The Importance of Confession in Therapy

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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!

 

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