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April 2020

April 10, 2020

Symmetry Solutions Strategies

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

February 2020

February 21, 2020

It’s All A Reflection Of You

Regardless of how you feel about the super bowl halftime show, I feel it is...

December 2019

December 02, 2019

Time to be Thankful

Jennifer White' s thoughts on Symmetry Solutions blog about this local matter that was handled...

November 2019

November 13, 2019

How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

Sex Talk with Natasha has developed the 10 part webinar series: Check out this preview:...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

Don’t Call it a Choice…

Free Agency is one of the concepts that I love within Mormon theology and that...

July 2019

July 24, 2019

How we Interact with and Represent “Boys” matters…

Messages we give about gender and sex have significant consequences. When we erase entire populations...

July 22, 2019

“The Homophobic Teachings of the Mormon Church Killed my Son”

Tragic and well compiled read by Mormon father who lost his son to suicide....

June 2019

June 17, 2019

Parents: Worry is NOT Love

I very much enjoy having Dr. Julie Hanks as a colleague and friend. I support...

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 11, 2019

LDS Comments are a Good Indicator of why LGBTQ+ Youth feel Rejected & Afraid to Tell their Truth

I just wrote a piece about being accountable for the things we write on "comments"...

May 03, 2019

Rescinding Policy without Apology is Bad Leadership

Mette Harrison put effort in gathering names to support this important position statement she drafted...

April 2019

April 19, 2019

…and we like our heaven better.

I've been seeing a lot of commentary on social media feeds responding to Nelson's talk...

April 17, 2019

“I am not defined by the declaring or rescinding of policy.”

Today’s guest post was written by Nathan R. Kitchen. Opinions shared on guest posts may...

April 08, 2019

Plea to President Nelson about Families

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

April 05, 2019

Honor Code at BYU

I just had a conversation with my adult child about their experience at BYU. She...

April 05, 2019

MMHA Makes Statement in Response To Policy Reversal

I am extremely fortunate to work with some of the most amazing people advocating for...

April 04, 2019

A Pivotal Step Towards LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Repair

Amazing. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church) has finally conceded...

April 02, 2019

There’s No Such Thing as Broken Family

I really struggle with the stigma I feel at church since I've recently gone through...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

Body Boundaries Matter: Teach Your Kids

Super powerful article. It’s difficult during these times of family reunions to sometimes know how...

November 27, 2018

Comic Promoting Dad Focused on Love & Social Justice

Really enjoyed reading this article and following the link to the actual cartoons. These are...

November 18, 2018

It’s Transgender Awareness Week

As part of transgender week I’d like to share this. Its not as complicated of...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

Mormon Leaks and Systemic Issues with LDS Sexual Perpetrators in Leadership

It was extremely sad, and yet not surprising, to see the information shared on Mormon...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

How the Church Approaches Abuse – A Professional’s Response

A HUGE thank you to Timothy Birt for being willing to do this work and...

February 14, 2018

Support for Wards Affected by School Shootings

Several of us from the Mormon Mental Health Association are trying to gather some resources...

February 09, 2018

Suggestions on How to Better Protect our Children

The following is shared with permission. Tim Birt, MS, LPC, LMFT is an LDS member, a...

February 07, 2018

Houston Press Conference

My comments at the recent press conference in Houston, TX in regards to protectldschildren.org. These...

February 05, 2018

You Say You’ll Go With Me. But You Can’t.

I have told "Sandy" -who was willing to give an interview to Mormon Mental Health...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Sharing My Story: Protect LDS Children

As I've written in previous posts, I've been involved with the protectldschildren.org petition started by...

January 26, 2018

Trying to Heal My Sexual Shame

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

January 18, 2018

My comments at the Protect LDS Children Press Conference

My comments at the Protect LDS Children Press Conference today with organizer Sam Young and...