St. Dymphna’s Playbook: A Catholic Guide to Finding Mental and Emotional Well-Being

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"St. Dymphna's Playbook" by Tommy Tighe is an invaluable Catholic guide to mental and emotional well-being that blends therapy with faith. It offers practical advice, coping strategies, prayer, and scripture insights, while introducing saints who faced similar challenges. This 224-page resource supports those dealing with depression, anxiety, grief, and more, encouraging healing and wellness through a faith-driven approach. See more...


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  • Wonderful resource on mental health and illnesses
  • Summaries, practical advice and strategies
  • Faith based information and instruction
  • Incredible resource for Catholics struggling with mental health issues and those who love them

Are you or someone you love struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, or other mental health concerns?

Tommy Tighe, a licensed marriage and family therapist, wants to help you take steps toward reaching and maintaining mental and emotional well-being, not only through self-care, healthy coping mechanisms, and professional intervention but also through prayer, scripture, and developing a relationship with the saints. St. Dymphna’s Playbook combines a therapeutic approach with the deep wells of Catholic faith and spiritual practice, exploring paths toward hope, healing, and wellness.

Born out of Tighe’s podcast of the same name, St. Dymphna’s Playbook provides a practical, ready-made game plan for moving toward wellness. It offers concrete explanations of a wide scope of mental health concerns and symptoms related to depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, and grief, as well as the common emotions and situations that allow them to grow—including fear, social anxiety, isolation, loss, and unhealthy relationships. Tighe shares best practices for understanding and beginning to address each concern and offers a uniquely Catholic understanding, diving into relevant scriptures and introducing us to a Catholic saint or holy person who lived with the same issue—including St. Dymphna, patron of those with mental disorders.

Whatever your concern or struggle, you are not alone. The witness of scripture and the saints reminds us of the community we already have as we begin working toward mental well-being.

 


SKU: 1010090

  • Author: Tommy Tighe
  • 224 pages
  • Softcover

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Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 23 reviews.

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Along with the coffee mug,

"Along with the coffee mug, I bought this for my dear friend who suffers with severe anxiety. She called me the next day and said it was already helping her and was very grateful."

NANCY M. (5/5)

I love everything I've ordered.

"I love everything I've ordered. Peace and comfort in a chaotic world!"

EMILY P. (5/5)

St Dymphna’s playbook

"Excellent reading about depending on proper spiritual direction"

Margie S. (5/5)

Worth a Read

"I am grading generously since I have only started to read this book, but it is going well and I have high hopes/expectations for the rest of the book. I picked it since I struggle with anxiety and some other postpartum related things. So far my recommendation is that it is worth a read if a friend asked me about it right now!"

Haylee N. (5/5)

Dympha's playbook

"I read the book while in Texas and a friend wanted a copy, so I sent this one to her. I haven't asked her for a response. I loved it."

ROSE Z. (5/5)

Mental health and faith

"I have not finished this book but I have always wanted to find a faith filled way to look at mental well being."

ANDREA K. (5/5)

St. Dymphna Playbook

"This book is great. It has a lot of good ways to counteract mental health issues."

Danelle R. (5/5)

Perfect

"It's a great read. I'm not a great reader but it's simple and strait forward. It's proving to be very helpful."

Jeanne M. (5/5)

St Dymphna Book

"Great reading"

Stephen G. (5/5)

Gave this to my sister

"Gave this to my sister as a christmas present who is going through a lot of stress in her life and she is really enjoying it."

RHODA Z. (5/5)

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Is this book appropriate for an 11yo boy?
Thank you for your question. We want to be very sensitive to it. This book's content on serious topics like self-harm, trauma, and substance abuse makes it more suitable for older teens or adults rather than an 11-year-old. While it provides Catholic-based, practical advice, parental review is highly recommended before giving it to younger readers. We'd like to recommend this for the child you love and are trying to help: https://www.catholiccompany.com/products/100-devotions-for-kids-dealing-with-anxiety?_pos=1&_psq=kids%2C+anxiety&_ss=e&_v=1.0 It's more basic, focuses on the child's relationship with our God who loves them, and how to overcome fears and anxiety through trusting Him in those circumstances. The format is also well suited to tweens and teens, with daily devotionals that are more brief but have great impact and are very well written and thoughtful, while grounding your child in faith.