In this episode, we talk about: Fr. Agustino’s vocation story with the CFR friars;  The blessing of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, on our lives;  Lessons from Fr. Benedict about the power of personal encounter;  Fr. Benedict’s gift for “trouble”;  Finding opportunities for people to do good;  Bridging the gap between the secular and religious;   Fr. Benedict as an example of true integration;  Resources mentioned or relevant: Learn more about (and donate to!) the CFRs;  Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more; Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!

Fr. Louis Merosne discusses integration and holiness from a Catholic perspective. Topics include seeking true happiness through holiness, God's vulnerability to us, and the role of gratitude in maintaining a positive mindset. The conversation also touches on the importance of hope, faith, and trust in daily life.

In this episode, we talk about: Dr. Greg’s new mobile app! The significance of St. John Paul II making St. Thérèse a Doctor of the Church as a woman, a contemplative, and a young person;  How different people can be drawn to different saints;  The universal vocation to holiness;  The call to freedom through Jesus Christ;  What it means to have hope to become a saint;  Resources mentioned or relevant: The Passion of St. Thérèse by Guy Gaucher Download The Integrated App. Access the Novena to St. Thérèse through the Integrated App St. John Paul II’s proclamation of St. Thérèse as a Doctor of the Church;  Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!

In this episode, we talk about: Dr. Greg’s experience at World Youth Day Paris in 1997;  His encounters with St. John Paul II and St. Thérèse of Lisieux;  What it means that she is a Doctor of the Church;  What we can learn about our own spiritual growth from a cloistered nun;  Resources mentioned or relevant: Access the Novena to St. Thérèse through the Integrated App St. John Paul II’s proclamation of St. Thérèse as a Doctor of the Church;  Download The Integrated App Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) - our new model of daily accompaniment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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! 

In this episode, we talk about: The patron saints of the CatholicPsych Institute;  Why we need saints like St. Thérèse of Lisieux;   What’s upcoming from CatholicPsych;  Resources mentioned or relevant: Download The Integrated App; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship) - our new model of daily accompaniment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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! 

In this episode, we talk about: Devin’s background and his work for spreading devotion to St. Joseph How Devin came to learn what Fatherhood looks like The role of St. Joseph in his life Practical moments of God speaking to his heart  Insights learned from fathering a child with special needs The power of forgiveness   Resources mentioned or relevant: Custos: Total Consecration through St. Joseph Consecration to St. Joseph, beginning September 10th and ending October 13th Devin Schadt’s work at https://fathersofstjoseph.org/ The Path (FREE EBOOK!)  LEAD- 40 Days to Fatherly Greatness Download The Integrated App; Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!    About Dr. Greg and the CatholicPsych Institute Dr. Bottaro is a clinical psychologist and founder of the CatholicPsych Institute. He received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, a graduate school that integrates Catholic philosophy and theology with sound, empirically validated psychology. Before his degree, Dr. Bottaro discerned a religious vocation with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFRs). He lived four years in the Bronx, serving the poor in the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi. Under the mentorship of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, this experience helped him form a spirituality based on Abandonment to Divine Providence which he now applies to psychological principles in his practice. He learned from Fr. Benedict how to discern God's voice and live a life in service to others. Six years after leaving NYC as a friar he returned as a psychologist. The CatholicPsych Institute began there in 2012 and has since grown to 5 offices with 12 therapists serving clients around the globe. Dr. Bottaro now lives in Connecticut with his wife Barbra and their six children. He actively avoids watching the news and spends his free time thinking up crazy new ideas on how to make the world a better place.

In this episode, we talk about: A practical exercise in connecting to a part;  How we can “show up” to our different parts;  Hearing and healing different parts of ourselves;  Dr. Greg's own experience of the guided exercise;    Resources mentioned or relevant: Interior Therapist Community;  Souls and Hearts;  Interior Integration for Catholics podcast;  Internal Family Systems Model (IFS);  Download The Integrated App; Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!

In this episode, we talk about: Introducing Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist and founder of Souls and Hearts;  Dr. Richard Schwartz and Internal Family Systems;  The idea of “parts” within yourself;  Good and bad relationships with your own parts;  Did Jesus have parts?  How this idea of “parts” connects to the Catholic faith;    Resources mentioned or relevant: Interior Therapist Community;  Souls and Hearts;  Interior Integration for Catholics podcast;  Internal Family Systems Model (IFS);  Download The Integrated App; Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!

In this episode, we talk about: How to understand theories developed by non-Catholics;  Two extremes secular psychology can fall to, and how the Catholic answer lies in the middle;  An emerging theory, called Internal Family Systems and “parts work”;  An introduction to understanding “parts” with a Catholic anthropology;    Resources mentioned or relevant: The movie Inside Out from Disney/Pixar;  Internal Family Systems Model (IFS);  Download The Integrated App; Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!

In this episode, we talk about: Maura Preszler and her new book, Choosing to See Beauty;  Maura’s background and the work she does now to encourage others in their journey of healing;  The almost incalculable impact of a mental health diagnosis and good therapy on her life;  The value of working on your own healing for the sake of the life of thriving that God wants for you;    Resources mentioned or relevant: Maura’s upcoming book: Choosing to See Beauty: My Story of Moving Past Trauma and Mental Illness Maura’s platform: Made In His Image Download The Integrated App; Learn about IDDM - Dr.Greg’s new model of treatment; The Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph;  Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg’s team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to 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!