I'm in the application process to get a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling and a devout Catholic. Please pray for this journey and my future patients, God willing.
Yay! I'm a Catholic and a therapist in rural Wyoming, and I have a desire to integrate my faith and practice. Discerning about the road ahead. Praying for everyone who's on their journey!!!!!
It's nice that you would do this, for yourself. The pressure of adding on a spiritual or religious agenda to someone who is already taxed and drowning can be harmful. Patients don't need yet another reason to feel guilty, shameful, or bad for what is happening to them. They need to be focused on themselves and what they can control not a placebo that will temporarily distract them. Later on, when patients are gaining control over themselves and their lives you can -suggest- they explore various religious avenues and find what works for them. But remember, freedom of religion exists and should not be pushed as it is deeply personal and individual.
I see and deeply understand what is being shared here. First diagnosed with severe depression in my teens later when bipolar hit the DSM. Im now 65. Your guest has me excited to hear more from him. I see he is passionate about sharing his girt and Im am a sponge right now both in recovery and the lords word. To have them both is awesome in a therapist
My son has OCD with intrusive thoughts. I really appreciate this discussion too. Makes me feel like we are all dealing with something. Through grace and courage it will get better. Keep trying to mature in your walk in Christ and it gets better and we find peaceful living through his love.
@@spleenery He is seeing a Nuerologist and he is better. He has his bad days. Covid was tough having to stay home and be bored and isolated. Now with school and friends and sports he is mostly fine. Going to Mass every week is important for him too. One thing I observed with him that I was impressed with is he has empathy for others dealing with these things. He made friends with this kid at school who has real issues. He's autistic, angry and getting suspended because of fighting due to being made fun of. My son may be his only friend but he tries to tell him to stay calm. They play video games together. My son has a ton of friends. I am proud of him. He believes in Jesus too. Now I am considering a therapist too after watching this. I think it's important to talk about it and realize there are many people experiencing these same things. How to recognize triggers too helps. Thanks for asking.
Fellow OCD sufferer with intrusive thoughts. I still have them, but I've had to train myself not to react. To say, "that's my brain, not me. I know what this is, and I just need to let it drift by like a cloud." They're still very unpleasant, but they last a much shorter amount of time now. Much easier said than done, I know.
@@kiryu-chan577 how true. We all do deal with something. When we realize that, it makes loving people a whole lot easier. I'm reminded of the woman Jesus confronted at the well. We don't know everything they may have talked about but we know she had 5 husbands and was not married to the one she was with. It ends with her going back into town and telling the people, come see a man who knows everything about me. ( or maybe just starts) By God's grace I try to remember that before reacting to the driver who cut me off, goes too slow, the mouthy kid, the foul mouthed at work, the guy on the corner holding the sign. The thought, Jesus knows everything about them. Their pain, their struggles, their sins, their need of the love of our Saviour. Just changing my thoughts helps me to see that we all were drowning in the same sea. Some of us still are. We can help pull some into the ship. But others need stronger people than us to haul them on board. This was a very good video. Blessings
I’m only 10 min in, and loving every bit of it! This is exactly what’s needed. The world is full of secular counselors who will not bat an eye and support you to get divorced, or ‘change your gender’, or medicate you for life, when what most of us need is someone to help us regain confidence in ourselves, and most importantly God, pick up our cross and live virtue driven lives. I can’t wait to listen to the end
Hi Matt! Great conversation with Dr. Breuninger! "One-Hundred Percent" Counter: Matt - 6x Dr. B - 18x FOR SURE; 3x where it was kinda like "hundre...." Yup. Love your content, helps me grow closer to Christ, and I can't wait to share it with friends!
This was so helpful! Thank you for saying that it's better to find a good therapist than to find a Catholic therapist. I live in a place where finding a Catholic therapist hasn't been an option, but I found a great therapist who is very respectful of my faith. There are Catholic speakers out there who say things like, "make sure you find a Catholic therapist because anyone else will turn your brain to mush" and that was very discouraging to me. So hearing the opposite from you was very affirming and encouraging. I also like the idea of seeing if you can get your spiritual director and therapist to work together... Thanks again, and looking forward to your book Dr. Breuninger!
The discussion of rupture repair really inspires me for interacting with my own children. It also causes a lot of heartache as my mother unexpectedly passed away when I was 18 and there was no chance to repair any type of ruptures we may have had.
Thank you Matt for your very special guest today. As a single parent of two boys, back in the 80's, 90's, I was very neglectful and disrespectful towards my children and I know I brought them many painful situations but, as they grew up I also grew up and even though I thought it was too late that I had done so much damage, your guest has allowed me to understand how I can repair our relationships which has happened with my older son and yet have not completed the work yet to do with my younger son. It's taking time which is ok because, like he says there is hope and change can happen. Learning a lot from your guest. Thank you for your interview with him. Love it and understand so much from him. Thank you Dr. For your insights on many subjects.
Hi fellow Catholics! I'm a Filipino, And I'm here just to ask for a simple petition, and that is if you can pray for our country the Philippines? Our Election day would be on May 9 and the election season have been messy, especially since the son of the former dictaror Ferdinand Marcos is running for presidancy; and on recent election surveys he is always getting the majority of the votes. A prayer would be indeed a great help for a country in fear of being stripped away of its democracy. Your prayer would be deeply appreciated!
Excellent! Love your sense of humor, Matt. Dr Brueninger is very kind, intelligent and I like listening to him, very knowledgeable, too, and the topics and great questions from listeners were very helpful.
What a great show. Informative and insightful. Makes me love people even more, knowing how we are all dealing with crap internally but striving to do the best we can in spite of it. And you end the stream singing Taylor Swift. Haha.
This is amazing... I work with teens and young adults and I can see how the parenting style they received or are receiving affects their current relationship with God and just religion over all.
I hope you can be my therapist Dr. Matthew. I have some serious obsessive thoughts for 2 years now, somehow I found comfort in videos like this and attending mass. Often I cry in masses cause I feel like my head is so sick, I have asked for help but I think I feel like I really need guidance and continuous recovery through God appointed doctors. Please for me people. God bless u all.
THANK YOU for the shoutout to AMU and Dr. Gregory Vall!! I'm his daughter and I went to school at Donahue Academy in Ave for 11 years - Truly a blessing to hear this message from an alumnus. Great topic for the podcast, keep up the good work, Matt!
Thank you Matt. God bless this work you do and bring such talented speakers and touch on such subjects which is in a nascent stage in the catholic circle. Dr. Breuninger has a new follower. :).
I still have my daughter pray, but a let night or two slide, but she still sees I pray every night, so now she prays more often on her own. His mention of Rigid, sounds like Pope Francis, so it's us that put pressure, and not the love of praying. My daughter sees the proof in the pudding, but I still share with her tradition, because if we keep changing tradition it's not the original which is what Jesus taught, he's the way, not us. Protestantism is a good example of how far things have strayed off from the original. So don't force but explain why it's important. I discuss these things with my daughter all the time, tradition is important, and if we do our job correctly our kids will see the importance too, we can't change Jesus ways to suit our own, .
Wow!! Matthews voice is soooo easy to listen to. I could listen to him all day and all night! Thank you so much for this conversation. There are so many things I could comment on and so many I have been helped in.
This episode blessed me tremendously. As someone who suffered from severe scrupulously all through high school and college, Dr Matthew seems to be the only therapist I’ve ever heard who really “gets it”…and I’ve been to many Catholic therapists for treatment. Keep up the great work Dr Matthew! -from a fellow Ave Maria Alum! 🙂
I am about to graduate from a great counseling program at Divine Mercy University. Dr. Sacasa was my first profesor. I am excited to hear from Dr. Breuniger.
Oh my gosh, can we just have a full episode of Matt and Matt doing Taylor Swift Karaoke and Napoleon Dynamite impressions? "100%!!!!" I am (like you M Fradd) undisciplined and never finish anything, but I was so taken in by this episode I stayed all the way for the finale, and what a finale it was. Great show, great topics, I read all of the chat, and it would be so amazing to hear Dr. Breuninger's responses to the questions asked there -- please bring him back!
I can say that although my parents love me, and are imperfect (we all have issues to work out... I will not go into vast details but parents divorced at 8, and there were traumatic parts of my life growing up) - somehow Jesus Christ has pursued me from an early age (11 or 12 years old) and has walked with me intimately through my own failures and shortcomings. I have never viewed my God, and still do not, like I do my earthly guardians. Christ works with each of us individually and surpassing what we are able to perceive and control as children or parents. Take heart.
Morning Matt! You said you try to answer all your comments. I emailed you a few times about 7-8 years ago, then about 5 years ago on the advice of a close personal friend of mine and yours named Everett. I have never heard from you, (no judging! I know you’re busy) ;-) Fast forward to Feb 2021 and after leading an all-Hawaiian-island Catholic Knights Men’s Monthly Conference for an entire year in the “Into the Breach” series, I began a podcast called “Talking with a Good Man” while also being Active Army and having a Family. I also began and led (and still leading!) a Catholic Men’s group here in Hawaii called “Brothers in Faith” for the last 2 and a half years. Now this Lent 2022 I just wrapped up my Screwtape Letters Lenten Series on TH-cam where, every day of the week during Lent, I would read a Screwtape Letter followed by a commentary by either myself or a special guest such as my close Family friends Jim Beckman, or Chris Stefanick, whom I SURE you know. I say all that as sort of a “Resume” of my past leadership in the one true Faith in order to see if you will be on my TH-cam podcast show. It would be an honor. Please get ahold of me. th-cam.com/play/PLz2tZAX1IoZ7BnbPr3u13VMW5Te2HbuP3.html
As far as I understand... I don't think Matt reads his comments. I have heard him say it before..if I remember correctly..he said they pull him down if its negative. Which I can clearly understand. I am sure the comments can cause an emotional storm inside. Maybe become a patron. He does live chats..so you could ask him anything. I believe you can join for as little as $10 a month.
20:25, Matt, disagreed here :) It's not overproduced (although maybe sometimes the planning for the interview could a bit live up to the production value ;)) You're on a good, professional level - high quality of video and audio, pleasant and quiet background, one technical person dedicated to everything other than the discussion. That's a good approach. There are many non-catholic content creators like this and I'm very tired of some myth in our church, that quality doesn't matter. Beauty matters, aesthetics matter, details matter, respect for viewer/listener matters. I appreciate that you put money into production!
Here in Northern Virginia we have a Catholic grad school for the mental health fields, Divine Mercy University. It was such a blessing going to their clinic when I needed it in my twenties (a number of friends also studied there).
Absolutely 100%. I have a TOTAL anxiety attachment with God. When I sin or do ANYTHING “unholy”, (way too often); I wait for God to punish me and stop loving me. I feel punished constantly by how many loved ones God has let die in my life. Most recently, mu husband of 41 years.
Also, a good book, DVD guide, and study guide is Chip Ingram's "Overcoming Emotions that Destroy"--- Practical Help for those Angry Feelings that Ruin Relationships.
I found pints with aquinas through catholic lofi and vibes with aquinas. I'm a filthy protestant, but you are certainly continuing the powerful catholic intellectual tradition.
Nothing filthy about Protestants, you believe in Jesus! Catholics just have a long tradition, Church Fathers who spelt out/thought through the details and wrote stuff down. And the sacraments- Gods Grace. I just think it might be harder without them. ❤
Hi Dr. Brueninger. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with us. I agree that there is a deficiency in the integrated study of Catholicism and Psychology. A book called "A Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person: Integration of Psychology and Mental Health Practice" by Paul C. Vitz, William J. Nordling and Craig Steven Titus somewhat addresses this issue. It was published in 2020 by Divine Mercy University. It's worth checking out!
I was undiagnosed with adhd for the longest time because I couldn't drink coffee without having a panic attack so I only ever focused on my anxiety, but as I grew up I learned that a lot of my anxiety was tied with my adhd and when I was on the correct medication it really helped, but caffeine still makes me anxious.
This is a great talk! Rupture and repair is so similar to reconciliation with God. Confession, rebuilding that relationship with God. So beautiful. As far as being able to say sorry to my kids, I've learned to do it as much as I can. I feel it sets a good example, of openness and shows our kids that we are trying to limit being hypocrites as Dr. Matthew said. Good stuff!
The thing about "gaslighting" is everyone's definition of "legitimate concern". I think that the introduction of this term into common usage has provided (ironically) another way for people to ignore legitimate criticism.
And the fact is, some people *are* crazy. Or “remember” events that nobody else (who was present at the time) remembers. Or engage in revisionist history in spite of actual evidence.
Thank you both! I'm just coming to the end of an MSc in Counselling. I often worry that my catholic beliefs are starkly at odds with the 'progressivism' of the wider Counselling profession. Obviously counsellors are naturally more likely to be higher in aggreableness and empathy and therefore tend towards the political left. In the UK it seems the BACP and the Counselling community is tending towards a more extreme version of that. Finding a place to operate in alignment with my catholic faith is proving a challenge!
This was a fantastic interview! Dr. Brueninger has a depth of wisdom and knowledge that’s refreshing. I’m currently working on my PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy with an interest in researching Spiritual Bypass. Dr. Brueninger, do you ever take on mentees? 😅
Goodness of fit with a therapist can be tricky. Making sure he’s your guide not your god. I have reasons why I would not pick Dr. B. But he is right about therapists who will slap anything on their shingle including “ Catholic”.
I remembered Dr. Daniel Amen when you guys were talking about ADHD, brain health, diet, lifestyle, etc. You should check him out! Great conversation by the way!
We all need a healthy narcissism to look after our boundaries. It’s different from pathological narcissistic personality disorders. Also there are different kind of pathological narcissism . I really like the therapist on the show, he is warm and deep. But pulling the book out ? You need to know it by heart as our world today is running on relation to narcissism. From one psychotherapist to another 🙏
Let me throw a little wrench into this intellectual discussion. Sometime in the near future your oldest child is in 7th grade, their 1st year of Jr. High. and that year they fail 2 classes, english and math and what is recommended is 1 of 2 choices, repeat the grade (fail them) or enter them into "Special Ed." and slide them into a pseudo 8th grade. Added to this is the fact that your oldest child being born in the Fall and they faced "social challenges" in K and 1st grade and a "reasonable" decision was made to "hold them back." Let's say your next youngest child is 3 years younger and you now have your first child in 8th and your 2nd child in 7th. Throughout the rest of Jr. and Sr. High your oldest barely passes the required english and math classes and they graduate with a GPA < 2.5, and now your having to guide this new grad. into young adulthood. That they are 2 years older than their classmates and have displayed a remarkable passion for God and a love for people, but they obviously are not thriving in the academic arena and they gravitate to working in a local convalescent home and they absolutely love helping people feel dignified in a very vulnerable undignified circumstance of life, in other words they are so deeply empathetic that as they are wiping the bottoms of those under their care the person being cleansed experiences no shame. 10 years into this work a new employee is hired and they are perceptive, discerning and their specialty is working with "gifted people." Within a year oldest child is invited to do a few specialized tests. The results, your oldest child not only is visually dyslexic but had auditory processing challenges which warrant further testing for the possibility of their being on the autism spectrum, in fact it was quickly determined they are a "high functioning" autistic with ADD. Your oldest child is of a minority group called "neurodivergents" living in the complicated world of the majority who are called "neurotypicals." How about having a discussion about those who are dominantly guided by the spirit within verses those who are led dominantly from the intellect. Scratch the surface, our society is being permeated with self centered people with low "E" (empathy). No "E" means little or no ability to love. When a person is void of love...that is the description of those who''s deeds are commonly being described, even in main stream media as being "evil." How do you raise one's "E" score! If you don't address the issue of how to be guided by God's Holy Spirit. God Holy Spirit is within us for those who's LORD is Jesus. Help people wake up! Your many words lull to sleep!
Nice video; very educative and thought-provoking. Luckily we have an institute devoted to a complete integration of psychology and spirituality; The Psycho-Spiritual Institute Nairobi, Kenya dedicated to training Psycho-Spiritual therapists.
God bless you american and autralian friends, please pray for my country the Philippines, we will be having our national election this May 9, 2022. I hope we could elect a good president, a pro life president.
You may want to watch Matt’s conversation with Christopher West here at this channel. I may also advice you to call or listen to Call to Communion at EWTN.
I'm in the application process to get a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling and a devout Catholic. Please pray for this journey and my future patients, God willing.
@Jessica Kim Thank you!! North Park University in Chicago (where I live). Hoping their Christian values hold true in their CMHC program.
Godspeed I'm doing the same at Divine Mercy University
@Jessica Kim see you there Godwilling :)
I am in the first of my last three courses to het my Bachelor's in Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Glad luck to you all!
Yay! I'm a Catholic and a therapist in rural Wyoming, and I have a desire to integrate my faith and practice. Discerning about the road ahead. Praying for everyone who's on their journey!!!!!
It's nice that you would do this, for yourself. The pressure of adding on a spiritual or religious agenda to someone who is already taxed and drowning can be harmful. Patients don't need yet another reason to feel guilty, shameful, or bad for what is happening to them. They need to be focused on themselves and what they can control not a placebo that will temporarily distract them. Later on, when patients are gaining control over themselves and their lives you can -suggest- they explore various religious avenues and find what works for them. But remember, freedom of religion exists and should not be pushed as it is deeply personal and individual.
Half an hour in I already want to be this guy's patient. I need some serious guidance and healing.
Wow Matt, you are just knocking it out of the park lately, so many fantastic guests!
I see and deeply understand what is being shared here. First diagnosed with severe depression in my teens later when bipolar hit the DSM. Im now 65. Your guest has me excited to hear more from him. I see he is passionate about sharing his girt and Im am a sponge right now both in recovery and the lords word. To have them both is awesome in a therapist
My son has OCD with intrusive thoughts. I really appreciate this discussion too. Makes me feel like we are all dealing with something. Through grace and courage it will get better. Keep trying to mature in your walk in Christ and it gets better and we find peaceful living through his love.
@@kiryu-chan577 I'm also struggling with intrusive thoughts. If you don't mind me asking, how is your son coping?
@@spleenery He is seeing a Nuerologist and he is better. He has his bad days. Covid was tough having to stay home and be bored and isolated. Now with school and friends and sports he is mostly fine. Going to Mass every week is important for him too. One thing I observed with him that I was impressed with is he has empathy for others dealing with these things. He made friends with this kid at school who has real issues. He's autistic, angry and getting suspended because of fighting due to being made fun of. My son may be his only friend but he tries to tell him to stay calm. They play video games together. My son has a ton of friends. I am proud of him. He believes in Jesus too. Now I am considering a therapist too after watching this. I think it's important to talk about it and realize there are many people experiencing these same things. How to recognize triggers too helps. Thanks for asking.
Fellow OCD sufferer with intrusive thoughts.
I still have them, but I've had to train myself not to react. To say, "that's my brain, not me. I know what this is, and I just need to let it drift by like a cloud." They're still very unpleasant, but they last a much shorter amount of time now.
Much easier said than done, I know.
@@kiryu-chan577 how true. We all do deal with something. When we realize that, it makes loving people a whole lot easier. I'm reminded of the woman Jesus confronted at the well. We don't know everything they may have talked about but we know she had 5 husbands and was not married to the one she was with. It ends with her going back into town and telling the people, come see a man who knows everything about me. ( or maybe just starts)
By God's grace I try to remember that before reacting to the driver who cut me off, goes too slow, the mouthy kid, the foul mouthed at work, the guy on the corner holding the sign. The thought, Jesus knows everything about them. Their pain, their struggles, their sins, their need of the love of our Saviour. Just changing my thoughts helps me to see that we all were drowning in the same sea. Some of us still are. We can help pull some into the ship. But others need stronger people than us to haul them on board. This was a very good video.
Blessings
I’m only 10 min in, and loving every bit of it! This is exactly what’s needed. The world is full of secular counselors who will not bat an eye and support you to get divorced, or ‘change your gender’, or medicate you for life, when what most of us need is someone to help us regain confidence in ourselves, and most importantly God, pick up our cross and live virtue driven lives. I can’t wait to listen to the end
Hi Matt! Great conversation with Dr. Breuninger!
"One-Hundred Percent" Counter:
Matt - 6x
Dr. B - 18x FOR SURE; 3x where it was kinda like "hundre...."
Yup.
Love your content, helps me grow closer to Christ, and I can't wait to share it with friends!
So happy to see this much needed topic ! Especially in this day when so many are lost 🙌🏻
Lovely man with a truly calming presence. A privilige to listen to him.
2 seconds into this interview and I'm like, "Oh, that's a mental health counselor voice." Like the platonic ideal of a therapist voice.
This was so helpful! Thank you for saying that it's better to find a good therapist than to find a Catholic therapist. I live in a place where finding a Catholic therapist hasn't been an option, but I found a great therapist who is very respectful of my faith. There are Catholic speakers out there who say things like, "make sure you find a Catholic therapist because anyone else will turn your brain to mush" and that was very discouraging to me. So hearing the opposite from you was very affirming and encouraging. I also like the idea of seeing if you can get your spiritual director and therapist to work together... Thanks again, and looking forward to your book Dr. Breuninger!
The discussion of rupture repair really inspires me for interacting with my own children. It also causes a lot of heartache as my mother unexpectedly passed away when I was 18 and there was no chance to repair any type of ruptures we may have had.
Thank you Matt for your very special guest today. As a single parent of two boys, back in the 80's, 90's, I was very neglectful and disrespectful towards my children and I know I brought them many painful situations but, as they grew up I also grew up and even though I thought it was too late that I had done so much damage, your guest has allowed me to understand how I can repair our relationships which has happened with my older son and yet have not completed the work yet to do with my younger son. It's taking time which is ok because, like he says there is hope and change can happen. Learning a lot from your guest. Thank you for your interview with him. Love it and understand so much from him. Thank you Dr. For your insights on many subjects.
Amen 🙏
I could listen to Dr. Breuninger all day. Thank you for this presentation.
Hi fellow Catholics! I'm a Filipino, And I'm here just to ask for a simple petition, and that is if you can pray for our country the Philippines? Our Election day would be on May 9 and the election season have been messy, especially since the son of the former dictaror Ferdinand Marcos is running for presidancy; and on recent election surveys he is always getting the majority of the votes. A prayer would be indeed a great help for a country in fear of being stripped away of its democracy. Your prayer would be deeply appreciated!
Excellent! Love your sense of humor, Matt. Dr Brueninger is very kind, intelligent and I like listening to him, very knowledgeable, too, and the topics and great questions from listeners were very helpful.
What a great show. Informative and insightful. Makes me love people even more, knowing how we are all dealing with crap internally but striving to do the best we can in spite of it. And you end the stream singing Taylor Swift. Haha.
Ttttt
This is amazing... I work with teens and young adults and I can see how the parenting style they received or are receiving affects their current relationship with God and just religion over all.
Thank you for using my question! That was cool!
Awesome guest! So many great, practical suggestions and examples.
This guy has the smoothest voice. It's how I'd imagine a therapist should sound.
Excellent content and guest! Thank you wholeheartedly!
Phenomenal episode. 👏👏👏 Dr. Breuninger, God's blessing be upon you and your work. Really, really enjoyed listening.
I hope you can be my therapist Dr. Matthew. I have some serious obsessive thoughts for 2 years now, somehow I found comfort in videos like this and attending mass. Often I cry in masses cause I feel like my head is so sick, I have asked for help but I think I feel like I really need guidance and continuous recovery through God appointed doctors. Please for me people. God bless u all.
“What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; build it anyway.” - Mother Teresa
Keep up the good work!
THANK YOU for the shoutout to AMU and Dr. Gregory Vall!! I'm his daughter and I went to school at Donahue Academy in Ave for 11 years - Truly a blessing to hear this message from an alumnus. Great topic for the podcast, keep up the good work, Matt!
Thank you Matt. God bless this work you do and bring such talented speakers and touch on such subjects which is in a nascent stage in the catholic circle. Dr. Breuninger has a new follower. :).
I still have my daughter pray, but a let night or two slide, but she still sees I pray every night, so now she prays more often on her own. His mention of Rigid, sounds like Pope Francis, so it's us that put pressure, and not the love of praying. My daughter sees the proof in the pudding, but I still share with her tradition, because if we keep changing tradition it's not the original which is what Jesus taught, he's the way, not us.
Protestantism is a good example of how far things have strayed off from the original. So don't force but explain why it's important. I discuss these things with my daughter all the time, tradition is important, and if we do our job correctly our kids will see the importance too, we can't change Jesus ways to suit our own, .
Wow!! Matthews voice is soooo easy to listen to. I could listen to him all day and all night!
Thank you so much for this conversation. There are so many things I could comment on and so many I have been helped in.
Thanks!
This episode blessed me tremendously. As someone who suffered from severe scrupulously all through high school and college, Dr Matthew seems to be the only therapist I’ve ever heard who really “gets it”…and I’ve been to many Catholic therapists for treatment. Keep up the great work Dr Matthew! -from a fellow Ave Maria Alum! 🙂
I am about to graduate from a great counseling program at Divine Mercy University. Dr. Sacasa was my first profesor. I am excited to hear from Dr. Breuniger.
In my top 3 favorites... Beautiful discussion!
Best episode of Beers with Bonaventure yet!
He is one of my favorite guests yet, and I've been an avid listener since this was "The Matt Fradd Show"!
Oh my gosh, can we just have a full episode of Matt and Matt doing Taylor Swift Karaoke and Napoleon Dynamite impressions? "100%!!!!" I am (like you M Fradd) undisciplined and never finish anything, but I was so taken in by this episode I stayed all the way for the finale, and what a finale it was. Great show, great topics, I read all of the chat, and it would be so amazing to hear Dr. Breuninger's responses to the questions asked there -- please bring him back!
Please have him back for another interview!
I would love to hear Dr. Matthew Breuninger on Hallow 😉😊
I can say that although my parents love me, and are imperfect (we all have issues to work out... I will not go into vast details but parents divorced at 8, and there were traumatic parts of my life growing up) - somehow Jesus Christ has pursued me from an early age (11 or 12 years old) and has walked with me intimately through my own failures and shortcomings. I have never viewed my God, and still do not, like I do my earthly guardians.
Christ works with each of us individually and surpassing what we are able to perceive and control as children or parents. Take heart.
Morning Matt! You said you try to answer all your comments. I emailed you a few times about 7-8 years ago, then about 5 years ago on the advice of a close personal friend of mine and yours named Everett. I have never heard from you, (no judging! I know you’re busy) ;-)
Fast forward to Feb 2021 and after leading an all-Hawaiian-island Catholic Knights Men’s Monthly Conference for an entire year in the “Into the Breach” series, I began a podcast called “Talking with a Good Man” while also being Active Army and having a Family. I also began and led (and still leading!) a Catholic Men’s group here in Hawaii called “Brothers in Faith” for the last 2 and a half years.
Now this Lent 2022 I just wrapped up my Screwtape Letters Lenten Series on TH-cam where, every day of the week during Lent, I would read a Screwtape Letter followed by a commentary by either myself or a special guest such as my close Family friends Jim Beckman, or Chris Stefanick, whom I SURE you know.
I say all that as sort of a “Resume” of my past leadership in the one true Faith in order to see if you will be on my TH-cam podcast show. It would be an honor. Please get ahold of me.
th-cam.com/play/PLz2tZAX1IoZ7BnbPr3u13VMW5Te2HbuP3.html
As far as I understand...
I don't think Matt reads his comments.
I have heard him say it before..if I remember correctly..he said they pull him down if its negative.
Which I can clearly understand.
I am sure the comments can cause an emotional storm inside.
Maybe become a patron. He does live chats..so you could ask him anything.
I believe you can join for as little as $10 a month.
20:25, Matt, disagreed here :) It's not overproduced (although maybe sometimes the planning for the interview could a bit live up to the production value ;)) You're on a good, professional level - high quality of video and audio, pleasant and quiet background, one technical person dedicated to everything other than the discussion. That's a good approach. There are many non-catholic content creators like this and I'm very tired of some myth in our church, that quality doesn't matter. Beauty matters, aesthetics matter, details matter, respect for viewer/listener matters. I appreciate that you put money into production!
Thank you for this interview. God bless.
Halfway through and I've already taken more involuntary deep breaths than I have in the last month. Great show! What a blessing.
This is awesome! You should also get Dr. Andrew Sodergren on here! He's a lovely, humble guy and his work is amazing.
Here in Northern Virginia we have a Catholic grad school for the mental health fields, Divine Mercy University. It was such a blessing going to their clinic when I needed it in my twenties (a number of friends also studied there).
That's really cool I'm currently applying there and hope to study for my masters in counseling, Godwilling
@@lKinKagel Prayers it goes well!
My favorite part-
Matt: Okay drink five cups of coffee and then what?
Dr. B: … maybe two, let’s start with two…
Please, upload this one to Spotify. I loved it.
"I see you're drinking 1%. Is that because you think you're fat? Because you could be drinking whole if you wanted to."
This was a great conversation.
Fantastic conversation. Thanks
Absolutely 100%. I have a TOTAL anxiety attachment with God. When I sin or do ANYTHING “unholy”, (way too often); I wait for God to punish me and stop loving me. I feel punished constantly by how many loved ones God has let die in my life. Most recently, mu husband of 41 years.
So sorry for your loss, God loves you no matter what 🙏🙏🙏
K beyond excited to listen to the podcast!!!
Also, a good book, DVD guide, and study guide is Chip Ingram's "Overcoming Emotions that Destroy"--- Practical Help for those Angry Feelings that Ruin Relationships.
The discussion on NPD was very helpful, all I'm gonna say. Thank you
Please, upload this episode to Spotify, if you can. Thank you. Outstanding show, as always.
Great interview, lots of learning coupled with laughter, indeed a blessing to listen and watch it too. Thank you Matt and Dr. Breuninger🙏👏👏👏
I found pints with aquinas through catholic lofi and vibes with aquinas. I'm a filthy protestant, but you are certainly continuing the powerful catholic intellectual tradition.
Nothing filthy about Protestants, you believe in Jesus! Catholics just have a long tradition, Church Fathers who spelt out/thought through the details and wrote stuff down. And the sacraments- Gods Grace. I just think it might be harder without them. ❤
Yeah those fathers don’t always agree with RC claims. People think all Protestant aren’t versed in the fathers and it’s annoying.
@@Burberryharry Have you read Ignatius of Antioch? Polcarp? Ireanus? 😅
Sooooooo goooooood!!! Definitely get Dr B back on with his new book 📕
Can't even say how much I love this man
I’m laughing and crying. What a beautiful interview!
It is one of my favorite discussions on this channel
That's awesome. I am thinking about becoming a life coach for Catholics and Christians in general.
Hi Dr. Brueninger. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with us. I agree that there is a deficiency in the integrated study of Catholicism and Psychology. A book called "A Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person: Integration of Psychology and Mental Health Practice" by Paul C. Vitz, William J. Nordling and Craig Steven Titus somewhat addresses this issue. It was published in 2020 by Divine Mercy University. It's worth checking out!
@YAJUN YUAN I was looking for this timestamp thanks!
Thursday, I really like the interviews that talk about parenting young kids.
Worth every minute! On a badly needed subject.
What a conversation. Please let Dr. Breuninger know that I would love to help with any Graphic Design needs.
I was undiagnosed with adhd for the longest time because I couldn't drink coffee without having a panic attack so I only ever focused on my anxiety, but as I grew up I learned that a lot of my anxiety was tied with my adhd and when I was on the correct medication it really helped, but caffeine still makes me anxious.
Excellent episode!!! One of my favorites thus far!
This is a great talk!
Rupture and repair is so similar to reconciliation with God. Confession, rebuilding that relationship with God. So beautiful.
As far as being able to say sorry to my kids, I've learned to do it as much as I can.
I feel it sets a good example, of openness and shows our kids that we are trying to limit being hypocrites as Dr. Matthew said. Good stuff!
The thing about "gaslighting" is everyone's definition of "legitimate concern". I think that the introduction of this term into common usage has provided (ironically) another way for people to ignore legitimate criticism.
And the fact is, some people *are* crazy. Or “remember” events that nobody else (who was present at the time) remembers. Or engage in revisionist history in spite of actual evidence.
Soo needed this. Very interesting. Loved it.
A great episode
The guy has a solid sincerity about his craft.
Thank you both! I'm just coming to the end of an MSc in Counselling. I often worry that my catholic beliefs are starkly at odds with the 'progressivism' of the wider Counselling profession. Obviously counsellors are naturally more likely to be higher in aggreableness and empathy and therefore tend towards the political left. In the UK it seems the BACP and the Counselling community is tending towards a more extreme version of that. Finding a place to operate in alignment with my catholic faith is proving a challenge!
Have you tried the Association of Christian Counsellors? There is one in the UK 🇬🇧 as well as the US 🇺🇸
@@Bungadin2845 looking into ACC as many of my peers are members. Also I'm a member of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers
Just love Dr Matt’s voice
Brilliant video!
This was a fantastic interview! Dr. Brueninger has a depth of wisdom and knowledge that’s refreshing.
I’m currently working on my PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy with an interest in researching Spiritual Bypass. Dr. Brueninger, do you ever take on mentees? 😅
Goodness of fit with a therapist can be tricky. Making sure he’s your guide not your god. I have reasons why I would not pick Dr. B. But he is right about therapists who will slap anything on their shingle including “ Catholic”.
Dr. Mario is awesome! He gives great talks to seminarians! Dr. Robert Casselman in Diocese of LaCrosse, WI is excellent for seminarians as well.
Excellent! Thank you!
this was speaking to the deepest corners of my soul haha
This is gold 😊 thank you
I don't want to be the plaything of life. Yes! You summarized it all in one brief sentence.
Thank you so much, so helpful for me as a parent,
This was a great discussion!
Everychild has gift. As so does everyone. Its realising that gift.
Great episode! Thanks!
This is great!
Thanks for the video
Great speaker. Very true.
I love this guest 👏👏👏👏
I remembered Dr. Daniel Amen when you guys were talking about ADHD, brain health, diet, lifestyle, etc. You should check him out! Great conversation by the way!
He's obviously heavily criticized for saying you can diagnose using brain scans which turns out to be false.
We all need a healthy narcissism to look after our boundaries. It’s different from pathological narcissistic personality disorders. Also there are different kind of pathological narcissism .
I really like the therapist on the show, he is warm and deep. But pulling the book out ? You need to know it by heart as our world today is running on relation to narcissism. From one psychotherapist to another 🙏
The Mans School by Ryan Donovon and Bill Snieders. Coaches that support Therapy.
Dr. Matthew reminds me of Kobe Bryant.
Let me throw a little wrench into this intellectual discussion. Sometime in the near future your oldest child is in 7th grade, their 1st year of Jr. High. and that year they fail 2 classes, english and math and what is recommended is 1 of 2 choices, repeat the grade (fail them) or enter them into "Special Ed." and slide them into a pseudo 8th grade. Added to this is the fact that your oldest child being born in the Fall and they faced "social challenges" in K and 1st grade and a "reasonable" decision was made to "hold them back." Let's say your next youngest child is 3 years younger and you now have your first child in 8th and your 2nd child in 7th. Throughout the rest of Jr. and Sr. High your oldest barely passes the required english and math classes and they graduate with a GPA < 2.5, and now your having to guide this new grad. into young adulthood. That they are 2 years older than their classmates and have displayed a remarkable passion for God and a love for people, but they obviously are not thriving in the academic arena and they gravitate to working in a local convalescent home and they absolutely love helping people feel dignified in a very vulnerable undignified circumstance of life, in other words they are so deeply empathetic that as they are wiping the bottoms of those under their care the person being cleansed experiences no shame. 10 years into this work a new employee is hired and they are perceptive, discerning and their specialty is working with "gifted people." Within a year oldest child is invited to do a few specialized tests. The results, your oldest child not only is visually dyslexic but had auditory processing challenges which warrant further testing for the possibility of their being on the autism spectrum, in fact it was quickly determined they are a "high functioning" autistic with ADD. Your oldest child is of a minority group called "neurodivergents" living in the complicated world of the majority who are called "neurotypicals." How about having a discussion about those who are dominantly guided by the spirit within verses those who are led dominantly from the intellect. Scratch the surface, our society is being permeated with self centered people with low "E" (empathy). No "E" means little or no ability to love. When a person is void of love...that is the description of those who''s deeds are commonly being described, even in main stream media as being "evil." How do you raise one's "E" score! If you don't address the issue of how to be guided by God's Holy Spirit. God Holy Spirit is within us for those who's LORD is Jesus. Help people wake up! Your many words lull to sleep!
Wow
Attachment anxiety 😳 that's kinda me ☹️
How do I work on that??
Nice video; very educative and thought-provoking. Luckily we have an institute devoted to a complete integration of psychology and spirituality; The Psycho-Spiritual Institute Nairobi, Kenya dedicated to training Psycho-Spiritual therapists.
Dr. Brauninger, are you familiar with Hagiotherapy from Dr. Tomislav Ivančić (kroatian chatolic Priest) ?
God bless you american and autralian friends, please pray for my country the Philippines, we will be having our national election this May 9, 2022. I hope we could elect a good president, a pro life president.
Would like some help with son who likes to view men in women's clothing. Son is interested in women. He's fourteen. What to do?
You may want to watch Matt’s conversation with Christopher West here at this channel. I may also advice you to call or listen to Call to Communion at EWTN.
@@markie0320 Thank you.
Agreed. Thank you