Trending with Timmerie - Catholic Principles applied to today's experiences.

How children must find their identity before they find technology. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, the country’s foremost technology addiction expert and professor of neurophysiology, joins Trending with Timmerie. (1:22) How to create healthy patterns of emotional resilience and self-control. (30:01) Why not video games? (41:18)

Resources mentioned:
www.drkardaras.com

Book Digital Madness
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250278500/digital-madness

Book Glow Kids https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250146557/glowkids

Omega Recovery effectively treats young people struggling with substance addiction, mental health and/or tech addiction issue.
https://omegarecovery.org/

Screen Strong
https://screenstrong.com/

Author Joy Pullmann, executive editor of The Federalist, joins Trending with Timmerie.

Episode Guide
Why we all need to stop being transgender (2:07)
Why you should read to your kids & a classic book list for children (22:33)
Cultivate your relationships (42:07)
Resources mentioned:

Western Culture Isn't Feminized, It's Transgender:
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/20/western-culture-isnt-feminized-its-transgender/

Annie Oakley (1935 film)

Classic Books For Young Children – Age 3-9
https://payhip.com/b/R1JL

300 Classic Books for Ages 9 to Adult
https://payhip.com/b/ZT5Wd

Saint George and the Dragon:
https://www.amazon.com/Saint-George-Dragon-Margaret-Hodges/dp/0780703138/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall:
https://www.amazon.com/Ox-Cart-Man-Donald-Hall/dp/0140504419

Dr. Gregory Bottaro – Catholic psychologist, author, and founder of the CatholicPsych Institute joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
Difficult Conversations: principles for listening that transform a conversation. (1:26)
Acknowledging Pain: How do we acknowledge another person's pain and help move them from despair toward healing? (23:00)
Would someone know I am Catholic by my actions? (36:43)
How we bring back the neighborhood (46:39)

Resources mentioned:

Catholicpsych Institute
https://catholicpsych.com/

Book: The Power of Listening Well: How Holy Curiosity Can Build Trust and Restore Relationships
https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-power-of-listening-well/

Laughter, Facing Fears, & Morning Prayer Routines
https://relevantradio.com/2021/04/laughter-facing-fears-morning-prayer-routines/

Bringing back the neighborhood - video
https://x.com/Katy_Faust/status/2076677519542300695

Dr. Hannah Spier joins Trending with Timmerie. A Norwegian-born psychiatrist and cognitive behavioral psychotherapist based in Zurich, she dissects how liberal narratives, pop-therapy fads, and identity politics have reshaped the mental health field.
Episode Guide
Motherhood scripted as a risk and framed as a psychiatric diagnosis through postpartum depression (2:49)
Rethinking how we support new mothers (25:37)
How feminism reshapes female psychology and common sense (37:21)
Resources Mentioned
Dr. Hannah Spier
https://hannahspier.substack.com/podcast
Article: How Motherhood Became a Diagnosis
https://substack.com/@psychobabblewithspier/p-176354823

Jim O’Day, executive director of, Integrity Restored joins Trending with Timmerie.

Episode Guide
AI: isolation, kids, & sexual relationships (1:23)
Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse (TESA) (20:07)
Parents healing from past sexual mistakes kids see (40:12)
Back to college – interior designers now come with the dorm room (46:14)
Resources mentioned:

https://integrityrestored.com/

1 in 4 Young Adults Believe AI Partners Could Replace Real-life Romance
https://ifstudies.org/blog/artificial-intelligence-and-relationships-1-in-4-young-adults-believe-ai-partners-could-replace-real-life-romance

Catholic Psychological association - find a therapist
https://catholicpsychotherapy.org/

2025 Impact: Unstoppable progress in child safety
https://www.thorn.org/about/our-impact/2025-impact-report/

Good Pictures Bad Pictures – teaching kids about porn
https://www.defendyoungminds.com/product/good-pictures-bad-pictures