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**Being Human**

At the CatholicPsych Institute, we’re doing something new when it comes to therapy. In the Being Human podcast, Dr. Greg Bottaro, Founder and Director of the CatholicPsych Institute, shares with you his vision for Catholic therapy and a revolutionary approach that is focused, finally, on what it means to be human.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 60: In Discernment & Decision-Making, How Important Are Emotions? (A Mentorship Message) Feb 08, 2022

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

A sneak peek inside the daily communication that happens in Mentorship;
The role our emotions play in decision-making and discernment;
Finding the middle ground between stoicism and letting our passions take the lead;
The goodness of our passions and the necessity of boundaries around them;
An analogy for integrating our emotions and passions with the appropriate limitations;
How daily interactions facilitate forward momentum and personal growth

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Find out more about IDDM (Mentorship)
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, go to catholicpsych.com;
Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

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Episode 59: Under the Surface: When Unhealthy Behaviors Mask as Self-Care (A Mentorship Message) Feb 01, 2022

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Discussed in this episode:

A real response to a client in IDDM (Mentorship)!
Connecting the dots between a wound of abandonment and painful inner narratives;
How different narratives and parts come into play;
A sneaky way addictive behaviors can present themselves as good for us;
How the subconscious can affect the decisions we make on a daily basis.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Get more information on IDDM (Mentorship) - or apply to try it for yourself!;
Watch a replay of our 2022 Town Hall;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

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Episode 58: Hello From the Other Side: A Client's Experience in Mentorship, w/ Maureen Shepherd Jan 25, 2022

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

Meet Maureen Shepherd, a client who has experience being in IDDM (or Mentorship), our new program;
Maureen's journey to discovering IDDM after her husband's tragic death;
Hesitations she experienced due to the novelty of the model, and what motivated her to try it out;
The impact of daily interactions with a Mentor;
Surprising benefits of using this new model.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Register for Dr. Greg's Town Hall Meeting to learn more about Mentorship: what it is, how it works, and how others have benefitted from this new model;
Check out Being Human Podcast Episodes #1 - #9 for an indepth look at Mentorship;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

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Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends.

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Episode 57: Relationships, and All the Ways They Matter, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette Jan 18, 2022

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

The power and importance of relationships in life and in mental health work;
How the security of relationships creates a safe space for different parts of ourselves to emerge;
How early relationships shape our attachment, and the possibility of redeeming wounded attachments;
The richness of the Catholic tradition and how it points to truth;
God's patient love for us;
What parenthood reveals about God's love;
Our intrinsic goodness and an exploration of why we behave in wounded ways;
An unexpected benefit of Mentorship.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Learn more about IDDM (or Mentorship), Dr. Greg's new model of mental health treatment;
Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis;
God and the Astronomers by Robert Jastrow;
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens;
Movie references (not all encompassing): Star Wars, Snow White, Maleficent, Good Fellas, Napoleon Dynamite;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

Rate, review, and subscribe

Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends.

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If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Episode 56: Writing Your Story with God, w/ Dr. Gerard McNicholas Jan 11, 2022

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

The responsibility of mental health clinicians to talk about God;
Being co-authors of our story with God;
The meaning, beauty and redemption that can come from suffering;
Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, and Logotherapy;
Frankl's three core values on the pathway to meaning;
Parallels between Viktor Frankl and Pope St. John Paul II;
The necessity of spirituality to human flourishing

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Doctor and the Soul: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy by Viktor Frankl
Article: Viktor Frankl at Ninety: An Interview
Hear the first episode in our podcast series on relationships: Episode 55: Talking to Yourself w/ Dr. Emily Dowdell;
Learn more about IDDM (or Mentorship), Dr. Greg's new model of mental health treatment;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

Rate, review, and subscribe

Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends.

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Episode 55: Talking to Yourself w/ Dr. Emily Dowdell Jan 04, 2022

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

Meet Dr. Emily Dowdell;
Our relationship with ourselves, and how it impacts our relationship with God and others;
The effects of negative self-talk;
Where our real value and satisfaction lies;
The dangers of self-criticism and ways in which we sabotage ourselves;
How our perception of ourselves impacts our happiness;
How Mentorship can help heal inner brokenness;
The love and fulfillment that comes from God the Father.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Kintsugi - a form of Japanese art where broken pottery is mended by putting fragmented pieces back together with gold.
Blog post on identity: "Who Are We, Really?"
For more on Mentorship (IDDM), Dr. Greg's new model of treatment, visit here;
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

Rate, review, and subscribe

Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends.

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Episode 54: Why Your New Year's Resolutions Will Fail (and How to Actually Succeed!) Dec 28, 2021

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

Reasons why New Year's resolutions fail;
Solutions to the roadblocks to your New Year's resolution;
The five stages of making a successful change:

Stage 1: Precontemplation- When the reality of harmful behavior is present, but we don't recognize it
Stage 2: Contemplation - When we start thinking about what making a change would look like
Stage 3: Preparation - Starting to prepare to make the specific change
Stage 4: Action - Taking action to make the specific change
Stage 5: Maintenance - Figuring out how to stick to the change in the long run
Stage 6: Relapse - Part of the change process is to fail

"Perfection is only attainable through our acceptance of failure." - Dr. Greg
Roadblocks to change:

Trying to change too many things at once;
Starting with a habit that is too big;
Focusing too much on the outcome instead of the process;
Not looking at the big picture;
Thinking small changes don't matter

Solutions to these roadblocks:

Break down your resolution into multiple parts and realize how many things you are actually trying to change. Work on one thing at a time;
Break down these parts into the sizes of the goals you are trying to achieve. Begin with an easy, achievable goal;
Focus on behavior instead of outcome (example: going to the gym vs. losing a certain amount of weight);
Structure your environment to nurture change;
Realize that small, incremental changes will add up

Resources mentioned or relevant:

How to Win At New Year's Resolutions blog post
Podcast episode on failure: Why Failure is a Good Thing
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

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Episode 53: Can Priests Do It All? w/ Fr. Louis Merosne Dec 21, 2021

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

Distinctions between spiritual direction and psychological help;
Working on behalf of Christ vs. trying to be Christ;
The complementarity of the members of the Body of Christ;
The wisdom of the Church in giving limits;
Recognizing your limits and the freedom that comes from doing this;
Using all the resources God has given to you

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Donate to Fr. Louis Merosne's charity, Mission to the Beloved;
Fr. Louis Merosne's course, Exorcisms and the Spiritual Life;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

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Episode 52: Is Self-Help Helpful or Selfish? Dec 14, 2021

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

The importance of self-stewardship;
Human beings as made in the image and likeness of God;
The difference between self-care and self-indulgence;
The temptation to self-sufficiency;
The goodness of self-help resources and their limitations;
Every person's need for help;
Teaching, witness, and application as the three levels of mentorship

Resources mentioned or relevant:

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Dr. Greg's new model of treatment - https://catholicpsych.com/townhallinfo;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

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Episode 51: Are We Getting Addictions Right? Dec 07, 2021

Show notes

Discussed in this episode:

The different types of addictions;
Limitations of the medical model in treating addictions;
Strengths and weaknesses of 12-step programs;
The influences of Protestant theology in addictions work and how this differs from a Catholic anthropology;
The importance of recognizing our core identity as a son or daughter of God;
Human beings as body-soul composites;

Resources mentioned or relevant:

"For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want." - St. Paul, Romans 7:19;
Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here.
To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you.

Rate, review, and subscribe

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