This episode of Mormon Mental Health Podcast Rachel Brown, LCSW, who works with those going through a faith transition/changing their relationship with the LDS church and the host discuss the 6 principles of sexual health by Doug Braun Harvey in…
Category: Sexual Education
219: Family Acceptance Project with Kersti Spjut
This episode was previously recorded for “Mormon Sex Info” and is being refurbished here on “Mormon Mental Health Podcast.” Host Lisa Butterworth interviews Kersti Spjut and discuss the Family Acceptance Project. They discuss facts of LDS Parents of LGBTQ youth.…
195: Natasha a guest on “Wannabe Balanced Mom” Podcast: Healing from Sexual Shame w/ Natasha Helfer Parker
Trigger Warning: If you’ve experienced sexual trauma, some of the things we discuss in this episode may trigger unwanted emotions to surface. Natasha joined Crystal Escobar on her Wannabe Balanced Mompodcast. Crystal and her husband, Sean had recently discussed sexual…
194: Natasha a guest on, “Birds and Bees Podcast”: Masturbation, Values, and Kids
Natasha joined Braxton Dutson on his podcast, “Birds and Bees Podcast”. Natasha Helfer-Parker, MFT, CST, CSTS speaks with Braxton about being able to explore topics, address uncomfortable situations, and improve your understanding about “The M word.” Masturbation–There are a lot…
193: “And It Was Very Good” by “Earthly Parents”
Host Jeff Lundgren interviews “Earthly Parents” who wrote a book for his adult children, “And It Was Very Good: A Ladder-day Saints Guide to Lovemaking.” He writes the book in regards to comprehensive sexuality from a values perspective that fits…
186: Special Episode–The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis – Masturbation and Pornography
In this episode of The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis licensed marriage and sex therapist and active Mormon Natasha Helfer Parker shares with us a more effective approach to masturbation and pornography for both teens and adults. To help keep Mormon Mental Health…
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…
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…
174: Group Therapy Dealing with Sexual Concerns at BYU
Natasha is joined by BYU Faculty Members and Therapists Dr. Marty Erickson, Ph.D. and Dr. Michael Buxton Ph.D. They discuss the group therapy they do at BYU for students surrounding sexual concerns. The program follows the “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” (ACT). CAPS,…
153: Sex in the Mormon News August 2018
Shannon Hickman of Core Healing Counseling and Kristin Hodson of the Healing Group join Natasha on this month’s Sex in the Mormon News. On this episode, they discuss several articles which include their criticism about an article coming out of…