Features Inspiration from Saints Including: St. Rose of Lima St. Rita of Cascia St. John Vianney St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Teresa of Calcutta St. Francis of Assisi St. Vincent de Paul St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi A Message from Tommy Tighe God wills that everyone be saved, not just from sin but also from depression, anxiety, past trauma, addiction, and everything else that brings us separation from the love and peace God so desperately wants to give us. This is not meant to be a self-help book. While there are coping skills within this book, this book doesn’t intend to solve all our problems. It’s meant to remind us that others are suffering just like us. My hope is that this book provides the impetus to bring our mental health struggles out into the open without stigma and with a plan for moving forward. Let's go on a journey together. Topics Covered in this Book Include: Depression & Anxiety Tighe teaches readers how to identify signs of depression and anxiety. He also describes the difference between the two and how to tell that it is time to seek help. Trauma Tighe provides readers with a roadmap for navigating different kinds of trauma including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, dissociation, self-destructiveness, and loneliness. Grief Tighe discusses heartbreak, joylessness, powerlessness, and substance misuse in relation to grief and bereavement. He provides hope and healing for those suffering and feeling lost. Relationships Tighe writes about the difficulties of cultivating and maintaining relationships, providing a path forward for those experiencing resentment, manipulation, or stagnation. Why St. Dymphna? Dymphna was born in seventh-century Ireland, the daughter of a Christian mother and a pagan father. After her mother's death, her father fell into a spiral of grief, which eventually led to a madness that turned his affections for a new wife toward Dymphna. She knew that she needed to flee. She fled to Geel, Belgium, where she gained the reputation of compassion and kindness that would directly lead to her becoming the patron saint for those suffering from mental illness. She opened a hospice for the poor and sick which, according to some reports, particularly served those with mental or neurological illnesses. After Dymphna's death, traditions hold that mentally ill patients from her hospice were miraculously cured. Pilgrims began to flock to Dymphna's burial site, and more cures were recorded. This is the miraculous story of how St. Dymphna became the patron saint for those suffering from mental illness. Meet the Author: Tommy Tighe Tommy Tighe is a marriage and family counselor, creator of the Saint Dymphna’s Playbook podcast, and the cohost of Repent and Submit on CatholicTV. He is the author of The Catholic Hipster Handbook, The Catholic Hipster: The Next Level, and #BlessedMother. He is the coauthor of How To: Catholic Family and Catholic Funny Fill-ins with his wife Karen. Tighe has appeared on Relevant Radio, EWTN Radio, and The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM Radio—the station that runs his podcast The Chimney. He has contributed to publications including Angelus News, Catholic Herald, CatholicMom.com, Aleteia, and Catholic Digest. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Saint Dymphna’s Playbook podcast Saint Dymphna's Playbook podcast is about finding mental well-being as a Catholic, with the help of community and the saints. The podcast is hosted by Tommy Tighe, a marriage and family counselor, husband, and father. In each episode Tommy addresses different mental health issues, introduces listeners to a saint who is relevant to mental health and wellness, and responds to questions from Twitter followers. The Catholic Hipster Handbook Being a Catholic Hipster is all about an attitude—an attitude grounded in being part of a countercultural community of believers dedicated to something bigger than themselves in a world dominated by self-centeredness. It’s about yearning to learn more about the faith by seeking out “Catholic cool”—overlooked saints, forgotten prayers and feast days, and traditional practices long set aside by mainstream believers. The Catholic Hipster podcaster Tommy Tighe will help readers rediscover everything awesome about the Catholic faith. The Catholic Hipster: The Next Level Do you have what it takes to become a next-level Catholic hipster? Building on the overwhelming popularity of The Catholic Hipster Handbook, Tommy Tighe is back with a new cast of fellow hipsters—including Haley Stewart, Samantha Povlock, Matthew Sewell, Fr. Damian Ferrence, and Patrick Neve—to share overlooked saints, forgotten prayers, and profound practices that define the countercultural Catholic lifestyle, inspiring you to live your faith in radical ways. Tommy Tighe The Podcast The Catholic Hipster Handbook The Catholic Hipster: The Next Level
✔ Author(s): Tommy Tighe
✔ Title: St. Dymphna’s Playbook: A Catholic Guide to Finding Mental and Emotional Well-Being
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (100 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1646800885
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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