This week the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has once again been in the news in regards to the excommunication of one of their own: this time it’s John Dehlin of Mormon Stories – only months after the…
Category: Grief/Bereavement
047: A Lesbian Mormon Perspective – Part 1
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Lorena Tobon, who grew up as a faithful and extremely dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colombia. From an early age she found herself falling in love with other women…
036:Trauma, At-Risk Individuals and Community Resilience
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Daniel Dodgen, a clinical child psychologist who works for the US Department of Health and Human Services as the Director of the Division for At-Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health and Community Resilience, ASPR (Assistant Secretary for…
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…
029: Treating Depression in Mormon Culture
This interview took place in September 2011 on Mormon Stories and is being rebroadcasted here on Mormon Mental Health. Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Dr. Christopher Helfer and Dr. Vicki Winkle, two 4-year residents at the University of Utah in the…
022: Pros of Prozac with Beca Mark
Beca Mark wished she could have found this book when hopelessly struggling with depression and anxiety after having her first child. She takes you on a heartfelt journey and shares how healing only came when combining a daily Prozac prescription…
021: Heidi Nielson Packard’s Grief Journey Losing her Sister to Cancer
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Heidi Nielson Packard originally from Mesa, AZ, who currently lives in Georgia. She is from a large, faithful Mormon family, went to BYU-Provo where she met her husband and now has 4 children. She is currently…