Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Eri Hayward; her parents, Ed & Keiko Hayward and her boyfriend, Mike. They discuss Eri’s journey as a transgender woman within the construct of growing up in an active Mormon family devoted to their faith. Eri…
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040: The Mormon Mental Health Association (MMHA)
Mormon Mental Health Association FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE our first annual conference is around the corner – please help spread the word! The Mormon Mental Health Association (MMHA) is excited to announce their first annual conference in Salt Lake City Utah,…
039: Surviving Sexual Assault within an LDS Community Part 3
The sequence in this last piece of the interview was spliced incorrectly – so when you think it ends, it doesn’t. We are working on correcting this as soon as possible. Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Chelsea Weidmann regarding having been…
038: Surviving Sexual Assault within an LDS Community Part 2
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Chelsea Weidmann regarding having been sexually assaulted on several occasions in her life – the youngest being during nursery at church. They discuss openly some of her experiences – so please be aware that this interview…
037: Surviving Sexual Assault within an LDS Community Part 1
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Chelsea Weidmann regarding having been sexually assaulted on several occasions in her life – the youngest being during nursery at church. They discuss openly some of her experiences – so please be aware that this interview…
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…
035:Pornography, Masturbation, Sex and Marriage in Mormonism
This is an interview that was published on Mormon Stories back in March 2011. In this episode Natasha Parker and John Dehlin interview Dr. Stephanie Buehler — a prominent sex therapist from California, founder of the Buehler institute, and author of the book: Sex, Love and…
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…