Sarah and Taylor discuss the vice of gluttony, exploring its excessive and its delicate elements, and the practice of fasting. This episode includes a mad stomach, Hardee's and stairmasters, and a surprise gift for Taylor! We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected].

In their second season, Taylor and Sarah introduce listeners to the work of Evagrius Ponticus and his eight (or nine!) "bad thoughts." This episode includes an abbot standing on the neck of a demon, tangents about pronunciation, and a monk meditating naked in a well. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected].

In the final episode of the season, Sarah and Taylor offer a short reflection on the journey thus far and look ahead to the next season. This episode includes messy middles, pain and discomfort, and breakdowns and breakthroughs. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected]

Taylor and Sarah describe the repetition compulsion—its origins, how it shows up in all our lives, and what we can learn from it. This episode includes a grandson with a hidden identity, French wine and croissants, and a reflection on laborless virtue. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected] Sources cited in this episode include: - "Remembering, Repeating, and Working Through" by Sigmund Freud - Beyond the Pleasure Principle by Sigmund Freud

Sarah and Taylor discuss the concept of the drive—one of the more controversial concepts in psychoanalysis—and connect it to monastic writings on desire and embodiment. This episode includes controversial stances on dental hygiene, poorly pronounced French words, and a scolded monk. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected] Sources cited in this episode include: - Three Essays on Sexuality by Sigmund Freud

Taylor and Sarah explore the concept of transference—why is it that we tend to treat new relationships like old relationships and how can that actually help us to grow and change? This episode includes a list of gratitudes, another Bill Lawrence reference, and a workaholic hunter. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected] Sources cited in this episode include: - "Fragment of a Case of an Analysis of Hysteria" by Sigmund Freud - "That Was Then, This Is Now" by Jonathan Shedler

Sarah and Taylor do a deep dive into the unconscious—staring into the void so you can feel confident to stare also. This episode includes angsty teenage music, the redemption story of a violin player turned kit man, and an ox caught in a mill wheel. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected] Sources referenced in this episode include: - "Fixations to Trauma—The Unconscious" by Sigmund Freud - New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton - On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius

Taylor and Sarah introduce some of the core concepts behind psychoanalytic theory and monastic spirituality. This episode includes a twelve-step program, the story of a failed hypnotist, and musings on the desert. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected]

Sarah and Taylor share a little bit about themselves—who they are, what they do, and why they want to talk about theology and psychotherapy. This episode includes a dog called Merton, several bad Bible puns, and rants over small insignificant issues. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please send us an email at [email protected].