Shandra Petersen Harris joins Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health as they discuss mixed faith families and the impact of President Nelson’s recent general conference address. Shandra Harris and her military family are currently stationed in San Antonio,…
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183: Framing Mormonism that Benefits Mental and Relational Health
Natasha is joined on this episode by Jenny Elledge and Jana Spangler. They talk about aspects or framings of Mormon theology that can be helpful to mental health instead of detrimental. Some of the topics they include are: agency, love…
182: Jimmy Bridges: Therapeutic Considerations for Queer Clients with Conservative Religious Upbringings
Jimmy Bridges presented the following at the MO/KAN AAMFT Conference held in Kansas City, March 22, 2019. What does it take to be queer and Christian? Clinicians working with queer clients consider the contextual factors of societal discrimination often involved…
181: Jimmy Bridges: His research and conclusions regarding a recent presentation, “Queer Clients with Conservative Religious Upbringings: Therapeutic Considerations.”
Jimmy Bridges joins Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health. Recently Jimmy presented at a conference. His presentation was titled, “Queer Clients with Conservative Religious Upbringings: Therapeutic Considerations.” Natasha and Jimmy discuss his presentation and dig a bit deeper…
180: Thomas Lynch, Founder of RO-DBT Therapy
In this episode Kevin Kloosterman is back along with Thomas Lynch, the founder of RO-DBT. They are joined by Erica Smith Lynch, who happens to be Thomas’ wife. Kevin Kloosterman, a trained RO-DBT Therapist joined Natasha on episode 168. RO-DBT…
179: Masturbation, Values, and Kids with Natasha Heifer-Parker, MFT, CST
Natasha Helfer-Parker, MFT, CST was recently a guest on Braxton Dutson’s “Birds and Bees Podcast.” Braxton is a LCSW and Certified Sex Therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah. He works at The Healing Group. Natasha speaks with Braxton about being able to…
178: A Personal Story: Gay Son’s Death after Exclusion Policy Announcement
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Alyson & George Deussen. They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lost their son, identified as gay, to suicide almost three years ago after the exclusion policy had been announced.…
177: President and SVP of Affirmations Discuss Reversal of LGBTQIA Policy
Affirmation.org President, Nathan Kitchen, and Senior Vice President, Laurie Lee Hall, join Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health to discuss the impact of the reversal of the “exclusion policy”. They focus on the approach that Affirmations uses: Name…
176: A Conversation about the LGBTQIA Policy with Affirmacion in South America
In this episode of Mormon Mental Health, Natasha is joined by Fabian Markez, J. Fernando González Díaz, Luis David Trujillo & Joaquín R. Busseporp, who are all members of the South American Affirmacion organization, to discuss the implications of the…
175: The November 2015 Policy Reversal from a Clinical Standpoint
In this episode of Mormon Mental Health, Natasha is joined by Sara Hughes-Zabawa, Jennifer White and Lisa Butterworth as they discuss the recent reversal of the 2015 exclusion policy surrounding children with LGBTQ+ parents not being baptized and participating in…