Welcome to Episode 83 of the Being Human Podcast: Ask Dr. Greg! (Q&A, w/ Amy Grace Miller) In this episode, Dr. Greg is joined by the CatholicPsych content and community manager, Amy Grace Miller, to field questions from the community! How do I overcome sloth? Is it okay that my therapist is using CBT to treat my OCD/scrupulosity? Should Catholics abandon the field of psychology altogether? How do I talk to loved ones who admit to experiencing gender confusion? Plus, more information about how Dr. Greg’s new certification can benefit you! Discussed in this episode: Answering questions from the community related to sloth, the field of secular psychology, what it means to be a Catholic therapist, gender confusion, and more; The importance of viewing questions through a lens of integration, and why it’s difficult to give simple answers to particular questions; The psychological dimension of our humanity as overlapping both our material and our spiritual being; Are certain psychological theories and/or forms of treatment (i.e. CBT, attachment theory, etc.) okay to use? Clarififying what specifically is anti-Catholic about the field of psychology; Why an education in psychology alone is not enough for mental health professionals; The importance of grounding our education in how to walk with others in the philosophy of Pope St. John Paul II The Church as a field hospital in the midst of the current culture war, and the need for individuals trained in how to adequately care for victims of this battle; How the certification offered through CatholicPsych can benefit those in various fields and vocations. Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for our free Open House to learn more about the new certification! Instagram post about integration (referenced in this episode); Hear more about the new certification in last week’s episode: Changing the Rules: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! 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 82 of the Being Human Podcast: Changing the Rules: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health In this episode, Dr. Greg officially introduces the brand new CatholicPsych certification program! He breaks open what it is, what it isn’t, who it’s for, and how it will provide a more effective way to help others carry their mental health burdens. Discussed in this episode: Overview of the new CatholicPsych certification and invitation to the Open House; The certification as a model of integration with a goal to help others become healthier, holier, and happier; Psychology as the intersection between our spiritual and physical lives; Why we need a blueprint for what it means to be human when it comes to helping people carry their mental health burdens; The importance of Pope St. John Paul II’s anthropology of the human person; The reason spiritual direction and psychotherapy should not actually be separate; Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for the free Open House to learn more about our new certification! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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 81 of the Being Human Podcast: The Lies of the American Psychological Association In this episode, Dr. Greg tackles the problematic stance taken by the American Psychological Association (APA) on abortion; he also breaks open why it’s important for Catholic mental health professionals to practice from a place of integration, why most psychology programs cannot provide that kind of education, and what CatholicPsych is doing to help. Discussed in this episode: How politics have taken precedence over scientific fact when it comes to the APA’s stance on abortion; The validity and findings of scientific studies done about the mental health impact on women who have had an abortion; Why practicing as a mental health professional under the APA guidelines is becoming untenable; The importance of Catholic mental health professionals starting from a place of integration of psychology, theology, and anthropology; Reasons why even Catholic psychology programs are forced to s...
Welcome to Episode 80 of the Being Human Podcast: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Four) One last episode to wrap up our series on gender and complementarity! This week, Dr. Greg addresses some of the questions and feedback received from earlier episodes in the series, and dives deeper into how we can understand “gender fluidity” from a Catholic perspective. Discussed in this episode: Addressing feedback and questions from the first three episodes in this series; How words have meaning and why it’s important to continue using specific words even if they have been hijacked by the culture; The hierarchy of the gift of self and our calling to be gift to all in our lives; The importance of Christ being born into a family with both a mother and a father and its implications for us; How we are influenced and formed through the gifts of others; Why we need to be formed by both a same-sex and opposite-sex parent in order to become the best version of ourselves. Resources mentioned or relevant: Listen to the first episode in this series: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity?; Check out the work of the International Institute of Culture and Gender Studies; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Learn more about our new certification launching in the Fall! 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! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! 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 79 of the Being Human Podcast: The Weight of Grief, w/ Brianne Edwards Dr. Greg welcomes author Brianne Edwards to the podcast this week to discuss her brand new book and the most recent publication of CatholicPsych Press: ‘A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss.’ Discussed in this episode: Background on the author and her reasons for sharing the story of her son’s unexpected death and its impact upon her; The role of reading others’ stories as a way to process grief and the desire of the author for her book to offer support for others in the midst of grief; The difficulty of discussing grief with others and finding authentic support amid loss; The author’s journey to get to a place of carrying the weight of grief comfortably; Our desire to control and the difficulty in coming to terms with the reality of death as something that is uncontrollable; Religious cliché as unhelpful in the midst of grief and loss and the author’s struggle in her relationship with God after the death of her son; Re-creating the beauty of the resurrection through our own suffering by offering consolation to others following healing; The author’s purpose in writing her book and founding a nonprofit in honor of her son. Resources mentioned or relevant: A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss by Brianne Edwards; Follow Bri on Instagram or Facebook: @LachsLegacy; Visit Lach’s Legacy Website, a resource for grieving parents; 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! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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 78 of the Being Human Podcast: Dating Well, w/ Dr. Mario Sacasa This week, Dr. Greg welcomes friend and colleague Dr. Mario Sacasa to the show for a conversation centered around the challenges of dating in our modern day! Topics of discussion include discernment in dating, developmental stages of a relationship, healthy boundaries, learning from rejection, and red flags to watch out for to avoid a narcissistic partner. Discussed in this episode: Reasons why dating in our modern day has become so difficult; Dating as an act of discernment; Developmental process of a relationship (five stages of a relationship); How to know when a relationship has potential, and red flags to watch out for while on a date; The importance of appropriate emotional and physical boundaries when dating; Dr. Greg’s personal experiences in dating and how he met his wife; Being open to the experience of learning from rejection; How to view dating as an opportunity for personal growth and development of the virtue of courage. Resources mentioned or relevant: More on Dr. Mario Sacasa’s course Dating Well; Follow Dr. Mario on Facebook or Instagram: @drmariosacasa; Listen to Always Hope, the podcast hosted by Dr. Mario; The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt; Pew Research Center article: Key Takeaways on Americans’ Views Of and Experiences With Dating and Relationships; Watch Dr. Greg’s Rules for Online Dating (with link in to a free downloadable .pdf!); Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, including Built to Last - a course on Marriage and Relationships; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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 77 of the Being Human Podcast: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Three) This week, Dr. Greg begins to wrap up his series on gender and the complementarity of men and women. In this episode, he proposes a definition of “genius” (of a masculine or feminine type) and then breaks open the specific brain differences between men and women that lay a foundation for the particular genius of each. Discussed in this episode: Defining what is meant by the feminine or masculine “genius”; How the differences in our brains as male and female give us a natural affinity towards certain skill sets; The unique ways men and women’s bodies and brains order each towards the creation and protection of new life; How the particular gifts of each sex can also lead to particular weaknesses in each, and the specific qualities that men and women need to learn from each other; Ways our complementarity as men and women can lead us to become better versions of ourselves; How masculine and feminine “genius” qualities are above all human qualities meant to be integrated into our personhood; Resources mentioned or relevant: Listen to the first two episodes in this series: Episode #75 (Part One) and Episode #76 (Part Two); The Female Brain and The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine; 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; On the Masculine Genius, an article by Dr. Greg published in Humanum Quarterly Review; Learn more about complementarity and the masculine and feminine genius in Dr. Greg’s relationships course: A Marriage Built to Last; 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! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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 76 of the Being Human Podcast: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part Two) This week, Dr. Greg continues the conversation from Episode #75 on our purpose in being created as male and female, exploring a Catholic vision of complementarity as ordered towards unity between men and women, and breaking open why we need the opposite sex to attain holiness. (Note: Mature Content) Discussed in this episode: The Catholic vision of the human person, created as male and female and ordered towards a purpose; How we are a theology in our masculinity and femininity, with a capacity for fruitfulness stamped into our genetic code from the moment of our conception. Giving the gift of ourselves and receiving the gift of others, and how we are changed through this reciprocity of gift; Marriage as a path to holiness, and why we need the opposite sex to attain that holiness; The reason the call to celibacy is a supernatural vocation; The Catholic “both and” of complementarity and equality; How the differences in our brain as male and female give us a natural affinity towards certain skill sets; Resources mentioned or relevant: Sign up for insider information about our new certification launching in the Fall; Listen to episode #75, the first in this series: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? Ch. 17 of the Theology of the Body (see pg. 43): Man and Woman: A Gift for Each Other Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) On the Masculine Genius, an article by Dr. Greg published in Humanum Quarterly Review; Watch Fruitfulness is Not a Pillar of the Theology of the Body on YouTube; Learn more about complementarity and the masculine and feminine genius in Dr. Greg’s relationships course: A Marriage Built to Last; 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! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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!
Welcome to Episode 75 of the Being Human Podcast: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? In this week’s episode, Dr. Greg opens up a new series focused on fleshing out a convincing Catholic response to the gender confusion in our culture today; he proposes an answer to an important question about the purpose of being created as male and female. (Note: Mature Content) Discussed in this episode: The impossibility of changing one’s gender; The philosophy of John Paul II and how it can serve as a foundation for understanding our bodies; The teleological capacity of the human person; What no one in the Church seems to be talking about in regards to our creation as men and women; A proposal to the question of why we are made as male and female; Fruitfulness as a consequence of every free, total, faithful gift given between a man and a woman; How, as Catholics, we have the full spectrum of ways to arrive at truth available to us; The need to coalesce around a vision of gender, sex, and the human person’s purpose. Resources mentioned or relevant: Read On the Masculine Genius, an article by Dr. Greg published in Humanum Quarterly Review; Sign up for insider information about our new certification launching in the Fall! Watch Fruitfulness is Not a Pillar of the Theology of the Body by Dr. Greg on YouTube; Read 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; Learn more about complementarity and the masculine and feminine genius in Dr. Greg’s relationships course: A Marriage Built to Last; 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! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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 74 of the Being Human Podcast: Merciless Mental Health vs. the Radical Compassion of the Catholic Proposal In this week’s episode, Dr. Greg proposes that a Catholic response to our culture’s gender and sexual confusion is more compassionate than anything the secular world of mental health care is offering, and fleshes out how a Catholic understanding of the body can offer clarity to the current cultural chaos. Discussed in this episode: Compassion as the appropriate response toward those struggling with difficulties in the area of sexual attraction or identity; Clarification of points made in last week’s episode; Acknowledgment of abuses experienced by some seeking to change their sexual orientation, and the need for better therapy options that are more appropriate to the dignity of the person; Further exploration of the deep error in how we view our bodies as a result of Cartesian dualism; What’s ironic about our modern culture’s position on “body shaming”; How a Catholic view of the body can offer hope and clarity to the current cultural chaos; The need for a deeper and renewed understanding of masculinity and femininity, and the purpose of being created as male and female. Resources mentioned or relevant: Episode #73: The DSM Disease (Part Two); Dr. Robert Spitzer reading his letter of apology; Blog article: How the Church Can Understand Homosexuality; Learn more about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can support you! 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! Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the 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. 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!