Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice! Let your kindness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:5b-7
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Dr. Greg Bottaro is a Catholic psychologist, founder of the CatholicPsych Institute and creator of the CatholicPsych Model of Applied Personalism (CPMAP). He received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, and works to integrate Catholic philosophy and theology with relevant psychology. He leads the CatholicPsych Institute’s mission to, “Create a Catholic Standard for Mental Health.”
Before becoming a psychologist, Dr. Bottaro discerned a religious vocation with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFRs). He lived in the Bronx for four years following the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi. Under the mentorship of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, this experience formed him in the spirituality of Abandonment to Divine Providence, which he now integrates with his model of psychology, along with the discernment of God’s will he learned from Fr. Benedict.
In 2012, Dr. Bottaro returned to New York as a psychologist and founded the CatholicPsych Institute, which has continued to grow and serve clients around the world. Most recently he launched the CPMAP Certification to train others in their model of integrated accompaniment.
He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife Barbra and their seven children.
Currently founding partner of Martini Development, Jim Martini was formerly CEO of Life Model Works. Life Model Works’ chief contribution to transformation is an understanding of how God designed our brains and His plan for our maturity in Christ. Having first learned about it through his long connection with Dr. Jim Wilder, its founder, he saw the tangible impact it had on his children and was eager to help spread the message to a wider circle.
Prior to his CEO role at Life Model Works, Jim had a 30 year career in business. His experience spans solo entrepreneur, partnership, and representing a $60 Billion Company. He served for 8 years as the National Account Manager on the Kaiser Permanente account for Siemens Enterprise Networks. Prior to his role as CEO, Jim served on the Life Model Works Executive Board for 8 years. He has served numerous times as an evangelizer for the Light of the World Kerygmatic Retreat.
Jim and his bride of 41 years, Michele, have 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Jim and Michele enjoy the beauty of nature, sailing, skiing and especially spending time with the grandchildren.
Anastasia Northrop has been studying and promoting St. John Paul II’s message on love and the human person for 25 years. Founder and Director of the National Catholic Singles Conference, she has been particularly involved in applying John Paul II’s message to the single life since 2005.
Along with organizing various other events, writing articles, and networking internationally with those disseminating John Paul II’s work, she has given talks and promoted study groups internationally. Following studies at the International Theological Institute in Austria, she completed her Masters in Catholic Applied Theology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family through Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, England. She is the author of the study guide for the text of the Theology of the Body entitled The Freedom of the Gift, and a contributing author to Freedom: 12 Lives Transformed by Theology of the Body (Ascension Press, 2009).