This Whole Life
How does our mental health relate to our faith? How can we become whole while living in a broken world? Every day, we all strive to encounter God amidst the challenges of balancing faith and family, work and leisure, our sense of self and complicated relationships. Pat & Kenna Millea bring joy, hope, and wisdom to those who believe there *is* a connection between holiness and happiness. Kenna is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist; Pat served for 15 years as a youth minister; together they have 7 children and a perfectly imperfect marriage. From their education and experience, they share tools, resources, interviews, and stories that point the way to sanity and sanctity. (Music: "You're Not Alone" by Marie Miller. Used with permission.)
Episodes
64 episodes
Ep62 Training Kids (and Ourselves) for Technology
"The Christian community is called to help them [parents] in teaching children how to live in a media environment in way consonant with the dignity of the human person and service of the common good.”~ Pope Francis
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Episode 62
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Ep61 Holy Living in Secular Settings w/ Isaac Wicker
"As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.”~ John 17:18How do I share the gospel when others aren't open to it?Can I be an authentic Christian if my job doesn't allow me to express it o...
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Episode 61
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58:45
Ep60 How To Create A Habit
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.” ~ St. Francis de Sale...
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Episode 60
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Ep59 The Temperament God Gave You w/ Art & Laraine Bennett
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain."~ 1 Corinthians 15:10Why do I react the way that I do?How much of my personality can I change?How does my...
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Episode 59
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Ep58 What's Your Story? w/ Fr. Angelus Montgomery, CFR
“Return home and recount what God has done for you.”~ Luke 8:39Where has the Lord been most clearly present in the story of your life?Is my story really worth telling?What good would it do to ...
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Episode 58
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Ep57 Faith & Flourishing in the LGBT+ Experience w/ Shannon Ochoa
“Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Messiah?”~ John 4:29Is there a place in the Church for people with an LGBT+ experience?Does God have a joyful plan for ...
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Episode 57
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Ep56 Therapy, Spiritual Direction or Confession? w/ Fr. Nathan LaLiberte
"But woe to the solitary person! If that one should fall, there is no other to help."~ Ecclesiastes 4:10How do I know if I need therapy or spiritual direction?Why doesn't my pastor offer more coun...
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Episode 56
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57:02
Ep55 Addiction & Recovery w/ Scott Weeman
"So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed."~ John 8:36Is there hope for people who are stuck in addiction?Is healing really possible for everyone?If God really knows what...
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Episode 55
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Ep54 Thriving Through Transition
"There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens."~ Ecclesiastes 3:1Change is hard. Yet, it's something that every person experiences on a daily basis. How can...
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Episode 54
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Ep53 How Women Heal from Sexual Sin w/ Rachael Killackey
"There is a God close to us who calls us by name and says: 'Rise, cease your tears, because I have come to free you!'"~ Pope FrancisPornography, masturbation, sexual sin, and sexual addiction are not ...
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Episode 53
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Ep52 Surviving Family Trips
"In your journey as a family, you share so many beautiful moments: meals, rest, housework, leisure, prayer, trips and pilgrimages, and times of mutual support…"~ Pope Francis, Letter to Families, February 2014...
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Episode 52
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Ep51 Holy Friendship w/ Fr. Luke Marquard
"I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father."~ John 15:15Friendship is one of...
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Episode 51
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Ep50 Senses & Regulation: Occupational Therapy w/ Caitlin Russ
"It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and much better prepared to give God greater service."~ St. Ignatius of LoyolaWhy do I r...
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Episode 50
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Ep49 Getting Sunday Right w/ Dr. Michael Naughton
"Through Sunday rest, daily concerns and tasks can find their proper perspective: the material things about which we worry give way to spiritual values..."~ St. John Paul IISunday, the Lord's day, has a very p...
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Episode 49
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59:53
Ep48 Sanity & Sanctity with St. Thérèse: Book Study Part 2
“It is the love of God dwelling in our actions that makes us whole. It is love that keeps us sane.”~ Fr. Marc FoleyIt's the grand finale of our book club! In Episode 48, Kenna, Pat, and Fr. Nathan LaL...
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Episode 48
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Ep47 Sanity & Sanctity with St. Thérèse: Book Study Part 1
“Her ‘little way’ was her means of holiness, and it was also what kept her sane.”~ Fr. Marc FoleyIt's book study time! At long last, Kenna and Pat are joined by Fr. Nathan LaLiberte to delve into the thought-provoking spiritu...
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Episode 47
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Ep46 The Love That Keeps Us Sane w/ Fr. Marc Foley
"Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be."~ St. Thérèse of LisieuxThis Whole Life returns to its roots! In episode 46, Kenna is joined by Fr. Marc...
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Episode 46
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Ep45 Postpartum Mood Disorders w/ Dr. Lyndsey Day
“The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.”~ St. Thérèse of LisieuxThe arrival of a child is an unspeakable gift and a grace for which to be thankful. But there can also ...
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Episode 45
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Ep44 Dealing with Difficult People
"This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."~ John 13:35It's time to be honest: we all have people in our lives that we don't particularly enjoy. Their pers...
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Episode 44
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57:05
Ep43 From Conflict to Connection: Process Over Content
"Pure love is capable of great deeds, and it is not broken by difficulty or adversity."~ St. FaustinaDo you have the same arguments over and over again? Are you frustrated by a lack of connection in y...
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Episode 43
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Ep42 Your Body is a Gift: Body Image & Eating Disorders w/ Megan Lawrence, LAMFT
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?"~ 1 Corinthians 6:19"Why isn't my body different?""Why did God giv...
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Episode 42
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Ep41 Shame vs. Guilt
"...and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us." ~ Romans 5:5So much of human life is marked by shame and g...
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Episode 41
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Ep40 Crushing Criticism
"My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted."~ Galatians 6:1<...
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Episode 40
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