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August 2013

August 17, 2013

Teaching about Chastity to the Youth

This is an email I wrote in reply to the Young Women's presidency in my...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Part of Panel on Mormon Matters re Virtue

I was recently involved on a panel discussion over at Mormon Matters regarding "virtue." Here...

March 2013

March 06, 2013

Mindfulness and Sexuality

On this most recent podcast of Mormon Mental Health Natasha Helfer Parker gets a non-Mormon...

March 01, 2013

Erectile Dysfunction linked to Cardiovascular Disease

This information is taken from AASECT Contemporary Sexuality updates. Really important if you are experiencing...

October 2012

October 13, 2012

Human Sexuality Religious Panel

I was recently invited to attend an undergraduate human sexuality class as part of a...

November 2011

November 17, 2011

To circumcise or not to circumcise?

My husband and I just recently had our second child, a son. We were planning...

September 2011

September 22, 2011

Resources for Teen Sexual Education?

Natasha - thanks for a great blog. My husband and I have a toddler son,...

May 2011

May 24, 2011

Do I have a hyper active libido?

I am a 21 year old single Male and have been dealing with OCD for...

May 11, 2011

Anxious and struggling…

I know you get this question a lot, and I know you don't speak for...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

What is “dry humping?”

I'm a pretty naive Mormon girl, raised in a super conservative environment. I have a...

June 2010

June 09, 2010

My Kindergartener struggles with masturbation…

I have a little 5 year old daughter in Kindergarten who struggles with masturbation. Help!!!!...

May 2010

May 19, 2010

How do I teach my kids about sex?

I have been reading through your blog and HIGHLY enjoying it! I've already sent off...

December 2009

December 22, 2009

How do we talk to our child about masturbation?

We have reached the point where we need to begin having discussions with our child...

October 2009

October 09, 2009

How can I let go of these feelings of anger and betrayal?

I appreciate so much the posts you've done in the past about masturbation. This has...

August 2009

August 18, 2009

Follow up on “Can you help me find ways to feel sexually fulfilled?”

I am the original poster of this question and I'd like to answer the questions...

July 2009

July 25, 2009

What do you do if the psychological solution or advice conflicts with the church?

What do you do if the psychological solution or advice conflicts with the church? For...

June 2009

June 05, 2009

Could you tell me what a clitoris is?

Its me again! Wife who gets frustrated by other wives denying sex from their husbands....

June 04, 2009

Choices that will maximize our intimacy…

My wife and I had always considered masturbation without the other spouse present something that...

May 2009

May 02, 2009

I’m confused about masturbation. I don’t find what I do distracting or wrong.

I am female and I have grown up in a wonderful loving home, with parents...

April 2009

April 20, 2009

How do you find “A Parent’s Guide”?

Thank you so much for your well-informed and thoughtful response! (What is an appropriate way...

April 14, 2009

Further Comments on “How would you define Pornography?”

In thinking more about my answer to this question, I want to make it very...