Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 15 in total of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “depression”.
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126: Is Missing Mass Because of Depression a Sin?
May 21st, 2022 | Season 6 | 17 mins 16 secs
body positivity, depression, eating disorders, mental health research, missing mass, research bias, saint leopold mandic
Tommy talks about bias in mental health research, introduces listeners to Saint Leopold Mandic, and answers listener questions about accepting limitations related to our mental health, if missing Mass because of depression is a sin, and how to understand body positivity and increase awareness of eating disorders within the Catholic context.
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111: Am I Truly Sorry For My Sins?
February 5th, 2022 | Season 6 | 17 mins 8 secs
depression, exercise, imposter syndrome, news, saint angela merici, sin
Tommy talks about how physical exercise improves depression, introduces listeners to Saint Angela Merici, and answers listener questions about how to know if we're actually sorry for our sins, how to recognize and fight back against imposter syndrome, and how to be okay with unplugging from all the bad news.
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92: When Medication Dosages Keep Going Up
August 21st, 2021 | Season 5 | 20 mins 53 secs
binge eating, depression, examination of conscience, interfaith marriage, ocd, saint mary mackillop
Tommy talks about the mental health considerations in interfaith marriages, introduces listeners to Saint Mary MacKillop, and answers listener questions about mental health medications increasing in dosage over time, how to approach an examination of conscience in the context of depression, and the connections between binge eating and OCD.
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88: Can I Lose My Job if I Go To Therapy?
June 19th, 2021 | Season 4 | 17 mins 42 secs
blessed yolanda of poland, depression, family, marriage, therapy
Tommy talks about atypical symptoms of depression, introduces listeners to Blessed Yolanda of Poland, and answers listener questions about the feeling we have when a doctor suggests a medication for our mental health, if our job can be at risk simply because we seek out mental health treatment, and if we should avoid marriage and having kids because of our struggles with depression.
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86: Vocation Anxiety
June 5th, 2021 | Season 4 | 17 mins 31 secs
depression, postpartum anxiety, saint madeleine sophie barat, self-care, vocations
Tommy talks about the new work being done to better understand the physiology of mental illness, introduces listeners to Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, and answers listener questions about how to cope with anxiety related to finding your vocation, how to help a friend suffering from postpartum anxiety, and how to deal with feelings of guilt about the impact depression had on our ability to take care of ourselves.
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85: Healing and Deliverance Prayer
May 29th, 2021 | Season 4 | 19 mins 47 secs
anxiety, church teaching, deliverance prayer, depression, procrastination, saint rose venerini, social media
Tommy talks about the potential link between depression and social media, introduces listeners to Saint Rose Venerini, and answers listener questions about coping with anxiety and depression in the context of defending Church teaching, how to work through procrastination, and the idea of healing through deliverance prayer.
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82: Existential OCD
May 8th, 2021 | Season 4 | 20 mins 53 secs
covid, depression, existential ocd, saint teresa of the andes
Tommy talks about the disparities in COVID-related mental health experiences, discusses concerns about privacy on mental health apps, introduces listeners to Saint Teresa of the Andes, and answers listener questions about how to help a loved one with depression who can be overwhelming at times, how to approach identifying as LGBT as a religious sister, and how to help someone suffering from existential OCD.
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78: Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps Everyone
April 10th, 2021 | Season 4 | 24 mins 47 secs
blessed angela salawa, borderline personality disorder, depression, healthy boundaries, suicide prevention
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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71: The Line Between Mental Health And Sin
February 20th, 2021 | Season 4 | 17 mins 54 secs
blessed carlos manuel rodriguez santiago, confession, depression, intrusive thoughts, nba, negative body image, stella tennant, vanity
Tommy talks about mental health in the NBA and the recent death of model Stella Tennant, introduces listeners to Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Santiago, and answers listener questions about how to support one's family when a spouse is experiencing depression, the line between negative body image and vanity, and if our intrusive thoughts needs to be brought up in confession.
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59: Praying with ADHD
October 24th, 2020 | Season 3 | 21 mins 22 secs
adhd, catholic mental health, depression, prayer, st. rafael arnaiz
Tommy talks about a 2021 NYC Mayoral Candidate sharing his battle with depression, shares the impact of distance learning on those who need school-based mental health care, steps aside to allow Catherine Addington to introduce listeners to Saint Rafael Arnáiz, and answers listener questions about how to pray with ADHD, how to fight feelings of guilt over having mental health symptoms, and how to be our authentic selves in a parish community.