Tresa Edmunds joins Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health. Tresa is a writer, advocate and entrepreneur. In this episode she discusses her experience caring for her child who has autism spectrum disorder and what this diagnosis is about…
Category: Disabilities
122: Mental Health Professionals Discuss the New Missionary Questions
117: Living with Bipolar Disorder as a Spouse Part 3
116: Living with Bipolar Disorder as a Spouse Part 2
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Gail Nicolaysen-Shurtleff in regards to her unique experience being both the spouse of man diagnosed with bipolar disorder and a mental health professional. This is a podcast that discusses many sensitive topics, including the death by…
115: Living with Bipolar Disorder as a Spouse Part 1
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…
056: Disabilities from a Mormon Perspective
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Gail Nicolaysen-Shurtleff who has a clinical psychology degree from John F Kennedy University and currently lives in the Netherlands where she runs a private practice. Gail is a lifelong member of the church who was born…
044: Carol Boyer on Disabilities and Domestic Violence
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Carol Boyer of the Department of Labor: Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). They discuss a myriad of issues: from Carol surviving polio as a child, the importance of vaccinations, the impact chronic illness had on…