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    <title>Saint Dymphna’s Playbook - Episodes Tagged with “Borderline Personality Disorder”</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>A podcast about finding mental well-being as a Catholic with the help of community and the saints. Hosted by Tommy Tighe, a marriage and  family therapist, husband, and father. In each episode Tommy addresses different mental health issues, introduces listeners to a saint who is relevant to mental health and wellness, and responds to questions from Twitter followers.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>A podcast about finding mental well-being as a Catholic with the help of community and the saints. Hosted by Tommy Tighe, a marriage and  family therapist, husband, and father. In each episode Tommy addresses different mental health issues, introduces listeners to a saint who is relevant to mental health and wellness, and responds to questions from Twitter followers.
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  <title>83: Major Depression and Postponing Pregnancy </title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about whether therapists should share their personal opinions, discusses Kristen Bell's recent words on mental health, introduces listeners to Saint Francis of Paola, and answers listener questions about Childhood Emotional Neglect, how to help a child with Borderline Personality Disorder, and how to navigate having kids vs. postponing pregnancy when considering one's own depression. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>25:02</itunes:duration>
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  <title>78: Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps Everyone</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about the national 988 suicide prevention lifeline and the view of depression being shared on You Tube, introduces listeners to Blessed Angela Salawa, and answers listener questions about how to support a loved one with depression who lives across the country, how to cope with a friend saying they can't listen to our struggles any more, and how to set healthy boundaries with someone suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>24:47</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Tommy talks about the national 988 suicide prevention lifeline and the view of depression being shared on You Tube, introduces listeners to Blessed Angela Salawa, and answers listener questions about how to support a loved one with depression who lives across the country, how to cope with a friend saying they can't listen to our struggles any more, and how to set healthy boundaries with someone suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tommy talks about the national 988 suicide prevention lifeline and the view of depression being shared on You Tube, introduces listeners to Blessed Angela Salawa, and answers listener questions about how to support a loved one with depression who lives across the country, how to cope with a friend saying they can&#39;t listen to our struggles any more, and how to set healthy boundaries with someone suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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  <title>51: Does Catholicism Have Room For My Flaws?</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about COVID-related changes to sleep/exercise/smoking/alcohol use, explores what to do about bullying, introduces listeners to Blessed Bartolo Longo,  and answers listener questions about wanting to find room in Catholic spirituality for our emotions, flaws, and weaknesses; how to handle the fallout from an episode of Borderline Personality Disorder; and how to find a way forward as an adult when our parents divorce.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>22:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tommy talks about COVID-related changes to sleep/exercise/smoking/alcohol use, explores what to do about bullying, introduces listeners to Blessed Bartolo Longo,  and answers listener questions about wanting to find room in Catholic spirituality for our emotions, flaws, and weaknesses; how to handle the fallout from an episode of Borderline Personality Disorder; and how to find a way forward as an adult when our parents divorce.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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  <title>18: Caregiver Burnout</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about caregiver burnout and explores having same-sex attractions while staying faithfully Catholic, introduces Saint Maria Goretti, and answers listener questions about dissociative identity disorder, borderline personality disorder, and how to break the cycle of violence in our homes.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>21:28</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tommy talks about caregiver burnout and explores having same-sex attractions while staying faithfully Catholic, introduces Saint Maria Goretti, and answers listener questions about dissociative identity disorder, borderline personality disorder, and how to break the cycle of violence in our homes.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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  <title>7: Love Yourself Before You Date? </title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about Borderline Personality Disorder and what to do when your parents hate therapy, explores the life of Saint Therese of Lisieux, and answers listener questions about Catholic dating advice, having a parent with mental illness, and knowing when to get help for anxiety and depression.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>21:41</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tommy talks about Borderline Personality Disorder and what to do when your parents hate therapy, explores the life of Saint Therese of Lisieux, and answers listener questions about Catholic dating advice, having a parent with mental illness, and knowing when to get help for anxiety and depression.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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