Dr. Paul Looney

Paul Looney, MD
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Dr. Paul Looney takes a fresh look at recovery and mental health from a Christian perspective

  1. 05/28/2023

    Shed Shame

    There are predictable directions we head when we feel the sting of shame. If we don't share it and shed it, it moves us to cover up, hide out, blame, or justify and excuse. At the heart of shame is alienation, and it can lead up to self-harm or annihilation. If we face it and share it, it opens us to grace. Grace is the favor we do not deserve, and at the heart of grace is acceptance and affection. We cannot heal our own shame. It disconnects us from relationship and can only be healed by reaching out to God and others.

    35 min

  2. 05/27/2023

    Shame - Condemnation or Invitation?

    Shame is a universally painful experience we feel when we become aware of our inadequacy, our brokenness, our failures, and flaws. It can push us down into isolation and drive us deep into disconnection and alienation. At its worst, it can lead to annihilation. But when we choose to reach out and share our shame, we open ourselves to acceptance and grace.

    31 min

  3. 04/23/2021

    Burdens, Blessings, and Grace

    On this episode of The Westcliffe Climb, Joshua Duffy and Paul Looney discuss God's desire to partner with us to grow us and fill us with HIs love.

    38 min

  4. 04/30/2013

    Denial - Dave James

    In this podcast Dave James challenges us to leave the beach of denial and get on board with recovery. His humorous and engaging style helps bring home the point of this powerful message. Surf's up!

    30 min

  5. 02/12/2013

    Growing with God 3- Yield to Him

    As we let go of our fantasy of running our own show, we can determine to let our loving Father have the reins. In the third beatitude, Jesus promises - "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." When we surrender to God, everything He has becomes available for our enjoyment.

    36 min

  6. 02/05/2013

    Growing with God 2 - Feel Your Pain

    In the second beatitude, Jesus extols the virtue of grieving. When we have invested emotionally in something and lose it, we must mourn to let go. Ironically, grieving the past prepares us to embrace the future. Avoiding our feelings allows them to control us, but when face them and cast our cares on God, we find He calls us near.

    36 min

  7. 02/05/2013

    Growing with God 1 - Admit your need

    As we are born again, Jesus invites us to cry out to our loving Father in heaven. Staying close to our brokenness keeps us close to the One Who Restores.

    32 min

  8. 01/14/2013

    Growing with God Introduction

    This podcast introduces the series "Growing with God - Your ImPerfect Parent". It is a series that proposes the beatitudes as milestones of spiritual growth and maturity. Jesus invites us to become comfortable being uncomfortable so that we are impervious to the world's solutions to our problems.

    34 min
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Dr. Paul Looney takes a fresh look at recovery and mental health from a Christian perspective

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  • Creator
    Paul Looney, MD
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2023
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2010 Paul Looney. All rights reserved.
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