Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
We found 5 episodes of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “grief”.
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122: When Stigma Pushes Us Away
April 23rd, 2022 | Season 6 | 17 mins 37 secs
blessed peter gonzalez, confession, grief, stigma
Tommy talks about a recent Facebook ad from the US Bureau of Prisons, introduces listeners to Blessed Peter Gonzalez, and answers listener questions about how to grieve in the midst of a grieving family, how to respond to priests who stigmatize those of us with mental illness, and how to approach talking about our mental health in confession.
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118: Intrusive Thoughts of Suicide
March 26th, 2022 | Season 6 | 18 mins 53 secs
grief, long-term grief, saint clement mary hofbauer, suicide
Tommy talks about and prays for a college athlete who recently died by suicide, introduces listeners to Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer, and answers listener questions about the experience of long-term grief, how to help a child with intrusive suicidal thoughts, and how we should understand diminished responsibility when it comes to those who have died by suicide.
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30: Are My Flashbacks Real?
March 7th, 2020 | Season 2 | 18 mins 25 secs
death of parent, father evan harkins, flashbacks, grief, medication, saint john vianney, suicide
Tommy talks about the the recent suicide of a Kansas City priest and the importance of not over-pathologizing ourselves, shares a little about Saint John Vianney, and answers listener questions about flashbacks, grieving the death of a parent, and how to respond to Catholics who think using mental health medication is just "drugging our bodies."
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28: This Too Shall Pass
February 22nd, 2020 | Season 2 | 17 mins 50 secs
counseling, grief, parenthood, pregnancy, saint noel chabanel, study abroad
Tommy talks about supporting a teen with mental illness and how spirituality connects with counseling, introduces listeners to Saint Noel Chabanel, and answers listener questions about grieving the loss of someone we don't remember, navigating the emotions of studying abroad, and how to prepare our mental health for pregnancy and having children.
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5: Grief and Grieving
July 4th, 2019 | Season 1 | 17 mins 20 secs
bereavement, grief, ptsd, saint john of god
Tommy talks about PTSD and the importance of work, introduces Saint John of God, and answers listener questions about helping a spouse with mental illness, showing compassion to a friend with mental illness, and grief and bereavement after the death of a loved one.