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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 anxiety, Matt's ADHD, Catholic mindfulness, Fr. Sam's experience in Mentorship, and how Dr. Greg was able to publish the early plays of Pope St. John Paul II.    Discussed in the episode:  Fr. Sam's comparison of the sacrament of confession and Mentorship;  IDDM as more personal and requiring more vulnerability than regular therapy despite being a voice-only modality; The spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola;  Overview of the CPMAP and Dr. Greg's business “plan”;  How do I follow the Holy Spirit if paying attention is intrinsically hard? Misconceptions about mindfulness and what paying attention actually looks like;  The goal of Catholic Mindfulness and how it differs from the Buddhist notion of mindfulness;  How death anxiety is at the root of every defense mechanism, personality disorder, and negative psychological experience; The resurrection of the body as the antidote and solution to our deepest fear;  The importance of becoming aware of your interior life without judgement;  Overview of Pope St. John Paul II's personalism and what it means to “become who you are.”   Resources mentioned or relevant: The Tangent w/ Fr. Sam Kachuba - a podcast by Veritas; Setting the Stage: Early Plays of St. John Paul II;  Blog article: What Did You Say? (How to Stop “Thinking Over” Others);  Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat;  Being Human Episode 119: The Trouble with TikTok;  Books by Dr. Greg: The Mindful Catholic, Consecration to Jesus Through St. Joseph, and Sitting Like a Saint; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available;  Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more;  Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification!   Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!   Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review.” Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!  

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 is important, what we can learn from brain research, and much more.  Here's part one of the re-published conversation with Fr. Sam Kachuba and co-host Matt Sperrazza!   Discussed in the episode:  Do people rooted in their faith tend to avoid therapy? The need to balance incorporating one's faith into therapy while also avoiding over-spiritualization of issues;  Resistance that happens when your therapist's beliefs don't align with your own; The path toward perfection as being in and through our humanity; The integrated, incarnational way to approach problems (you are your body, but you are not JUST your body); What is a telomere (and what can it tell us about the faith)? Why integrating scientific research into an understanding of psychology can help us in how we live out the Catholic faith;  The history of the CatholicPsych Institute and the development of IDDM.   Resources mentioned or relevant: The Tangent w/ Fr. Sam Kachuba podcast;  The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis;  Books by Dr. Greg: The Mindful Catholic, Consecration to Jesus Through St. Joseph, and Sitting Like a Saint; Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with someone on our team to discuss how we can support you; Learn about IDDM (Mentorship), our new model of accompaniment; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available;  Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more;  Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, plus the opportunity to participate in Integrated LIVE's - weekly, Mentor hosted Q&As covering topics like boundaries, communication, trauma, forgiveness, and more! Join the waitlist to be notified about our next Open House to learn more about the new CPMAP certification!   Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!   Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review.” Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!  

Welcome to Episode 106 of the Being Human Podcast: The Psychology of the Incarnation This week, we're doing something new! In this episode, taken from an introductory lecture in our new Certification, Dr. Greg offers a brief reflection on the Incarnation - God made man - and explains why it matters for more than just our spiritual life.  Discussed in this episode: What it means that Christ reveals man to himself;  The importance of reflecting on Jesus as an incarnate person who had flesh and blood and a brain;  Our tendency to overemphasize Christ's divinity while losing a sense of his humanity;  Jesus as the bridge between the divinity of God and our humanity;  What it means to follow Christ and what's required to do so; The uniqueness of each person and their particular mission; Victor Frankl's experience and the importance of having meaning in one's life.     Resources mentioned or relevant: Read Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl;  Listen to Episode 82: Creating a Catholic Standard for Mental Health for an introduction to our new Certification; Learn more about our new Certification; Explore how IDDM can help you: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship); Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available. Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!   Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review.” Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 105 of the Being Human Podcast: How to Build a Healthy, Holy Family, w/ Dr. Gregory Popcak Dr. Greg welcomes fellow colleague Dr. Gregory Popcak to the show to break open exactly what is meant by the phrase “domestic church,” why it's important for families to see themselves as one, and how implementing a “liturgy of family life” is a path towards creating healthy and holy families.  Discussed in this episode: Introducing Dr. Gregory Popcak, the Pastoral Solutions Institute, and the CatholicHOM app;  Common misconceptions of what is required to be a “good Catholic family”; Definition of the term “domestic church” and exploration of how families can live out a domestic spirituality;   The implications of the family being instituted by God rather than invented by man;   The single most important ministry that married Catholics can engage in; How family life is meant as a channel of grace through which personal and global healing can be found;  Exploration of the three building blocks of the “liturgy of domestic church life”; The importance of showing affection, and how attachment wounds can prevent parents from doing so;  The power of family rituals in transmitting faith and values to children; How living a liturgy of domestic church life is possible for all families, whether intact, adoptive, divorced, single parent, grandparent, or foster family;  The importance of the quality of conversations with family members; A discipline approach that helps children know how to make good decisions and seek help when needed without parents giving up authority; Resources mentioned or relevant Check out the CatholicHOM app;  Learn more about Dr. Popcak's Pastoral Solutions Institute;  Find out how to listen to the More2Life Radio Show;  Book: For Better Forever by Dr. Gregory and Lisa Popcak; Article: Symposium calls for renewal of Catholic family life;  Lumen Gentium by Pope Paul VI;  Explore how IDDM can help you: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship); Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available.   Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!   Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review.” Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 104 of the Being Human Podcast: Do You Need a Diagnosis? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace To know oneself is helpful: the more we understand our own patterns, narratives, and parts, the better decisions we can make. How does being diagnosed with a mental health disorder help or hinder our growth in self-knowledge? What does it mean to have a diagnosis, and when is it helpful or unhelpful? Find out in this week's episode in which Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace join Dr. Greg for a discussion focused around diagnosis* of mental health disorders!  *Disclaimer: this episode is not meant to diagnose any particular symptom or issue. Discussed in this episode: The difference between having a true diagnosis vs. characteristics of one; Going to Google for a diagnosis vs. discussing issues with a trained professional; The impact a diagnosis can have on the way we see ourselves; What it means to hold the objective and the subjective together in order to reverence the individual person; How a diagnosis can become a tool for self-awareness and growth;  The danger of thinking we can categorize everything we observe in another person; The difficulty of standardizing observable patterns, signs, and behaviors to facilitate communication between professionals; The role of (and need for) medication in specific situations; How diagnosis fits into IDDM (our model of daily accompaniment);  Recognition of our imperfection as a necessary component for growth.    Resources mentioned or relevant: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff to discuss how we can help you! Learn more about IDDM (Mentorship), our new, daily model of accompaniment; Visit MyCatholicDoctor or WellCatholic to easily search for a Catholic doctor near you; Listen to Episode #72: The DSM Disease (Part One) and Episode 73: The DSM Disease (Part Two) for more on issues with the DSM V-TR; Referenced in this episode: Episode #102: ADHD and Me, w/ Teresa Violette; Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available.  Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!   Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review.” Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Welcome to Episode 103 of the Being Human Podcast: Is it Psychotherapy in Disguise? w/ Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace Is there a real difference between traditional psychotherapy and IDDM (Mentorship)? Or is it actually therapy just disguised as something new? What are the differences exactly? And how can IDDM be effective and personal if it's not face to face? This week on the podcast, Dr. Greg welcomes back co-hosts Dr. Bryan and Amy Grace for a deep dive into these questions and more!  Discussed in this episode: The difficulty of fully understanding IDDM prior to an experience of it; The daily aspect of IDDM as a means of entering a client's life in a more experiential and consistent way; What is projection, and how does it impact our relationship with God?  Scrupulosity as a disorder that needs deeper spiritual dimensions integrated into psychological help given; The tendency to apply psychological experience to God and how IDDM helps to remove blocks in how we relate to God. IDDM as entering into the messiness of the touchpoints between psychology and spirituality; How the model is more personal despite dialogue through recorded voice messages rather than face to face; The Catholic anthropology (upon which IDDM is based) as deeper than “cultural Catholicism” or the use of prayer in session; The subjective criteria of diagnosis and why insurance companies do not support our model; The importance of speaking with a professional who understands how and for what purpose the human person is made; Our need for the transcendent in order to make sense of suffering and death.  Resources mentioned or relevant: Explore how IDDM can help you: Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call with our staff! Learn about IDDM (Mentorship); Being Human episodes referenced: Ep.#84: What Does Catholic Anthropology Even Mean? and Ep. #100: Misconceptions about Men's Emotions;  Listen to Being Human Episode #6: Introducing IDDM; Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created; Download The Integrated App for access to free audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, courses, prayer resources, and more; Sign up for Being Human, our weekly newsletter, to stay up to date on exciting developments at CatholicPsych; Visit our website to read the CatholicPsych blog, shop in the CatholicPsych bookshop, or discover other resources we have available.   Learn more about our new Certification; Contact us! Have a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address on the podcast? Want to give some feedback about this episode? Email us at beinghuman@catholicpsych.com - we would love to hear from you!   Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review.” Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Discussed in this episode: What is narcissism, and what makes us vulnerable to it?  A listener's letter regarding how to balance being independent and relational;   A three-step paradigm to counteracting narcissism: self-awareness, self-ownership, self-gift; The false dichotomy between isolation and dependency;  Using objective moral criteria to determine how to be a gift of self; God as the ultimate source of our validation Resources mentioned or relevant: Podcast series on Mental Health and the Spiritual Life:  Episode 66: Self-Ownership or Self-Surrender: What's My Responsibility Episode 65: Self-Compassion vs. Self-Denial: Finding the Balance Become a member of the Integrated Life Community to get access to every course Dr. Greg has created, AND the opportunity to participate in our Integrated Life “App Groups” (time-limited, group experiences covering topics like trauma, boundaries, and forgiveness)! Download The Integrated App for access to free Mindfulness audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, Integrated Life Membership courses, and more; Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. Learn more about IDDM, Dr. Greg's new model of treatment!  Visit the CatholicPsych BookShop Need help? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation call! Read the CatholicPsych blog. Explore resources from the CatholicPsych Institute.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com. We would love to hear from you! Rate, review, and subscribe: Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Also consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

Discussed in this episode:  Meet Maureen Shepherd, a client who has experience being in IDDM (or Mentorship), our new program;  Maureen's journey to discovering IDDM after her husband's tragic death; Hesitations she experienced due to the novelty of the model, and what motivated her to try it out;   The impact of daily interactions with a Mentor; Surprising benefits of using this new model.  Resources mentioned or relevant: Register for Dr. Greg's Town Hall Meeting to learn more about Mentorship: what it is, how it works, and how others have benefitted from this new model;   Check out Being Human Podcast Episodes #1 - #9 for an indepth look at Mentorship;  Download The Integrated App for access to audio exercises, the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat, and more resources for your mental health; 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. To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

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. To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

Discussed in this episode:  The responsibility of mental health clinicians to talk about God; Being co-authors of our story with God; The meaning, beauty and redemption that can come from suffering; Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, and Logotherapy; Frankl's three core values on the pathway to meaning; Parallels between Viktor Frankl and Pope St. John Paul II;  The necessity of spirituality to human flourishing  Resources mentioned or relevant: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Doctor and the Soul: From Psychotherapy to Logotherapy by Viktor Frankl Article: Viktor Frankl at Ninety: An Interview Hear the first episode in our podcast series on relationships: Episode 55: Talking to Yourself w/ Dr. Emily Dowdell; Scroll through our About Us page to learn more about Dr. Gerard;    Learn more about IDDM (or Mentorship), Dr. Greg's new model of mental health treatment; Download The Integrated App for access to free Catholic Mindfulness exercises and resources; 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 the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

Discussed in this episode:  Reasons why New Year's resolutions fail;  Solutions to the roadblocks to your New Year's resolution; The five stages of making a successful change: Stage 1: Precontemplation- When the reality of harmful behavior is present, but we don't recognize it Stage 2: Contemplation - When we start thinking about what making a change would look like Stage 3: Preparation - Starting to prepare to make the specific change Stage 4: Action - Taking action to make the specific change Stage 5: Maintenance - Figuring out how to stick to the change in the long run Stage 6: Relapse - Part of the change process is to fail  “Perfection is only attainable through our acceptance of failure.” - Dr. Greg Roadblocks to change: Trying to change too many things at once; Starting with a habit that is too big; Focusing too much on the outcome instead of the process; Not looking at the big picture; Thinking small changes don't matter Solutions to these roadblocks: Break down your resolution into multiple parts and realize how many things you are actually trying to change. Work on one thing at a time; Break down these parts into the sizes of the goals you are trying to achieve. Begin with an easy, achievable goal; Focus on behavior instead of outcome (example: going to the gym vs. losing a certain amount of weight); Structure your environment to nurture change; Realize that small, incremental changes will add up Resources mentioned or relevant: How to Win At New Year's Resolutions blog post Podcast episode on failure: Why Failure is a Good Thing 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, including the "Tricks to Building Habits Easily" course that walks you through the best ways to form new habits and stick to them. Sign up for our weekly newsletter, Being Human, to keep up with all the exciting things happening at CatholicPsych. For more on IDDM, Dr. Greg's new model of treatment, visit here. To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

Discussed in this episode: Distinctions between spiritual direction and psychological help; Working on behalf of Christ vs. trying to be Christ; The complementarity of the members of the Body of Christ; The wisdom of the Church in giving limits; Recognizing your limits and the freedom that comes from doing this; Using all the resources God has given to you Resources mentioned or relevant: Donate to Fr. Louis Merosne's charity, Mission to the Beloved;  Fr. Louis Merosne's course, Exorcisms and the Spiritual Life; Download The Integrated App for access to Catholic Mindfulness 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; For more on IDDM, Dr. Greg's new model of treatment, visit here; To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

Discussed in this episode: The different types of anxiety;  Unhealthy coping mechanisms we use to deal with feeling overwhelmed; Examples of overwhelm from Dr. Greg's life; Presenting issues vs. underlying issues; The present moment as the best antidote to overwhelm;  Using Catholic Mindfulness to tap into the present moment Resources mentioned or relevant: Download The Integrated App to access free Catholic Mindfulness exercises; Learn Catholic Mindfulness through the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat; Go deeper with Catholic Mindfulness 2: Discernment of Spirits course; Join The Integrated Life Membership to get access to all Catholic Mindfulness courses; Learn more about IDDM, our new model of treatment; To find out how the CatholicPsych team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

In this episode, we talk about: How to befriend the negative voices in your head; Following Jesus' example in learning how to encounter our negative parts; The downfalls of pop psychology;  How Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our interior life; The moral neutrality of Mindfulness; The importance of having an accurate anthropology; Using your imagination to encounter your unconscious Resources mentioned or relevant: Last week's episode, How to Stop Covid Adjustment Disorder from Turning Into Trauma Disorder; Listen to the episode that introduces Internal Family Systems theory and “parts work”; Follow CatholicPsych on Instagram;  More on the Catholic Mindfulness Virtual Retreat; Download The Integrated App for free; Learn about Dr. Greg's new model of treatment, IDDM; To find out how Dr. Greg's team can help you, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here.  If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now! 

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 Coaching: Oriented toward any goal in any niche Mentorship: Taking the best of all 3 fields and uniting them into one modality Resources mentioned or relevant: To learn more about therapy offered by the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For more resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please help us in our mission to integrate the Faith with Psychology by hitting subscribe and also sharing this podcast with your friends. Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us reach other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. For Apple podcasts, click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

 In this episode, we talk about: The benefits of mentorship How IDDM will work in practice Resources mentioned or relevant: To learn more about IDDM, offered by the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For more resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. If there is a topic or a question you would like Dr. Greg to address, please email your request to beinghuman@catholicpsych.com! We would love to hear from you. Rate, review, and subscribe Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us get the message out to other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

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 To learn more about IDDM, offered by the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For more resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. Rate, review, and subscribe Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us get the message out to other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

 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) To learn more about IDDM, offered by the CatholicPsych Institute, click here. To read the CatholicPsych blog, click here. For more resources from the CatholicPsych Institute, click here.   Rate, review, and subscribe Please consider rating or leaving a review of our show. It helps us get the message out to other Catholics just like you who want to become more integrated, whole, and happy human beings. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5 stars, and choose “write a review”. Then type your sincere thoughts about the show! If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any episodes. Subscribe to the podcast now!

Hypoglycemia is a common occurrence on the wards for patients both with IDDM, NIDDM and those without, making it an important condition to always keep in mind and know how to treat. Join us as we talk about low blood sugar with Dr Girgis and learn how to approach and treat this common call.

This episode I'm joined by John Ottersburg of GoreEater, as well as Robbie Barrow of NYDM. Boogie time is here to stay! FEATURING MUSIC FROM: *VATHEK (Canada) *BENEATH THE HOLLOW (Illinois) *END OF ALL FLESH (Idaho) *DEVILLE (Sweden) beers today were: Since I Left You hells lager / Woodland Empire (Idaho) Zombie Dust pale / 3 Floyds Brewing (Indiana)

As stories about Russia continue to dominate the news cycle, you are probably familiar with the recent sanctions against the country, Vladimir Putin’s reelection, and even the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the EU and US. But what do you know about celiac disease in Russia? The Gluten Free RN is taking a closer look at the limited information about celiac disease in Russia, giving us an overview of the country’s size and population and the likely number of celiac cases based on the global tendency. She discusses the thriving wheat production industry in Russia as well as the gluten-containing traditional Russian diet. Nadine walks us through a presentation created by Dr. Elena Roslavtseva at the Scientific Center for Children’s Health in Moscow, sharing how the diagnoses of celiac disease changed from the 1970’s through the 2000’s, the inconsistencies with testing for celiac disease around the nation, and the challenges of maintaining a gluten-free diet in Russia. Listen in as the Gluten Free RN covers the Journal of Immunology Research’s overview of celiac disease in Russia, explaining why the reported frequency probably doesn’t reflect the true prevalence and the necessity of a mass screening. What’s Discussed:  General information about the country of Russia Population of 144.3M Dual nation state, 185 ethnic groups Largest country by land mass Russia’s thriving wheat production industry Very high, exported to Middle East and Africa Ban on genetically modified wheat The first diagnoses of celiac disease in Russia Late 1970’s—1980’s Cases of severe malabsorption No gluten-free foods available How celiac diagnoses changed in the 2000’s Diagnosed more often, well-known in most regions Research done in many universities, med centers The Eastern European countries that have done mass screenings Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia Why the data around celiac disease in Russia is unreliable Variation in how practitioners test for celiac disease Belarus—HLA-typing not available in most cases Latvia—mandatory screening for patients with IDDM and AIT The problems associated with celiac disease in Russia Unreliable data in absence of mass screening Gluten-containing traditional Russian food The overview presented in the Journal of Immunology Research Diagnostic tools for celiac disease in Russia vary significantly Reported frequency of 0.2-0.6%, but real rate unknown Resources: ‘Coeliac Disease and Gluten Related Disorders in Russia and Former Soviet Republics’ by Dr. Elena Roslavtseva ‘Overview of Celiac Disease in Russia: Regional Data and Estimated Prevalence’ in the Journal of Immunology Research ‘Russia, Argentina and Canada Displace US, Europe in Global Wheat Trade’ in agriCENSUS ‘Russian Wheat Sales Expand Global Reach with Surge in Sudan’ in Bloomberg ‘Russia’s Wheat Industry: Implications for Australia’ from the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre ‘Growing Importance of Russian Milling Wheat Worldwide’ from Solaris Commodities ‘How an Oil Giant (Russia) Came to Dominate Wheat’ in Bloomberg ‘Celiac Disease in Russia and the Former Soviet Republics’ in The Celiac Scene Connect with Nadine: Instagram Facebook Contact via Email ‘Your Skin on Gluten’ on YouTube Melodies of the Danube Gluten-Free Cruise with Nadine Books by Nadine: Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Heal

Introduction: To evaluate the effect of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on the occurrence of diabetic macular edema. Methods: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, multinational study. Patients were randomized to the treatment group with 600 mg ALA per day or the placebo group. Every 6 months stereo fundus photographs, HbA1c levels, and an ophthalmological examination were documented. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of clinically significant macular edema (CSME) within a follow-up period of 2 years. Results: We randomized 235 patients with type II diabetes mellitus into the treatment group (mean age 58.0 years) and 232 into the placebo group (mean age 57.9 years). Mean HbA1c level was 8.1, with no significant differences between the treatment (mean 8.2, SD +/- 1.35) and placebo groups (mean 8.1, SD +/- 1.29). HbA1c values remained constant over time. In the treatment and placebo groups, 84 and 86 patients (35.7 and 37.1%) had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with a median duration of diabetes of 9.3 versus 9.0 years in the placebo group. Visual acuity remained unchanged during the entire trial. Concerning the primary endpoint, the study provided a negative result, i.e. 26/235 patients in the treatment group and 30/232 patients in the placebo group developed CSME. Confirmatory intention-to-treat analysis of the primary endpoint revealed no statistically significant difference between groups (log-rank test, p = 0.7108, HR = 0.9057 with CI = 0.5355-1.5317). Median follow-up was identical (2.00 years). Conclusions: A daily dosage of 600 mg ALA does not prevent the occurrence of CSME in IDDM patients. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel

Aims: An association between paternal age and type 1 diabetes (IDDM) among their offspring was recent reported as well as transgenerational responses in humans. This paper aims to assess the association of markers for prenatal exposures with IDDM. Methods: We analysed data from two birth cohorts in Great Britain on 5214 cohort members from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) and 6068 members of the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study (BCS70) with full information on IDDM and explanatory variables using multivariate logistic regression. Results: IDDM prevalence was 0.7% (95% CI 0.5-1.0%; n = 38) in the NCDS and 0.4% (95% CI 0.3-0.6%; n = 27) in the BCS70 cohort. Paternal age was not associated with IDDM possibly due to lack of sample power. Unexpectedly, a lowered prevalence of IDDM was observed among offspring of smoking fathers in both cohorts, with a combined odds ratio of 0.44 (95% CI 0.25-0.75). This association could not be explained by maternal smoking prior to, during or after pregnancy, number of siblings, parental social class, maternal and paternal age, or cohort. Maternal smoking in pregnancy did not alter the IDDM prevalence among offspring. Conclusions: This unexpected finding may be explained by germ-line mutations or other mechanisms associated with paternal smoking. This phenomenon should be investigated and these results should not be used as a justification for smoking. Paternal exposures may be important in determining IDDM risk.

The putative effects of diabetes and metabolic control on circulating levels of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs) remain controversial. In the present study, serum levels of IGF-I and IGF-II and IGFBP-1, -2, and -3 were measured in 58 patients (age, 0.8-17 yr) with treated (51 subjects) or untreated (7 subjects) insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and were compared with the levels in normal subjects. In the untreated patients IGF-I and IGF-II were decreased as compared with the healthy controls. In the treated diabetics IGF-I and IGF-II were reduced; IGFBP-2 (only in prepubertal subjects) and IGFBP-3 were increased. Furthermore, age-adjusted values of IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGFBP-3 were lower in prepubertal than in pubertal patients. Regression analysis revealed a negative correlation between hemoglobin (Hb)A1c and standard deviation scores (SDS) of IGF-I and a positive association between HbA1c and IGFBP-1 SDS or IGFBP-2 SDS. In the treated patients HbA1c was positively related to IGFBP-1 SDS and IGFBP-2 SDS when applying simple regression analysis and to IGFBP-2 SDS when using a multiple regression model. Strong correlations were observed between height SDS and IGF-I SDS, IGF-II SDS, and IGFBP-3 SDS in prepubertal subjects who had had IDDM for at least 2 yr, but not in adolescents. Such correlations have also been found in healthy children and adolescents. In conclusion; 1) IDDM is associated with alterations of the IGF-IGFBP system, which are partially accounted for by differences in metabolic control and pubertal status; 2) the lower plasma concentrations of serum IGF-I may play a role in the pathogenesis of growth impairment of poorly controlled prepubertal, but not pubertal, children and adolescents with IDDM; and 3) in addition, a potential role of the altered IGF-IGFBP system for the development of diabetic late complications is hypothesized.

By using an immunoprecipitation assay, we analysed reactivity of autoantibodies to human recombinant GAD65 and GAD67 in sera from patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome Type II (APS II) with and without Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus (IDDM) compared to patients with organ-specific autoimmunity. Overall antibodies to GAD65 were correlated with IDDM in all study groups, whereas GAD67 antibodies were associated with IDDM when APS II coexists. Antibodies to GAD65 and GAD67 were detected in 13 (44.8%) and 7 (24.1%) out of 29 APS II patients with IDDM, but in only 4 (13.8%) and 2 (6.9%) out of 29 APS II patients without IDDM, respectively (p < 0.05). In short-standing IDDM (< 1 year), antibodies to GAD67 were significantly more frequent in patients with APS II (5 of 9 [55.6%] subjects) compared to matched diabetic patients without coexisting polyendocrinopathy (1 of 18 [5.6%] subjects) (p < 0.02). The levels of GAD65 (142 ± 90 AU) and GAD67 antibodies (178 ± 95 AU) were significantly higher in patients with polyglandular disease than in patients with isolated IDDM (91 ± 85 AU and 93 ± 57 AU) (p < 0.02). Interestingly, all 11 GAD67 antibody positive subjects also had GAD65 antibodies (p < 0.0001), and in 10 of 11 anti-GAD67 positive sera the GAD67 antibodies could be blocked by either GAD67 or GAD65, suggesting the presence of cross-reactive autoantibodies. No correlation was observed between GAD antibodies and age, sex or any particular associated autoimmune disease, besides IDDM. GAD antibodies were present in only 1 of 6 (16.7%) patients with APS Type I, in 1 of 26 (3.9%) patients with autoimmune thyroid disease but in none of the patients with Addison's disease (n = 16), pernicious anaemia (n = 7) or normal controls (n = 50). Our data suggest distinct antibody specificities reactive to GAD isoforms in APS II and IDDM, which might reflect different mechanisms of autoimmune response in IDDM with coexisting autoimmune polyendocrine autoimmunity.

Cytoplasmic islet cell antibodies are well-established predictive markers of IDDM. Although target molecules of ICA have been suggested to be gangliosides, human monoclonal ICA of the immunoglobulin G class (MICA 1-6) produced from a patient with newly diagnosed IDDM recognized glutamate decarboxylase as a target antigen. Here we analyzed the possible heterogeneity of target antigens of ICA by subtracting the GAD-specific ICA staining from total ICA staining of sera. This was achieved 1) by preabsorption of ICA+ sera with recombinant GAD65 and/or GAD67 expressed in a baculovirus system and 2) by ICA analysis of sera on mouse pancreas, as GAD antibodies do not stain mouse islets in the immunofluorescence test. We show that 24 of 25 sera from newly diagnosed patients with IDDM recognize islet antigens besides GAD. In contrast, GAD was the only islet antigen recognized by ICA from 7 sera from patients with stiff man syndrome. Two of these sera, however, recognized antigens besides GAD in Purkinje cells. In patients with IDDM, non-GAD ICA were diverse. One group, found in 64% of the sera, stained human and mouse islets, whereas the other group of non-GAD ICA was human specific. Therefore, mouse islets distinguish two groups of non-GAD ICA and lack additional target epitopes of ICA besides GAD. Longitudinal analysis of 6 sera from nondiabetic ICA+ individuals revealed that mouse-reactive ICA may appear closer to clinical onset of IDDM in some individuals.

We investigated the presence of autoantibodies to baculovirus-expressed human recombinant 65- and 67-kD isoforms of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD65 and GAD67) in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). In the immunoprecipitation test using [35S]methionine-labeled GADs antibodies to GAD65 were detected in 13/15 (87%) islet cell antibody (ICA)-positive and in 1/35 (2.9%) ICA-negative first-degree relatives of patients with IDDM, in 6/11 (54.5%) ICA-positive nondiabetic schoolchildren, and in 35/50 (70%) patients with newly diagnosed IDDM. GAD67 antibodies were positive only in five (33%) of the ICA-positive relatives (P < 0.05) and in nine (18%) IDDM patients at onset (P < 0.00001). After onset of IDDM antibodies to GAD65 and GAD67 declined but were still positive in 25 and 9.4% of subjects with long-standing IDDM (> 10 yr). In all study groups antibodies to GAD67 were only detected in GAD65 antibody-positive sera. An immunotrapping enzyme activity assay for GAD65 antibodies was positive in 64/75 (85.3%) of sera that were GAD antibody positive in the immunoprecipitation test (r = 0.870, P < 0.0001). In two (2.7%) sera GAD65 antibodies that block GAD enzyme activity were found. Our data suggest that antibodies to GAD65 but not to GAD67 represent sensitive markers for preclinical and overt IDDM. The immunotrapping assay here described represents a valuable technique for specific and sensitive screening for GAD antibodies.

Tue, 1 Jan 1991 12:00:00 +0100 https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8617/1/8617.pdf Scriba, Peter Christian; Look, D.; Jacob, U.; Rübsamen, M.; Peters, A. dd