Being Human

In this episode, we talk about: The family as the "school of love" Learning who we are and how we are to behave The necessity of mother and father The roles of St. Joseph and Mary in our lives and salvation Resources mentioned or relevant: Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more; Consecration to Jesus through St. Joseph ;  Sign...

In this episode, we talk about: The fear of failure Faith as the source of our peace Failure as the way to make progress Resources mentioned or relevant: Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more; Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr....

In this episode, we talk about: The (simplified) difference between Psychotherapy, Coaching, Spiritual Direction, and IDDM or Mentorship Psychotherapy: a regulated professional field, with an education in the psychological sciences as they fit into a medical model Spiritual Direction: Limited to the spiritual dimension of the human person, with the goal of deepening your relationship with God Coac...

 In this episode, we talk about: The benefits of mentorship How IDDM will work in practice Resources mentioned or relevant: Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more; Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, cli...

In this episode, we talk about: The need for treatment that is more than just "one-size-fits-all" The meaning of the word "Dialogic" The foundation of healthy and effective dialogue The benefits of healthy and effective dialogue Resources mentioned or relevant: Gaudium et Spes Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulne...

 In this episode, we talk about: The launch of IDDM - the new model created by the CatholicPsych Institute How the humanity of Christ reveals to us how to be human That it is fundamentally good to be human and have emotions   Resources mentioned or relevant: "The body, in fact, and only the body, is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the divine" (TOB 19:4) Learn about I...

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Being Human Podcast: The Frame  In this episode, we talk about: The kind of life we were created for The current frame of secular psychotherapy The difference it could make to have daily interaction between therapist and patient as a part of daily life Resources mentioned or relevant: "Christ reveals man to himself and makes his divine calling clear." - Redemptor Homini...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Being Human Podcast: How Did We Get Here?  In this episode, we talk about: Understanding the human person through Church Fathers like St. Augustine Mistakes being the way we grow The historical development of psychotherapy The need for a shift in how therapy is delivered Resources mentioned or relevant: The Confessions of St. Augustine Sigmund Freud Carl Rogers Learn ab...

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Being Human Podcast: Where is God in Psychology?  In this episode, we talk about: The place for God in the field of Psychology God as the agent of change in our lives The need for God to reveal to us what it means to be human Resources mentioned or relevant: Learn about IDDM - Dr. Greg's new model of treatment ; Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises,...

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Being Human Podcast: The Human Blueprint   In this episode, we talk about: How good it is that you exist! The need for a blueprint of what a "human being" is The error in worshipping at the altar of "science" Flaws in the secular field of psychotherapy Resources mentioned or relevant: Dr. Peter Kreeft on Moral Relativism Learn about IDDM - Dr. Greg's new model of treatm...

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Being Human Podcast: The Beginning   In this episode, we talk about: What "Being Human" means Dr. Greg Bottaro's personal journey to becoming a psychotherapist The conversation that is needed about a Catholic vision of psychotherapy   Resources mentioned or relevant: Dr. Peter Kreeft Franciscan University of Steubenville Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Fr. Benedict Gro...

Introducing the Being Human Podcast from Dr. Gregory Bottaro and the CatholicPsych Institute! It's a year of big changes from CatholicPsych, one of which is this podcast - tune in to hear all the news!