Episode 128: Can I Just Pray It Away? (A Mentorship Message)

Is it possible to “pray away” the difficulties in our life? This week, Dr. Greg opens up the archives to share audio from a Mentorship** message addressing this question. In the episode, he offers insight on how we can best approach suffering using principles from St. Ignatius of Loyola’s discernment of spirits.  

**For those new to Integrated Daily Dialogic Mentorship (IDDM or “Mentorship”), our model offers daily accompaniment through the exchange of private, voice-recorded messages shared between you and a trained Mentor. This message from Dr. Greg to his client is shared with permission. 

Discussed in the episode: 

• Distinguishing between spiritual and non-spiritual desolation;  

• The importance of initiating small changes to improve non-spiritual desolation;

• Looking for moments when change can be made vs. waiting for change to happen; 

• How ruminations add weight to our burdens and increase suffering;  

• A reminder that change does not happen overnight;

• Noticing the reaction of the different parts within ourselves.  

Resources mentioned or relevant:

• Interested in IDDM (Mentorship)? Schedule a free consultation call with someone on our team to learn more and discuss how we can support you!

• Discover more about how IDDM (Mentorship) works; 

• One Simple Way to Deal With Feeling Overwhelmed blog article; 

• Read The Mindful Catholic by Dr. Greg Bottaro; 

• More on Healing Through Catholic Mindfulness on the blog;  

• 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 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; 

• 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!

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