Saint Dymphna’s Playbook
Here to fill the void in Catholic conversations about mental health.
We found 8 episodes of Saint Dymphna’s Playbook with the tag “trauma”.
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116: How To Help Someone Being Abused
March 12th, 2022 | Season 6 | 20 mins 10 secs
abusive relationships, blessed daniel brottier, trauma, war in ukraine
Tommy talks about how to take care of our mental health during the war in Ukraine, introduces listeners to Blessed Daniel Brottier, and answers listener questions about how to talk to someone who has experienced trauma, how to help someone living in an abusive relationship, and whether there are any saints who grew up in abusive childhood homes.
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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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98: When Church is a Trigger
October 2nd, 2021 | Season 5 | 19 mins 28 secs
afghanistan, church trauma, saint rose of viterbo, trauma, veterans, vicarious trauma
Tommy talks about a mental health app created by college students, introduces listeners to Saint Rose of Viterbo, and answers listener questions about how to grow close to the Church when the Church triggers feelings around past trauma, how veterans can process the news happening overseas, and how to recognize and cope with vicarious trauma brought on by our work.
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97: The Battle Against Perfectionism
September 25th, 2021 | Season 5 | 19 mins 10 secs
intrusive thoughts, perfectionism, saint joseph calasanz, trauma
Tommy talks about the 988 mental health crisis line getting funded in California, introduces listeners to Saint Joseph Calasanz, and answers listener questions about how help a friend who is overwhelmed by the need to be perfect, how to cope with intrusive thoughts around God and the afterlife, and how to find peace in a Church that's sadly the very place of our trauma.
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80: When Holy Week Brings Memories of Our Trauma
April 24th, 2021 | Season 4 | 22 mins 13 secs
flashbacks, relationships, saint julie billiart, scrupulosity, therapeutic modalities, trauma
Tommy talks about how to figure out which therapeutic modality is right for you and explores a recent study on exercise and anxiety during the pandemic, introduces listeners to Saint Julie Billiart, and answers listener questions about how a priest can help scrupulous penitents, how to battle intrusive thoughts of anxiety about where a relationship may be headed, and how to survive Holy Week when one experiences flashbacks and intense memories of trauma from the past.
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55: You Are The Expert On You
September 26th, 2020 | Season 3 | 19 mins 48 secs
lgbtq youth, saint alphonsa muttathupandathu, scrupulosity, self-care, trauma
Tommy talks about how to advocate for yourself when seeking care, shares some startling mental health statistics about LGBTQ youth, introduces listeners to Saint Alphonsa Muttathupandathu, and answers listener questions about life after trauma, if it's wrong to avoid certain spiritual practices because of scrupulosity, and how to balance helping others while taking care of yourself.
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46: I'm an Imposter!
July 25th, 2020 | Season 3 | 18 mins 33 secs
imposter syndrome, mercy, substance dependence, suffering, trauma, venerable augustus tolton
Tommy talks about overcoming imposter syndrome and managing anxiety when making big decisions, introduces listeners to Venerable Augustus Tolton, and answers listener questions about showing mercy to someone who traumatized us, the connection between our faith and our recovery from substance dependence, and whether God wants us to suffer without relief and just offer it up.
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36: The Emotional Fallout of Social Distancing
April 18th, 2020 | Season 2 | 17 mins 29 secs
anger, blessed james alberione, emotional health, social distancing, substance abuse treatment, suicide, trauma
Tommy talks about how social distancing impacts our emotional health and discusses the idea of a "higher power" in substance use treatment, welcomes Sister Anne Flanagan to introduce listeners to Blessed James Alberione, and answers listener questions about how to prepare for the anniversary of a friend's death from suicide, how to cope with anger toward family members, and how to figure out how a traumatic event has changed us.