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 “social media”.
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121: Mental Health & Theology of the Body
April 16th, 2022 | Season 6 | 20 mins 8 secs
alcohol use disorder, delusional thoughts, saint crescentia hoss, selena gomez, social media, theology of the body, tob
Tommy talks about Selena Gomez ditching social media for her mental health, introduces listeners to Saint Crescentia Hoss, and answers listener questions about the connections between mental health and Theology of the Body, how to help a family member with Alcohol Use Disorder, and how to approach a situation with someone suffering from delusional thoughts at Mass.
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103: When The News Robs Our Mental Wellbeing
November 6th, 2021 | Season 5 | 16 mins 38 secs
autism, blessed bartholomew of vicenza, consumerism, godparenting, news, social media
Tommy talks about the how to use social media in a way that protects our mental health, introduces listeners to Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza, and answers listener questions about how to maintain our mental health when the news is so negative, how we should deal with our consumer-driven society as Catholics, and how a Godparent can help a a child with autism grow closer to Christ.
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85: Healing and Deliverance Prayer
May 29th, 2021 | Season 4 | 19 mins 47 secs
anxiety, church teaching, deliverance prayer, depression, procrastination, saint rose venerini, social media
Tommy talks about the potential link between depression and social media, introduces listeners to Saint Rose Venerini, and answers listener questions about coping with anxiety and depression in the context of defending Church teaching, how to work through procrastination, and the idea of healing through deliverance prayer.
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58: A Healthy Relationship With Social Media
October 17th, 2020 | Season 3 | 19 mins 10 secs
black mental health, dorothy day, intrusive thoughts, social media
Tommy talks about a recent report on the state of Black mental health in 2020 America and the process behind why someone might be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold, shares some insights about Servant of God Dorothy Day, and answers listener questions about intrusive thoughts being "good" or "bad", how to stay healthy on social media, and the problem with Catholics recommending a priest over a therapist for one's mental health needs.