The Catholic Coaching Podcast

What mental habits do you struggle with? Black and white thinking, overgeneralizing, blaming, trying to control? These are types of cognitive distortions, which are ways of inaccurately perceiving reality, or believing lies and reinforcing negative thought patterns and beliefs. Each temperament leans towards certain mental habits. The more aware you are of your specific mental habits, the more you...

When we do away with differences, we kill diversity, and when we kill diversity we eradicate complementarity. Without complementarity, we might as well just go through life alone. That certainly seems to be the way things are heading. A lot of people might be triggered at the thought of biological, physiological, and phenomenological differences between men and women, but this is certainly not a C...

Last but not least, we turn our attention to the Peaceful Phlegmatics in the final episode of our 5-part series on the temperaments. Often considered stoic, we share how these peace-makers, according to some scholars, can often have some of the greatest difficulty in becoming saints. But when they do become saints, they are very powerful. Listen in and learn about the incredible gifts that the phl...

The Perfect Melancholic temperament loves its structure, precision, and drive to get things perfect. As we shift our exploration to the introverted temperaments in part 4 of our 5-part temperaments series, we share why there are so many saints with the Melancholic temperament, and some of the things they had to do to overcome some of its common vices and weaknesses. We know you Melancholics will b...

The holders of the Popular Sanguine temperament are the life of the party. As we bring all the sanguines into today's spotlight, we'll share the dominant strengths, weaknesses, vices, and virtues that go with this firecracker personality. Listen in to part 3 of our 5-part series on the temperaments and learn what it means to grow into a virtuous and energetic gift in the sanguine tempera...

Today, in part 2 of our 5-part series on the temperaments, we are highlighting the dominant dispositions of the Powerful Choleric temperament. These are your stereotypical CEOs, go-getters, and line-leaders in the room. Like all the temperaments, the Choleric has its light and shadow sides. As we unpack the common virtues and vices of this temperament, we'll share some practical guidance on h...

The temperaments are one of the oldest personality classifications out there, and we are here to help you discover yours and live them virtuously. God speaks to us in our natural dispositions. How might He be guiding you and your loved ones through your temperaments? This is part 1 of a 5 -part series helping you name, claim, tame, and aim your God-given temperaments. Let's do this! Send us F...

For anyone wanting to better hear God's voice in their life, have you ever considered how He might be speaking through your season of life? Change can often usher in some uncomfortable seasons of transition and growth. In this episode, we discuss how God can speak highlight areas of focused growth at different times in our life, and when we allow ourselves to be shaped by them, the results ar...

With Matt's recent certification as a Clifton Strengths coach, we're really starting to nerd out on the amazing collision of our natural abilities and God's grace. It's a marriage that yields abundant fruits!  But don't just take our word for it. In this episode, we invited Fr. Bill Hanson, who once pastored the most engaged parish in the United States per Gallup polling s...

Have you ever thought that God might be speaking to you through your natural abilities? In this episode give you some food for thought on naming and claiming your own natural talents and abilities, and share how God's grace builds on this natural foundation to make a truly unique contribution through you in the world.  When you can claim and invest in the development of your god-given talents...

In this episode, we continue with Part 2 of our two-part series on where our messy minds can do most of the damage in our lives. When we give all the credit to the devil and chalk up all of our mind drama to "spiritual warfare", it can put us in a very helpless place.  While the spiritual warfare is real, we also have a lot more God-given authority over our minds than we often think. Her...

It might be convenient to say "the devil made me do it," but is it possible for the devil to really make us do anything? Well, you might be surprised to find out that there are certain powers of our minds that indeed the devil can directly influence. Here's why you need to know where and how so that you don't get ambushed in your daily spiritual combat and learn how to fight wi...

Ok, you already know that we are sold on Catholic coaching, but we're not the only ones.  In this episode, we join former FOCUS missionary and certified coach, Chad Etzel, to discuss the goals of Catholic coaching, how it helps people live their best life, and how it responds to a unique need of our Church at this point in salvation history. You can learn more about Chad and 8th Day Coaching...

What would happen if we stopped hating the season of life that we are currently in, even if that season was being single? While this episode didn't start off intent on highlighting a young woman who has become an amazing model for "doing singlehood well," with a few divine interventions and some internet malfunctions, that's exactly what we did! Single or not, this is a great l...

As human persons in God's image and likeness, we desire connection. Not merely an intellectual connection, but an emotional connection.  Empathy is a God-given gift to be able to connect emotionally with one another, but like all of God's gifts, this one can be tainted by original sin too! In this episode, we give some practical tips to diagnose if your empathy is grounded in truth, or i...

We're all called to holiness, but does living out that call look differently for priests and religious versus laypeople? We're all called to live excellently in the Christian life, but how might our Vocation, state of life, and season of life factor into the excellency equation? If you ever struggle with decisions on a prayer-life routine, how to find work-life balance, and how to grow c...

If you ever have a fight with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time. You also cause yourself unnecessary stress, anxiety, and pain, and who wants more of that! The good news is that our minds were made to experience reality, and when we can follow some simple steps to better understand the things taking place outside of us, we can become better stewards of the thoughts and emotions inside o...

This was a fun episode to shoot. If we are going to get serious about personal growth, we've got to get acquainted with the virtues. And if a discussion on virtues makes you want to grab your pillow and take a snooze, you've never met Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.. We challenged Fr. Gregory to invent four new superheroes who represent each of the four cardinal virtues.  If you ever had trouble...

 You ever feel like your are stuck in an endless discernment due to this nagging fear that you might get God's plan wrong for your life? In this episode, we break down the 5 common fears behind indecision and give you tips on how you can accept fear and uncertainty as a very human part of growth and learning God's plan. Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Make sure t...

 Is there a place for Catholic mindset coaching on college campuses?    We've brought on Maura Eckels, Academic Success Coach for Christendom College and recent Purgative Way graduate to share how she is using her new Catholic mindset coaching skills to help students counter the stress and pressures of overachievement and stay committed.    Sharing her own personal testimony of growth after c...

Want to hear how one Catholic couple took their marriage disputes from a "10+ on the heat-scale to never exceeding a 5"? What would it mean for you to have just a little more grace in your marriage or close relationships? In this episode, we bring on Abby and Mark Dufresne, a married couple who recently graduated from our Purgative Way Catholic coach training, to share how Purgative Way...

 With the amount of coaches that are popping up on the scene, we think it's time we defined some terms, starting with what it means to be a Catholic Mindset coaching. Here, we draw distinctions between mindset coaching in the secular sense, versus what we mean by Catholic mindset coaches.    And the distinction between the two is MUCH more than slapping a Catholic label on a secular coaching...

Whether you’re focused on coaching yourself or growing your professional coaching practice, this episode will teach you five ways to improve your skills. We give advice on how to:   - Listen effectively.   - Empathize well.   - Move people (including yourself) toward solutions. Enjoy these “snapshots” of the lessons we share in our Purgative Way Coach Training! Send us Fan Mail Support the show __...

All right, you’re serious about living out God’s plan for your life. But are you SURE you’re listening to God, and not following your own fallen desires? If you’re stuck in that confusion and stress, fear not! We share some practical questions that will help you discern well, make decisions, and follow through with confidence. Send us Fan Mail Support the show ____________________ ► Make sure to S...

Catholics may wonder about the relationship between Catholic coaching, spiritual direction, and counseling. How are they similar, and how are they different? Join us, along with our special guest and Purgative Way graduate Megan Mohan, as we explain the distinctions. Plus we explore how Megan integrates her Metanoia Catholic formation, Dr. Bob Schuchts’s healing prayer training and Neal Lozano’s U...