This interview took place in April of 2012 and was released on the podcast Mormon Matters. It is being rebroadcast here on Mormon Mental Health with the permission of Dan Wotherspoon. Suicide affects all of us, and involves so many devastating emotions. Grief…
Category: Depression
059: Suicide – Part 1
This interview took place in April of 2012 and was released on the podcast Mormon Matters. It is being rebroadcast here on Mormon Mental Health with the permission of Dan Wotherspoon. Suicide affects all of us, and involves so many…
058: Addressing Missionary Health Issues
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Drew Botcherby and Ryan Freeman who developed the Sick RMs website to address the emotional, psychological and educational needs of members of the LDS Church who deal with physical and mental health issues before, during and…
057: Mental Health Benefits & Risks of Religion – Part 2
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Chelsea Shields Strayer, a cultural anthropologist, regarding the benefits and adverse effects of religious systems and traditions. Chelsea discusses her work from an anthropological lens, looking at how social and religious systems organize themselves in ways…
057: Mental Health Benefits & Risks of Religion – Part 1
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Chelsea Shields Strayer, a cultural anthropologist, regarding the benefits and adverse effects of religious systems and traditions. Chelsea discusses her work from an anthropological lens, looking at how social and religious systems organize themselves in ways…
054: Mormons Burning Bridges
This podcast was recorded several months ago and yet is readily applicable as the Mormon church currently grapples with the issues surrounding feminism, faith transition and LGBT members. Hilary Brown embodies a life experience with all three and knows from personal…
033: SAMHSA on Mormon Mental Health
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Administrator Pam Hyde, J.D. from SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. They discuss a variety of mental health and substance abuse…
032: Human Rights Campaign – Working for LGBT Mormons
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Sharon Groves from the Human Rights Campaign. They discuss important issues that directly affect the Mormon LGBT population, research implications for families wanting to support their LGBT youth, interfaith efforts that HRC is heading, and…
031: HOPE4UTAH – Suicide Prevention
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Greg Hudnall, one of the premier experts in adolescent suicide prevention in the state of Utah. He has served on Utah’s Suicide Prevention Task Force and was asked to testify before congress and the United States…
030: Depression and LDS Women
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Kris Doty regarding a qualitative exploratory study she conducted and presented at Utah Valley University with active LDS women diagnosed with depression attempting to understand possible contributing factors. Factors which deemed significant were genetics, history of…