Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
We found 3 episodes of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “pope francis”.
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106: When the Church Gets it Wrong on Suicide
November 27th, 2021 | Season 5 | 16 mins 29 secs
anxiety, confession, pope francis, saint agnes of assisi, suicide, trauma, wounds of christ
Tommy talks about Pope Francis' prayer intention for the month of November, introduces listeners to Saint Agnes of Assisi, and answers listener questions about how the experience of trauma might impact our ability to meditate on the wounds of Christ, how to know when we might need medication for anxiety, and how to respond when our parish hands out a pamphlet that gets it wrong on suicide.
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74: Pope Francis Goes To therapy
March 13th, 2021 | Season 4 | 19 mins 4 secs
existential dread, lgbtq, pope francis, postpartum psychosis, saint john bosco, saint therese, the little way, therapy
Tommy talks about Pope Francis' experience with therapy and discusses the rise of postpartum psychosis during the pandemic, shares a little bit about Saint John Bosco, and answers listener questions about how to cope with existential dread, how The Little Way might apply to mental health, and how Catholics should be loving and compassionate toward our sisters and brothers in the LGBTQ community.
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14: Homesick or Depressed?
September 7th, 2019 | Season 1 | 18 mins 14 secs
depression, homesickness, pope francis, prayer, saint andrew kim taegon, spirituality, unhealthy relationships
Tommy talks about the Pope's recent words about praying for others and discusses getting out of unhealthy relationships, introduces Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, and answers listener questions about integrating spirituality into one's family, the difference between being homesick and being depressed, and why God saves some people and not others.