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    <title>Saint Dymphna’s Playbook - Episodes Tagged with “Intrusive Thoughts”</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 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>97: The Battle Against Perfectionism  </title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about the 988 mental health crisis line getting funded in California, introduces listeners to Saint Joseph Calasanz, and answers listener questions about how help a friend who is overwhelmed by the need to be perfect, how to cope with intrusive thoughts around God and the afterlife, and how to find peace in a Church that's sadly the very place of our trauma. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>19:10</itunes:duration>
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  <title>71: The Line Between Mental Health And Sin</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>17:54</itunes:duration>
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  <title>58: A Healthy Relationship With Social Media </title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about a recent report on the state of Black mental health in 2020 America and the process behind why someone might be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold, shares some insights about Servant of God Dorothy Day,  and answers listener questions about intrusive thoughts being "good" or "bad", how to stay healthy on social media, and the problem with Catholics recommending a priest over a therapist for one's mental health needs.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>19:10</itunes:duration>
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  <title>19: Praying for Death</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2019 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Tommy talks about intrusive thoughts and discusses gender dysphoria, introduces Blessed Solanus Casey, and answers listener questions about enforcing boundaries, building self-confidence, and praying for death.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>19:17</itunes:duration>
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