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
69 episodes
Ep67 Gender Identity & Gender Dysphoria w/ Dr. Julia Sadusky
"Love without truth devolves into sentimentality. Truth without love becomes cold and calculated."~ Bishop Robert BarronWhere did we get to this place with regard to gender?How do I, a Christian, treat peop...
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Episode 67
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Ep66 The Five Love Langauges
"Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins."~ 1 Peter 4:8What is a love language? What is MY love language?Why is it hard to connect with my spouse?
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Episode 66
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Ep65 Grief & Glory Through Infertility
"If in spite of everything God does not give them children, they should not regard themselves as being thwarted. They should be happy, discovering in this very fact God's will for them. ... There is, then, no reason for feeling they are fail...
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Episode 65
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Ep64 Parenting Under Control, Not Controlling w/ Rachel Balducci
“It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other must start.”~ St. Teresa of CalcuttaWhy a...
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Ep63 Facing the Big Questions w/ Alex Wallace, LPCC
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”~ Blaise PascalDo the big, existential questions of life really matter?Why is it so tempting to avoid the big ...
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Episode 63
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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