Being Human

Welcome to Episode 136 of the Being Human Podcast:  How To Know If Your Anxiety Is More Spiritual or Emotional This week, Dr. Greg dives into an exploration of the interplay between our spiritual and emotional lives while breaking open how St. Ignatius of Loyola's rules of discernment can help us to distinguish between spiritual and non-spiritual anxiety!     Highlights from the episode:  Anxiety...

Welcome to Episode 135 of the Being Human Podcast:  The Power of Mindful Awareness in Parenting & Relationships  This week, get another sneak peek into the daily communication that happens in Mentorship! In this episode, Dr. Greg offers a glimpse into how the practice of interior mindful awareness can have a powerful ripple effect, impacting how we interact with others and increasing our ability t...

Welcome to Episode 134 of the Being Human Podcast:  Catholic Mindfulness: Why It's Not Only Okay But Encouraged for Catholics to Practice  "Isn't mindfulness Buddhist? Is it okay for Catholics to practice?" This week, we're publishing a snippet from a CPMAP lecture in which Dr. Greg answers these questions and more! In this episode, he breaks open a definition of mindfulness while exploring its hi...

Welcome to Episode 133 of the Being Human Podcast:  How Far is Too Far? (Navigating Boundaries in Relationships) Chastity: just the mention of this virtue is likely to induce a few eye-rolls. But chastity isn't only for high schoolers and those who are dating (and even goes beyond romantic relationships)! In this episode, Dr. Greg breaks open why cultivating this virtue is necessary for all of us,...

Welcome to Episode 132 of the Being Human Podcast:  We Didn't Plan to Have Seven Kids: Accommodating Life w/ Barbra Bottaro This week, Dr. Greg welcomes his wife Barbra (and their baby, David) to the show for a fun episode about the joys and challenges of the vocation to marriage and the call to be generous in love!    Discussed in this episode:  Learning how to parent as a process of trial and er...

Welcome to Episode 131 of the Being Human Podcast:  The #1 Threat to Marriage (Or Any Relationship, Really!) This week Dr. Greg reveals the greatest threat to marriage, relationships, and living out our universal call to holiness while also breaking open how to combat this danger through following the example of Christ.    Highlights from the episode:  The purpose and goal of marriage as a vocatio...

Welcome to Episode 130 of the Being Human Podcast:  How to Stop Internally Beating Yourself Up Each of us has different internal parts, and some parts - especially our critical parts - can seem louder than others. How are we supposed to love all of these parts of ourselves, especially if certain parts want to act in unhealthy ways? This week, Dr. Greg takes a deeper dive into the concept of "parts...

Welcome to Episode 129 of the Being Human Podcast:  The Importance of Staying Close to the Poor What can we learn by staying close to the poor? Find out in this week's episode! We're sharing part of a lecture from our new CPMAP Certification Program in which Dr. Greg opens up about the powerful impact of the life and work of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, including how he exemplified recognizing the pres...

Welcome to Episode 128 of the Being Human Podcast:  Can I Just Pray It Away? (A Mentorship Message) Is it possible to "pray away" the difficulties in our life? This week, Dr. Greg opens up the archives to share audio from a Mentorship** message addressing this question. In the episode, he offers insight on how we can best approach suffering using principles from St. Ignatius of Loyola's discernmen...

Welcome to Episode 127 of the Being Human Podcast:  "I'm Gonna Want to Divorce You At Some Point," w/ Barbra Bottaro In this week's episode, Dr. Greg gets personal on the podcast! His wife Barbra joins him to discuss some of the difficulties they grappled with as they entered marriage, highlighting the need for awareness of how our own family of origin issues can impact our vocations.    Discussed...

Welcome to Episode 126 of the Being Human Podcast:  Part 2 of Following the Holy Spirit, Theology of the Body, CatholicPsych…and Other Tangents: An Interview w/ Dr. Greg Continued from last week, here's Part Two of Dr. Greg's conversation with Fr. Sam Kachuba and co-host Matt Sperrazza on The Tangent podcast! In this episode, the group dives deep into discussion on topics ranging from death anxiet...

Welcome to Episode 125 of the Being Human Podcast:  Following the Holy Spirit, Theology of the Body, CatholicPsych…and Other Tangents: An Interview w/ Dr. Greg (Part 1)   In this week's episode, Dr. Greg goes on a tangent (lots of them actually)! As a recent guest on his pastor's podcast, The Tangent with Fr. Sam Kachuba, Dr. Greg shared his thoughts about the field of psychology, why integration...

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Being Human Podcast:  A Letter to Catholic Mental Health Professionals It's time to clear the air! In this episode, Dr. Greg extends a peace offering while sharing a heartfelt message with Catholic mental health professionals.    Discussed in this episode: A mea culpa from Dr. Greg; Why it's important to acknowledge the morally questionable developments in the field o...

Welcome to Episode 123 of the Being Human Podcast:  Fake Science and Real Compassion In this week's episode, Dr. Greg is launching grenades at organizational evils in the field of secular psychology! In it, he outlines the need for both philosophy and science in discovering objective truth while also reminding us all about the importance of compassion and mercy towards individual persons.    Discu...

Welcome to Episode 122 of the Being Human Podcast:  There Is No Real Marriage Therapy On this week's podcast, Dr. Greg continues to uncover issues in the secular field of psychology by breaking open ways that marriage therapy as it exists today lacks what is necessary to truly support married couples. First on the list? Lack of a proper understanding of marriage.    Discussed in this episode: The...

Welcome to Episode 121 of the Being Human Podcast:  How the APA is Schizophrenic This week, Dr. Greg blasts the APA and reveals how, through their promotion of moral relativism in the secular field of psychology, they are causing confusion and chaos.  Discussed in this episode: How the diagnostic system of the mental health field is at the forefront of the push towards radical moral relativism;  T...

Welcome to Episode 120 of the Being Human Podcast:  Leading with Vulnerability: A Visit w/ Fr. Louis Merosne Dr. Greg sits down with long-time friend Fr. Louis Merosne for an engaging conversation focused around vulnerability, friendship, the importance of authenticity and finding strength in our weaknesses. Fr. Louis also shares his experience of being in Mentorship and going through the CPMAP Ce...

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Being Human Podcast:  The Trouble with TikTok This week, Dr. Greg opens up about the surprising (and troubling) discovery he made while scrolling through TikTok and offers a word of warning to parents about the platform while breaking open three principles parents can follow to guide their children in recognizing their dignity and potential for greatness.    Discussed...

Welcome to Episode 118 of the Being Human Podcast:  Catching Foxes Interview w/ Dr. Greg: "Rings of a Tree" (Part 2 of 2) In this second part of their interview with Dr. Greg, Luke and Gomer from the Catching Foxes podcast open up about personal struggles while engaging Dr. Greg in deeper discussion about Internal Family Systems theory, parts work, spirituality, the use of psychedelics, and more! ...

Welcome to Episode 117 of the Being Human Podcast:  Catching Foxes Interview w/ Dr. Greg: Getting Modern Therapy Right (Part 1)   There's a twist on this week's episode: we're sharing an interview with Dr. Greg! Catching Foxes podcast hosts Luke and Gomer - both college friends of Dr. Greg - recently interviewed him for their popular show and gave us permission to re-publish the conversation*. In...

Welcome to Episode 116 of the Being Human Podcast: Catholic & Divorced: From Pain to Purpose, w/ Rose Sweet This week on Being Human, Dr. Greg welcomes Catholic coach, author, and speaker Rose Sweet to the show for a conversation about hope, healing, and how to get help after going through a divorce as a Catholic. Rose shares how God brought good from the suffering she experienced through multiple...

Welcome to Episode 115 of the Being Human Podcast: Hope for Adult Children of Divorce, w/ Dr. Daniel Meola What happens when divorce or separation of your parents is part of your story? This experience can oftentimes result in hidden yet painful wounds which can seem complicated and difficult to navigate. In this week's podcast episode, Dr. Greg interviews Dr. Daniel Meola, the co-founder of a non...

Welcome to Episode 114 of the Being Human Podcast: Psychology, Youth Ministry & What Your Teen Wants Most, w/ Mari Pablo This week on Being Human, Dr. Greg welcomes Catholic speaker and ministry consultant Mari Pablo to the show for a conversation focused on her experience working with youth and young adults in the Church and the importance of an integration of psychology with faith in ministry. M...

Welcome to Episode 113 of the Being Human Podcast: Surprising Sources of Pornography Problems, w/ Steve Pokorny In this episode, Steve Pokorny - author, speaker, and founder of Freedom Coaching - joins Dr. Greg for a conversation* exploring the goodness of human sexuality, the struggle with addiction to pornography, and the surprising ways that shame can block forward momentum in breaking the cycl...

Welcome to Episode 112 of the Being Human Podcast: Insights From the East (Part Two), w/ Mother Natalia & Her Parents In this second of a two-part episode, Dr. Greg and Mother Natalia finish their conversation from last week, this time diving deeper into the inner workings of Mother's mind and heart as she vulnerably shares about her internal struggles. Together, Dr. Greg and Mother connect the do...