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    <title>Saint Dymphna’s Playbook - Episodes Tagged with “Ocd”</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>129: Vicarious Trauma After Uvalde </title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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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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<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>128: Hit &amp; Run OCD</title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>22:10</itunes:duration>
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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 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. </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>95: OCD and planning for the future </title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>18:46</itunes:duration>
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  <title>92: When Medication Dosages Keep Going Up </title>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>20:53</itunes:duration>
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  <title>64: The Last Place of Unconditional Love</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>21:14</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[<p>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. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/grexly">Support Saint Dymphna’s Playbook</a></p>]]>
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