238 Pat Millea on Accompaniment, Hope, Integration, and Resilience

AMDG. Catholic youth minister and podcaster Pat Millea joins the Kolbecast to share his journey from parish work to beginning an integrated Catholic therapy center. Pat explains what “integration” means; how a good therapist should sit with their clients; what “admonishing the sinner” really looks like; why parents shouldn’t protect their children from failure or suffering; how to guide children through discernment; the real meaning of self-care; why telling someone to “offer it up” can be unkind; how our day to day suffering can still be redemptive; and advice for beating the holiday stress. Listen to the end for a few special insights from Pat’s years of ministry experience!  

Links mentioned & relevant: 

• The Martin Center for Integration 

• Episodes of the This Whole Life Podcast 

• Jonathan Heidt’s The Anxious Generation 

Related Kolbecast episodes: 

• 227 Sensory Awareness & Problem Solving with Caitlin Russ 

• 21 To Live Fully Alive 

• 188 Challenges as Opportunities and 219 The Upside of Anxiety with Dr. Kevin Majeres 

• 206 Loaves & Fishes 

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