Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
We found 4 episodes of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “self-harm”.
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72: Preparing for Postpartum Depression
February 27th, 2021 | Season 4 | 21 mins 26 secs
blessed peter donders, britney spears, conservatorships, postpartum depression, relationships, self-harm
Tommy talks about conservatorships in light of the Britney Spears documentary and discusses the mental health of young adults in Europe during the pandemic, introduces listeners to Blessed Peter Donders, and answers listener questions about how to prepare for the potential of postpartum depression, how to break free from thoughts of self-harm, and how to move forward into new relationships if we've had a bit of a wild past.
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44: Is Self-Harm a Sin?
July 11th, 2020 | Season 3 | 17 mins 8 secs
catholic therapy, mother mary lange, personality tests, self-harm
Tommy talks about personality tests and how the suffering of others impacts his life as a therapist, introduces listeners to Servant of God Elizabeth Clarisse Lange, and answers listener questions about self-harm, how to stop second-guessing ourselves, and if there's anything special about a Catholic therapist.
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33: Compassion or Co-Dependence?
March 28th, 2020 | Season 2 | 18 mins 53 secs
anxiety, co-dependence, compassion, mass, mental health and priesthood, penance, saint joan of arc, self-harm
Tommy talks about extreme penance vs. self-harm and discusses why in the world we might develop feelings for our therapist, shares a bit about Saint Joan of Arc, and answers listener questions about when compassion becomes co-dependence, what to think when a mental health diagnosis closes off the priesthood, and how to help a family member who stopped going to Mass because of anxiety.
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3: Self-Harm and Culpability
June 22nd, 2019 | Season 1 | 17 mins 57 secs
chronic health conditions, mental health in catholic schools, saint benedict joseph labre, self-harm, vicarious trauma
Tommy talks about vicarious trauma, and mental health in Catholic schools, introduces Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, and answers listener questions about being prayed over, the battle against chronic health conditions, and self-harm.