AI: isolation, kids, & sexual relationships

Break 1

Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse

Break 2

Parents healing from past sexual mistake

Back to college

Jim O’Day, executive director of, Integrity Restored joins Trending with Timmerie.

 

Episode Guide
AI: isolation, kids, & sexual relationships (1:23)
Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse (TESA) (20:07)
Parents healing from past sexual mistakes kids see (40:12)
Back to college – interior designers now come with the dorm room (46:14) 

Resources mentioned: 

 

https://integrityrestored.com/

 

1 in 4 Young Adults Believe AI Partners Could Replace Real-life Romance

https://ifstudies.org/blog/artificial-intelligence-and-relationships-1-in-4-young-adults-believe-ai-partners-could-replace-real-life-romance

 

Catholic Psychological association - find a therapist 

https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/ 

 

2025 Impact: Unstoppable progress in child safety

https://www.thorn.org/about/our-impact/2025-impact-report/ 

 

Good Pictures Bad Pictures – teaching kids about porn 

https://www.defendyoungminds.com/product/good-pictures-bad-pictures 

Jim O&rsquo;Day, executive director of, Integrity Restored joins Trending with Timmerie.
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Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>AI: isolation, kids, &amp; sexual relationships (1:23)</li>
<li>Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse (TESA) (20:07)</li>
<li>Parents healing from past sexual mistakes kids see (40:12)</li>
<li>Back to college &ndash; interior designers now come with the dorm room (46:14)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://integrityrestored.com/">https://integrityrestored.com/</a>
&nbsp;
1 in 4 Young Adults Believe AI Partners Could Replace Real-life Romance
<a href="https://ifstudies.org/blog/artificial-intelligence-and-relationships-1-in-4-young-adults-believe-ai-partners-could-replace-real-life-romance">https://ifstudies.org/blog/artificial-intelligence-and-relationships-1-in-4-young-adults-believe-ai-partners-could-replace-real-life-romance</a>
&nbsp;
Catholic Psychological association - find a therapist&nbsp;
<a href="https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/">https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
2025 Impact: Unstoppable progress in child safety
<a href="https://www.thorn.org/about/our-impact/2025-impact-report/">https://www.thorn.org/about/our-impact/2025-impact-report/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Good Pictures Bad Pictures &ndash; teaching kids about porn&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.defendyoungminds.com/product/good-pictures-bad-pictures">https://www.defendyoungminds.com/product/good-pictures-bad-pictures</a>&nbsp;

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Only four college majors allowed

Advice for Parents of Adult Children

Addressing the idea of going no contact

Not compromising core beliefs

Homeschooling tips and advice

Is religion divisive?

Ruth Han – EMDR & CBT trauma-informed therapist – and past homeschool mom joins Trending with Timmerie 

Episode Guide
Why you only allowed your children four college major options—and why (1:38)
Your best advice for parents of adult children who disagree on faith and morals (17:55)
Addressing the idea of going no contact (26:13)
Maintaining relationships without compromising core beliefs (31:52)
Homeschooling tips and advice (34:42)
Is religion divisive? (38:10)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Ruth Han 

https://ruthhan.com 

 

https://www.instagram.com/ruthhantherapy/ 

Ruth Han &ndash; EMDR &amp; CBT trauma-informed therapist &ndash; and past homeschool mom joins Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Why you only allowed your children four college major options&mdash;and why (1:38)</li>
<li>Your best advice for parents of adult children who disagree on faith and morals (17:55)</li>
<li>Addressing the idea of going no contact (26:13)</li>
<li>Maintaining relationships without compromising core beliefs (31:52)</li>
<li>Homeschooling tips and advice (34:42)</li>
<li>Is religion divisive? (38:10)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Ruth Han&nbsp;
<a href="https://ruthhan.com">https://ruthhan.com</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ruthhantherapy/">https://www.instagram.com/ruthhantherapy/</a>&nbsp;

What Do You Do When Your Adult Child Rejects Your Values?

Reiki master and yoga instructor

Coming out of the darkness

Can Catholics do Reiki and yoga? 

Pope Leo - We are not all plugged into a cable

Linda Carl is a former yoga instructor and Reiki master, Linda Carl, who spent nearly twenty years practicing and teaching yoga before leaving it behind, joins Trending with Timmerie 

Episode Guide
Becoming a Reiki master and yoga instructor & its spiritual roots (0:43)
Coming out of the darkness of the New Age into Catholicism (18:04)
Can Catholics do Reiki and yoga? (26:35)
Pope Leo tells us “We are not all plugged into a cable” (36:51)

Resources mentioned: 

 

Book: Yoga Unveiled: My Spiritual Journey from Darkness to Light

https://sophiainstitute.com/product/yoga-unveiled/   

 

Christine Flynn – Not Just Spiritual 

https://shop.catholic.com/not-just-spiritual/ 

 

SoulCore:

https://soulcore.com/

 

PietraFitness:

https://www.pietrafitness.com/

 

MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS

https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html 

 

Pope: Technology should serve friendships, not replace them

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-06/pope-to-children-technology-should-serve-friendships.html 

Linda Carl is a former yoga instructor and Reiki master, Linda Carl, who spent nearly twenty years practicing and teaching yoga before leaving it behind, joins Trending with Timmerie&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>Becoming a Reiki master and yoga instructor &amp; its spiritual roots (0:43)</li>
<li>Coming out of the darkness of the New Age into Catholicism (18:04)</li>
<li>Can Catholics do Reiki and yoga? (26:35)</li>
<li>Pope Leo tells us &ldquo;We are not all plugged into a cable&rdquo; (36:51)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Book: Yoga Unveiled: My Spiritual Journey from Darkness to Light
<a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/product/yoga-unveiled/">https://sophiainstitute.com/product/yoga-unveiled/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Christine Flynn &ndash; Not Just Spiritual&nbsp;
<a href="https://shop.catholic.com/not-just-spiritual/">https://shop.catholic.com/not-just-spiritual/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
SoulCore:
<a href="https://soulcore.com/">https://soulcore.com/</a>
&nbsp;
PietraFitness:
<a href="https://www.pietrafitness.com/">https://www.pietrafitness.com/</a>
&nbsp;
MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS
<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html">https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Pope: Technology should serve friendships, not replace them
<a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-06/pope-to-children-technology-should-serve-friendships.html">https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-06/pope-to-children-technology-should-serve-friendships.html</a>&nbsp;

Former Reiki & Yoga Master

When should men be dating?

Uterine transplant 

Genetic engineering

Father Nicanor Austriaco, a molecular biologist and Dominican Catholic priest, joins Trending with Timmerie: 

Episode Guide
When should men be dating? (2:26)
Uterine transplant – womb transplants to fix infertility? (19:14)
Genetic engineering – "deextinction" of extinct species (39:45)

Resources mentioned: 

Episode on the human experiment of surrogacy and IVF

https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/st-mary-magdalene/

Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis https://www.ncbcenter.org/store/transplanting-the-womb-a-catholic-bioethical-analysis 

 

Father Nicanor Austriaco, a molecular biologist and Dominican Catholic priest, joins Trending with Timmerie:&nbsp;
Episode Guide
<ul>
<li>When should men be dating? (2:26)</li>
<li>Uterine transplant &ndash; womb transplants to fix infertility? (19:14)</li>
<li>Genetic engineering &ndash;&nbsp;"deextinction" of extinct species (39:45)</li>
</ul>
Resources mentioned:&nbsp;
Episode on the human experiment of surrogacy and IVF
<a href="https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/st-mary-magdalene/">https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/st-mary-magdalene/</a>
Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis <a href="https://www.ncbcenter.org/store/transplanting-the-womb-a-catholic-bioethical-analysis">https://www.ncbcenter.org/store/transplanting-the-womb-a-catholic-bioethical-analysis</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;

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