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Mental health

St Dymphna’s Playbook

  • Depression – pages 3–42
  • Anxiety – pages 43–77
  • Trauma – pages 77–110

Workplace

St Dymphna’s Playbook

  • Relationships – pages 111–129

Spirituality, Health, and Healing – Chapter 1

Wellness

St Dymphna’s Playbook – pages 129–153

Spirituality, Health, and Healing – Chapters 3 & 4 

Burnout

HelpGuide.org: Burnout Symptoms, Treatment, and Tips on How to Deal – https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery

Support and Resources

SUPPORT

There are many wellness helplines available, including the following:

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Provides 24/7 confidential support to anyone in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. You can call or text 988, or chat online. 
  • Veterans Crisis Line: A 24/7 confidential resource that connects veterans with a trained responder. You can call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) and press 1. 
  • Crisis Text Line: You can text the word “Home” to 741-741. 
  • The Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ Youth: You can call 1-866-488-7386. 
  • The Trans Lifeline: You can call 1-877-565-8860. 
  • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline: You can call or text 1-800-985-5990 if you’ve been impacted by a disaster and are experiencing emotional distress or other mental health concerns. 
  • Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line: You can call or text 833-773-2445, or chat. This line is available 24/7 and can help with any mental health or substance use concern. 
  • NAMI HelpLine: You can call 800-950-6264, text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. 

RESOURCES

Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church with Modifications from the  Editio Typica. New York: Doubleday, 1997. Print.

Church of the Nativity in Baltimore – https://www.churchnativity.com

Coogan, Michael, ed. The New Oxford Annotated Bible. New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha Fourth Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Print.

Institute on the Catechism. Handbook on the Catechetical Accompaniment Process.Washington DC: USCCB, 2024.

Online Dictionary: https://www.google.com/search?q=hermeneutics&rlz=1C1OKWM_enUS882US883&oq=hermeneutics&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433i512j0i512l8.5943j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. TH 605 –  Course Materials. Practicum –  St. Joseph’s College of Maine. 2024.

Tighe, T. St. Dymphna’s Playbook – A Catholic Guide to Finding mental and emotional well-being. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2021.

Word on Fire. Website:  https://www.wordonfire.org/about/

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire Bible. Elk Grove Village, IL 2024.

Young C. and Koopsen, C. Spirituality, Health, and Healing. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA. 2005.

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire Bible. Elk Grove Village, IL 2024. Young C. and Koopsen, C. Spirituality, Health, and Healing. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA. 2005.