I chatted with the delightful Ashley McKinless and Olga Segura about Catholicism and mental health.
Talking about mental health isn’t easy. And when you throw faith into the mix it often becomes even harder. Many Catholics mistakenly think that needing mental health treatment amounts to a kind of spiritual failure. This week, we talk with writer Simcha Fisher, author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning, about how she learned to balance her Catholic faith and therapy.
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One of the best books I read ….The Catholic Guide to Depression: How the Saints, the Sacraments and Psychiatry Can Help You Break Its Grip and Find Happiness Again by Aaron Kheriaty MD and Father John Cihak STD. It really put my mind at ease and dispelled many false presumptions I had. It was so comforting to read and so necessary as I struggle with depression and thought of it as a moral failure.
Very nice! I listened to the whole thing, and just so you know, the podcasters continue to quote Simcha’s article even after her segment.