Difficult Conversations: principles for listen

Break 1

Acknowledging Pain

Break 2

Would someone know I am Catholic by my actions

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Friday on Trending

Dr. Gregory Bottaro – Catholic psychologist, author, and founder of the CatholicPsych Institute joins Trending with Timmerie

 

Episode Guide
Difficult Conversations: principles for listening that transform a conversation. (1:26)
Acknowledging Pain: How do we acknowledge another person's pain and help move them from despair toward healing? (23:00)
Would someone know I am Catholic by my actions? (36:43)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel & the Brown Scapular – the promises of the scapular (46:39)
Friday on Trending (50:58)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Catholicpsych Institute 

https://catholicpsych.com/ 

 

Book: The Power of Listening Well: How Holy Curiosity Can Build Trust and Restore Relationships 

https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-power-of-listening-well/ 

 

Laughter, Facing Fears, & Morning Prayer Routines

https://relevantradio.com/2021/04/laughter-facing-fears-morning-prayer-routines/ 

 

Dr. Gregory Bottaro &ndash; Catholic psychologist, author, and founder of the CatholicPsych Institute joins Trending with Timmerie
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Difficult Conversations: principles for listening that transform a conversation. (1:26)</li>
<li>Acknowledging Pain: How do we acknowledge another person's pain and help move them from despair toward healing? (23:00)</li>
<li>Would someone know I am Catholic by my actions? (36:43)</li>
<li>Our Lady of Mount Carmel &amp; the Brown Scapular &ndash; the promises of the scapular (46:39)</li>
<li>Friday on Trending (50:58)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Catholicpsych Institute&nbsp;
<a href="https://catholicpsych.com/">https://catholicpsych.com/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book: The Power of Listening Well: How Holy Curiosity Can Build Trust and Restore Relationships&nbsp;
<a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-power-of-listening-well/">https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-power-of-listening-well/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Laughter, Facing Fears, &amp; Morning Prayer Routines
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2021/04/laughter-facing-fears-morning-prayer-routines/">https://relevantradio.com/2021/04/laughter-facing-fears-morning-prayer-routines/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio brings timeless principles of Catholicism to trending thought and experience. Are you looking for relevant ways to bring together trending conversations and timeless principles? Here’s your opportunity to engage the culture head on with truth and Catholic faith.

Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.

How to Listen When Conversations Get Hard

Parenting tips

Should parents count?

Sibling fights

Parents undermining each other's discipline

Adult children think you have a favorite

How to get a toddler to stop screaming

Should you give warnings to your kids?

Tattling

How to treat Endometriosis?

Dr. Ray Guarendi—a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience working with parents, families, and educators—joins Trending with Timmerie to share life-changing parenting guidance on topics including:

 

Episode Guide
Parenting tips: Ending negotiations and upholding consequences with your child (1:56)
Should parents count? (27:50)
Sibling fights (29:57)
Parents undermining each other’s discipline (37:44)
When your adult children think you have a favorite (42:19)
How to get a toddler to stop screaming (43:35)
Should you give warnings to your kids? (45:12)
Tattling (46:19)
How to treat Endometriosis (48:12)

 

Resources mentioned: 

 

Dr. Ray Guarendi 

https://www.drray.com/ 

 

Book Drama-Free Discipline 

https://amzn.to/42xvcfD 

 

Infertility, Endometriosis, and the One-Surgery Cure

https://relevantradio.com/2025/09/infertility-endometriosis-and-the-one-surgery-cure/   

 

RESTORE - Center for Endometriosis

https://www.restoreendo.com/meet-dr-yeung   

 

Find a NaPro doctor https://www.fertilitycare.org/naprotechnology/  

 

 

Dr. Ray Guarendi&mdash;a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience working with parents, families, and educators&mdash;joins&nbsp;Trending with Timmerie to share life-changing parenting guidance on topics including:
&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Parenting tips: Ending negotiations and upholding consequences with your child (1:56)</li>
<li>Should parents count? (27:50)</li>
<li>Sibling fights (29:57)</li>
<li>Parents undermining each other&rsquo;s discipline (37:44)</li>
<li>When your adult children think you have a favorite (42:19)</li>
<li>How to get a toddler to stop screaming (43:35)</li>
<li>Should you give warnings to your kids? (45:12)</li>
<li>Tattling (46:19)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>How to treat Endometriosis (48:12)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Dr. Ray Guarendi&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.drray.com/">https://www.drray.com/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book Drama-Free Discipline&nbsp;
<a href="https://amzn.to/42xvcfD">https://amzn.to/42xvcfD</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Infertility, Endometriosis, and the One-Surgery Cure
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2025/09/infertility-endometriosis-and-the-one-surgery-cure/">https://relevantradio.com/2025/09/infertility-endometriosis-and-the-one-surgery-cure/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
RESTORE - Center for Endometriosis
<a href="https://www.restoreendo.com/meet-dr-yeung">https://www.restoreendo.com/meet-dr-yeung</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Find a NaPro doctor <a href="https://www.fertilitycare.org/naprotechnology/">https://www.fertilitycare.org/naprotechnology/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Parenting Kids Without the Chaos

Surrogate refuses to abort over cleft lip

St. Mary Magdalene

Love is truth, being honest

On this episode of Trending with Timmerie 

Episode Guide
Surrogate refuses to abort over cleft lip. Now a lawsuit ensues. Some choice (0:48)
St. Mary Magdalene (19:57)
WNBA star Sophie Cunningham says “love is truth, being honest” and believes women’s sports are for women (35:55)

Resources mentioned: 

Surrogate refuses to abort over a cleft lip. Now a lawsuit ensues. 

https://nationalpost.com/news/couple-sues-ontario-surrogate-mother-who-refused-to-abort-fetus   

The Grief No One Sees: Never Having a Child

https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-grief-no-one-sees-never-having-a-child/

Her IVF story – why she wouldn’t recommend it to anyone 

https://relevantradio.com/2024/03/her-ivf-story/

On this episode of Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Surrogate refuses to abort over cleft lip. Now a lawsuit ensues. Some choice (0:48)</li>
<li>St. Mary Magdalene (19:57)</li>
<li>WNBA star Sophie Cunningham says &ldquo;love is truth, being honest&rdquo; and believes women&rsquo;s sports are for women (35:55)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
Surrogate refuses to abort over a cleft lip. Now a lawsuit ensues.&nbsp;
<a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/couple-sues-ontario-surrogate-mother-who-refused-to-abort-fetus">https://nationalpost.com/news/couple-sues-ontario-surrogate-mother-who-refused-to-abort-fetus</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Grief No One Sees: Never Having a Child
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-grief-no-one-sees-never-having-a-child/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-grief-no-one-sees-never-having-a-child/</a>
Her IVF story &ndash;&nbsp;why she wouldn&rsquo;t recommend it to anyone&nbsp;
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2024/03/her-ivf-story/">https://relevantradio.com/2024/03/her-ivf-story/</a>

What Glyphosate Did to Her Son

Wednesday on Trending

A Healthier Home Without Fear

Little House on the Prairie

Serene Allison shares her son’s story of glyphosate exposure, cancer and his seven-year battle with cancer.  She cofounded Trim Healthy Mama with her sister Pearl Barrett. Together they join Trending with Timmerie 

Episode Guide
A Mother’s Warning: What Glyphosate Did to Her Son (0:50)
Wednesday on Trending (24:17)
A Healthier Home Without Fear, Perfectionism, or Fad Diets (27:03)
Why homesteading and Little House on the Prairie have become an ideal(41:00)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Trim Healthy Mama

https://trimhealthymama.com/ 

 

Book: The 7 Skills To Lasting Health

https://amzn.to/4vE21nh 

 

Evie Magazine Article

https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/what-glyphosate-did-to-my-son-and-why-i-wont-stay-quiet 

Serene Allison shares her son&rsquo;s story of glyphosate exposure, cancer and his seven-year battle with cancer.&nbsp; She cofounded Trim Healthy Mama with her sister Pearl Barrett. Together they join Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">A Mother&rsquo;s Warning: What Glyphosate Did to Her Son (0:50)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Wednesday on Trending (24:17)</li>
<li aria-level="1">A Healthier Home Without Fear, Perfectionism, or Fad Diets (27:03)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why homesteading and Little House on the Prairie have become an ideal (41:00)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Trim Healthy Mama
<a href="https://trimhealthymama.com/">https://trimhealthymama.com/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book: The 7 Skills To Lasting Health
<a href="https://amzn.to/4vE21nh">https://amzn.to/4vE21nh</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Evie Magazine Article
<a href="https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/what-glyphosate-did-to-my-son-and-why-i-wont-stay-quiet">https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/what-glyphosate-did-to-my-son-and-why-i-wont-stay-quiet</a>&nbsp;

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