Aaaaah! Father! As an ex clinical psychologist I thought Met.’s book was to help me be a better shrink!!! I found out that I AM THE PATIENT, THE CHURCH IS THE HOSPITAL AND THE medicine is the Sacraments…. And asceticism. The priest is the PA and Jesus is THE physician!
@@living_orthodox How does this, if at all, tie into pharmaceuticals (Greek pharmakia- or sorcery)? It is my understanding that every "medicine" is a drug, but not every drug is a medicine. I'm speaking strictly about non-psychotherapeutic means of treating diseases.
Thank you Father Mikhail. This was such a good talk full of wisdom and powerful messages that really resonated with me. If I may, I'll write down some powerful quotes you shared. "The aim of the Church is to restore the man; body and soul; to God. Man has fallen into darkness and as a result has fallen into disorder." "The Christian realises that the fulfillment of life can only be had in Christ; that Christ is what makes life worth living. He is what makes life full, He is what allows us to turn from sin and to turn from self-love to a love for God, a love for others; and to give that love that God has for man; without reserve; without prejudice; towards our fellow man." "If the body falls weak or ill; this will not cause despair; because the joy and the hope is in the Saviour; it's in Christ, it's in our Lord, our God; our faith is in the Trinity."
I like Hierotheos Vlachos a lot. Fr. Gregory in Idaho recommended him. I’ve read Illness and Cure of the Soul, Entering the Orthodox Church (a catechism guide), and Orthodox Spirituality. I don’t yet understand noetic prayer but I do understand the sacraments, asceticism and commandments. I have faith that continuing to repent as I am guided will bring me closer to noetic prayer and deeper illumination. I bought the newer book The Science of Spiritual Medicine yesterday. I have a set of interviews with a Cyprus monk to read first, though. It’s a relief that I don’t need to fuss over the elect, atonement or specifics about the afterlife to be healed!
Father, I really enjoy your videos! Given that not many English speaking priests from Russian church tradition do videos like this, I do look forward to yours.
Thank you Father, you helped me a lot on my path to Orthodoxy. Yesterday I arrived in Greece coming from Germany to get baptized next week. Please continue with your work and content. Thank you very much!
I'm currently a catechuman, and this is exactly what I am seeking - spiritual therapy. Healing. My current priest is a good man, but I do not feel I have received much of this yet. He really only ever has time before Vespers on Saturdays. He doesn't want to do a full life confession before my baptism because he's "getting too old to stand for that long," which I totally understand. But these little mini confessions we [only sometimes] do... It just... doesn't seem to go anywhere. No treatments or practical methods for healing. A lot of the time we'll just talk about one topic, like monks, iconography, and other historical topics (he is a historian, which is very interesting but... Yeah, healing is what I need). And most of the time myself and a few other younger able bodied men will do physical work around the church before vespers, which I am more than happy to do, but it leaves very little time for spiritual counseling. So, this is my struggle. I don't really know how to approach it or how I can convey it to my priest in a respectful and obediant manner.
Some great points here Father, thank you! I have never struggled with mental illness, but it is everywhere around us and so obvious that it is a spiritual sickness that has been magnified in recent decades. (I’m not downplaying chemical imbalance or other factors as well, but I hope we can all agree that much of the cause is spiritual and that taking pills will not solve the deepest problems of both our bodies and souls).
Currently in graduate school in order to become a therapist, while a catechumen! So thankful you discussed this topic as I have been wondering how to move foreword with my career in the light of my newfound orthodox faith. God bless! Definitely going to give this book a read
It is definitely possible to become a therapist whilst being a Christian, and even incorporating and addressing a client's religiousity in a therapeutic session. I am also studying clinical psychology, and I just finished a course about religous and existential care in therapy. If I may, I'd recommend some reading material that could be interesting for you: Kenneth Pargament, a researcher and clinican, has written extensively on how to incorporate spiritual and religious dimensions of client's life in therap. His book 'Working with spiritual struggles' is especially good, since it provides a broad framework that can be applied on clients coming from different religious backgrounds, not only the ones that are Christian.
This was a fantastic video, I studied existential bibliotherapy in college and it’s something I struggle to keep up with, I need to get control of my thoughts Thank you father
Thanks Father for sharing this. I started reading Orthodox psychotherapy a couple weeks ago. I would like if you could do another video or two on the book.
I’ve been really wanting to go to graduate school for a PhD in Psychology but I am stuck on how truly effective I can be when treating the heterodox or atheists
I am from Nepal but nowadays I am working in India. So i want become an orthodox christian, How can i become orthodox christian please tell me waya. Here is not any orthodox church.
Aaaaah! Father! As an ex clinical psychologist I thought Met.’s book was to help me be a better shrink!!! I found out that I AM THE PATIENT, THE CHURCH IS THE HOSPITAL AND THE medicine is the Sacraments…. And asceticism. The priest is the PA and Jesus is THE physician!
What is a PA?
@@ZaidIsm007 physicians assistant
@@living_orthodox
How does this, if at all, tie into pharmaceuticals (Greek pharmakia- or sorcery)? It is my understanding that every "medicine" is a drug, but not every drug is a medicine. I'm speaking strictly about non-psychotherapeutic means of treating diseases.
@@ZaidIsm007 physician assistant!
yes Father, more on this topic please.
Thank you Father Mikhail. This was such a good talk full of wisdom and powerful messages that really resonated with me. If I may, I'll write down some powerful quotes you shared.
"The aim of the Church is to restore the man; body and soul; to God. Man has fallen into darkness and as a result has fallen into disorder."
"The Christian realises that the fulfillment of life can only be had in Christ; that Christ is what makes life worth living. He is what makes life full, He is what allows us to turn from sin and to turn from self-love to a love for God, a love for others; and to give that love that God has for man; without reserve; without prejudice; towards our fellow man."
"If the body falls weak or ill; this will not cause despair; because the joy and the hope is in the Saviour; it's in Christ, it's in our Lord, our God; our faith is in the Trinity."
I like Hierotheos Vlachos a lot. Fr. Gregory in Idaho recommended him.
I’ve read Illness and Cure of the Soul, Entering the Orthodox Church (a catechism guide), and Orthodox Spirituality. I don’t yet understand noetic prayer but I do understand the sacraments, asceticism and commandments.
I have faith that continuing to repent as I am guided will bring me closer to noetic prayer and deeper illumination.
I bought the newer book The Science of Spiritual Medicine yesterday. I have a set of interviews with a Cyprus monk to read first, though.
It’s a relief that I don’t need to fuss over the elect, atonement or specifics about the afterlife to be healed!
Father, I really enjoy your videos! Given that not many English speaking priests from Russian church tradition do videos like this, I do look forward to yours.
Thank you Father, you helped me a lot on my path to Orthodoxy. Yesterday I arrived in Greece coming from Germany to get baptized next week. Please continue with your work and content. Thank you very much!
Please keep talking about Orthodox Psychotherapy!
I'm currently a catechuman, and this is exactly what I am seeking - spiritual therapy. Healing.
My current priest is a good man, but I do not feel I have received much of this yet. He really only ever has time before Vespers on Saturdays. He doesn't want to do a full life confession before my baptism because he's "getting too old to stand for that long," which I totally understand. But these little mini confessions we [only sometimes] do... It just... doesn't seem to go anywhere. No treatments or practical methods for healing. A lot of the time we'll just talk about one topic, like monks, iconography, and other historical topics (he is a historian, which is very interesting but... Yeah, healing is what I need). And most of the time myself and a few other younger able bodied men will do physical work around the church before vespers, which I am more than happy to do, but it leaves very little time for spiritual counseling.
So, this is my struggle. I don't really know how to approach it or how I can convey it to my priest in a respectful and obediant manner.
You can speak to a God farther about these topics also or ask your preist permission to do a life confession with another preist
How many weeks have you been a catechumen? When will you be baptized?
Something that is good to distinguish is a priest from a spiritual father. They aren’t always the same.
@@Bret-pv1sx Yup.. I haven't been lucky enough to find a spiritual father yet.
@stevemcgee99 It's been almost a year, and there has been no set date yet. I'm in no rush, I want to do this properly.
Appreciated this so much. Thank you. I would love more of this content, Father Mikhail.
Outstanding Father! Thanks for sharing
Father, yes, please, another video on this topic 🙏🏼
I just started this book this week! Absolutely wonderful!
Yes please do more.
Very powerful father! My priest recently gave me that book 🙏. Thanks for serving our dioscese so faithfully!
Thanks for the great talk batyushka, once again this video answers things on my mind.
Some great points here Father, thank you!
I have never struggled with mental illness, but it is everywhere around us and so obvious that it is a spiritual sickness that has been magnified in recent decades. (I’m not downplaying chemical imbalance or other factors as well, but I hope we can all agree that much of the cause is spiritual and that taking pills will not solve the deepest problems of both our bodies and souls).
Currently in graduate school in order to become a therapist, while a catechumen! So thankful you discussed this topic as I have been wondering how to move foreword with my career in the light of my newfound orthodox faith. God bless! Definitely going to give this book a read
It is definitely possible to become a therapist whilst being a Christian, and even incorporating and addressing a client's religiousity in a therapeutic session. I am also studying clinical psychology, and I just finished a course about religous and existential care in therapy. If I may, I'd recommend some reading material that could be interesting for you: Kenneth Pargament, a researcher and clinican, has written extensively on how to incorporate spiritual and religious dimensions of client's life in therap. His book 'Working with spiritual struggles' is especially good, since it provides a broad framework that can be applied on clients coming from different religious backgrounds, not only the ones that are Christian.
This was a fantastic video, I studied existential bibliotherapy in college and it’s something I struggle to keep up with, I need to get control of my thoughts
Thank you father
Loved this topic would love more ☦️
Thanks Father for sharing this. I started reading Orthodox psychotherapy a couple weeks ago. I would like if you could do another video or two on the book.
Yes Father, please talk more about this topic 🙏☦️
I was just thinking about this very topic and this video popped up. Thank you Father!
keep it up father Mikail ❤️🔥✝️
I’ve been really wanting to go to graduate school for a PhD in Psychology but I am stuck on how truly effective I can be when treating the heterodox or atheists
please do expand on this topic, father
Thank you Father, for the extra food at my lunch time.
Wisdom..☦️
Thank you, Father, for this video. I'm currently reading this book and would love to hear more of your thoughts on it.
looking strong, young, good and great topic
Yes! A bookclub! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Jean Claud Larchets books are also good on this topic
He’s an amazing writer!
Please father very interested to learn about Orthodox psychology.
Maybe we can have you as a guest on my channel sometime. My godson recommended you to me.
I would love to! Please feel free to email me at fr.mikhail.baleka@gmail.com
I would love to! Please feel free to email me at fr.mikhail.baleka@gmail.com
you misspelled Psychotherapy
Thanks for pointing that out. Hope you listen to the video and enjoy it.
@@living_orthodox much better response then I would of had to this comment Farther.
Which says alot about what I need to work on
pyschotherapy ?
Going down the Buddhist route,,, good luck with that !!
Why?
No Buddhist route here. Only mind, body, and soul in cooperation with God.
@@keithqueen352 pop Psychology...that draw them in
I am from Nepal but nowadays I am working in India. So i want become an orthodox christian, How can i become orthodox christian please tell me waya. Here is not any orthodox church.