Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
Displaying all 5 Episode of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “ocd”.
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129: Vicarious Trauma After Uvalde
June 11th, 2022 | Season 6 | 19 mins 13 secs
blessed angelina of marsciano, boundaries, family, ocd, school shooting
Tommy talks about the increase in children seeking mental health services in schools, introduces listeners to Blessed Angelina of Marsciano, and answers listener questions about how to set boundaries with a manipulative family member who lives close by, if OCD is a spiritual attack that needs to be renounced, and what teachers can do to regain a sense of safety in the wake of another tragic school shooting.
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128: Hit & Run OCD
June 4th, 2022 | Season 6 | 22 mins 10 secs
caregiver burnout, hit and run ocd, ocd, religious ocd, saint ignatius of laconi, sleep deprivation
Tommy talks about the impact of sleep deprivation on the mental health of teens, introduces listeners to Saint Ignatius of Laconi, and answers listener questions about how to address caregiver burnout, how to help a friend with religious OCD, and how to address symptoms of hit and run OCD.
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95: OCD and planning for the future
September 11th, 2021 | Season 5 | 18 mins 46 secs
caregivers, infidelity, obsessive compulsive disorder, ocd, online counseling, saint cajetan
Tommy talks about online counseling services, introduces listeners to Saint Cajetan, and answers listener questions about how to approach a conversation about the future considering symptoms of OCD, how to support a friend facing infidelity, and the importance of mental health and wellness for caregivers.
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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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64: The Last Place of Unconditional Love
November 28th, 2020 | Season 3 | 21 mins 14 secs
catherine doherty, election anxiety, magic mushrooms, non-binary child, ocd, prayer, tommy tighe
Tommy talks about detoxing from election anxiety and a recent study suggesting magic mushrooms as treatment for depression, introduces listeners to Servant of God Catherine Doherty, and answers listener questions about seeking out a faith-based therapist, if prayer is always a compulsive act for those living with OCD, and the Catholic approach to responding to a child who identifies as non-binary.