Saint Dymphna’s Playbook

Tommy talks about the practice of mindfulness and how to approach a teen with an eating disorder, introduces listeners to Saint Rita of Cascia, and answers listener questions about a sibling coming out as transgender, what to do when prayer is emotionally triggering, and the issues with Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs.

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Tommy talks about how to respond when we're told we've triggered someone and discusses the need for better mental health services in perinatal healthcare, introduces listeners to Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo, and answers listener questions about how to be a better communicator, how to start setting up a routine, and the fine line between mental illness and spiritual attack.

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Tommy talks about the problems with working from home and explores Selena Gomez sharing her diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, introduces listeners to Blessed Chiara Badano, and answers listener questions about how to navigate fasting with an eating disorder, if the phrase "the new normal" is helpful or not, and how to find peace as a family when one parent has a manic break.

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Tommy talks about the problems with using Cannabis and discusses the need to stop using mental health terms as pejoratives, introduces listeners to Blessed Charles de Foucauld, and answers listener questions about what to do when you need therapy but can't start yet, the difference between in-person therapy and telehealth, and what's so special about Saint Dymphna.

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Tommy talks about how social distancing impacts our emotional health and discusses the idea of a "higher power" in substance use treatment, welcomes Sister Anne Flanagan to introduce listeners to Blessed James Alberione, and answers listener questions about how to prepare for the anniversary of a friend's death from suicide, how to cope with anger toward family members, and how to figure out how a traumatic event has changed us.

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Tommy talks about how to set healthy Lenten penances and how to cope with news that a holy hero may not have been so holy, introduces listeners to Saint Josephine Bakhita, and answers listener questions about why those suffering from addiction make bad choices, how to improve a relationship in the midst of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and tips for coping with Church-triggered panic attacks.

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Tommy talks about how to cope with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to best work with individuals who identify as transgender, introduces listeners to Saint Damien of Molokai, and answers listener questions about what to do when a child comes out as bisexual, how to help a family member with Bipolar Disorder who doesn't want help, and how to cope with anxiety related to the death of loved ones.

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Tommy talks about extreme penance vs. self-harm and discusses why in the world we might develop feelings for our therapist, shares a bit about Saint Joan of Arc, and answers listener questions about when compassion becomes co-dependence, what to think when a mental health diagnosis closes off the priesthood, and how to help a family member who stopped going to Mass because of anxiety.

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Tommy talks about battling loneliness and the first steps to take when you want to get help, introduces listeners to Saint Expeditus, and answers listener questions about anger when working through childhood experiences, how to cope with anxiety at school, and how to approach intrusive images that confront us without our consent.

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Tommy talks about therapists wearing their ashes on Ash Wednesday and the need to love ourselves if we want to experience the love of God, shares a little about Saint Edith Stein, and answers listener questions about overcoming shame, setting healthy boundaries in a relationship with our parents, and the new therapeutic modality known as Lifespan Integration.

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