Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
Displaying all 2 Episode of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “co-dependence”.
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53: All or Nothing Thinking
September 12th, 2020 | Season 3 | 23 mins 46 secs
catholic marriage, co-dependence, saint zélie martin, therapy
Tommy talks about the limits of confidentiality in therapy, discusses the process for how to get help once you realize you need it, introduces listeners to Saint Zélie Martin, and answers listener questions about all or nothing thinking, if the Church's teaching on marriage leads to co-dependent relationships, and how to work through emotions after scandal comes to your parish.
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33: Compassion or Co-Dependence?
March 28th, 2020 | Season 2 | 18 mins 53 secs
anxiety, co-dependence, compassion, mass, mental health and priesthood, penance, saint joan of arc, self-harm
Tommy talks about extreme penance vs. self-harm and discusses why in the world we might develop feelings for our therapist, shares a bit about Saint Joan of Arc, and answers listener questions about when compassion becomes co-dependence, what to think when a mental health diagnosis closes off the priesthood, and how to help a family member who stopped going to Mass because of anxiety.