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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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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 beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - 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!