The Eucharist as a Source of Healing for Anxiety and Depression

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(This is just too good for me not to share.
Listening to this was a blessing to me; perhaps it might be to others.)

Dr. Matthew Breuninger* shares an Impact Session talk from SEEK24 in St. Louis, MO where he discusses the five things every good relationship needs and how Jesus's healing heart gives us it all in the Eucharist.

0:00 The Importance of Human Connection
8:18 The 5 Needs of a Relationship
16:56 Christ Awaits in the Eucharist
24:51 When the Eucharist Doesn't Make You Better
32:58 Conclusion

*Dr. Matthew Breuninger is an associate professor of psychology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is a research fellow with the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture as well as a member of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association.

 

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(More from Dr. Matthew Breuninger ... )

Catholic Psychologist’s Take on Inner Healing & Forgiveness​

We all need healing...every last one of us. And the latest Art of Catholic Podcast episode explores a bit of a different, but powerful angle on the topic that can make all the difference when it comes to healing deep emotional wounds and finding true freedom. Most Catholics are at least somewhat familiar with the idea of redemptive suffering. It's what your mom was referring to every time you stubbed your toe as a kid and she'd tell you to "offer it up." Redemptive suffering takes place when we unite our own trials to Christ's through a simple act of the will and obtain graces for ourselves and others. But have you ever heard of redemptive healing? In my conversation with Catholic psychologist and Franciscan University of Steubenville professor Dr. Matthew Breuninger, we discuss what redemptive healing is and why approaching inner healing through a trusting relationship with God is the only way to make real progress.

0:00 -- Dr. Matthew Breuninger's conversion story
7:24 – The vital connection between the spiritual life and mental health
8:03 – How we can be blind to healing we need
9:25 – The crucial role of community and relationship in our lives to effect transformation
13:42 – The crisis of friendship among men
14:38 -- How self-reliance cuts us off from deep relationships with others and from the grace of God
18:08 – The illusion of control
19:28 – St. Paul as the antidote to the avoidance of feeling the pain of suffering
21:31 – The line between embracing suffering and working on healing
22:08 – The difference between primary wounds and secondary wounds
26:13 – A systematic way to approach forgiveness and the amending of harms
32:10 -- What is redemptive healing?
36:29 – The role of the Church in this kind of healing
41:52 -- How God can break the cycle of family wounds
45:36 – Why we’re only as sick as our secrets
52:01 – Why there's no healing without a relationship with the Lord
53:02 – Inspiration from Alcoholics Anonymous
55:00 – How fatherhood helps men understand the love of God for us
58:37 – Dr. Breuninger's new program 'Known: Embraced by the Heart of the Father' (Visit www.knownbythefather.com)

 

[WarriorAngel]

We receive the Lord literally Who is our healer.

 

[RileyG]

Amen! I was in a much better mood when I received Holy Communion daily. It's my life and medicine.