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2014-06-02T23:23:50-05:00

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Study on LDS Body Image

Last updated on: June 2, 2014 at 11:23 pm By Natasha Helfer

A current study being done around body image and garment use for those who identify or have at some point identified as Mormon. Please take the time to participate. Mormons, Garments and Body Image Read more

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Gospel Teachings

2014-06-02T00:47:10-05:00

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Sexuality Workshop in New York

Last updated on: June 2, 2014 at 12:47 am By Natasha Helfer

For those of you who might be in the New York area: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife will be giving two presentations on marital sexuality. She’s an excellent presenter and I highly recommend her workshops. Get more information on her blog. Women’s Sexuality Workshop Come and learn about the art of desire —(a key aspect of our strength and authenticity as women)–and how our capacity for and comfort with desire relates to our sexual selves. This workshop will explore elements of our... Read more

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2014-04-25T14:29:22-05:00

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My toddler is touching his rectum. Is this normal?

Last updated on: April 25, 2014 at 2:29 pm By Natasha Helfer

I found your blog and hoped to have you ease my mind. My son is struggling in day care and screams historically. I hate that he is even in daycare so this is hard for me to begin with. But now he has started steering his finger into his rectum every time I take his diaper off. Is this normal? It’s so disgusting as a parent. He tries to insert his finger every time and then he jumps and acts... Read more

2014-04-18T15:29:47-05:00

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

Last updated on: April 18, 2014 at 3:29 pm By Natasha Helfer

We find ourselves once again gathered like the people of Benjamin to listen to the spiritual leaders of our day. I have found that these General Conference messages go on to color our spiritual lens in a variety of ways for the foreseeable future – in family, church, internet and many other settings. And as I participate in this bi-annual Mormon ritual, I -like many of you- have a myriad of insights, thoughts, questions, spiritual experiences, and concerns come up... Read more

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2014-04-12T22:06:40-05:00

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Take Survey – Mixed Faith Couples

Last updated on: April 12, 2014 at 10:06 pm By Natasha Helfer

You are invited to take a survey that my colleague Adam Fisher is conducting in conjunction with Thomas Sexton, Ph.D. at Indiana University. It is attempting to study the marital quality for couples who have experienced conflict and concern in their relationship after one partner seriously questions or doubts the couple’s beliefs related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The purpose of this study is to determine what contributes to marital quality in cases where one spouse seriously... Read more

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2014-04-07T00:42:36-05:00

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

Last updated on: April 7, 2014 at 12:42 am By Natasha Helfer

2014-04-02T22:37:45-05:00

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New Podcasts

Last updated on: April 2, 2014 at 10:37 pm By Natasha Helfer

Please check out the latest podcasts over at Mormon Mental Health which share some extremely important messages and have guests who were willing to speak to our LDS community from some really important organizations. 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 issues that... Read more

2014-02-24T18:26:15-05:00

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Addiction through an LDS lens

Last updated on: February 24, 2014 at 6:26 pm By Natasha Helfer

This is an article I posted Mormon Mommy blogs several years ago now, but not sure I ever posted it here: Addiction can be a difficult topic to understand. Most of what the scientific community has uncovered about addiction can seem to go against LDS beliefs regarding “free agency.” However, it is true that addictive behavior robs an addict from the ability to engage in agency – making the topic of “willpower” controversial. Current research shows the chemistry occurring inside the... Read more

Addiction

2014-02-16T09:54:25-05:00

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Morality? We can do much better than this…

Last updated on: February 16, 2014 at 9:54 am By Natasha Helfer

I was shocked to read the most recent article on sexual morality that was just published in the March 2014 issue of the Ensign by Elder Tad R. Callister regarding a recent fireside he gave at BYU-Idaho, and have spoken with several other LDS professional therapists who were shocked as well. I do not take the critique of a standing General Authority’s position lightly – but I cannot stand silent on what I see as an extremely harmful approach to... Read more

2014-02-15T17:51:02-05:00

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New Podcasts Available

Last updated on: February 15, 2014 at 5:51 pm By Natasha Helfer

There are two new podcasts up on Mormon Mental Health: Powerful Puberty: How Self-Care of Mothers Impacts their Adolescent Daughters featuring an interview with Lilian Starling, CMT and Depression and LDS Women featuring Dr. Kris Doty. Read more

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