Saint Dymphna’s Playbook

Tommy talks about the role of AI in screening for mental health and the New York school district bringing in early screening for mental health, introduces listeners to Blessed Sára Salkaházi, and answers listener questions about how to reconnect with friends lost due to depression and anxiety, if a good Catholic can practice yoga, and how depression and anxiety impair our memory.

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Tommy talks about the power of forgiveness and what to consider when searching for a new therapist, introduces listeners to Saint Angela of Foligno, and answers listener questions about how to cope with a fear of death and loss, how to come back to the Church after an abusive relationship and a loss of one's Catholic community, and how to see God as a loving father when our own fathers here on earth have hurt us.

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Tommy talks about Olympic athlete Alexi Pappas' mental health journey and the promising development of mental health start-ups during the pandemic, introduces listeners to Mother Cabrini, and answers listener questions about family members who think mental illness is a weakness, trying to love the Church in the midst of the abuse crisis, and the terms and conditions for using the phrase "nervous breakdown."

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Tommy talks about smartphone use and its impact on our mental health, discusses how to stay well during the COVID-19 holiday season, introduces listeners to Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, and answers listener questions about the therapeutic modality known as PSYCH-K, if we should want to continue in our suffering because it brought us closer to God, and what to say when someone suggests having mental health symptoms is a huge blessing that means that we're highly favored by God.

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Tommy talks about body dysmorphia in young men and the long-term implications of postpartum depression, introduces listeners to Blessed James Miller, and answers listener questions about how to pray when we're feeling depressed, how to advocate for our mental health needs during pregnancy or the postpartum period, and what to do if your therapist isn't listening to you.

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Tommy talks about a bishop who had been open about his mental health and a promising study about video games and mental health, introduces listeners to Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc, and answers listener questions about the Church's role in the mental health world, how therapeutic modalities aren't a one-size-fits-all approach, and how to help teenagers who are anxious on Sunday mornings at Mass.

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Tommy talks about detoxing from election anxiety and a recent study suggesting magic mushrooms as treatment for depression, introduces listeners to Servant of God Catherine Doherty, and answers listener questions about seeking out a faith-based therapist, if prayer is always a compulsive act for those living with OCD, and the Catholic approach to responding to a child who identifies as non-binary.

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Tommy talks about coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder and how to stop our obsessive habit of doomscrolling, shares a little bit about Saint Martin de Porres, and answers listener questions about how to quiet our inner critic while journaling, the importance of support for families in the aftermath of a mental health crisis, and how to support our kids and their emotional wellbeing when they go off to college.

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Tommy talks about the progress on a national mental health crisis line and the importance of physical exercise for good mental health. He shares a little bit about Saint Charles Borromeo and answers listener questions about how to show love to a child with gender dysphoria, how to navigate dating in today's culture, and what to do when a therapist asks a question that we struggle with.

Transcript: https://st-dymphnas-playbook.fireside.fm/62

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Tommy talks about hypnotherapy and what to do about "Depression Sundowners", shares a little bit about Saint Louis Martin, and answers listener questions about internal family systems therapy, how to handle election-related anxiety, and what to say to a friend who has experienced a miscarriage.

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