Episode 57: Relationships, and All the Ways They Matter, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette

Being Human

Discussed in this episode:

• The power and importance of relationships in life and in mental health work;
• How the security of relationships creates a safe space for different parts of ourselves to emerge;
• How early relationships shape our attachment, and the possibility of redeeming wounded attachments;
• The richness of the Catholic tradition and how it points to truth;
• God’s patient love for us;
• What parenthood reveals about God’s love;
• Our intrinsic goodness and an exploration of why we behave in wounded ways;
• An unexpected benefit of Mentorship.

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Learn more about IDDM (or Mentorship), Dr. Greg’s new model of mental health treatment;
• Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis;
• God and the Astronomers by Robert Jastrow;
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens;
• Movie references (not all encompassing): Star Wars, Snow White, Maleficent, Good Fellas, Napoleon Dynamite;
• Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more;
• Join The Integrated Life Membership which gives you access to every course Dr. Greg has created!
• Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych.
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• To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.
• For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.

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