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    <title>Saint Dymphna’s Playbook - Episodes Tagged with “Grief”</title>
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    <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>122: When Stigma Pushes Us Away</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>17:37</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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.
Get the Saint Dymphna's Playbook Book: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook. Use code "BEWELL" for 25% off. 
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<p>Get the Saint Dymphna&#39;s Playbook Book: <a href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook" rel="nofollow">https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook</a>. Use code &quot;BEWELL&quot; for 25% off.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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.</p>

<p>Get the Saint Dymphna&#39;s Playbook Book: <a href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook" rel="nofollow">https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook</a>. Use code &quot;BEWELL&quot; for 25% off.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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  <title>118: Intrusive Thoughts of Suicide</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>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. 
Get the Saint Dymphna's Playbook Book: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook. Use code "BEWELL" for 25% off. 
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<p>Get the Saint Dymphna&#39;s Playbook Book: <a href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook" rel="nofollow">https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook</a>. Use code &quot;BEWELL&quot; for 25% off.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p>

<p>Get the Saint Dymphna&#39;s Playbook Book: <a href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook" rel="nofollow">https://www.avemariapress.com/products/st-dymphnas-playbook</a>. Use code &quot;BEWELL&quot; for 25% off.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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  <title>30: Are My Flashbacks Real?</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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."</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>18:25</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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 &quot;drugging our bodies.&quot;</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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  <title>28: This Too Shall Pass</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>17:50</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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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  <title>5: Grief and Grieving </title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>17:20</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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