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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)

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.

We also hit topics like:

-The powerful role of forgiveness in healing
-How suffering mistakenly becomes normalized
-Why living for security robs us of freedom
-The difference between pain and suffering
-How we can experience freedom in Christ and still carry wounds.

So if you or anyone you know has struggled to heal from interior wounds, this is an episode you don't want to miss.