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Being Human — 289 episodes
Episode 288: Why "Everything Happens for a Reason" Isn't Working: The Holy Words We Use to Avoid Healing
Episode 287: We Are Not Robots: Why Connection Is Not Optional for Human Flourishing
Episode 286: A Mental Tug of War: Inside the Avoidant Mind and the Burden of Being Known
Episode 285: Venting Isn't Always Healing: The Difference Between Sharing Truth and Feeding Resentment
Episode 284: Stop Chasing Spiritual Highs: Why Real Healing Happens in the Ordinary
Episode 283: "I Will Never Be Hurt Again": How Jesus' Sacred Heart Breaks the Cycle
Episode 282: You're (Probably) Not a Serial Killer—But You May Share Some of Their Antisocial Traits
Episode 281: Control or Be Controlled: The Devastating Wounds Behind Antisocial Behavioral Patterns
Episode 280: Being Human in the Age of AI: Exploring What Machines Can't Replace with a World-Class Artist
Episode 279: Stop Diagnosing Your Kids: Rethinking "Behavior Problems" Through Development and Love
Episode 278: Better than 20 Billion Dollars: A Litany For Mental Health
Episode 277: Boring Is Healing: Embracing Hiddenness and Alleviating Histrionic Patterns
Episode 276: Back to Eden: Overcoming the Fear of Being Alone Through Divine Love
Episode 275: Hiding the Real You: The Histrionic Battle for Intimacy
Episode 274: To Be Loved Is to Perform: Inside the Histrionic Compulsion for Attention and Validation
Episode 273: Why Borderline Patterns Are So Hard to Heal (But Not Impossible)
Episode 272: You Are Not Your Feelings: From Borderline Chaos to Inner Coherence
Episode 271: Forgive, Explode, Repeat: Humanizing Borderline Personality with St. John Paul II
Episode 270: I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: The Chaos of the Disorganized Attachment
Episode 269: BORDERLINE: The Push-Pull Between a Fear of Abandonment and Annihilation
Episode 268: What Free Love Ought to Mean: Healing Codependent Wounds and Learning to Love Freely
Episode 267: Not All Satisfaction Is Good: Understanding Codependency As Relationship Cancer
Episode 266: You're Giving Too Much! Uncovering How Anxiety Disguises Itself as Holiness
Episode 265: Jerry Maguire, Gollum, and the Fear of Not Existing: A Deep Dive into the Dependent Defense Pattern
Episode 264: IFS, JPII and Narcissism: Unburdening the Subconscious on the Way to Healing
Episode 263: Holiness and Narcissism: Undoing the Knots with Awareness, Self-Determination, Empathy and Our Lady
Episode 262: Spiritual Narcissism: Exposing the Sneaky Way We Use Religion as a Pattern of Protection
Episode 261: Narcissism and the Terror of Being Ordinary: Why Real Change Happens through Love not Willpower
Episode 260: The Secret Story of Guadalupe: The Untold Depth of God's Plan to Save the Americas
Episode 259: Stop Preventing the Saints From Doing their Job! The Psychology of Devotion with Dr. Gerard McNicholas
Episode 258: You Were Never Supposed to Hear This Conversation: A Merry Christmas Conversation with the CatholicPsych Leadership Council
Episode 257: This Book Just Changed My Life: Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy
Episode 256: Stop Treating Joseph like a Nativity Prop: Unpacking the Terror of Demons with Fr. Colin Lomnitzer
Episode 255: From Wife to Widow and Wife: A Journey of Shock, Faith, and Healing with Kate LeFaivre
Episode 254: Navigating "Toxic" Relationships: Setting Boundaries Without Losing Charity
Episode 253: You've Changed, Your Family Hasn't, Now What? Learning to Honor Your Growth without Rejecting the People Who Shaped You
Episode 252: How a Pope Saved Civilization: St. Leo the Great, Attila the Hun, and the Dignity of Work
Episode 251: Death Can Heal: A Conversation on Grief, Sin, Resurrection, and the Dignity of the Human Person
Episode 250: Correcting Luther and…Aquinas? Calling Out Disintegration in the Church Dating Back to the Reformation
Episode 249: The Messiest Forgotten Miracle: St. John Paul II and What It Really Means to be a Catholic Therapist
Episode 248: The Hard Part About Being Dads and How To Do It Well with Fr. Dave Pivonka
Episode 247: Scrupulosity 101: OCD, Reassurance, and Real Healing
Episode 246: Anna's Story: Finding Grace in the Loss of a Child
Episode 245: Why Screens Aren't the Problem: Parenting's Secret Ingredient
Episode 244: Smartphones, Sleepovers, and Setting Standards: A Playbook for Confident Parenting with Dr. Ray Guarendi
Episode 243: Mercy, Mercy, and More Mercy: The Parent Perspective that Can Change Everything
Episode 242: Raising Faithful Kids in a Fallen World: A Conversation with Raquel Rose
Episode 241: Big God, Little Devil: Rethinking Spiritual Soundbites with Dr. Sean Tobin
Episode 240: The Incorrupt Baby: A Modern-Day Eucharistic Miracle?
Episode 239: Reclaiming Sacred Time: Uncovering the Amazing Story of Black Elk
Episode 238: The False Promise of AI and Psychedelics: A Catholic Response to Modern Healing
Episode 237: Why Great Lovers—and Saints—Don't Wait for the Spark
Episode 236: How Screens Mimic God: A Solution to Holiness in the Digital World
Episode 235: You're Not Tired: A Conversation with Dr. Bryan about Overstimulation, Creativity, & Rewiring Your Brain for Rest
Episode 234: How to Do the Hard Thing When You'd Rather Not
Episode 233: Americanism Is a Heresy?
Episode 232: 3 Steps to Becoming a Good Parent AND More Like the Sacred Heart
Episode 231: Music as Accompaniment: Matt Maher and a Mission to Heal Through Song
Episode 230: From the Bar to the Confessional: A beautiful story of conversion with Beth Carrell
Episode 229: 5 Ways the Holy Spirit is a Masterclass
Episode 228: The Joy of Inconvenience: A Conversation with Comedian Tom Shillue
Episode 227: Do your lousy best
Episode 226: People Ask What on Reddit?
Episode 225: Humilty, Time Travel and Philosphy with Peter Kreeft
Episode 224: From Uganda to Cajun Country: A Personalist Pilgrimage
Episode 223: When Following God Wrecks Your Plans - In The Best Way!
Episode 222: Three Places AI Can Never Go
Episode 221: Is AI Really More Effective Than Your Therapist?
Episode 220: Do Catholic Therapists Just Add a Rosary to the Session?
Episode 219: A Secular Therapist Asked for My Take
Episode 218: My Conversation with a Secular Therapist: Unveiling the Blueprint for the Human Person
Episode 217: Did You Know There Are 5 Anxiety Languages?
Episode 216: Breaking the Cycle of Pain: How to Heal from Childhood Wounds
Episode 215: When Are Parents Toxic? Navigating Toxic Family Relationships
Episode 214: Mental Health & Social Media: How to Start a Digital Detox for the Soul
Episode 213: Are Faith and Psychology at Odds? Unpacking the Biggest Mental Health Questions
Episode 212: Take Your Prayer Life to the Next Level: Discover the Secret to Unlocking Your Deepest Capacity
Episode 211: The Growth Myth: Why You Can't Do It Alone
Episode 210: Are You Safe But Stuck? Uncovering Hidden Obstacles Blocking Your Growth
Episode 209: The Masculine Crisis No One is Talking About with Nick Clune
Episode 208: A Trick to Unlock Hidden Secrets in Your Unconscious
Episode 207: The Consequences of Not Dreaming Big Enough
Episode 206: Trauma-Informed Divine Mercy: Unlocking the Secret to Forgiveness
Episode 205: Is God Angry? Understanding God's Justice and Mercy
Episode 204: The Secret of Real Self-Compassion
Episode 203: The Secret Opportunity Gender Confusion Gives Us
Episode 202: Complementarity Without The Competition: Why We Need Each Other
Episode 201: Is Leadership of the Family a Man's Job? with Special Guest Barbra Bottaro
Episode 200: Leaked Audio from a Groundbreaking Franciscan University Conference Keynote to Celebrate Our 200th Episode!
Episode 199: Three Spiritual Diseases Plaguing Our Personhood
Episode 198: A Bishop's Raw Story of Anxiety and Depression: Why 'Try Harder' Doesn't Work
Episode 197: Correcting Aquinas: JP2's Truth Bomb on Gender and Human Dignity
Episode 196: The Single Most Important Thing to Live a Holy Life
Episode 195: Live from Australia: Bridging Faith and Psychology
Episode 194: Better Than Global Outreach? An Interview with CPMAP Graduate Jack Beers
Episode 193: From Missionary to Mentor: An Interview with CPMAP Graduate Mary Sutarik
Episode 192: Who's Ministering to the Ministers? An Interview with CPMAP Graduate Bobby Angel
Episode 191: A Catholic Therapist Tells All: An Interview with CPMAP Graduate Julie Xistris
Episode 190: Hope through Healing: An Interview with CPMAP Graduate Johnna Sullivan
Episode 189: Social Sabbatical: Join Our 31-Day Summer Challenge for Personal Growth!
Episode 188: Mailbag: Answering Everything From Abandonment to Offering it Up
Episode 187: The Key to Real Personal Development
Episode 186: Unpacking the Tragedy in Haiti
Episode 185: What Makes Families Strong?
Episode 184: Secrets to Succeeding in Marriage (The Psychology of JP2, Part 4)
Episode 183: The Lead Domino Effect: Transformation Begins with a Blueprint
Episode 182: Delving Deep into the Human Experience with Dr. John Crosby
Episode 181: Harrison Butker's Anger: Making Sense of Current Events
Episode 180: The Psychology of JP2: A Bold Proposal
Episode 179: Superheroes Within: Parts Work and Inner Peace with Dr. Gerry Crete
Episode 178: The Last 70 Years in Psychology: Personal Reflections with Dr. Paul Vitz
Episode 177 - The Mystery of the Human Person with Dr. Peter Kreeft
Episode 176 - Human Suffering and Healing: A Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Paul Vitz, Dr. Gerry Crete and Mother Natalia
Episode 175 - Rethinking Formation: Preparing Priests for the Future with Father Sam Kachuba
Episode 174 - Healing or Harm? Unveiling the Truth About Bad Therapy
Episode 173 - Unmasking Disintegration: Examining the APA's Stance on Gender Identity
Episode 172 - A Journey through Faith and Music with John Michael Talbot
Episode 171 - Catholic Mindfulness on College Campus
Episode 170 - Navigating Mindfulness in Daily Living
Episode 169 - Breaking Free From Unhealthy Mental Habits
Episode 168 - Catholic Mindfulness in Daily Living with Dr. Bryan Violette
Episode 167 - Mindful Birthing and Other Stories with My Wife
Episode 166 - How Catholic Mindfulness Makes You A Better Catholic
Episode 165 - Understanding the Past to Navigate the Present with Fr. Sam Kachuba
Episode 164 - Finding Peace Beyond Understanding: Trusting God's Love Amidst Church Challenges
Episode 163: Leading From Weakness: Authenticity in Fatherhood with Bobby Angel
Episode 162: Unveiling Grace: A Journey of Redemption and Mercy with Johnna Sullivan
Episode 161: Habit Hacks for Real New Years Changes
Episode 160: Healing Through Parts Work and Litanies of the Heart, w/ Dr. Gerry Crete
Episode 159: My Personal Story of an Irregular Situation and Fiducia Supplicans
Episode 158: Blessings for Same-Sex Couples? (An Invitation to go Deeper)
Episode 157: For Those Holding the Line Between Two Extremes (A Gender Series Follow-Up)
Episode 156: Introducing…The Catholic Sinner Show! w/ Dr. Bryan Violette
Episode 155: How to Help Those Suffering with Gender Confusion
Episode 154: A Special Announcement and an Invitation to Join Our Mission!
Episode 153: How to Talk About Gender Issues
Episode 152: Towards a New Revolution of Gender Truth
Episode 151: From Gender Dysphoria to Gender Integration: A Proposal
Episode 150: Can Catholics Celebrate Halloween?
Episode 149: A New Approach to the Gender Crisis
Episode 148: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
Episode 147: The Stages of Spiritual Development
Episode 146: Is it Okay for Catholics to Practice Yoga?
Episode 145: What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?
Episode 144: The Surprising Truth About the Spiritual Life (Hint: It's Messy)
Episode 143: Is it Wrong to Separate From My Spouse? Q&A w/ Dr. Greg (A Relationship Series Wrap Up)
Episode 142: How to Start Healing an Unhealthy Relationship (A Relationship Series, Part Five)
Episode 141: Seven Signs of Emotional Abuse (A Relationship Series, Part Four)
Episode 140: How to Argue (A Relationship Series, Part Three)
Episode 139: Same But Different: Distinctions Between the Brains of Men & Women (A Relationship Series, Part Two)
Episode 138: The One Thing That Really Matters in Marriage (A Relationship Series, Part One)
Episode 137: Demonic Real Talk
Episode 136: How To Know If Your Anxiety Is More Spiritual or Emotional
Episode 135: The Power of Mindful Awareness in Parenting & Relationships
Episode 134: Catholic Mindfulness: Why It's Not Only Okay But Encouraged for Catholics to Practice
Episode 133: How Far is Too Far? (Navigating Boundaries in Relationships)
Episode 132: We Didn't Plan to Have Seven Kids: Accommodating Life w/ Barbra Bottaro
Episode 131: The #1 Threat to Marriage (Or Any Relationship, Really!)
Episode 130: How to Stop Internally Beating Yourself Up
Episode 129: The Importance of Staying Close to the Poor
Episode 128: Can I Just Pray It Away? (A Mentorship Message)
Episode 127: "I'm Gonna Want to Divorce You At Some Point," w/ Barbra Bottaro
Episode 126: Part 2 of Following the Holy Spirit, Theology of the Body, CatholicPsych…and Other Tangents: Interview w/ Dr. Greg
Episode 125: Following the Holy Spirit, Theology of the Body, CatholicPsych…and Other Tangents: An Interview w/ Dr. Greg (Part 1)
Episode 124: A Letter to Catholic Mental Health Professionals
Episode 123: Fake Science and Real Compassion
Episode 122: There Is No Real Marriage Therapy
Episode 121: How the APA is Schizophrenic
Episode 120: Leading with Vulnerability: A Visit w/ Fr. Louis Merosne
Episode 119: The Trouble with TikTok
Episode 118: Catching Foxes Interview w/ Dr. Greg: "Rings of a Tree" (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 117: Catching Foxes Interview w/ Dr. Greg: Getting Modern Therapy Right (Part 1)
Episode 116: Catholic & Divorced: From Pain to Purpose, w/ Rose Sweet
Episode 115: Hope for Adult Children of Divorce, w/ Dr. Daniel Meola
Episode 114: Psychology, Youth Ministry & What Your Teen Wants Most, w/ Mari Pablo
Episode 113: Surprising Sources of Pornography Problems, w/ Steve Pokorny
Episode 112: Insights From the East (Part Two), w/ Mother Natalia & Her Parents
Episode 111: Insights from the East (Part One), w/ Mother Natalia & Her Parents
Episode 110: Beyond Stereotypes: Gender, Culture, and Catholicism w/ Dr. Jennifer E. Morel
Episode 109: Converting the Culture with Love, w/ Sr. Agnus Dei, SV
Episode 108: It's Another Year… and I'm Still Single, w/ Dr. Mario Sacasa
Episode 107: What to Look For in a Mental Health Professional
Episode 106: The Psychology of the Incarnation
Episode 105: How to Build a Healthy, Holy Family, w/ Dr. Gregory Popcak
Episode 104: Do You Need a Diagnosis? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace
Episode 103: Is This Just Therapy…in Disguise? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace
Episode 102: ADHD and Me, w/ Teresa Violette
Episode 101: Catholic Parenting Amid Cultural Chaos, w/ Dr. Ray Guarendi
Episode 100: Misconceptions about Men's Emotions, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette
Episode 99: Diversity, Gender, and the Genius of Women, w/ Simone Rizkallah
Episode 98: Are You Gaslighting Yourself?
Episode 97: The Saints, Our Psychology, and Healthy Self-Denial w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace
Episode 96: Yes, I Was Wrong (Dialectic w/ Brian Butler)
Episode 95: How Broken Is Your Family? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 12 of 12)
Episode 94: How Change Actually Happens, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 11 of 12)
Episode 93: Becoming Like God for Others, w/ Fr. Boniface Hicks (Certification Series: Part 10 of 12)
Episode 92: How to Make Good Decisions, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 9 of 12)
Episode 91: Exploring a Case Study Through a Catholic Lens, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 8 of 12)
Episode 90: Male & Female: Why Would God Do That? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 7 of 12)
Episode 89: Finding Peace in the Presence of God, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 6 of 12)
Episode 88: When Things Go Wrong, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 5 of 12)
Episode 87: Hell is Not Other People, w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace (Certification Series: Part 4 of 12)
Episode 86: How Catholic is Your Spirituality? (Certification Series: Part 3 of 12)
Episode 85: The New Psych 101 w/ Dr. Bryan Violette & Amy Grace Miller (Certification Series: Part 2 of 12)
Episode 84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Certification Series: Part 1 of 12)
Episode 83: Ask Dr. Greg! (Q&A, w/ Amy Grace Miller)
Episode 82: Changing the Rules: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health
Episode 81: The Lies of the American Psychological Association
Episode 80: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Four)
Episode 79: The Weight of Grief, w/ Brianne Edwards
Episode 78: Dating Well, w/ Dr. Mario Sacasa
Episode 77: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Three)
Episode 76: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Two)
Episode 75: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity?
Episode 74: Merciless Mental Health vs. the Radical Compassion of the Catholic Proposal
Episode 73: The DSM Disease (Part Two)
Episode 72: The DSM Disease (Part One)
Episode 71: The Feminine Genius: A Conversation w/ Lisa Cotter
Episode 70: Mercy as the Antidote to Anxiety, w/ Colin Nykaza
Episode 69: Something Strange is Happening (A Holy Saturday Reflection)
Episode 68: "I'm Not Narcissistic, You're Narcissistic!" (An Antidote to Narcissism: Part Two)
Episode 67: An Antidote to Narcissism: Part One
Episode 66: Self-Ownership or Self-Surrender: What's My Responsibility?
Episode 65: Self-Compassion vs. Self-Denial: Finding the Balance
Episode 64: Why Pray a Novena? w/ Jen Settle
Episode 63: Attachment Theory: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How It Affects Your Relationships
Episode 62: Relationship Q&A with Married Therapists: An Interview with Dr. Bryan & Teresa Violette
Episode 61: Being Single (And Not Bitter About It) w/ Amy Grace Miller
Episode 60: In Discernment & Decision-Making, How Important Are Emotions? (A Mentorship Message)
Episode 59: Under the Surface: When Unhealthy Behaviors Mask as Self-Care (A Mentorship Message)
Episode 58: Hello From the Other Side: A Client's Experience in Mentorship, w/ Maureen Shepherd
Episode 57: Relationships, and All the Ways They Matter, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette
Episode 56: Writing Your Story with God, w/ Dr. Gerard McNicholas
Episode 55: Talking to Yourself w/ Dr. Emily Dowdell
Episode 54: Why Your New Year's Resolutions Will Fail (and How to Actually Succeed!)
Episode 53: Can Priests Do It All? w/ Fr. Louis Merosne
Episode 52: Is Self-Help Helpful or Selfish?
Episode 51: Are We Getting Addictions Right?
Episode 50: One Simple Way to Deal With Feeling Overwhelmed
Episode 49: Internal Family Systems and External Family Tensions
Episode 48: Why Do I Keep Doing the Things I Don't Want to Do?
Episode 47: How to Turn Your Inner Worst Enemies into Your Inner Best Friends
Episode 46: How to Stop Covid Adjustment Disorder from Turning Into Trauma Disorder
Episode 45: Halloween, Haiti, and Spiritual Warfare
Episode 44: Coffee Talk: The Social Media Dilemma (Are We Really Connecting?)
Episode 43: The Psychology of Holiness: Stories of Fr. Benedict, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Mentor Series)
Episode 42: The Rebelliousness of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, w/ Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR (Mentor Series)
Episode 41: What is Integration Anyway? w/ Fr. Louis Merosne
Episode 40: Why You Should Get to Know This Saint
Episode 39: Rehabilitating Our View of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Episode 38: Time for a Check-In
Episode 37: Forgiveness, Fatherhood, and Miraculous Grace w/ Devin Schadt
Episode 36: A Guided Exercise w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski
Episode 35: Why Do I Feel Like I Have Conflicting Parts? w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski
Episode 34: A New Theory! with a Catholic Lens
Episode 33: Choosing to See Beauty w/ Maura Preszler
Episode 32: The Endless Mystery of the Human Person w/ Fr. Louis Merosne and Lumen Vitae
Episode 31: What Everyone Gets Wrong about St. Joseph
Episode 30: Coffee Talk: What If I'm Afraid to Dream?
Episode 29: Three Ways the Imagination Can Help Us Understand God
Episode 28: Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, Temperaments, and Disney Characters
Episode 27: Catholic Guilt
Episode 26: Who Are You, Really? Taking Pride in Your Identity
Episode 25: Coffee Talk: When Do You Need Therapy?
Episode 24: Did Jesus Have Emotions?
Episode 23: A Look at Anxiety and Depression (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 4)
Episode 22: A Look at Obsessive Compulsive Behavior and Scrupulosity (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 3)
Episode 21: A Look at Narcissistic Personality Disorder (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 2)
Episode 20: A Look at Trauma (Mental Health Awareness Series, Part 1)
Episode 19: Is It Your Parents' Fault?
Episode 18: Should You Just "Pray More"?
Episode 17: Boundaries and Safety
Episode 16: Changing How You Feel
Episode 15: Getting the Full Set of Tools
Episode 14: Five Qualities of the Feminine Genius
Episode 13: St. Joseph's Masculine Genius
Episode 12: Different by Design
Episode 11: Needing a Mom and Dad
Episode 10: Why Failure is a Good Thing
Episode 9: Mentorship vs. Spiritual Direction
Episode 8: Why Mentorship
Episode 7: Did He Say "Dialogic"?
Episode 6: Announcing IDDM
Episode 5: The Frame
Episode 4: How Did We Get Here?
Episode 3: Where is God in Psychology?
Episode 2: The Human Blueprint
Episode 1: The Beginning
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