The Catholic Coaching Podcast 41. Emotional Adulting
May 6, 2021
They unpack emotional adulthood vs emotional childhood and why taking responsibility for feelings matters. They explore how victim thinking can slip into manipulation and how forgiveness or repentance frees you. They map thoughts-to-feelings, show parenting tweaks to avoid handing emotions away, and give concrete steps to stop blame and pursue interior freedom.
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Stop Handing Emotions To Others
- Own your emotional responses instead of handing them to others.
- Example: a father letting a tired four-year-old's behavior dictate whether he becomes calm or angry during bedtime rosary.
Rosary At Hell Hour Became A Control Struggle
- A coaching client tried to lead family rosary at 7pm and handed over control to his tired four-year-old.
- He reacted by isolating, waiting, then sometimes spanking, wanting to feel 'in control' when the child obeyed.
Victimhood Prevents Change
- Victimhood fixes you by locating the problem outside yourself so you never need to change.
- Don Miller's story model: victim never changes, villain often emerges from unresolved victimhood.
