Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
Displaying all 3 Episode of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “missing mass”.
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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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117: How Should We Talk About Kanye?
March 19th, 2022 | Season 6 | 18 mins 58 secs
kanye west, missing mass, religious life, saint john ogilvie
Tommy talks about why it's so hard to get connected to mental health care, introduces listeners to Saint John Ogilvie, and answers listener questions about how we should react to Kanye West's very public walk with mental health symptoms, how to handle the reality of religious life not always seeming open to those with mental illness, and if it's okay to miss Mass because of our mental health.
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24: I Really, Really Don't Want To Take Meds
January 25th, 2020 | Season 2 | 18 mins 7 secs
depression, emdr, manipulative relationships, missing mass, saint aelred of rievaulx, saint therese
Tommy talks about the stigma around taking mental health medications and explores the heartbreak of Saint Therese, shares a little about Saint Aelred of Rievaulx, and answers listener questions about navigating manipulative relationships, the therapy modality known as EMDR, and depression leading to missing Mass.