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June 2016

June 04, 2016

Rainbow Mormon Initiative Launch

Tomorrow will begin the Rainbow Mormon Initiative, founded by my colleague Dr. Kristy Money. This...

May 2016

May 07, 2016

A Not-A-Mother’s Thoughts For Mother’s Day

Today’s guest post is written by Janell Jensen Gehmlich and is a slightly edited copy...

May 04, 2016

Is God tired?

I was at the devotional Elder Holland spoke at recently and I'm so confused after...

April 2016

April 15, 2016

News of BYU Rape Policies are Triggering Me….

About 10 years ago I was attending BYU-Provo and found myself in a situation where...

February 2016

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...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

Thought for the Day

“A man is trapped on one side of a fast-flowing river. Where he stands, there...

December 2015

December 19, 2015

Thought for the Day

As the sculptor turns stone into statue, as the painter turns colors into art, as...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Clarification is Deficient

The First Presidency came out with a 'clarification' letter today regarding the policies that were released...

November 12, 2015

Families Post #5

These stories are very personal and can be emotionally and psychologically triggering. Anonymous Last night...

November 01, 2015

Thought for the Day

Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call...

October 2015

October 11, 2015

Thought for the Day

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything...

July 2015

July 01, 2015

Compassion Called For Please while Reading of the “Letter”

This has been a historical week for those in the United States - with the...

July 17, 2014

Common Sex Taboos within a Mormon Marriage Workshop

Common Sex Taboos within a Mormon Marriage Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT and Alisha Worthington Tuesday,...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

General Conf. – a Mental Health Perspective (Saturday Afternoon)

We find ourselves once again gathered like the people of Benjamin to listen to the...

February 2014

February 13, 2014

New Podcasts Available

There are two new podcasts up on Mormon Mental Health: Powerful Puberty: How Self-Care of...

February 04, 2014

Anal Sex Revisited

I'd like to take responsibility and apologize for the original post I wrote in March...

November 2013

November 08, 2013

Respectful Commenting

I just want to remind everyone that I have a "no tolerance" policy for harsh...

January 2013

January 17, 2013

Mormon Mental Health Podcast

Mormon Mental Health is up and running! Please go check it out and let me know...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

What if I want sex to hurt?

Several times throughout your blog you have said, “Sex should not hurt!” But, my question...

September 14, 2012

Review of “Ashamed No More”

Patheos invited me to review Ashamed No More by T. C. Ryan who writes about his...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Great Book for Boys

A long time ago, somebody asked me if I knew any books out there written...

August 04, 2012

Facebook Page

The Mormon Therapist I just want to direct you to my Facebook page where I...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

Is my wife too seductive?

When my wife seduces me, luring me to bed for wild lovemaking and sex she...

February 08, 2012

Pornography as an addiction?

I'd be interested in hearing your perspective on pornography and its addictive nature. I've heard...

January 2012

January 28, 2012

When sex hurts….

I was reading your article about the physical relationship for married couples in the LDS...

January 17, 2012

Is the World Getting Worse?

Check out the latest Mormon Matters episode where I'm part of the panel:Is the World...

January 16, 2012

Sexual Education Guidelines

New Sex Ed Guidelines coming out. Thoughts? Agreements? Disagreements? What Should Second Graders Know About...

January 09, 2012

Engaged and struggling…

I am a faithful and active member of the LDS church. In my teens I...

January 09, 2012

Addiction Recovery

Wonderful podcast over at Mormon Matters regarding addiction recovery. Highly recommend for addicts and/or family

December 2011

December 10, 2011

New Poll

Please take time to fill out the new poll on my sidelines about teachings regarding...