Interior Integration for Catholics

The mission of this podcast is the formation of your heart in love and for love, Together, we shore up the natural, human foundation for your spiritual formation as a Catholic. St. Thomas Aquinas asserts that without this inner unity, without this interior integration, without ordered self-love, you cannot enter loving union with God, your Blessed Mother, or your neighbor. Informed by Internal Family Systems approaches and grounded firmly in a Catholic understanding of the human person, this podcast brings you the best information, the illuminating stories, and the experiential exercises you need to become more whole in the natural realm. This restored human formation then frees you to better live out the three loves in the two Great Commandments – loving God, your neighbor, and yourself. Check out the Resilient Catholics Community which grew up around this podcast at https://www.soulsandhearts.com/rcc.

Recent Episodes
  • 163 You Are One and Many: Unity, Multiplicity, and Internal Systems
    Apr 7, 2025 – 01:21:15
  • 162 Your Body and Your Parts
    Mar 17, 2025 – 01:16:47
  • 161 Integrity: That You Be One Inside
    Mar 3, 2025 – 01:28:21
  • 160 Your Parts Have These Six Attachment Needs
    Feb 17, 2025 – 01:28:26
  • 159 Who Are My Parts and Why Do They Battle Within Me?
    Feb 3, 2025 – 01:33:50
  • 158 Who is Your Inmost Self?
    Jan 20, 2025 – 01:34:27
  • 157 Overview of Internal Family Systems -- Catholic Style
    Jan 6, 2025 – 01:29:39
  • 156 Attachment, Love, God, and Parts: Q&A with Dr. Peter Martin
    Dec 16, 2024 – 01:28:03
  • 155 You Evangelizing You – “Internal Evangelization”
    Dec 2, 2024 – 01:26:05
  • 154 Attachment and Learning How to Love with Dr. Peter Martin
    Nov 18, 2024 – 01:21:57
  • 153 The ARRR Prayer and Integrated Human Formation with Fr. John Horn
    Nov 4, 2024 – 01:02:21
  • 152 Internal Family Systems Demonstrations Part II with Marion Moreland
    Oct 21, 2024 – 01:12:52
  • 151 Catholic Parts Work: IFS Demonstrations with Dr. Peter
    Oct 7, 2024 – 01:32:40
  • 150 Money, Personal Formation, and WalletWin Coaching
    Sep 23, 2024 – 42:41
  • 149 The Integration of Personal Formation in NET Ministries with Pete Burds
    Sep 16, 2024 – 35:50
  • 148 The Integration of Personal Formation at Franciscan University
    Sep 9, 2024 – 36:58
  • 147 Exodus 90: The Integration of Personal Formation with Dr. Jared Staudt
    Sep 2, 2024 – 29:03
  • 146 Restored: Personal Formation for Teen and Young Adult Children of Divorce with Joey Pontarelli
    Aug 26, 2024 – 27:35
  • 145 Dr. Edward Sri on Personal Formation and FOCUS
    Aug 19, 2024 – 38:42
  • 144 Jason Evert, Chastity.com, and the Integration of Formation
    Aug 12, 2024 – 44:31
  • 143 Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sr. Josephine Garrett, and Archbishop Cordileone on Personal Formation
    Aug 5, 2024 – 32:33
  • 142 Your Story and Your Personal Formation
    Jul 15, 2024 – 01:31:11
  • 141 Integrated Personal Formation at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
    Jul 1, 2024 – 01:11:23
  • 140 Your Personal Formation: Experiential Exercises and Q&A
    Jun 17, 2024 – 01:18:44
  • 139 Personal Formation with Dr. Bob Schuchts
    Jun 3, 2024 – 01:27:30
  • 138 Personal Formation with Jake Khym: Restore the Glory and Life Restoration
    May 20, 2024 – 01:22:36
  • 137 Live Q&A with Fr. Boniface Hicks on Spiritual Direction and Personal Formation
    May 6, 2024 – 01:17:54
  • 136 Spiritual Direction and Personal Formation with Fr. Boniface Hicks
    Apr 15, 2024 – 01:26:38
  • 135 The Tree of Catholic Personal Formation: An Integrative Model
    Apr 1, 2024 – 01:09:00
  • 134 Looking at Integrated Personal Formation Through a Mathematical Lens
    Mar 18, 2024 – 01:27:48
  • 133 Models of Integrated Personal Formation -- Catholic Style, with Matthew Walz, Ph.D.
    Mar 4, 2024 – 01:57:38
  • 132 Live Q&A with Dr. Gerry on his Book, "Litanies of the Heart"
    Feb 19, 2024 – 01:22:42
  • 131 On God's Role in your Human Formation
    Feb 5, 2024 – 01:48:00
  • 130 Grounding IFS in Catholicism-- Litanies of the Heart by Dr. Gerry Crete
    Jan 15, 2024 – 01:24:11
  • 129 Relating Well with "Borderline" Family Members with Dr. Gerry Crete
    Jan 1, 2024 – 01:28:59
  • 128 Recovering from "Borderline Personality" with IFS
    Dec 18, 2023 – 01:38:04
  • 127 Understanding "borderline personalities" through Internal Family Systems
    Dec 4, 2023 – 01:20:37
  • 126 Borderline "personalities": Your questions answered by Dr. Greg Bottaro
    Nov 20, 2023 – 01:22:39
  • 125 "Borderline personality" according to the conventional secular experts
    Nov 6, 2023 – 01:23:55
  • 124 Your parts, IFS, and war: An experiential exercise
    Oct 18, 2023 – 52:20
  • 123 Relating well with narcissistic family members with Dr. Gerry Crete
    Oct 16, 2023 – 01:29:52
  • 122 Narcissism and Gaslighting: What Catholics Should Know
    Oct 2, 2023 – 01:38:18
  • 121 Connecting with your own narcissistic parts: experiential exercise
    Sep 18, 2023 – 01:26:45
  • 120 Understanding Narcissism More Deeply with IFS
    Sep 4, 2023 – 01:42:52
  • 119 Narcissism: Q & A with Dr. Peter Martin
    Aug 21, 2023 – 01:29:26
  • 118 Narcissism: Who, What, Why, and How? The Secular Experts Share their Views
    Aug 7, 2023 – 01:19:55
  • 117 Discover the Parts Who Make Up Your "Personality"
    Jul 17, 2023 – 01:18:22
  • 116 Why a Single Personality is not Enough
    Jul 3, 2023 – 01:20:10
  • 115 Unburdening in Internal Family Systems -- A Catholic Discussion
    Jun 19, 2023 – 01:17:31
  • 114 Lifting Sexual Burdens: An IFS demonstration with Drew Boa
    Jun 5, 2023 – 02:21:31
Recent Reviews
  • zBellarmino
    Very helpful
    This podcast is solidly Catholic and psychologically informative. I have found it very helpful in understanding myself and my wife better. I recommend progressing through in order, as each episode builds on the previous. I have learned so much. I am grateful that I found this podcast.
  • Iowawriter
    Must listening for all Christians wounded on their earthly journey
    Thank you Dr. Malinowski and your colleagues. I have benefited so much from your explanation of parts work.
  • Allison R176
    My hands down favorite podcast
    As a Catholic therapist for over 30 years, I am blown away by how much I am learning and resonating with in this podcast. Dr. Peter is an awesome teacher, solid Catholic, and amazing therapist. As I listen, I resonate with the truths that I’ve known and integrated all these years, but I’m learning new things on deeper levels about personality and particularly, internal family systems. Dr. Peter artfully integrates Thomistic psychology and other spiritual philosophers with the best of modern ideas and thinking in the field of psychology. I agree with Dr. Peter that this work is groundbreaking and will impact many now, and in future generations. But lest you think you must be a therapist to understand, let me tell you, every person can learn amazing things about themselves and find greater healing, integration and freedom in what Dr. Peter is teaching.
  • Mom of Children in Christ
    Inspiring Deeper Understanding and Love in Relationship to Self and Others
    This podcast has led to an emotional awakening for my husband and I! We are really enjoying listening together and it has sparked some amazing conversations. We were looking for support in understanding ourselves so that we could guide our children emotionally. We found a lifetime worth of inspiration and work to dive into. It is deep and academic yet practical and fun! Thank you so much for sharing this vital information that you just can’t find anywhere else!
  • I<3 chompy!
    Crucial
    So grateful for the insights of Dr Peter and others who are noticing the need for a unitive, Catholic anthropology of the human person in psychotherapy and every walk of life! Lord, send equipped workers into your vineyard!
  • Blake Tamez
    Game-changer
    Dr. Peter and his team are doing incredible work. It's been such a blessing to find this resource.
  • hashtagaqha
    Informative and interesting
    Love this podcast! It is very informative and interesting. I also appreciate the Catholic perspective provided in relation to psychology.
  • Lawton Knight
    Reflective and novel
    I found Dr. Peter to be very informative about narcissism. I’m still very new to his understanding of how we are integrated or disintegrated, but as a teacher, I find it worth investigating and learning more.
  • Sullfla
    All podcasts
    I love these podcasts and have joined the Redilient Catholics Community. It is very beneficial in expanding my ability to follow the 2 great commandments of loving God, and others/ourselves. My experience is that the degree to which I am able to love others is commensurate with the degree to which I have a rightly ordered love of self❣️
  • gardinermichie
    My favorite podcast
    This is it for me. The deepest truth about my life on this earth- the redemption of my brokenness and sin in a way that is both gentle and consummately practical. A way of integration that is based on God, but without by-passing me. Nothing has helped me more than learning IFS and having Dr. Peter flood IFS work with the Light of the Faith. Thank you Dr. Peter with all of my heart.
  • DaveyGibby
    The most helpful podcast I’ve heard
    This podcast has been the most helpful one I’ve heard. It brings psychology and Catholicism together in a beautiful way and gives so much practical help and experiential exercises that allow you to dive into yourself, how you operate, and the reasons why.
  • soul.doc
    Mind blowing new insights
    I’ve been listening for almost a year now and I’ve learned so much about myself and how to understand others. I have a new appreciation of the power of psychology when integrated with faith and human experience.
  • cool cognition
    Learning to live the great commandment
    I wasted so many years and so much money on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy but I didn’t change and The IIC podcast shows me how to use Parts work to access feelings and parts and love them. Who knew I can’t love unless I love these parts too. I listen over and over and do the experiential exercises and in time I will know myself better and be able to receive and give love better.
  • Meesebellbee
    Never Miss An Episode
    I have listened to every single episode of Interior Integration for Catholics since the very first one came out back in 2020. I am continually in awe of the generosity and goodness of Dr. Peter Malinoski to devote countless hours to this mission of forming our souls and hearts so that we may love and be loved deeply. Now that I have been part of the RCC, I am going back over episodes from the past which truly move the experiences from the head to the heart. This is where transformation takes place - in the heart. I am so very grateful.
  • wannyr
    Brilliant and inspired
    I love this podcast. I get excited when a new episode is scheduled to come out every other Monday and whenever I am feeling like I need some spiritual and emotional uplifting, I pull up back episodes since I am relatively new to the show. Highly highly recommended.
  • Higher Purpose 2
    The Blessed Life
    If you desire to heal all your relationships then start with the most important one - the one with yourself! This podcast is transformational as it addresses human formation the foundation for having a real , authentic relationship with oneself, God and neighbor. Dr. Peter will guide you intellectually, spiritually and practically to come to know yourself better so you can enter into the the blessed life (this side of eternity) awaiting for all those who desire to know and love God, neighbor and thyself.
  • Ann in Wisconsin
    Wow!
    I heard about IFS on This Whole Life podcast. I had never heard of it and have the words to describe my interior life for the first time at almost 50. Not only do I feel more empathy towards myself-but also for my husband, the disabled I work with as a social worker and my family and friends. Peter’s stories resonate w me—making this material easier to understand. As a Catholic I am deeply moved by his mission and passion. I want to be holy and restore my relationship w God and others. Thank you for giving of your time and talent in this way!
  • mobpodcastreviewer
    This podcast is a godsend
    I don’t know how to adequately describe how healing this podcast has been for me. I’ve only heard a about 6 episodes but in just a few hours of listening I’ve had more healing in my relationship with God and with myself than I had from decades of trying to live a Catholic life. I also really must emphasize how Dr. Peter really validated my experiences in various types of therapy where I felt like the modalities where profoundly inadequate (like mindfulness) or actively harmful (like bypassing my managers and attacking my exiles vis exposure therapy). This podcast is so healing that I want to recommend it to my nonreligious friends too because there’s nothing else out there quite like this content. The only downside to the podcast is that whenever I listen to it my heart bleeds for people who have never heard it and have parts that are heavily burdened, starved for their attachment needs, and laboring under false god images. Every person to whom I have recommended it so far has loved it and wanted to come back for more. I can’t wait to listen to every episode and will probably be recommending it to others the rest of my life
  • Michelle Dunne
    Putting it together
    Really enjoyed the accessible way you lay the framework for attachment and IFS and then, with a firm foundation in place, you move into understanding narcissism. The information is accessible and applicable.
  • K8G90
    Important and rare work
    These podcasts delve into the complexity of the human person and provide the intellectual understanding that is so necessary for self-realization and love, and by extension, better love and understanding of others. Listening to these has given me so many tools to get to know my parts - especially the ones who are deemed “not good” by other parts - which has been instrumental in my human formation. Thanks, Dr. Peter!
  • It's all about me girl 227
    Great podcast!
    I have truly enjoyed listening to this podcast. Love to hear my Catholic faith and my interest in psychology in one place! Very helpful for me while I seek help with my own Catholic therapist.
  • CreateSoulSpace.net
    I’ve learned more listening to IIFC than in my professional training
    I’m a trauma-informed Catholic life coach, and studying IFS was part of my certification training. It was an excellent course and I learned very valuable tools and information regarding IFS during the training. However, I find that I”m learning far more by listening to Dr. Peter’s podcast. Each episode just adds to my range of knowledge, and I find that it informs me not just professionally, but personally as well. Thank you, Dr. Peter, for such an excellent podcast, you’re providing a wonderful ministry to the world!
  • LittleFlowerFitness
    One of a kind show
    it’s clear the Holy Spirit is leading Dr Gerry in this work! this podcast is like learning from a goofy but talented graduate professor who has an incredible wealth of knowledge about psychology and Catholicism (and is also a father!) i just know i can trust what he teaches. whether you are a lay person like me, and just starting to dive into your own story and healing, or a counselor or clergy, i think Dr Gerry has something to offer you!
  • Kentuckian123
    Extremely Informative
    Phenomenal podcast! Every episode allows me to better understand myself, which in turn allows me to better navigate the wounds that drive a large portion my actions. Thank you, Dr. Peter!
  • Elizabeth5599886
    Great podcast
    Great recent series on narcissism and loving ourselves in a healthy way. Thank you for sharing this heart changing info!
  • St.C cohort member
    Groundbreaking
    Thank you, Dr. Peter! You are a trailblazer paving the way on human formation that is groundbreaking and so desperately needed in this day and age for us to fully know and become little beloved sons and daughters of God the Father with Mary our Mother.
  • Vanessa R Graham
    Great trauma series using IFS!
    This podcast especially on the Trauma series has been very helpful to me as I just began using IFS to learn more about my parts etc. I look forward to Dr. Peter’s on going trauma series!
  • 374Mike
    Great guide to figure out life!
    Been listening for over six months now. So helpful on working through life’s little bumps in the road!
  • Gage_Gage_Gage
    Very Eye Opening!
    Been listening to this podcast for the past 6 months and it has taught me more than I could have imagined about IFS. A great supplement to counceling and lots of topics to ponder. I love how Dr. P gets to the heart of uncomfortable topic and speaks truth!
  • mzurovski
    Recommended by my therapist, for good reason
    I just started listening to this podcast a year after it was launched. My Catholic psychologist recommended it when I commented that I wished I had “workshop length” sessions with him. Here’s a great alternative. I can work at my own pace and bring the results back to my therapist. I’m thankful to have been led here.
  • BrittanyEnglish
    Insightful, faithful, and practical
    This podcast has been of valuable help to me and to those to whom I’ve recommended it. This is exactly the kind of insight and help I feel I need as a committed Catholic seeking to deepen my interior life and grow in human maturity. I listen to it with great interest every week. I love the fascinating studies of our ‘parts’ and I’m impressed with how well Dr. Peter prepares these podcasts.
  • p. b. m.
    Just amazing
    Honestly I can’t believe this is free. This is something I expect one would have to pay for. The content is so well explained and it’s been incredibly helpful. I highly recommend.
  • Rach.M.
    Grace perfects nature!
    Thank you for analysis that balances both practicality and beauty—I’m happy this is a resource that authentically presents how grace perfects nature, and thus we are called to be attentive to our nature. Beautiful stuff!
  • Mike517000000
    It’s good.
    It’s a good podcast and sometimes he rhymes.
  • David Roscoe
    Soooo goood!!!
    I’ve been waiting for a podcast like this that marries our inner workings with the divine reality. This is a treasure trove of realizations and application to real life. The meditations and God Image assessments are especially enlightening. Dr. Peter, thank you for this powerful ministry!
  • Ruffdawg54
    A great tool for dealing with crisis
    The podcast episodes do a great job at helping us understand our Catholic faith and applying it to our mental health in times of crisis. Covid-19 is a crisis facing us all; yet, we also have our on-ging everyday crisises with which have to deal. This podcast is great at allowing us to become more self-aware and learn how to use our whole being (body, mind,, soul and heart) to live integrated lives on a daily basis.
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    Get started today.
    It’s helpful to evaluate our identity one aspect at a time, and cooperate with a Jesus to reclaim original humanity.
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