl's experience and the importance of having meaning in one's life. Resources mentioned or relevant: Read Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl; Listen to Episode 82: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health for an introduction to our new Certification; Learn more about our new Certification; Explore how IDDM can help you: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship); Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 105 of the Being Human Podcast: How to Build a Healthy, Holy Family, w/ Dr. Gregory Popcak Dr. Greg welcomes fellow colleague Dr. Gregory Popcak to the show to break open exactly what is meant by the phrase "domestic church," why it's important for families to see themselves as one, and how implementing a "liturgy of family life" is a path towards creating healthy and holy families. Discussed in this episode: Introducing Dr. Gregory Popcak, the Pastoral Solutions Institute, and the CatholicHOM app; Common misconceptions of what is required to be a "good Catholic family"; Definition of the term "domestic church" and exploration of how families can live out a domestic spirituality; The implications of the family being instituted by God rather than invented by man; The single most important ministry that married Catholics can engage in; How family life is meant as a channel of grace through which personal and global healing can be found; Exploration of the three building blocks of the "liturgy of domestic church life"; The importance of showing affection, and how attachment wounds can prevent parents from doing so; The power of family rituals in transmitting faith and values to children; How living a liturgy of domestic church life is possible for all families, whether intact, adoptive, divorced, single parent, grandparent, or foster family; The importance of the quality of conversations with family members; A discipline approach that helps children know how to make good decisions and seek help when needed without parents giving up authority; Resources mentioned or relevant Check out the CatholicHOM app; Learn more about Dr. Popcak's Pastoral Solutions Institute; Find out how to listen to the More2Life Radio Show; Book: For Better Forever by Dr. Gregory and Lisa Popcak; Article: Symposium calls for renewal of Catholic family life; Lumen Gentium by Pope Paul VI; Explore how IDDM can help you: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship); Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 104 of the Being Human Podcast: Do You Need a Diagnosis? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace To know oneself is helpful: the more we understand our own patterns, narratives, and parts, the better decisions we can make. How does being diagnosed with a mental health disorder help or hinder our growth in self-knowledge? What does it mean to have a diagnosis, and when is it helpful or unhelpful? Find out in this week's episode in which Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace join Dr. Greg for a discussion focused around diagnosis* of mental health disorders! *Disclaimer: this episode is not meant to diagnose any particular symptom or issue. Discussed in this episode: The difference between having a true diagnosis vs. characteristics of one; Going to Google for a diagnosis vs. discussing issues with a trained professional; The impact a diagnosis can have on the way we see ourselves; What it means to hold the objective and the subjective together in order to reverence the individual person; How a diagnosis can become a tool for self-awareness and growth; The danger of thinking we can categorize everything we observe in another person; The difficulty of standardizing observable patterns, signs, and behaviors to facilitate communication between professionals; The role of (and need for) medication in specific situations; How diagnosis fits into IDDM (our model of daily accompaniment); Recognition of our imperfection as a necessary component for growth. Resources mentioned or relevant: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can help you! Learn more about IDDM (Mentorship), our new, daily model of accompaniment; Visit MyCatholicDoctor or WellCatholic to easily search for a Catholic doctor near you; Listen to Episode #72: The DSM Disease (Part One) and Episode 73: The DSM Disease (Part Two) for more on issues with the DSM V-TR; Referenced in this episode: Episode #102: ADHD and Me, w/ Teresa Violette; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 103 of the Being Human Podcast: Is it Psychotherapy in Disguise? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace Is there a real difference between traditional psychotherapy and IDDM (Mentorship)? Or is it actually therapy just disguised as something new? What are the differences exactly? And how can IDDM be effective and personal if it's not face to face? This week on the podcast, Dr. Greg welcomes back co-hosts Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace for a deep dive into these questions and more! Discussed in this episode: The difficulty of fully understanding IDDM prior to an experience of it; The daily aspect of IDDM as a means of entering a client's life in a more experiential and consistent way; What is projection, and how does it impact our relationship with God? Scrupulosity as a disorder that needs deeper spiritual dimensions integrated into psychological help given; The tendency to apply psychological experience to God and how IDDM helps to remove blocks in how we relate to God. IDDM as entering into the messiness of the touchpoints between psychology and spirituality; How the model is more personal despite dialogue through recorded voice messages rather than face to face; The Catholic anthropology (upon which IDDM is based) as deeper than "cultural Catholicism" or the use of prayer in session; The subjective criteria of diagnosis and why insurance companies do not support our model; The importance of speaking with a professional who understands how and for what purpose the human person is made; Our need for the transcendent in order to make sense of suffering and death. Resources mentioned or relevant: Explore how IDDM can help you: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship); Being Human episodes referenced: Ep.#84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? and Ep. #100: Misconceptions about Men's Emotions; Listen to Being Human Episode #6: Introducing IDDM; Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 102 of the Being Human Podcast: ADHD and Me, w/ Teresa Violette This week, special guest Teresa Violette joins Dr. Greg on the show to discuss her journey with ADHD and in being diagnosed as an adult. Teresa vulnerably shares how ADHD has impacted her life as well as what has helped her, while also offering encouragement for those with similar struggles. Discussed in this episode: How symptoms of ADHD impacted Teresa's early years and impacted her understanding of her identity; Common characteristics of ADHD and how it impacts daily functioning; Why ADHD is an inaccurate name for the disorder; The challenges of marriage and motherhood as compounded by ADHD; How fear, anxiety, and self-reliance can prevent us from accessing help; The significance of receiving a diagnosis and Teresa's experience in discerning whether to begin medication; Hallmarks of the disorder and steps to take to be assessed for ADHD; Challenging the false narrative that "taking medication equals weakness"; Mindfulness as a tool that can help to slow down one's reaction to triggering experiences; Resources mentioned or relevant: Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Visit MyCatholicDoctor or WellCatholic to easily search for a Catholic doctor near you; Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships by Dr. Russell Barkley; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created and to connect with Teresa; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 101 of the Being Human Podcast: Catholic Parenting Amid Cultural Chaos, w/ Dr. Ray Guarendi This week, Dr. Greg welcomes special guest Dr. Ray Guarendi to the show to discuss the challenges of parenting as a faithful Catholic in today's cultural climate. Dr. Ray, a clinical psychologist, author, professional speaker and national radio and television host, humorously shares some of the wisdom he has gained while parenting his ten adopted children. Discussed in this episode: Meet Dr. Ray Guarendi; The challenges of parenting as a faithful Catholic in the current cultural climate; The problem with parenting from a place of fear; The danger in giving unwanted and unsolicited opinions and parenting advice to grown children; The difficulty with the directive to be "morally neutral" as a psychologist; The one thing people of faith must accept: we cannot look to the culture at large for support; Examples of current cultural messages that don't support the faith; Review of certain statistics that show how misaligned current culture is with Catholic values and beliefs; Ways to respond to a child expressing gender confusion as a parent or grandparent; How to know when it's appropriate to step in as a grandparent to broach the topic of gender confusion with adult children; Fear of causing psychological damage as a barrier to parenting confidently; Self-doubt and lack of authority experienced by parents as a result of the cultural climate. Resources mentioned or relevant: Visit Dr. Ray's website; Ways to tune in to Dr. Ray's radio show; Watch Dr. Ray's TV Show; Books by Dr. Ray mentioned in the episode: You're a Better Parent Than You Think and Taught by Ten; Episode 72 of the Being Human Podcast: The DSM Disease (Part One); Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Learn more about our new Certification; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 100 of the Being Human Podcast: Misconceptions about Men's Emotions, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette In this milestone episode, Dr. Greg and Dr. Bryan dive into discussion about men's emotional lives, giving listeners a peek into the male psyche while sharing their observations on what it means to be an emotionally healthy man. Discussed in this episode: Is the reluctance by men to talk about mental health issues, relationships, and emotional issues fear-based or constitutive to being a man? The role of one's emotions and the danger of repressing them; Refuting the erroneous belief that it is not "a man's job" to discuss emotions; The act of courage required of men to share honestly and vulnerably with other men; The ramifications of having an emotionally-distant father, especially upon sons; Anger as the emotion men feel most comfortable with; How St. Joseph learned receptivity and trust in God from Mary's example; Rigid gender roles and distortions of masculinity; The need for men to grow in the gifts of the feminine genius after establishing the masculine gifts; The importance of entering into areas of incompetence out of love for the other. Resources mentioned or relevant: The Catholic Gentleman Podcast (episode featuring Dr. Greg); Homily of Pope Benedict XVI, Christmas 2006; The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill (podcast docuseries); Emotional Pornography blog article; On the Masculine Genius article in Humanum; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Learn more about our new Certification; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 99 of the Being Human Podcast: Diversity, Gender, and the Genius of Women, w/ Simone Rizkallah This week, Dr. Greg welcomes Simone Rizkallah to the show for a powerful conversation focused around femininity, the genius of women, complementarity between the sexes, and cultural differences! Simone is currently the Director of Program Growth for Endow Groups where she helps women cultivate their feminine genius and personal vocations, and offers a unique cultural perspective as the daughter of immigrants from the Armenian Diaspora in Cairo, Egypt. Discussed in this episode: The work of Endow Groups as an apostolate; The difficulty in defining the feminine genius due to it being something deeper and richer than stereotypical roles and responsibilities; Growth in the "genius" of the opposite sex as the key to getting out of "battle mode" in the battle between the sexes; Social communities rooted in truth as an answer to the social contagion and gender confusion affecting young women; The impact Simone's Armenian Egyptian culture and background has had on her viewpoint; Differences between the East and the West, and how we have downgraded our humanity by de-prioritizing the feminine; The dark side of the prosperity and independence enjoyed in Western culture; How our biology reflects the genius of each gender; The importance of taking the human heart and human emotions seriously. Resources mentioned or relevant: More about ENDOW Groups; Read Simone's article: Endow: The Remedy to Gender Confusion; Visit Simone's website and find her on social media: @simonerizkallah; Pope Benedict XVI's Letter to Bishops on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church; Mulieris Dignitatem by Pope John Paul II Flight from Woman by Karl Stern Learn more about our new Certification; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 98 of the Being Human Podcast: Are You Gaslighting Yourself? You may be familiar with the term "gaslighting," which is usually used in referencing what happens in an emotionally abusive relationship. But did you know it's possible to gaslight yourself? On this week's episode, Dr. Greg dives into the danger of invalidating our own internal experiences, and offers a way to grow in healthy self-compassion instead. Discussed in this episode: What is gaslighting? (And where did that term come from?) Internal Family Systems theory as a way to understand how we can gaslight ourselves; How discrediting the value of our emotions and perspective begins in childhood; The importance of reverencing the beauty of each person's interior life; The difference between an emotional response and sinful behavior; True self-compassion: why it is essential to develop if we are to have true compassion for others; The way our senses in the present are impacted by experiences in our past; How different sub-personalities we possess exist for a good reason; The only way to correct sinful behavior. Resources mentioned or relevant: Being Human Episodes on Internal Family Systems and Parts Work: Episode #34: A New Theory! w/a Catholic Lens; Episode #35: Why Do I Feel Like I Have Conflicting Thoughts? w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski Episode #36: A Guided Exercise w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski Episode #47: How to Turn Your Inner Worst Enemies into Your Inner Best Friends Episode #49: Internal Family Systems & External Family Tensions Being Human Episodes on Narcissism: Episode #68: I'm Not Narcissistic, You're Narcissistic Episode #21: A Look at Narcissistic Personality Disorder (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part Two) More about the movie Gaslight; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Being Human Podcast: The Saints, Our Psychology, and Healthy Self-Denial w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace Flogging, hair shirts, extreme fasting…Some of the saints went to extreme measures to mortify their bodies, which can lead us to wonder if we need to do the same to attain sanctity. In this episode, Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan, and Amy Grace dive into discussion about healthy vs. unhealthy self-denial, and how our psychology impacts the mortification of our bodies. Discussed in this episode: How do we reconcile self-denial with self-care? The true purpose of mortification of our bodies; The balance needed between paying attention to our emotional and bodily lives while not allowing them to dictate every choice we make; The danger in picking out particular stories or data points from the lives of the saints to justify a specific point of view; When self-denial becomes detrimental to our spiritual and/or psychological lives; The temptation to pride that is part of the practice of penance; The importance of examining motives behind self-denial to ensure behavior is happening from a place of freedom versus a place of compulsion; Determining the particular attachments that interfere with intimacy with God. Resources mentioned or relevant: See the Instagram post about St. Francis and St. Thérèse; Listen to Episode #65: Self-Compassion vs. Self-Denial: Finding the Balance; Book: The Mindful Catholic: Finding God One Moment at a Time; Read Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph referenced: #2015); More about Exodus 90; Book: The Extraordinary Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin; Book: Leonie Martin: A Difficult Life (sister of St. Thérèse of Lisieux); More about St. Simeon the Stylite; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 96 of the Being Human Podcast: Yes, I Was Wrong (Dialectic w/ Brian Butler) In Episode 76 of the podcast, while exploring a Catholic vision of complementarity between men and women, Dr. Greg proposed that a gift of self must be received in order for it to have been fully given. In this week's episode, find out why he was wrong! In it, Dr. Greg is joined by Brian Butler, friend and founder of DumbOx Ministries/ECHO Communities, to break open what it means to become a gift to others and why we can find consolation even when our gift of self is met with rejection. Discussed in this episode: Introducing Brian Butler and DumbOx Ministries/Echo Community The difficulty and risk involved with authentic evangelization and giving of ourselves to others; The way that sin and past rejection can cause us to either self-protect or develop an unhealthy dependence upon human relationships; Why our gift of self is not diminished despite the rejection we may encounter; All gift as finding its source, origin, and summit in the Trinity and Christ as our model of perfect self-gift; Recognizing others as an icon or a window into the infinite love of God and the importance of treating them as such; Brian's story of rejection, and how his experience of femininity helped to heal him; Healthy friendship and how it helps to call out the greatness in one another; The challenges and joys of the "apprenticeship of marriage" and the importance of trusting that God is working in and through any mistakes made. Resources mentioned or relevant: Learn more about DumbOx Ministries/ECHO Community; Find out when the next ECHO Retreat will be; Get to know more about Brian Butler and his staff; For reference: Episode #76: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity (Part Two), in which Dr. Greg states "Gifts must be received in order for them to have been fully given." A Meditation on Givenness by Pope John Paul II; Amoris Laetitia - an Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis; Mulieris Dignitatem - an Apostolic Letter by Pope John Paul II For an overview of our new Certification, check out Episode #82: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 95 of the Being Human Podcast: How Broken Is Your Family? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 12 of 12) The Church calls the family the "school of love" - the place where we are formed and where we learn how to be in relationship with others. But what happens when our "schools" do not provide us with a sufficient education? In this final episode in our Certification series (recorded live and in-person! ), Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace explore this topic and more while breaking open the content in the fourth-level anthropology course! (Note: Sound quality due to technical difficulties encountered while recording.) Discussed in this episode: What is meant by the term "school of love"; Why we all experience a feeling that things are "not quite right"; Our resistance to blaming our parents for our miseducation in love; Can those who struggle with infertility or who remain celibate still be fruitful? Why parenthood should not be equated with having a baby; Dynamics of parental love that are meant to be an image of God's love for us; What happens when parents fail to provide selfless love to their children; The psychological reason spouses should prioritize one another over their children; The necessity of having both a mom and a dad, and how each is meant to serve as both a complement and a model to their children; Answering the question "Is there something wrong with me if I grew up in a broken home or without a mom or dad?" Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House - happening in January 2023! Start the Certification Series from the beginning! Listen to Episode #84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? (Anthropology 100); Listen to Episode #90: Male & Female: Why Would God Do That? (Anthropology 300); Watch Fruitfulness is Not a Pillar of Theology of the Body on YouTube; More on the family as a school of love: Episode #11: Needing a Mom and a Dad Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, including his Catholic Mindfulness 2: Discernment of Spirits course; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 94 of the Being Human Podcast: How Change Actually Happens, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 11 of 12) Welcome to the second-to-last episode of the Certification series! For this week's episode, Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan, and Amy Grace are back together to explore how change and transformation happens, particularly within the Mentorship relationship. Discussed in this episode: How healing and change happens in and through relationship; What is a corrective emotional experience? The importance of differentiating between our emotions and the problematic behavioral expression of those emotions; Mentorship as a modeling of the parental relationship and a means of revealing God's love for us; How the rupture and repair in a Mentorship relationship can help facilitate a client's ability to trust God; "Am I paying you to love me?" The ethics of exchange of monetary value and the importance of growing a company which separates billing and care; How any investment in intellectual, physical, or psychological development needs to be seen as part of our path to sainthood; Why people get stuck in a certain developmental stage, and what is needed to progress beyond that stage; The Certification as a means of teaching people how to help others. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House; Start the Certification Series from the beginning! Listen to Episode #84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? For an overview of the Certification, check out Episode #82: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, including his Catholic Mindfulness 2: Discernment of Spirits course; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 93 of the Being Human Podcast: Becoming Like God for Others, w/ Fr. Boniface Hicks (Certification Series: Part 10 of 12) This week on the podcast, Dr. Greg is switching things up by welcoming as a guest to the show Fr. Boniface Hicks: Benedictine monk, Director of Spiritual Formation at St. Vincent Seminary, and an author of one of the books used in our new Certification! Together, Dr. Greg and Fr. Boniface explore the topic of spiritual direction, accompaniment, Mentorship, and the content of the fourth-level spirituality course in our Certification. Discussed in this episode: What is spiritual direction and how is it different from other relationships? Qualities needed to become a spiritual director along with common challenges faced by those who pursue this path; Connections and overlap between spiritual direction and Mentorship; The importance of silence and the need to cultivate a posture of listening to another; Silence as a means of reflecting and imaging the love of God to others; Resisting the temptation to "be the guru" or have all the answers when accompanying others; Praying with clients in session: is it a necessary part of Catholic therapy? The need to have a disposition of reverence for the uniqueness of each individual's interior journey; Fr. Boniface's personal journey of developing a comfortability with silence. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new Certification! Get to know Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB; Spiritual Direction Formation Program at St. Vincent Seminary; Spiritual Direction: A Guide for Sharing the Father's Love by Fr. Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks; Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father's Love by Fr. Thomas Acklin & Fr. Boniface Hicks; The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program (USA); Witness to Love - a Catholic marriage mentoring and prep program; Evangelii Gaudium - Apostolic exhortation; Born Only Once - Conrad Baars' book on affirmation; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call\ with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, including his Catholic Mindfulness 2: Discernment of Spirits course; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Being Human Podcast: How to Make Good Decisions, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 9 of 12) On this week's episode introducing content in the third-level spirituality course of our new Certification, Amy Grace takes over as host with Dr. Greg and Dr. Bryan joining in for a conversation about decision-making and discernment of spirits! Discussed in this episode: Can we trust our desires when making decisions?; The moral implication present in each choice; Making good decisions, and helping others do the same; Can God draw good from our mistakes or bad choices? What is meant by "discernment of spirits"; How God uses both desolation and consolation for our benefit; Deciding between two good options: is there a choice that is best? The way our personal narratives and wounds impact our ability to make decisions; The danger in spiritual directors being unaware of their patterns of relating; Our engagement with spiritual content as interpreted through our psychology. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new Certification! G.K. Chesterton's Biography of St. Francis of Assisi; The Personalism of John Paul II by John Crosby; The Discernment of Spirits: An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living by Fr. Timothy Gallagher; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, including his Catholic Mindfulness 2: Discernment of Spirits course; Start the Certification Series from the beginning: Episode #84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Certification Series: Part 1 of 12); Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Being Human Podcast: Exploring a Case Study Through a Catholic Lens, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 8 of 12) Every individual person's story is completely unique and unrepeatable. So how is it possible that we have predictable patterns of behaving which can be generalized to others? Continuing the series focused on our new Certification, Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan, and Amy Grace explore this question while opening up the third-level psychology course through discussion of a case vignette. Discussed in this episode: What is a case vignette? The impossibility of generalizing an individual's experience; Our defenses as crystallized ways we learned to protect ourselves against pain; The "both and" of predictable patterns of behavior and the unique, unrepeatable ways individuals display that behavior; The family as a school of love where we are meant to learn in that school; Where does security come from? Attachment theory, and God as our ultimate secure attachment; Learning how to receive God's love in order to give it to one's children; The importance of genuine love for one's clients in the accompaniment relationship; How Mentorship locks in on the uniqueness of the person, even in their defenses; The danger of proposing a solution to psychological ills that does not involve the spiritual life; What's coming up next in our Certification series. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new Certification! Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model by Edward Teyber; Dr. Daniel Amen of the Amen Institute discusses SPECT Scans; More about St. Bonaventure, the patron of bowel disorders; Start the Certification Series from the beginning: Episode #84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Certification Series: Part 1 of 12); Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop , or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Being Human Podcast: Male & Female: Why Would God Do That? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 7 of 12) There's a tremendous amount of suffering that has happened due to the differences between men and women. What was God's purpose in creating us so different from one another? In this episode, Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace break open content from the third Anthropology course in our new Certification, focusing on the relationship between men and women. Discussed in this episode: The impact of brain differences between men and women; Distinctions between the sexes as building blocks that help us grow out of self-centeredness; How the apprenticeship of marriage transforms us; The importance of mutual respect when learning from the opposite sex; Openness to the opposite sex's way of looking at things as a prerequisite to becoming more human; Choosing to grow in the gifts of the opposite sex as an act of the will; Personal examples of how Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan, and Amy Grace have each grown from their relationships with the opposite sex; What the Church isn't talking about in regards to masculinity and femininity; Self-donation as a lifelong adventure that requires sacrifice. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new Certification! The Personalism of John Paul II by John F. Crosby; ​​Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World by Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI); On the Masculine Genius (an article by Dr. Greg published in Humanum Quarterly Review); Being Human Episode #75: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity (the first of a 4-part series); Start the Certification series from the beginning: Episode #84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Certification Series: Part 1 of 12); Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 89 of the Being Human Podcast: Finding Peace in the Presence of God, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 6 of 12) Find out what's in the second-level Spirituality course of our new Certification! In this episode, Dr. Greg, Dr. Bryan, and Amy Grace discuss the spiritual and psychological importance of Catholic mindfulness, how it can increase peace in our lives, and why it serves as the basis for the spirituality component of our Certification. Discussed in this episode: Isn't mindfulness Buddhist or "New Age"? Abandonment to Divine Providence as the foundation of Catholic mindfulness; An overview of the purgative, illuminative, and unitive way in relation to anxiety; How peace is possible even in the midst of a psychological disorder; Dr. Greg's struggle with severe insomnia and his experience of putting mindfulness into practice; Why we can have hope in the midst of suffering; How self-awareness is necessary for discernment. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new Certification! Watch: Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition; Watch: Is Mindfulness New Age? Watch: Mindfulness, Spirituality, and Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Gregory Bottaro; Read: The Catholic Guide to Mindfulness (or Coffee, Satan's Drink); Read: Catholic Mindfulness is Not Centering Prayer; Watch: Stop It (MadTV Skit with Bob Newhart) Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development by Fr. Benedict Groeschel; Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 88 of the Being Human Podcast: When Things Go Wrong, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 5 of 12) Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace join Dr. Greg again this week for a conversation exploring ways that we are wounded in relationships, unhealthy behaviors that can manifest as a result, and the ways our model can help clients gain freedom from problematic patterns of relating. This episode is an introduction to what's involved in the second-level Psychology course of our new Certification! Discussed in this episode: The hurt we experience in relationships and how it manifests in defense mechanisms, faulty assumptions, and problematic patterns of relating; Assessing, addressing, and processing the dynamics of interactions with clients; "I hate you – don't leave me": conceptualization of cases as a way to aid clients in recognizing unhealthy relational patterns; The goal of Mentorship as helping clients recognize particular ways they were hurt in relationship, current problematic patterns of relating to others, and ways to correct them; The Certification's focus on equipping students with what is essential to accompaniment; Differences between the first and second levels of Certification; The weight of responsibility clinicians have to their clients; The importance of ongoing supervision and seeking out continual growth as a clinician; Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the next Open House to learn more about our new Certification! Interpersonal Process in Psychotherapy by Edward Teyber Interpersonal Theory and Psychotherapy by Harry Stack Sullivan Listen to Episode #85: The New Psych 101, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette & Amy Grace Miller (Certification Series: Part 2 of 12); Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) and how it can help you; Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss your situation and how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 87 of the Being Human Podcast: Hell is Not Other People, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 4 of 12) Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace join Dr. Greg again this week to break open the themes present in the Level 2 Anthropology course of our new Certification! With the conversation focusing around the individual person embedded in a world of relationships, this episode explores various aspects of the ways we connect and commune with others. Discussed in this episode: What does John Paul II have to say about being in relationship with others? The paradox of finding oneself through a gift of oneself to others in relationship; How I become a better "me" because I'm interacting with "you"; Erikson's stages of psychosocial development; How we learn that people are not objects for our use or means to an end; What's missing in the antiquated morality of the "marital debt" in relation to conjugal intimacy; The difference between friendship and romantic relationships; What we can learn about self-gift through our friendships; How we are made for infinite relationships within the communion of saints; The contrasting ways both friendship and marriage are foretastes of heaven; Resources mentioned or relevant: At the Center of the Human Drama: The Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II by Kenneth Schmitz Person and Community: Selected Essays by Karol Wojtyla (Pope St. John Paul II) Love & Responsibility by Karol Wotjtyla (Pope St. John Paul II) The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis Episode #85: The New Psych 101 w/ Dr. Bryan Violette & Amy Grace Miller (Certification Series: Part 2 of 12) Episode #61: Being Single (And Not Bitter About It) w/ Amy Grace Miller; Register for our free Open House to learn more about the new certification! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 86 of the Being Human Podcast: How Catholic is Your Spirituality? (Certification Series: Part 3 of 12) This week, Dr. Greg introduces the first course on spirituality in our new Certification, breaking open the topic of integration and its importance in the work of accompaniment. Discussed in this episode: How can this Certification help someone to become a spiritual director? Errors of Cartesian dualism and its impact on both secular psychology and our modern culture; Integration as the healing medicine for the disease affecting not only modern culture but the Church as well; An introduction to Fr. Benedict Groeschel and how his writings influenced the development of the CatholicPsych model; The overlap between not only spirituality and psychology but biology as well; How the anxiety or peace we feel in this life is directly related to our spiritual life; The danger of presenting objective truth in a way that is divorced from subjective experience; Catholic Mindfulness as a practical way to integrate spirituality and psychology. Resources mentioned or relevant: The Mindful Catholic: Finding God One Moment at a Time by Dr. Gregory Bottaro; Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development by Fr. Benedict Groeschel; The Art of Existential Counseling by Adrian Van Kaam; The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal; Theology of the Body Institute courses; Past podcast episode on integration - Episode #41: What Is Integration Anyway? w/ Fr. Louis Merosne; Register for our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP Certification! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 85 of the Being Human Podcast: The New Psych 101 w/ Dr. Bryan Violette and Amy Grace Miller (Certification Series: Part 2 of 12) The second episode of our new 12-part series introducing each course of our certification! This week Dr. Greg changes it up by welcoming past podcast guests Dr. Bryan Violette and Amy Grace Miller back to the show for a roundtable conversation about psychological theories and how our certification brings together those most consistent with a Catholic anthropology. Discussed in this episode: The lack of a shared philosophical foundation in the field of psychology and the need for anthropology as a lens through which we can view the psychological sciences; An overview of the development of various psychological theories; Why psychodynamic interpersonal theory is foundational to our model; Research in the field of psychology as skewed by specific agendas and ideologies; Relational templates formed in childhood and the ways they are projected onto other relationships; The work of Harry Stack Sullivan and his relational stages of development; Limitations of both IFS theory and the research of John Gottman; Ethics in psychology and the importance of self-awareness when helping others in this field. Resources mentioned or relevant: Harry Stack Sullivan - Interpersonal Theory and Psychotherapy Edward Teyber's Interpersonal Process in Psychotherapy The Gottman Institute - Research on Marriage and Couples Dr. Richard Schwartz - Internal Family Systems (IFS) Institute Register for a future Open House to learn more about the new certification! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 84 of the Being Human Podcast: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Certification Series: Part 1 of 12) Dr. Greg frequently refers to the importance of grounding our understanding of psychology in a Catholic anthropology. But what exactly does that term mean? And why is it a necessary foundation for the study of psychology? In this episode - the first of a 12-part series geared towards introducing each course of our new certification - Dr. Greg welcomes Dr. Bryan Violette back to the show to unpack these questions and more! Discussed in this episode: Defining Catholic anthropology and how it can help us understand what it means to be human; The way experiences in our family of origin impact our psychological development; Pope St. John Paul II's personalism as an integration of phenomenology (a contemporary philosophy which emphasizes subjective experience) into objective Thomistic thought; Differences between Thomistic philosophy and Pope St. John Paul II's personalism; Catholic anthropology as an essential foundation to working and walking with people in an authentically Catholic way; The role the unconscious plays in our thoughts and patterns of behavior; The first step of the commandment to love according to Pope St. John Paul II; The weight of responsibility carried by mental health professionals and the need for proper preparation, training, and personal development to provide ethical care. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for our free Open House to learn more about the new certification! Watch What is Theology of the Body? presented by Christopher West Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (Pope St. John Paul II) Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston song referenced by Dr. Bryan; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Being Human Podcast: Ask Dr. Greg! (Q&A, w/ Amy Grace Miller) In this episode, Dr. Greg is joined by the CatholicPsych content and community manager, Amy Grace Miller, to field questions from the community! How do I overcome sloth? Is it okay that my therapist is using CBT to treat my OCD/scrupulosity? Should Catholics abandon the field of psychology altogether? How do I talk to loved ones who admit to experiencing gender confusion? Plus, more information about how Dr. Greg's new certification can benefit you! Discussed in this episode: Answering questions from the community related to sloth, the field of secular psychology, what it means to be a Catholic therapist, gender confusion, and more; The importance of viewing questions through a lens of integration, and why it's difficult to give simple answers to particular questions; The psychological dimension of our humanity as overlapping both our material and our spiritual being; Are certain psychological theories and/or forms of treatment (i.e. CBT, attachment theory, etc.) okay to use? Clarififying what specifically is anti-Catholic about the field of psychology; Why an education in psychology alone is not enough for mental health professionals; The importance of grounding our education in how to walk with others in the philosophy of Pope St. John Paul II The Church as a field hospital in the midst of the current culture war, and the need for individuals trained in how to adequately care for victims of this battle; How the certification offered through CatholicPsych can benefit those in various fields and vocations. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for our free Open House to learn more about the new certification! Instagram post about integration (referenced in this episode); Hear more about the new certification in last week's episode: Ep. #82 Changing the Rules: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 82 of the Being Human Podcast: Changing the Rules: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health In this episode, Dr. Greg officially introduces the brand new CatholicPsych certification program! He breaks open what it is, what it isn't, who it's for, and how it will provide a more effective way to help others carry their mental health burdens. Discussed in this episode: Overview of the new CatholicPsych certification and invitation to the Open House; The certification as a model of integration with a goal to help others become healthier, holier, and happier; Psychology as the intersection between our spiritual and physical lives; Why we need a blueprint for what it means to be human when it comes to helping people carry their mental health burdens; The importance of Pope St. John Paul II's anthropology of the human person; The reason spiritual direction and psychotherapy should not actually be separate; Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the free Open House to learn more about our new certification! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 81 of the Being Human Podcast: The Lies of the American Psychological Association In this episode, Dr. Greg tackles the problematic stance taken by the American Psychological Association (APA) on abortion; he also breaks open why it's important for Catholic mental health professionals to practice from a place of integration, why most psychology programs cannot provide that kind of education, and what CatholicPsych is doing to help. Discussed in this episode: How politics have taken precedence over scientific fact when it comes to the APA's stance on abortion; The validity and findings of scientific studies done about the mental health impact on women who have had an abortion; Why practicing as a mental health professional under the APA guidelines is becoming untenable; The importance of Catholic mental health professionals starting from a place of integration of psychology, theology, and anthropology; Reasons why even Catholic psychology programs are forced to separate Catholic philosophy and theology from the teaching of psychology; Announcement of the Open House to discuss CathoilcPsych's new certification launching in the Fall of 2022. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the free Open House to learn more about our new certification launching in the Fall! Meta-analysis on mental health risks associated with abortion: Coleman, P. (2011). Abortion and mental health: Quantitative synthesis and analysis of research published 1995–2009. British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(3), 180-186; Visit the APA's website: apa.org; The Embrace of the Proabortion Turnaway Study (cites issues with the study the APA uses as proof for their claim that restricting access to abortion will worsen mental health outcomes); Adverse Psychological Reactions After Abortion - Fact Sheet by Project Rachel Ministries; Ministries offering resources for those struggling from a past abortion: Project Rachel, Sisters of Life, Entering Canaan Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Being Human Podcast: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Four) One last episode to wrap up our series on gender and complementarity! This week, Dr. Greg addresses some of the questions and feedback received from earlier episodes in the series, and dives deeper into how we can understand "gender fluidity" from a Catholic perspective. Discussed in this episode: Addressing feedback and questions from the first three episodes in this series; How words have meaning and why it's important to continue using specific words even if they have been hijacked by the culture; The hierarchy of the gift of self and our calling to be gift to all in our lives; The importance of Christ being born into a family with both a mother and a father and its implications for us; How we are influenced and formed through the gifts of others; Why we need to be formed by both a same-sex and opposite-sex parent in order to become the best version of ourselves. Resources mentioned or relevant: Listen to the first episode in this series: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity?; Check out the work of the International Institute of Culture and Gender Studies; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn more about our new certification launching in the Fall! Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review." Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 79 of the Being Human Podcast: The Weight of Grief, w/ Brianne Edwards Dr. Greg welcomes author Brianne Edwards to the podcast this week to discuss her brand new book and the most recent publication of CatholicPsych Press: 'A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss.' Discussed in this episode: Background on the author and her reasons for sharing the story of her son's unexpected death and its impact upon her; The role of reading others' stories as a way to process grief and the desire of the author for her book to offer support for others in the midst of grief; The difficulty of discussing grief with others and finding authentic support amid loss; The author's journey to get to a place of carrying the weight of grief comfortably; Our desire to control and the difficulty in coming to terms with the reality of death as something that is uncontrollable; Religious cliché as unhelpful in the midst of grief and loss and the author's struggle in her relationship with God after the death of her son; Re-creating the beauty of the resurrection through our own suffering by offering consolation to others following healing; The author's purpose in writing her book and founding a nonprofit in honor of her son. Resources mentioned or relevant: A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss by Brianne Edwards; Follow Bri on Instagram or Facebook: @LachsLegacy; Visit Lach's Legacy Website, a resource for grieving parents; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in Integrated Life Intensives: time-limited, group experiences covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at [email protected] - we would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose "write a review". Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!