Joe Sikorra joins Doug to discuss his book Defying Gravity. They also discuss post traumatic growth, sharing how we can heal through finding purpose and meaning in suffering and trusting in God’s will for us.

 

Listener questions and comments:

• Deedee - Is there such a thing as one type of suffering being more valuable than the other, such as spiritual over physical? (18:05)
• Stephen - I have a broken relationship with my sisters because they want my Vietnam war pension and I want to know what to do to fix the relationship. (27:09)
• Mercedes - Because of the trauma I had as a young girl I feel like something is lingering and I have a hard time trusting others. What do I do to move forward? (33:48)
• Teresa - I was abused and that has caused fear and it seems to control my life. I want my life to be in God’s hands. (39:20)
• Christine - My mother is 89, lives in another country and I feel like I am dealing with grief but she hasn't actually passed away. Is that even possible? (43:08)

 

Resources:

 

Joe Sikorra’s Books

https://joesikorra.com/books-2/

 

Catholic Therapists

https://catholictherapists.com/

 

Catholic Psychotherapy

https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/