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

Chef MD Dr. John La Puma author of Indoor Epidemic joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
Forest bathing – the science on God-given healing—hippy or science? (0:50)
Chronic cortisol (25:57)
Emergency anxiety fix for those moments of overwhelm (33:15)
Vagus nerve (36:56)
St. Michael the Archangel (41:36)
Tomorrow on Trending (50:53)
Resources mentioned:
Book: Indoor Epidemic
More episodes with Dr. La Puma Morning Sunlight & The Indoor Epidemic
https://relevantradio.com/2026/08/morning-sunlight-the-indoor-epidemic/

Book: Indoor Epidemic https://drjohnlapuma.com/indoor-epidemic-by-dr-john-la-puma/
Official Website
https://drjohnlapuma.com/

Leah Plunkett is a lawyer – author of SHARENTHOOD and faculty at Harvard Law School functioning as the Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation and Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online
Episode Guide
Rejecting mediocrity and chasing holiness (0:51)
The digital dossier adults create for children & why parents aren’t posting their kids on social media & t (21:36)
Let them play: Why kids need freedom from constant surveillance and why play is important (42:39)

Resources mentioned:

John Paul II’s speech in 1999
https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/messages/pont_messages/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_19990807_youth-compostela.html

Leah Plunkett
https://www.leahplunkett.com/

Book: Sharenthood
https://www.sharenting.com/sharenthood

Title: What happens if I don’t have a will?

Preston Alex, President of Catholic Legacy, joins Trending with Timmerie

Episode Guide
What happens if I don’t have a will? (13:23)
What happens to my children if I die? (17:21)
Medical decisions & advanced directives (25:19)
Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking? (41:32)
Resources mentioned:
Catholic Legacy
https://catholiclegacy.com/

National Catholic Bioethics Center
https://www.ncbcenter.org/

24/7 Catholic hotline for medical decisions
215-877-2660

Book: Preparation for Death
https://tanbooks.com/products/books/preparation-for-death-deluxe-edition/

Living organ donation
https://relevantradio.com/2026/08/high-functioning-depression/

How to protect your loved ones from euthanasia and dying as a Catholic—DNR
https://relevantradio.com/2026/06/protecting-our-loved-ones-hospice-euthanasia/

Determining brain death
https://relevantradio.com/2026/07/the-importance-of-moral-certitude-in-determining-brain-death-trending-with-timmerie/

Euthanasia of 2-year-old
https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/when-ordinary-life-isnt-enough-gender-euthanasia-belonging/

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services 7th edition https://www.usccb.org/resources/ERDs-7th-ed-Approved_2025-11-12.pdf

In this episode of Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
Blessed Fulton Sheen (00:27)
The miracle approved for Fulton Sheen's beatification (3:18)
The meaning of love (7:23)
When dating becomes too expensive (39:11)
Finding happiness and friendship (41:36)
Resources mentioned:
Episode on branded marriage
https://relevantradio.com/2026/09/the-marriage-gap/

Mary O'Regan, an Irish-born Catholic writer and journalist, joins Trending with Timmerie
Episode Guide
St. Padre Pio’s attacks from the devil and the wounds of Christ—the stigmata (2:39)
Padre Pio reading souls in the confessional (29:45)
Do we think about God? – Fulton Sheen (39:53)
Branded weddings, Marry up, & social media influence? (43:34)
Resources mentioned:
Book: Padre Pio and You—An Epic Story of Spiritual Fatherhood
https://sophiainstitute.com/product/padre-pio-and-you/?srsltid=AU7gw4VCQfoVgrhJ7Gt92WRXjmapfZERE1yMxjEDJ-9cH7D-VP23gpVU

Merry Beggars: Padre Pio: Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry
https://www.themerrybeggars.com/saints/padre-pio

Branded weddings, Marry up, & social media influence?
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/spencer-and-oconnor