Transformation Tuesday 10/18/22
It may seem counterintuitive but, the initial increase in focus and attention required to effectively process emotions actually allows us to spend less time and energy dealing with them in [...]
Transformation Tuesday 8/9/22
Hal’s book is an excellent resource for parents wading through the murky waters of raising children in the modern world. If you benefit from these excerpts, it might be helpful [...]
Transformation Tuesday 8/2/22
Resentment is often the tip of an iceberg of unprocessed emotional distress. It’s also a reaction that typically builds over time. When we experience emotionally distressing situations over and over [...]
Transformation Tuesday 6/28/22
Today is the feast of St. Irenaeus. He is a saint that is near and dear to our heart here at Alpha Omega. His words, seen above, were chosen to [...]
Transformation Tuesday 6/21/22
Containment is an effective strategy when we need to slow down our emotional experience or create space within ourselves. Sometimes we’re not in a position to process emotions, don’t have [...]
Transformation Tuesday 6/14/22
One of the downsides of self improvement is the idea that in order to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, we must heal from everything that has caused us pain. [...]
Transformation Tuesday 6/7/22
We all have a leading edge. Typically, this is the place where what we know goes out the window and our behavior goes sideways in an attempt to deal with [...]
How to (and How Not to) Talk about Mental Health
As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, we would like to offer some guidelines for engaging the topic of mental health in your home, community, and the Catholic Church. The [...]
Transformation Tuesday 5/24/22
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month so we’d like to share some statistics to normalize mental health struggles and promote the importance (and acceptance) of seeking help. 1 in 5 (21%, [...]
A Catholic Therapist’s Perspective on Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, and The Christian Virtue of Humility
At first glance, it may seem as though humility, self-esteem, and self-worth are not compatible with one another. It’s possible that this is because thinking highly of oneself is often [...]