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July 2020

July 20, 2020

An Apology…

Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST, CSTS can be reached at natashaparker.org and runs an online practice, Symmetry Solutions,...

May 2020

May 15, 2020

Protecting LGBT+ Members

Tireless work by this papa dragon. Today’s guest post is written by Thomas Montgomery. Opinions shared...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

Symmetry Solutions Strategies

Symmetry Solutions Strategies is a 15-30 minutes Q&A/discussion session with a group of Symmetry Solutions...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

FOR YEARS UTAH’S LGBTQ CHILDREN WERE SUBJECTED TO CONVERSION THERAPY. THAT’S ABOUT TO END

As far as the church’s pushback and their “concern” for religious freedom... when are we...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

Policy Reversal Process requires Repentance

My good friend Michael posted this when the LGBT+ policy reversal was announced by the...

November 2019

November 01, 2019

Flourishing Sexually after Orthodox Religious Upbringings

Through the process of working with the thousands of individuals and couples who have come to...

October 2019

October 05, 2019

Response to President Nelson’s BYU Address

I had a very similar critique of words shared "prophetically" that I shared in the...

May 2019

May 25, 2019

Some Boundaries are meant to be Broken

This was recently shared with me. It was given to Mormon youth, as young as...

May 08, 2019

“Ask a Latter-day Saint Therapist…” Beware of Therapist Bias

I speak of the issue of religious bias clouding therapists' perspectives on a regular basis....

April 2019

April 08, 2019

Plea to President Nelson about Families

President Russell M. Nelson, I want to be respectful, yet firm and to the point....

December 2018

December 02, 2018

Avoid the Relational 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

I often talk about avoiding the 4 horsemen of the relational apocalypse from the work...

January 2018

January 26, 2018

Trying to Heal My Sexual Shame

I know it is difficult for many to hear the information shared at the recent...

November 2017

November 06, 2017

2 Years Later Abusive Policy Still Stands

Like many things that seem like an alternate reality these days... it's hard to believe...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

We Are Not the Authorities on “Counterfeit Marriage”….

I wrote a post at the beginning of the week celebrating a video the church...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

Post-Election Support

My colleague, Isa Bischoff Jones, reached out to me a day after we had received...

November 05, 2016

Anniversary of Nov 5th Abusive Policy Leak

It's difficult to believe that it's only been a year since the leak of the...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Excommunication: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Last week there was so much going on in the Mormon world, that I did...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Our child custody arrangement needs to change…

At the time of my divorce I was really struggling with depression and anxiety. I...

September 14, 2016

No Repentance Needed for Abuse Survivors!!

A friend shared this talk, Healing the Tragic Scars of Abuse by Elder Richard G....

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Crisis Facing our LGBTQ+ Members

I don't want to use triggering or sensational language at a time like we are...

May 2016

May 01, 2016

How can you stand by the evils of homosexuality?

How can you call yourself a member of our Church when you stand by the...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

“I thought I was the only one” – No Longer!

"I see a lot of other women saying things like, "I thought I was the...

February 2016

February 16, 2016

Voices of Child Abuse Survivors – Day 5

For whatever reason, an article that was published by the Church in 2010 titled Effectiveness of...

February 15, 2016

Boundaries for Worthiness Interviews

My daughter is turning 12 this week. The bishopric called to schedule her Beehive interview....

February 09, 2016

Voices of Child Abuse Survivors – Day 4

For whatever reason, an article that was published by the Church in 2010 titled Effectiveness of...

February 06, 2016

Voices from Child Abuse Survivors – Day 3

For whatever reason, an article that was published by the Church in 2010 titled Effectiveness of...

February 03, 2016

Voices from Child Abuse Survivors – Day 2

For whatever reason, an article that was published by the Church in 2010 titled Effectiveness of...

February 02, 2016

Voices from Child Abuse Survivors – Day 1

For whatever reason, an article that was published by the Church in 2010 titled Effectiveness...

February 01, 2016

Call for Responses to New Press Release about Child Abuse

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement today called: Effectiveness of...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Making Sense of the Research on Homosexuality

I was recently invited to be one of the panelists on a Mormon Matters Podcast episode...