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Welcome to Episode 189 of the Being Human Podcast: Social Sabbatical: Join Our 31-Day Summer Challenge for Personal Growth!

In this short episode, Dr. Greg introduces a 31-day social media fast challenge, inspired by his experiences as a Franciscan friar. He explains the importance of interior silence and invites listeners to join him and the CatholicPsych team in this social sabbatical.

Discussed in this episode:

• Insights from Dr. Greg's time as a Franciscan friar, including the cadence of prayer throughout the day and "Hermitage Day" each week;

• The need for interior silence in personal and professional life;

• Prioritizing the contemplative life of intimacy with God from which all charitable activity flows;

• In some way, shape, or form, every single one of us baptized into Christ is called to develop intimacy with Him;

• We all need to grow in intimacy with God, so we all need to cultivate interior silence;

• An invitation and challenge to participate in CatholicPsych's 31-day social media fast;

• Why CatholicPsych is going dark for a month (August 2024), including pausing the Being Human podcast;

• Dr. Greg's personal commitment and sacrifice during this social media fast;

• How to use this social media sabbatical to cultivate interior silence and intimacy with God.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Learn more about Catholic Mindfulness:
  • Blog article: "Why Catholic Mindfulness?"
  • Book: The Mindful Catholic
  • 8-Week Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you;
• Want to help others? Learn more about our Certification program (CPMAP): CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism;
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
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What does "offer it up" really mean? What is the Christocentric take on trauma? What does a holy and healthy life look like? In this mailbag episode, join us for a lively Q&A show where we answer these questions and more!

Discussed in this episode:

• Healing abandonment wounds and overcoming negative psychological effects of being adopted;
• Adoption in the light of the Holy Family (we're all adopted!);
• Every parent-child relationship involves being wounded, even with the greatest of parents;
• The Christocentric take on trauma and the path of healing which is open to all;
• Our traumas do not end our life: hope from a Christocentric life;
• God takes our wounds and turns them into light and life;
• 3 phases of healing trauma, and the healing work of finding Jesus in our trauma;
• How to discern which type of accompaniment to pursue (coaching, spiritual direction, therapy, mentorship);
• How we project our parental experiences onto God;
• Why the phrase "offer it up" is out of context and misused;
• The real spiritual answer to another's suffering;
• The need for integration in spiritual direction;
• A healthy understanding of mortification and aestheticism;
• Discerning a healthy amount of social media use;
• Announcement of CatholicPsych's upcoming "social media fast."

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• If you enjoyed this mailbag episode, tune into The CatholicPsych Show which airs at 11am ET on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays;
• Learn more about Catholic Mindfulness:
  • Blog article: "Why Catholic Mindfulness?"
  • Book: The Mindful Catholic
  • 8-Week Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you;
• Want to help others? Learn more about our Certification program (CPMAP): CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism;
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicPsych
  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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Let's go beyond pop psychology and explore the path to authentic human flourishing! In this episode, Dr. Greg explains how to distinguish between good psychology and pop psychology. Also, find out why "attachment parenting" actually creates self-sabotaging anxiety.

Discussed in this episode:

• How to distinguish between good psychology and pop psychology, and why that matters for human flourishing;
• Dangers and benefits of pop psychology;
• Most theories of the entire world of psychology are either atheist or agnostic;
• How psychological adjustment interplays with spiritual growth;
• Understanding the difference between spirituality and religion;
• "Attachment parenting" as a fad of pop psychology;
• Understanding what secure attachment actually is, and why attachment parenting causes self-sabotaging anxiety;
• How anxiety responses differ between men (fight, flight or freeze) and women (connect or reject);
• Can we pray away our anxiety?
• Genuine inner peace as a mark both of spiritual growth and of psychological adjustment;
• What does it mean to be self fulfilled? To be satisfied?
• How defense mechanisms block our deep desires and our understanding of identity;
• The dire consequences of not grounding our experimental perspective in revealed truth;
• Insider access to a lecture from the Spirituality concentration of our Certification training program!
• A Catholic mental health professional's goal is not symptom reduction or to reduce suffering; instead, the goal is to increase peace.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development by Fr. Benedict Groeschel;
• Learn more about our Certification program (CPMAP): CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• The Jeweler's Shop by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
• Person and Psyche by Kenneth Schmitz
• The Spiritual Child by Lisa Miller
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team 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
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
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  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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In this special episode of the Being Human podcast, join Dr. Greg and Father Louis Merosne as they delve into the often-overlooked crises in Haiti, exploring the profound lessons for both Americans and Haitians, and opening up Christ's call to stay close to the poor.

Discussed in this episode:

• Haitian News Edition of The CatholicPsych Show
• What Haitians can learn from Americans, and what Americans can learn from Haitians
• The importance of tuning into current events outside the news cycle of mainstream media
• Mind-blowing events unfolding in Haiti
• Taking our vocation seriously to care for the plight of the poor
• Our call to stay close to the poor
• Ways to help the poor in Haiti

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Support the work of Fr. Louis Merosne at "Mission to the Beloved": www.missiontothebeloved.com
• Tune into The CatholicPsych Show which airs at 11am ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
• Course created by Fr. Louis Merosne as a means of raising money to serve the poor in Haiti: "What Exorcisms Teach Us about the Spiritual Life" (all proceeds go to Fr. Louis' Haiti Mission Fund)
• Other Being Human podcast episodes with Fr. Louis Merosne:
  • Episode 32: The Endless Mystery of the Human Person
  • Episode 41: What Is Integration Anyway?
  • Episode 45: Halloween, Haiti, and Spiritual Warfare
  • Episode 53: Can Priests Do It All?
  • Episode 120: Leading with Vulnerability
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification program: CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicPsych
  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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In this episode, Dr. Greg interviews Dr. Brad Wilcox, Catholic sociologist, professor and author of Get Married: Why Americans Should Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization. Learn about Dr. Brad's sociological research on family dynamics, marriage, and parenting across different cultures, and his key findings on what makes families strong.

Discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Brad's amazing work bringing a foundation of Catholic faith to the world of sociology
• The connection between family stability and societal health
• Practical insights on building a strong, resilient family
• The five pillars of a strong marriage: communion, children, commitment, cash and community
• The importance of forging a "we before me" approach to marriage
• The ways in which when marriages and families are strong, our country and communities are more likely to be flourishing
• The importance of prioritizing a "family first" approach to life rather than a "me first" approach to life
• Dr. Brad's journey from the Episcopal Church to Catholicism
• The gift of having a job where the work is actually improving one's personal growth and vocation

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Get Married, Why Americans Should Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization by Dr. Brad Wilcox
• Go to the Institute for Family Studies to learn more and to access Dr. Brad's books, articles, social media, and podcast interviews
• Gender and Parenthood: Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives by Dr. Brad Wilcox
• Learn more about gender complementarity:
  • Blog article: Celebrating the Differences of Men and Women
  • Blog article: God Created Us to Need Each Other
  • Episode 149: A New Approach to the Gender Crisis
  • 4-part series on Gender Fluidity or Complementarity?
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification program: CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicPsych
  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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What are the "secrets to success" for dating, marriages, and relationships? In this episode, Dr. Greg discusses the profound and practical wisdom in JP2's book Love and Responsibility. Part 4 of our series on the psychology of Pope John Paul II.

Discussed in this episode:

• Personalistic norm: the most misunderstood principle in marriages and family dynamics
• A surprising and different way to understand love
• Dating mistake: Why it is backwards to look for the right person with a list of checkboxes
• The one question to ask during dating and the discernment of marriage
• Why a spouse's infidelity does not change your vow or "break the marriage"
• Using a person as a means to an end vs loving a person
• Sexual complementarity and the two dualist errors harming marriages: rigorism and libidinism
• Tenderness: JP2 takes us a step further than empathy in relationships
• The correct understanding of "marriage as a remedy of concupiscence"

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
• Series on the psychology of JP2:
  • Episode 180: The Psychology of JP2: A Bold Proposal
  • Episode 182: Delving Deep into the Human Experience
  • Episode 183: The Lead Domino Effect: Transformation Begins with a Blueprint
• Resources on dating and marriage:
  • Marriage Mini-Course: A Free CatholicPsych Resource
  • Episode 127: "I'm Gonna Want to Divorce You"
  • Episode 131: The #1 Threat to Marriage
  • Blog article: The One Most Important Quality to Look for in a Spouse
  • Episode 122: There Is No Real Marriage Therapy
• Learn more about gender complementarity:
  • Blog article: Celebrating the Differences of Men and Women
  • Blog article: God Created Us to Need Each Other
  • Episode 149: A New Approach to the Gender Crisis
  • 4-part series on Gender Fluidity or Complementarity?
• How does the error of dualism impact your life?
  • Blog article: You're No Angel, But Neither Am I
  • Blog article: Who Are We? And What Heals Us?
  • Episode 41: What Is Integration Anyway?
• Learn more about JP2's Theology of the Body:
  • Man and Woman He Created Them (original text by JP2)
  • Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher West
  • TOB Books and Resources by Jason Evert
  • Theology of the Body Institute
• Please share your feedback and questions ([email protected]) and share this podcast episode with Catholic mental health professionals
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification program: CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
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A continuation of our series on the psychology of Pope John Paul II. In this episode, Dr. Greg discusses JP2's blueprint of the human person and how it is the answer to all the problems we face today. When it comes to transforming our culture, this is the lead domino that will knock over every other domino.

Discussed in this episode:

• What it means to have a blueprint of the human person
• Every moment of our humanity is impacted by the teachings of Pope John Paul II (JP2)
• JP2 answers the questions of contemporary man
• For therapists and psychologists, the practical implications of having a blueprint of the human person
• Why JP2 is the most important psychologist of the last 200 years (more important than Freud, Brene Brown, Jordan Peterson, and literally any other)
• Catholic therapists have to be experts of consciousness
• The proper understanding of the terms "self realization" and "self actualization"
• The difference between self knowledge and self awareness
• How addiction limits human freedom
• The philosophy of JP2 as the most effective approach to a contemporary understanding of the human person
• JP2's work uniquely marries together two philosophical systems: Thomistic Philosophy and Phenomenology
• Why the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas alone is not enough to convert most people today
• Ways to join the mission to bring the psychology of JP2 to mainstream society

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
• Person and Act by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
• Writings, speeches, and encyclicals of Pope St. John Paul II
• Setting the Stage: Early Plays of St. John Paul II
• Series on the psychology of JP2 on the Being Human podcast:
  • Episode 180: The Psychology of JP2: A Bold Proposal
  • Episode 182: Delving Deep into the Human Experience
• Gaudium et Spes
• Theology of the Body:
  • Man and Woman He Created Them (original text by JP2)
  • Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher West
  • TOB Books and Resources by Jason Evert
  • Theology of the Body Institute
• Please share your feedback and questions ([email protected]) and share this podcast episode with Catholic mental health professionals
• If you are a Catholic mental health professional, join the waiting list for Fellowship, a practical way to deeply connect the dots between your identity as a therapist and a Catholic
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification program: CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicPsych
  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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A continuation of our series on how the psychology of JP2 is the answer to our modern world gone sideways. In this episode, Dr. Greg Bottaro and philosopher Dr. John Crosby delve deep into the human experience through the lens of Dietrich von Hildebrand and Pope John Paul II.

Discussed in this episode:

• Why a psychology of JP2 is what the world needs to move forward from the mess we're in
• What it means to "meet someone where they are"
• The difference between our conscious and subconscious, and how this affects our human acts
• The difference between reflective consciousness and reflexive consciousness
• Reflexive consciousness as "an experience of myself from within" (interiority)
• Without reflexive consciousness, an individual is a stranger or spectator to himself/herself
• Self-determination vs the dangers of determinism even within one's spiritual life
• Coercion vs freedom and other parenting challenges in passing on the faith to our children
• The importance of the philosophy and work of Dietrich von Hildebrand
• Personal anecdotes of von Hildebrand as a professor of philosophy and a confessor of the faith
• Phenomenology and the subjective experience of the person
• The lived experience of one's own subjectivity as an important dimension of the blueprint of the human person

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Learn more about the Hildebrand Project and the books, events, and resources available
• Support the work of the Hildebrand Project
• The Art of Living by Dietrich von Hildebrand with Alice von Hildebrand
• Learn more about Alice von Hildebrand
• Person and Act by Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II)
• Past Being Human podcast episodes:
  • Episode 180: The Psychology of JP2: A Bold Proposal
  • Episode 174: Healing or Harm? Unveiling the Truth about Bad Therapy
  • Episode 173: Unmasking Disintegration: Examining the APA's Stance on Gender Identity
• If you are a Catholic mental health professional, join the waiting list for Fellowship, a practical way to deeply connect the dots between your identity as a therapist and a Catholic
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification program: CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicPsych
  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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 [email protected] - we would love to hear from you!

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Welcome to Episode 181 of the Being Human Podcast: Harrison Butker's Anger: Making Sense of Current Events

This week, we're announcing our newest project: a live call-in show during which Dr. Greg Bottaro and Dr. Bryan Violette try to make sense of the latest news headlines. Among other news headlines, this episode includes a discussion of the football commencement speech heard round the world (Harrison Butker's controversial graduation address at Benedictine College).

Discussed in this episode:

• The new live CatholicPsych Show
• Harrison Butker's commencement speech: the good, the not so great, and everything in between
• Reactions from the public and media to Butker's controversial statements
• Context for Butker's comment about homemakers, marriage, and motherhood
• Butker's angry and ineffective chastisements against bishops vs helping a person in leadership affect change
• Butker's immature and pejorative statement about Natural Family Planning as a form of birth control
• Butker's narrow mentality about the Latin Mass
• The Latin Mass and reverence: Reverence has to do with the heart and with obedience, not in the externals.
• President Joe Biden's poor witness causing tremendous confusion about what it means to be Catholic
• Misconfusions about the pro-life perspective

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Get notified when the CatholicPsych Show goes live!
• Watch "The CatholicPsych Show" live on YouTube or catch the replay: @CatholicPsychInstitute
• Email us your questions that we'll answer on The CatholicPsych Show! Email [email protected] and put "mailbag" in the subject heading.
• Need help? Schedule a free consultation with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you
• Want to help? Learn more about our Certification program: CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism
• 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, 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!
• Follow:
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicPsych
  • Instagram: @catholicpsych
  • X: @CatholicPsych

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Welcome to Episode 180 of the Being Human Podcast: The Psychology of JP2: A Bold Proposal

In this week's episode, Dr. Greg explores a bold new proposal for a Catholic standard of mental health rooted in the psychology of St. John Paul II. Dr. Greg entreats all Catholic psychologists and therapists to mine the treasures of JP2's Personalism in order to offer hope, clarity, and healing in an increasingly confused and suffering world.

Discussed in this episode:

• Why St. John Paul II's psychology is more brilliant, effective and important to study than any other psychologist (including Freud)
• The significance of human dignity and personhood in mental health care
• How the teachings of JP2 can combat the modern mental health crises
• Pitfalls of a solely scientific approach to mental health
• The big difference between subjective criteria for mental health and a clear standard for mental health (and why there is no standard for mental health)
• Being a Catholic psychologist does not mean simply being Catholic in the secular study of psychology
• Anyone saying they are doing Catholic therapy should be an expert in both the science of psychology and the philosophy of psychology
• How a model that integrates the spiritual and material dimensions of the human person offers deeper insights and more effective care compared to secular models
• Find out how you can contribute to and benefit from a Catholic standard of mental health

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Please share your feedback ([email protected]) and share this podcast episode with Catholic mental health professionals
• If you are a Catholic mental health professional, join the waiting list for Fellowship, a practical way to deeply connect the dots between your identity as a therapist and a Catholic
• Person and Act by Karol Wojtyla
• Person and Community by Karol Wojtyla
• Writings, speeches, and encyclicals of Pope St. John Paul II
• Setting the Stage: Early Plays of St. John Paul II
• Past Being Human podcast episodes:
  • Episode 174: Healing or Harm? Unveiling the Truth about Bad Therapy
  • Episode 173: Unmasking Disintegration: Examining the APA's Stance on Gender Identity
  • Episode 145: What Does It Mean to Be Healthy?
  • Episode 124: A Letter to Catholic Mental Health Professionals
  • Episode 123: Fake Science and Real Compassion
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