Many people struggle with perfectionism because they don’t realize how faith and therapy can work together. In this episode, Catholic therapist Adam Cross is joined by his colleagues, Colby and Joshua, to explore how understanding your inner critic can lead to profound freedom and self-compassion. Drawing from their own experiences and professional insights, they share how integrating faith with psychological models like Internal Family Systems (IFS) brings hope and healing.

Topics covered:

• The surprising link between perfectionism and procrastination.

• How to view your inner critic as a protector part that is trying to help you.

• Practical strategies for calming your nervous system when you feel overwhelmed.

• The connection between the seven core wounds and the Sacraments.

Tune in for a heartfelt conversation on faith, psychology, and the journey from perfectionism to peace.

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Many Catholics struggle with endless doubt and checking—not because they lack faith, but because they carry deep confusion and fear about certainty. In this episode, Catholic therapist Adam Cross explores how scrupulosity distorts our understanding of knowledge, sin, and spiritual peace, often turning natural questions into sources of overwhelming anxiety and compulsive behavior.

Drawing from both clinical experience and Catholic spirituality, Adam breaks down the inner conflict between needing to know for certain and learning to trust in uncertainty, sharing compassionate, practical tools for navigating scrupulosity without losing your peace—or your sanity.

Discover practical insights into:

• Why scrupulosity creates the desperate need for certainty
• The difference between healthy examination of conscience and compulsive checking
• How anxiety and doubt disrupt spiritual clarity
• What integrated healing looks like—mind, body, and soul
• How to sit with discomfort and uncertainty while growing in faith
• Why God sees your struggle even when you don't have all the answers

Tune in for a thoughtful and empowering conversation that blends faith and mental health, offering hope to those who feel caught in cycles of checking, confession, and confusion.

Whether you're battling scrupulosity, supporting someone who is, or working in Catholic mental health, this episode offers a powerful reminder: you don't have to have all the answers to be loved by God.

For more information or questions, visit catholictherapycenter.com

Adam Cross LMFT #116623

Many Catholics struggle with sexual shame—not because they lack faith, but because they carry deep confusion and fear about desire. In this episode, Catholic therapist Adam Cross explores how scrupulosity distorts our understanding of sexuality, pleasure, and morality, often turning natural human experience into a source of guilt and anxiety.

Drawing from both clinical experience and Catholic spirituality, Adam breaks down the inner conflict between faith and desire and shares compassionate, practical tools for navigating scrupulosity without losing your peace—or your humanity.

Discover practical insights into:

• Why scrupulosity creates fear around sexual desire • The difference between lust and attraction • How anxiety and shame disrupt spiritual clarity • What integrated healing looks like—body, mind, and soul

Tune in for a thoughtful and empowering conversation that blends faith and mental health, offering hope to those who feel caught in cycles of guilt and confusion.

For more information or questions, visit adamcrossmft.com

Adam Cross LMFT #116623