Father Bill W.

In modern society it appears that many men – and not a few women – are seriously and dangerously out of touch with their emotions. Opportunities abound to isolate and to self-medicate.  When we addicts and alcoholics begin recovery many of us find ourselves emotionally vulnerable and often immature. This series focuses on why this is and offers methods and exercises for connecting with and caring for our emotional selves. Father Bill continues interviewing therapist Laura Jones Swann, author of Men and Emotions … It’s a Thing. Laura’s worked extensively in the recovery field teaching at several Texas universities. She serves as the guide to a topic that’s relevant both to men and women alike. In this second-to-last episode, Laura reviews the second half of her strategy list to help support a healthy emotional life.   Show Notes: Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing by Laura Swann, MEd. LCDC https://www.amazon.com/Emotions-Thing-Laura-Jones-Swann/dp/B0CW3T4JMT   Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman:  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+goleman+emotional&hvadid=692815657814&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028223&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15016485746960485602&hvtargid=kwd-314849247096&hydadcr=15524_13558553&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_28uy2uf8ah_e   Other Book Recommendations: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._GDfd8RInPzGpyGqcpefe-0u81RUNAoCRYN-Rfmme_wMCM9TpPxxTivWEPib2tbwvGHGgfhkYatH7Pjgxq8a070KsMS44ycnM_eB3I8n_iOSShcPCFM0cvRFXFhSdPWI_8gky1SpuBDeU5RcCjmnwBmrY4R0e8Q9F_lxoL0UaHrRYHTjLkOLN8tPVEghzR3aMtVLJlOdnghsbmClHzC6nA55eW7hZTFcOW_2_n-k3v0.blzBeyMeWOkwILqgJP-ay-baeYa49V9eaaoEUdY2M3M&dib_tag=se&hvadid=580689605212&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028223&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6257331460669020339&hvtargid=kwd-1410515536440&hydadcr=16287_13419214&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score.&qid=1733164914&sr=8-1   A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a+new+pair+of+glasses&hvadid=598729310159&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028223&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1228835370073832348&hvtargid=kwd-577700975&hydadcr=22561_13531225&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_1eimpz2ddj_e   You can contact Laura at:  menandemotionsbook@gmail.com   Website: www.twowayprayer.org

In modern society many men – and not a few women – are seriously and dangerously out of touch with their emotions. Opportunities abound to isolate and to self-medicate.  When we addicts and alcoholics begin recovery many of us find ourselves emotionally vulnerable and immature. This series focuses on why this is and offers methods and exercises for connecting with and caring for our emotional selves. Father Bill continues interviewing therapist Laura Jones Swann, author of Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing. Laura’s worked extensively in the recovery field teaching at several Texas universities. She serves as the guide to a topic that’s relevant to men and women alike. In this third episode Laura reviews strategies that can help both men and women support a healthy emotional life. It’s divided into a two-parts. Show Notes: Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing by Laura Swann, MEd. LCDC You can contact Laura at menandemotionsbook@gmail.com

In modern society many men – and not a few women – are seriously and dangerously out of touch with their emotions. Opportunities abound to isolate and to self-medicate.  When an addict or an alcoholic begins recovery many of us find ourselves emotionally vulnerable and immature. This series focuses on some reasons for this and offers methods and exercises for connecting with and caring for our emotional selves.  Father Bill interviews therapist Laura Jones Swann, author of Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing. Laura has worked extensively in the recovery field  teaching at several Texas universities. She’ll serve as the guide to a topic that’s relevant to men and women alike.  In this second episode Laura takes a deep dive into the emotional life of men: the unique challenges men face, the emotional inner- landscape of our lives, and Nine Principles for Connecting to and Caring for the Emotional Self.   Show Notes: Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing by Laura Swann, MEd. LCDC  Daniel Goldman: Emotional Intelligence Emotions and Feelings Chart: Practices-FeelingsSensations.pdf You can contact Laura menandemotionsbook@gmail.com 

In modern society many men – and not a few women – are seriously and dangerously out of touch with their emotions. Opportunities abound to isolate and to self-medicate. When an addict or an alcoholic begins recovery  many of us find ourselves emotionally vulnerable and emotionally immature. This series focuses on some reasons this comes about and offers methods and exercises for connecting with and caring for our emotional selves. Father Bill interviews therapist Laura Jones Swann, author of Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing. Laura has worked extensively in the recovery field for many years teaching at several Texas universities. She’ll serve as the guide to a topic that’s relevant to men and women alike. In the first episode Laura introduces herself, talks about her own recovery, shares how she became interested in deeper emotional work, and suggests how her book can be of help to readers wanting to grow in emotional maturity. Hope you'll come along!  Show Notes: Men and Emotions: It’s a Thing by Laura Jones Swann, MEd. LCDC You can contact Laura at menandemotionsbook@gmail.com

Fr. Bill interviews Jungian analyst and author of The War of the Gods in Addiction David Schoen. The conversation centers on the underlying, and often overlooked, psychic elements uniquely present in addiction and the 12-Step pathway that seems specifically designed to overcome them. Show Notes: The War of the Gods in Addiction Copy of the Letters Between Wilson and Jung

A book I’ve often returned to over and over is Thomas R. Kelly’s  A Testament of Devotion. Kelly was a Quaker and a mystic. His book centers on what the Big Book calls “the Great Reality within.” Since it’s a Greater Reality we can never fully understand it – but we can certainly experience it – and mystics like Kelly come as close as humans can come to describing what such an experience - and still more – what a such relationship is like. In this final episode Fr. Bill goes further into Kelly’s chapter: The Simplification of Life. Kelly’s advice to a group of Quakers has a great deal to offer a group of drunks and addicts in following Dr. Bob’s advice to KEEP IT SIMPLE! Show Notes: A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly

A book I’ve often returned to over and over is Thomas R. Kelly’s  A Testament of Devotion. Kelly was a Quaker and a mystic. His book centers on what the Big Book calls “the Great Reality within.” Since it’s a Greater Reality we can never fully understand it – but we can certainly experience it – and mystics like Kelly come as close as humans can come to describing what such an experience - and still more – what a such relationship is like. In this episode Fr. Bill goes further into Kelly’s chapter: The Eternal Now and Social Concern. Kelly balances a person’s work in the world with an experience of God in the Now. The two flow out of one another just as carrying the message flows naturally from an experience of God.   Show Notes:       A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly

A book I’ve often returned to over and over is Thomas R. Kelly’s  A Testament of Devotion. Kelly was a Quaker and a mystic. His book centers on what the Big Book calls “the Great Reality within.” Since it’s a Greater Reality we can never fully understand it – but we can certainly experience it – and mystics like Kelly come as close as humans can come to describing what such an experience - and still more – what a such relationship is like. In this episode Fr. Bill goes further into Kelly’s chapter: The Blessed Community. He describes what it means to be in genuine union with fellow spiritual travelers verses being just another cog in a spiritual wheel going nowhere. Show Notes: A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly

A book I’ve often returned to over and over is Thomas R. Kelly’s  A Testament of Devotion. Kelly was a Quaker and a mystic. His book centers on what the Big Book calls “the Great Reality within.” Since it’s a Greater Reality we can never fully understand it – but we can certainly experience it – and mystics like Kelly come as close as humans can come to describing what such an experience - and still more – what a such relationship is like. In this episode Fr. Bill goes further into Kelly’s chapter: Holy Obedience sharing what it’s like to be there and four steps for getting there. Show Notes: A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly

A book I’ve often returned to over and over is Thomas R. Kelly’s  A Testament of Devotion. Kelly was a Quaker and a mystic. His book centers on what the Big Book calls “the Great Reality within.” Since it’s a Greater Reality we can never understand it – but we can experience it – and mystics like Kelly come as close as humans can come to describing what such an experience - and still more – what such a relationship is like. In this episode, Fr. Bill focuses on Kelly’s second chapter: Holy Obedience. It’s OK to listen even if you’re not wholly there! Show Notes: A Testament ofDevotion by Thomas R. Kelly Poem: The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson http://www.houndofheaven.com/poem Wiki page on the life of Francis Thompson (a recovered opium addict)