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Addiction
"Anxiety, Trauma and Addiction" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on Pints with Aquinas
"Brain Development and Addictive Cycles" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on Catholic Late Night
"Addiction: Am I Just BAD?" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on Catholic Late Night
"The Role of Free Will in Addictive Behavior" - blog by Dr. Gerry Crete
"Addiction is the Opposite of Connection and Intimacy" - Be With the Word, Corpus Christi
"Sinful Temptations Often Reveal Legitimate Needs" - Be With the Word, 1st Sun of Lent
"Trauma-Fueled Addictions" - Dr. Gerry Crete's guest appearance on Integrity Restored
"Radical Way to Approach Recovery" - Be With the Word, 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time, Cycle B
Anxiety
"Anxiety, Trauma and Addiction" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on Pints with Aquinas
"Questions You Have Never Asked" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's interview on Catholic Late Night
"Anxiety and Self-Help" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on The Will Within
"Philipians 4 As a Remedy for Anxiety" - blog by Mario Sacasa
Attachment
"Dangerous Love" - Weekly Reflection, June 22, 2022
"The Conflicting Loves Inside You" - Weekly Reflection, June 29, 2022
"The Sins of the Fathers: Unexpressed Love" - Weekly Reflection, July 6, 2022
"How Parents Use Their Children To Avoid Feeling Shame" - Weekly Reflection - July 20, 2022
COVID-19
"Mask Hysteria" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's guest appearance on Redeemer Radio
"Getting Back to Mass in the Middle of a Pandemic" - blog by Kate Walsh Soucheray
"Balancing on a Tightrope During COVID-19" - blog by Kate Walsh Soucheray
"On Vaccine Mandates, Contempt, Families, and Thanksgiving"- blog by Dr. Peter Malinoski
Faith
"The Real Reason Adults Leave the Church" - Weekly Reflection - August 10, 2022
“Thanksgiving: Skin-Deep vs. Profound” - Weekly Reflection - November 23, 2022
“How and Why We Reject God’s Providence” - Weekly Reflection - November 30, 2022
“Moving from Rejecting to Embracing God’s Providence” - Weekly Reflection - December 7, 2022
“Naturalizing and Spiritualizing: Two Errors Catholics Make” - Weekly Reflection - February 15, 2023
Family
"How to Make a Positive Change in Your Family System" - Be With the Word, Feast of the Holy Family
"Understanding the Meaning of Beauty in a Family" - blog by Maria De Bruyn
"A Narcissist in the Family" - blog by Maria De Bruyn
"Helping Daughters Develop a Healthy Body Image" - blog by Wendy Baribeau
"Smart Parenting in the Smart Phone Era: Part I Know the Risks" - blog by Wendy Baribeau
"Smart Parenting in the Smart Phone Era: Part II Using Resources" - blog by Wendy Baribeau
"Changing Yourself First to Help Your Children" - blog by Dr. Eric Gudan
"How to Manage Teens and Screens" - blog by Dr. Gerry Crete
"What It Means to Be a Good Man and a Good Father" - Be With the Word, 4th Sunday of Advent
"Homeschooling and Mental Health" - Dr. Peter Malinoski and Jody Garneau interview on Kolbecast
"On Vaccine Mandates, Contempt, Families, and Thanksgiving"- blog by Dr. Peter Malinoski
"The Sins of the Fathers: Unexpressed Love" - Weekly Reflection, July 6, 2022
"The Sins of the Parents – Conveniently Denied" - Weekly Reflection, July 13, 2022
"How Parents Use Their Children To Avoid Feeling Shame" - Weekly Reflection, July 20, 2022
"Loving a Parent Who Doesn’t Love You" - Weekly Reflection, July 27, 2022
"Who’s Your Daddy? Confusion Over Our Primary Parents" - Weekly Reflection, August 3, 2022
"Through The Eyes of a Catholic Toddler" - Weekly Reflection, August 17, 2022
God Images
"Sinning, God Images and Resilience" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 23
"God Images and Self Images" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 24
"Drill Sergeant Gods, Statue Gods, and Preoccupied Manager Gods, Oh My!" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 25
"Dictator Gods, Pharisee Gods, and Scrooge Gods" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 26
"Robber Gods, Aristocrat Gods and Marshmallow Gods" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 27
"Police Detective Gods, Pushy Salesman Gods, and Heartbreaker Gods" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 28
"Magic Genie Gods and Party-Pooper Gods" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 29
"Facing Our Distorted Images of God" - blog by Dr. Peter Malinoski
"Are You A Heretic? Distorted God Images Catholics Hold" - Weekly Reflection - September 14, 2022
Grief
"Healing From Losses, Healing With Grief" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 16
"Loss, Grief, Mourning and Resilience: How They Go Together" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 17
"Grief vs. Depression" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 18
"Journeys of the Heart" series - Irene Rowland
"The Many Faces of Grief Inside Us" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration podcast, Episode 82
Human Formation
"The Importance of Inner Work" - Dr. Peter Malinoski interview on SmartCatholics
"The Deepest Human Formation Work A Catholic Can Do" - Weekly Reflection - September 21, 2022
“From Rejecting to Embracing Aging” - Weekly Reflection - December 21, 2022
“Catholic Being vs. Catholic Doing” - Weekly Reflection - December 28, 2022
“Distraction and Prayer: Satan, Symptoms, or Something Else?” - Weekly Reflection - January 11, 2023
“Distractions in Prayer: When our Parts Cry for Help” - Weekly Reflection - January 18, 2023
”Distracted Prayers: Hidden Reasons for Avoiding God” - Weekly Reflection - January 25, 2023
“Catholic Understandings of Human Formation” - Weekly Reflection - March 29, 2023
“Who Forms your Clay?” - Weekly Reflection - April 12, 2023
“The "Whys" of Human Formation” - Weekly Reflection - April 19, 2023
“On The Metaphysics Of The Human Person” - Weekly Reflection - April 26, 2023
“On The Metaphysics of Human Formation” - Weekly Reflection - May 3, 2023
“On the Importance of C+ Work in Human Formation” - Weekly Reflection - May 10, 2023
“Link’s Library: Catholic Human Formation Resources” - Weekly Reflection - May 17, 2023
“Reconciling IFS with our Catholic Christian Faith” - Weekly Reflection - May 24, 2023
Interior Integration
"All is Gift — Unrecognized Gifts from God" - Weekly Reflection - December 29, 2021
"Caiaphas And Interior Integration" - Weekly Reflection - April 6, 2022
"The Top 10 Needs That Fuel Modern-Day Idol Worship" - Weekly Reflection, September 7 - 2022
"St. Thomas Aquinas: You must love you. First." - Weekly Reflection - October 5, 2022
"Why Is Interior Integration Crucial for Union with God?" - Weekly Reflection - October 12, 2022
"Examples of Bad Self-Love and the Consequences" - Weekly Reflection - October 19, 2022
Internal Family Systems
"A Guided Exercise" - Dr. Peter Malinoski interview on Being Human Podcast Episode 36
"The Many Faces of Grief Inside Us" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration podcast, Episode 82
"Inner Pre-Evangelization: A Focus on Internal Trust" - blog by Dr. Peter Malinoski
"Ukraine (Internal Family Systems Experiential Exercise)" - Weekly Reflection, March 2, 2022
"The Conflicting Loves Inside You" - Weekly Reflection, June 29, 2022
Lying
"Lying" - Weekly Reflection, April 20, 2022
"Justifying Lyings" - Weekly Reflection, April 27, 2022
"Santa and Lying" - Weekly Reflection, May 4, 2022
"Santa and Myth (Gabriel Crawford)" - Weekly Reflection - May 22, 2022
"Seeking Truth vs. Not Lying" - Weekly Reflection, MJay 18, 2022
"Six Reasons for Catholics To Not Tell the Whole Truth" - Weekly Reflection, May 25, 2022
"On ‘Mental Reservation’ and Examining Our Motives" - Weekly Reflection, June 1, 2022
Parasympathetic Nervous System
"Abraham and the Parasympathetic Nervous System" - Be With the Word, 2nd Sun of Lent
Pornography
"Pornography and Grace" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview Anglican Compass
"The Porn Pandemic" - blog by Danny Ryan
"Four Signs of Addiction and Three Steps to Break Free" - blog by Dr. Gerry Crete
"Addiction is the Opposite of Connection and Intimacy" - Be With the Word, Feast of Corpus Christi
"Anxiety, Trauma and Addiction" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on Pints with Aquinas
"Sinful Temptations Often Reveal Legitimate Needs" - Be With the Word, 1st Sun of Lent
"Why Catholics Use Pornography" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration podcast, Episode 55
Psychosomatic Illness
"Psychosomatic Illness" - Dr. Peter's interview on Doctor Doctor
Relationships
"Identity, Love and Relationships" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's interview on Catholic Late Night
"Untangling God's Love From Our Fallen Natures" - blog by Annie Harton
"Empathy, Sin and Relationships" - Be With the Word, 2nd Sun of Advent
"Transform Conflict Into Better Relationships" - blog by Dr. Gerry Crete
"How to Break Through Relationship Conflict" - Be With the Word, Baptism of the Lord, Cycle B
"Loving People We Disagree With" - Be With the Word, 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B
"Why Do I Avoid God?" - Dr. Peter's webinar for the Catholic Pscyhological Association
"Loneliness vs. Alienation" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's interview on FOCUS
"Openness vs. Receptivity" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's interview on FOCUS
"Tolerating Being Loved" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's interview on FOCUS
"Three Elements of Loving" - Weekly Reflection, Feb 17, 2022
"Definition of Enemies" - Weekly Reflection - March 9, 2022
"Six Reasons Catholics Don't Know their Enemies" - Weekly Reflection - March 16, 2022
"Temporary Enemies" - Weekly Reflection - March 23, 2022
"The Real Reason Adults Leave the Church" - Weekly Reflection - August 10, 2022
Scrupulosity
"The Roots of Scrupulosity" - Dr. Peter's guest appearance on The Catholic Therapist
"The Key to Stopping Scrupulosity" - Be With the Word, Third Sunday of Easter
"Mary, Our Spiritual Mother, and Scrupulosity" - Weekly Reflection - December 8, 2021
“The Whys of Catholic Legalism – With Solutions” - Weekly Reflection - November 2, 2022
Shame
"The Lies We Tell Ourselves in Life Stories" - Be With the Word, All Saints Day
"The Silent Killer Who Stalks You From Inside" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 37
"Seeing the Signs of Shame in Yourself and Others" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 38
"The Real, Radical and Resounding Differences Between Shame and Guilt" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 39
"Rape, Incest, Shame and Silence: A True Story Reexamined - Part I" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 40
"Rape, Incest, Shame and Silence: A True Story Reexamined - Part II" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 43
"Rape, Incest, Shame and Silence: A True Story Reexamined - Part III" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 44
"Practicing Deep Listening: Understanding King David's Shame" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 42
"How Shame Leads Us to Idolatry" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 45
"Shame and Tragedy: Judas Iscariot and You" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 46
"Shame and Redemption: St. Peter and You" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 47
"Shame and Repentence: St. Dismas" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 48
"Overcoming Shame Despite Loss and Suffering" - Be With the Word, Palm Sunday
"Shame, the Prayer Killer" - Weekly Reflection - December 15, 2021
"How Parents Use Their Children To Avoid Feeling Shame" - Weekly Reflection - July 20, 2022
Sin
"Why We Do Wicked Things" - Be With the Word, 4th Sun of Lent
"Spiritual Warfare" - Weekly Reflection - Feb 24, 2022
"Trauma, Sin and Enemies" - Weekly Reflection - March 30, 2022
"Is that "Inner Voice" My Conscience?" - Weekly Reflection - June 8, 2022
"What is sin, really? Seven Ways to Understand Sin" - Weekly Reflection - June 15, 2022
"Dangerous Love" - Weekly Reflection - June 22, 2022
"The Sins of the Parents – Conveniently Denied" - Weekly Reflection - July 13, 2022
Spiritual Bypassing
“Spiritual Bypassing: Catholic Style” - Weekly Reflection - February 22, 2023
“The Whys of Catholic Spiritual Bypassing” - Weekly Reflection - March 1, 2023
“The 15 Symptoms of Catholic Spiritual Bypassing” - Weekly Reflection - March 8, 2023
“The Causes and Effects of Catholic Spiritual Bypassing” - Weekly Reflection - March 15, 2023
“Moving Beyond Catholic Spiritual Bypassing” - Weekly Reflection - March 22, 2023
Therapy
"A Catholic's Guide to Self-Help" - Dr. Gerry Crete and Dr. Peter Malinoski's free online course
"What's the Difference Between Life Coaching and Therapy?" - blog by Ruth O'Neil
"Pros and Cons of Video Counseling" - blog by Bridget Hannahan
"Why a Catholic Therapist?" - blog by Thomas Pfister
"How Do You Know When You Need Counseling?" - blog by Bridget Hannahan
"What's the Past Got to Do With It?" - blog by Jennifer Madere
"How to Find the Right Counselor" - blog by Maribel Laguna
"How to Manage Teens and Screens" - blog by Dr. Gerry Crete
"Subjectivism and Catholic Therapy" - Weekly Reflection - December 22, 2021
Trauma
"Anxiety, Trauma and Addiction" - Dr. Gerry Crete's interview on Pints with Aquinas
"Trauma and Healing - Forgiveness Not Required" - blog by Dr. Andrew Dobo
"Trauma, Trust, Treatment and Truth" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's Interior Integration for Catholics podcast, Episode 32
"How We Store Trauma in Our Bodies" - Be With the Word, 3rd Sun of Advent
"Trauma-Fueled Addictions" - Dr. Gerry Crete's guest appearance on Integrity Restored
"Christ's Body Keeps the Score" - Be With the Word, Second Sunday of Easter
"What is Trauma and Its Effects?" - Dr. Peter Malinoski's interview on FOCUS
"Trauma and the Body" - Weekly Reflection, February 9, 2022
"Trauma, Sin and Enemies" - Weekly Reflection, March 30, 2022
Vocational Discernment
"Be Called: Discovering and Living Out Your Vocation - Dr. Mark Glafke's online course
"Discovering God's Will After the Monastery" - blog by Daniel Johnson
"Is Discernment Ever Over? Answering the Call" - blog by John Vizza
"Untangling God's Love From Our Fallen Natures" - blog by Annie Harton
"Overcoming Paralysis in Seeking God's Will" - blog by Dr. Mark Glafke