LMFT Michael Gasparro joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss President Joe Biden’s advice to parents and children identifying as transgender. Can someone be born gay?  Does God make someone gay?  Should a parent encourage a “transgender identity”?  Listen for a Catholic response rooted in academic truth.  

Getting ready for Holy Week?  Timmerie unpacks ways to live out Holy week, including special foods, masses, and fun for everyone.  

Parents never thought they would be considering homeschooling, but now are.  Peeking your curiosity, Jordan Almanzar from Kolbe Academy joins Timmerie discussing resources and ways to homeschool.   

Resources mentioned

Kolbe Academy – homeschooling solutions 

https://www.kolbe.org/ 

The Born This Way Argument Isn’t True 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjX-KBPmgg4

The Ruth Institute: Academic Resources on Transgenderism 

https://ruthinstitute.org/resource-center/transgender/ 

LMFT Michael Gasparro https://www.catholictherapists.com/michael-gasparro-mft 

On this marriage hour of Trending with Timmerie, she discusses solutions for navigating screen time as spouses and with your children.  Melanie Hempe from Screen Strong joins Trending to discuss practical solutions to screen use in marriage and with kids from video games and social media to the impact of porn and binge watching. Also discussed:  how to have a Catholic perspective on marriage in a culture heavy with negative advice and attitudes about marriage.  Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice by the United States Senate. 

Resources mentioned : 

Screen Strong 

https://screenstrong.com/

Understanding the science and impact of screens 

https://screenstrong.com/kidsbrainsandscreens/ 

Talk and text only cell phone 

https://gabbwireless.com/

Do you know a boy or young man struggling with ADHD? Lacking motivation for school? Video games? Dr. Leonard Sax joins Trending with Timmerie to discuss the five factors for why young men are underachieving. Timmerie also looks at how to enjoy alcohol.

Leonard Sax 

https://www.leonardsax.com/ 

Book: Boys Adrift 

https://www.leonardsax.com/books/boys-adrift/ 

Timmerie discusses balancing work and family, including balancing time and attention between children and a spouse with her guest Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse.

Timmerie discusses today’s lesson in the preparation for Consecration to St. Joseph as spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Timmerie discusses the the new law passed by the House in Oklahoma that outlaws abortion in almost all cases.

Timmerie discusses President Biden’s endorsement of sex reassignment surgery for children with her guest Dr. Patrick Lappert.They talk about the dangers this presents to our children both short and long term. 

Resources mentioned : 

Smart Sex: Finding Life-Long Love in a Hook-Up World by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse

https://ruthinstitute.org/about/

Fr. Nathan Cromly joins Trending with Timmerie discussing how to balance technology and handle the so-called future in the Metaverse. Timmerie discusses “the great resignation” trend of 44% of employees searching for a new job. 

Timmerie discusses the five aborted babies found in Washington D.C. and abortion expansions in California. 

Resources mentioned : 

https://www.saintjohninstitute.org/

https://www.consecrationtostjoseph.org/introduction.html

Morning Offering (courtesy of USCCB): 

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month. Amen.

On Trending with Timmerie, she discusses the psychology of video games on minors with her guest Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. They answer the question – Why has there been an increase in violence, murder and suicide? Also discussed:  St. Joseph as the image of God the Father.  How the White House omitted a child pornography case involving Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bias and unacceptable judicial activism. Why we should question stories such as the claim, by one activist teacher in Texas, that 20 of the 32  ten-year-old students in her 4th grade class came out as LGBTQ. Timmerie doesn’t believe this and she explains why it isn’t true.  

Resources mentioned : 

Alternative ways to raise kids in a screen dependant world

https://screenstrong.com/

Podcast on the Impact of sleep deprivation and links to suicide and cronic pain

https://relevantradio.com/2022/01/is-bad-sleep-getting-in-the-way-of-your-happiness/

The impact of video games on kids and how to get rid of them 

https://relevantradio.com/2022/03/how-to-get-rid-of-smart-phones-video-games-and-social-media/

Book Assasination Generation 

https://www.amazon.com/Assassination-Generation-Aggression-Psychology-Killing-ebook/dp/B01922I1U2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RYKFY1GW6STQ&keywords=assassination+generation&qid=1648855792&s=digital-text&sprefix=asassination+generation%2Cdigital-text%2C62&sr=1-1

Book “Mass Killers”

https://www.amazon.com/Mass-Killers-identify-workplace-killers-ebook/dp/B09QNPPGYV 

Book :On Killing”

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society-ebook/dp/B00J90F8W2/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1648855126&refinements=p_27%3ADave+Grossman&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Dave+Grossman

Resource for those struggling with pornography use or sexual addiction

https://integrityrestored.com/

Book “Consecration to Saint Joseph”

https://shopmercy.org/consecration-to-st-joseph-the-wonders-of-our-spiritual-father.html 

Single or married?  On this marriage hour of Trending with Timmerie, celebrity and royal matchmaker Cristina Peneda shares her advice for men to overcome being too picky in finding a girlfriend/spouse and how women can be less intimidating. Timmerie discusses what to do when marriage becomes work and difficult, the magic radio, and the five love languages to strengthen marriages.  Why are Ben Aflick and JLOare trending in the celebrity world?  

Resources mentioned : 

7 Ways To Get Him To Ask You Out Without Talking To Him (elitedaily.com)

https://www.elitedaily.com/dating/ways-to-get-him-to-ask-you-out/1696293

5 Love Languages Quiz

https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes

Podcast: Men as Late Blooms – Failure to Launch Syndrome 

https://relevantradio.com/2022/01/what-it-means-to-be-a-catholic-dad-failure-to-launch-syndrome/

The Magic Relationship Ratio

https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-magic-relationship-ratio-according-science/ 

Litany of Saint Joseph

https://www.usccb.org/prayers/litany-saint-joseph 

Listen to Trending with Timmerie for the breaking news from an internal meeting at Disney about kids tv shows and movies. Every parent needs to hear this. 

Also discussed: parents rights, “don’t say gay bill”, LBGTQ ideology in schools, and what to do about it.  

On this Gentlemen’s hour of Trending with Timmerie, she discusses what women want most with Devin Schadt from the Fathers of St. Joseph.  They also discuss what a man needs to be a good father. Listen for the breaking news from an internal meeting at Disney.  Every parent needs to hear this. Also discussed: parents rights, “don’t say gay bill”, LBGTQ ideology in schools, and waht to do about it.  

https://fathersofstjoseph.org/

Book: Consecration to St Joseph https://shopmercy.org/consecration-to-st-joseph-the-wonders-of-our-spiritual-father.html 

Phil Mauro joins Trending with Timmerie to talk about the Young Catholic Professionals conference. They discuss how to integrate faith into the secular workforce and the identity crisis professionals experience. 

Career Woman, Housewife, or Both? Timmeries discusses how a woman quit her six-figure job to stay home, and the feelings that brought her to want to be with her children.  Also discussed:

– The tug war between women wanting to succeed as a career woman and being home with her family

– Are two incomes needed to raise a family? 

– Do we live to work, or work to live? 

Resources mentioned : 

Young Catholic Professionals conference April 29 - May 1

www.ycpconference.org

The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity

https://tanbooks.com/products/books/life-family/women/the-anti-mary-exposed-rescuing-the-culture-from-toxic-femininity/