Mental Health for Holiness
A podcast for young Catholic moms who want to build a strong and stable foundation for their mental and emotional health so they can grow in virtue and holiness and love their motherhood. At the age of 24, Talia Kruse was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder type 2. She wondered how this would affect her future, her faith, and her identity. She felt quite hopeless, unable to find or connect with others who had successfully managed their bipolar disorder in a way that led to growing in holiness and virtue. Encouraged by her psychiatrist, she started a journey of mental healing. After getting married and becoming a mother, Talia saw the desperate need that other women (particularly young mothers) needed in learning to manage their own mental health. She began coaching women and became passionate in spreading hope for all those who suffer from the depression, anxiety, and mood swings of everyday life. Talia learned to see her management of mental health as imperative for growing in holiness, and loves to explore the connection between psychology and faith.
Mental Health for Holiness
Why is Emotional Regulation so Important? Part Two: Strengthening Your Will.
The second episode of a 3 part series on why emotional regulation is so important.
It today's episode, I'm talking about how emotional regulation helps you strengthen your will. Your will is your ability to choose something. It is your inherent and God-given ability to exercise your freedom - you may not be able to choose every circumstance in your life, but you always have the freedom to choose how you respond to it. So many of us are emotionally reacting to the circumstances in our lives, and we live in a culture that says "Well, what could you do? You didn't have a choice." And that couldn't be farther from the truth. Yes, we have genetics and predispositions, but that doesn't dictate our ability to work with what we've got.
Want to know how you can learn to be more emotionally regulated? You can access my 8 Week Emotional Regulation Course here:
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You cannot emotional regulate if you aren't taking basic care of yourself. When you are a young mom, I know it's so hard to do even the basics! But the point is to do what you can, and start with awareness of where you are.