Faith, Mental Health, and the Power of Redemptive Suffering
My recent interview on the "A Reason for Hope" podcast.
Click the link above for the YouTube video.
Here is the audio version of the same interview on the Apple and Spotify podcast apps:
From the show notes…
Struggling with mental health or depression can feel overwhelming—but in the light of faith, even our deepest wounds can be transformed. In this episode of the A Reason for Hope podcast, Catholic psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Kheriaty shares powerful insights on how prayer, meditation, and embracing redemptive suffering can lead to profound healing and lasting hope. We’ll explore:
The connection between prayer, Catholic spirituality, and emotional well-being
How to find meaning in suffering and allow God to transform it
What it means to avoid “sanitizing the cross” in modern Christian life
Practical steps to truly embrace the crucified Christ every day
How to meditate on Christ’s Passion in daily prayer and especially during the Mass
Why our culture struggles with the concept of redemptive suffering
How to confront the hidden battles of spiritual warfare with faith and courage
If you’ve been searching for encouragement and practical steps to grow closer to God through your trials, this conversation will inspire you to see your cross not as a burden, but as a bridge to grace.
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Amen! On the flip side, y’all might like this on how modern medical pill pushers and their SSRIs will prevent your heart from ever finding its true home in the Lord:
https://gaty.substack.com/p/the-butterfly-effect
I really enjoyed this. I'm helping a Coptic friend (a retired OB/GYN) edit a small book on transgenderism and Orthodoxy. The section on Orthodox anthropology (because understanding ourselves in relation to God is part of understanding our gender in relation to each other) is similar to what you discussed.
Your series on suffering Christianity is much needed. I had an email exchange with a Roman priest friend over this subject recently. Post-WWII Americans are just not equipped to deal with the occasional rounds of suffering all of us are going to get stuck with, unless we're sociopaths prepared to destroy everyone around us. I don't like suffering. But I'm old enough to recognize that the miserable periods, later, bring the most enlightenment.