Mental Health for Holiness

Mental Health for Holiness

A podcast for young Catholic moms who want to build a strong and stable foundation for their mental and emotional health so they can grow in virtue and holiness and love their motherhood. At the age of 24, Talia Kruse was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder type 2. She wondered how this would affect her future, her faith, and her identity. She felt quite hopeless, unable to find or connect with others who had successfully managed their bipolar disorder in a way that led to growing in holiness and virtue. Encouraged by her psychiatrist, she started a journey of mental healing. After getting married and becoming a mother, Talia saw the desperate need that other women (particularly young mothers) needed in learning to manage their own mental health. She began coaching women and became passionate in spreading hope for all those who suffer from the depression, anxiety, and mood swings of everyday life. Talia learned to see her management of mental health as imperative for growing in holiness, and loves to explore the connection between psychology and faith.

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April 16, 2025 18 mins

In the last of this little 3 part series on why emotional regulation is so important, we touch on the fact that when we are emotionally regulated, we teach others what emotional regulation looks like. 

The importance of witnesses on our path to virtue is invaluable. In fact, growing in virtue without witnesses is near impossible! 

As mothers, the best way to teach our children emotional regulation is to embody it.  This is the best w...

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The second episode of a 3 part series on why emotional regulation is so important. 

It today's episode, I'm talking about how emotional regulation helps you strengthen your will. Your will is your ability to choose something. It is your inherent and God-given ability to exercise your freedom - you may not be able to choose every circumstance in your life, but you always have the freedom to choose how you respond to it.  So...

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The first in a 3 part series on why emotional regulation is so important.  

In today's episode I give a short explanation of why emotional regulation is important for our decision making skills.  We make hundreds of decisions every day, and when our decisions are strictly emotion based, it can affect our whole life - our relationships, our finances, our prayer life, our happiness, our holiness - everything!  

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In today's episode, I'm sharing the conversation that I had with Allie Brooke, host of The Growth Mindset Gal.  We talked about self-care, self-compassion, and how little everyday steps are crucial in taking care of yourself - even if its simply washing your face and brushing your teeth!

Gentle Self Care Daily Tracker:
https://www.mentalhealthforholiness.com/gentleselfcaredailytracker

You can find Al...

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From discerning religious life, to living in rural Germany for over a year, to marriage and motherhood and raising 4 little ones....how did I get here?

In this episode, I discuss my journey in recognizing that I was NOT actually being called to religious life, and how I pivoted in handling my mental health as I entered marriage and motherhood. 

You can find more about my work as a mental health coach and how you...

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October 3, 2022 26 mins

In this episode, Talia talks about her year as a pre-postulant in the convent in Germany and how it was foundational to her healing. 

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September 5, 2022 25 mins

Talia talks about her diagnosis with bipolar - how it came about, and her immediate reaction.  

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August 6, 2022 22 mins

I give a little background on my upbringing and what my life was like leading up to my diagnosis with bipolar II.

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June 8, 2022 14 mins

A look into what defines mental illness and how it affects one's identity ---- or doesn't! 

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May 4, 2022 13 mins

I give a brief definition of "holiness" and why it's important to take care of our mental health in pursuit of it.  

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April 1, 2022 10 mins

In this first episode, I give a brief description of what I mean when I say "mental health." 

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