Episode 285: Venting Isn't Always Healing: The Difference Between Sharing Truth and Feeding Resentment
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Dr. Greg and Fr. Gregory Pine discuss the nuances of venting and its impact on healing and resentment.
Getting it all off your chest is supposed to be healing. But sometimes the venting that feels like relief is quietly feeding your resentment instead. In this episode, Dr. Greg sits down with Fr. Gregory Pine—author of Training the Tongue—to explore why the deepest purpose of speech is communion, and how to tell the difference between working through your pain and simply settling the score. Key Topics: Why the real purpose of speech isn't expressing yourself — it's communion How to tell whether you're venting toward healing or just venting to settle the score Why the friend who only ever agrees with you might be the one holding you back What separates a listener who helps you grow from one who only feeds your anger Why "getting it off your chest" can leave the wound exactly where it was How custody of the tongue is good news, not one more rule to feel guilty about Learn More: Fr. Gregory Pine's book: Training the Tongue and Growing Beyond Sins of Speech Previous episodes on parts work (IFS): Ep. #34: A New Theory! w/ a Catholic Lens Ep. #35: Why Do I Feel Like I Have Conflicting Thoughts? w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski Start of the Being Human series on the Antisocial Defense Patterns…
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- Episode 284: Stop Chasing Spiritual Highs: Why Real Healing Happens in the Ordinary
- Episode 283: "I Will Never Be Hurt Again": How Jesus' Sacred Heart Breaks the Cycle
- Episode 282: You're (Probably) Not a Serial Killer—But You May Share Some of Their Antisocial Traits
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