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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...

December 09, 2019

Working Towards a Non-Splintered Community

I absolutely love the work John Dehlin and I have been doing for about a...

December 04, 2019

MORMON FAITH CRISIS RETREAT–THIS WEEKEND

There is still time to sign up. Please consider coming if you can--a very generous...

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:...

November 11, 2019

THRIVE DAY 2019

Thrive Day is only a few days away and it is only $15 dollars to...

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...

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...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

Thoughts on Masturbation from Blaire Ostler

This is one of the most powerful sex-positive pieces I've recently read. Blaire Ostler has...

August 19, 2019

Ed Smart-A Common LDS Story

I cannot second Nathan Kitchen's words enough! This was a very thought out post I...

August 12, 2019

Flourish Intimately –TOMORROW!

FLOURISH INTIMATELY Natasha is hosting a FREE online workshop TOMORROW Tuesday, August 13th. Click...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

Sexual Pleasure and Hell too Closely Correlated

Some notes I took during the recent AASECT conference I attended: I’m going to fail...

July 17, 2019

Flourish Intimately

Join me on a free online workshop: “Create a Life of Sexual Intimacy” Super simple to...

July 15, 2019

Hug a Bisexual Mormon

I love Blaire Ostler and how she represents/advocates for herself and others. YES! It's...

July 10, 2019

“The Fire Drill”: A Coping Technique for Tempers, Triggers, and Big Feelings

This week I am sharing a blog written by Lisa Butterworth, a provider at Symmetry...

July 03, 2019

I need your feedback…

I need your help and feedback… In the coming months I am going to be...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Accountability in the “Comments Section”

Mental health practitioners have noted for a long time how differently people can behave online...

June 21, 2019

Waves: A Response to Painful Rhetoric

This post is a poem written by the daughter of Shandra Harris, who recently wrote...

June 17, 2019

Parents: Worry is NOT Love

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

June 01, 2019

How to Fortify Your Mormon Mixed-Faith Relationship–WEBINAR

Click here to get access! Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT, CST can be reached at natashaparker.org and runs an...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

Not Feeling Relief in Relief Society

The current dialogue in our country in regards to abortion has me shocked and reeling....

May 30, 2019

To the Authors of a Better Mormon Story

I came to know Margo Catts as both a wonderful hostess and a beautiful writer....

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 14, 2019

Supporting my Wife’s Journey Outside the Church

I very much appreciated these thoughts from a believing spouse and his reactions to President...

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 09, 2019

We Love to Blame Social Media for A LOT!

Social media often gets blamed for the isolation that’s so common in our society today....

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....

May 01, 2019

Spiritual Extortion

Lesley Butterfield has been a guest poster on this blog before. I appreciated her thoughts...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

My Op-Ed in the Salt Lake Tribune

At first I was uncomfortable that my piece would be published on Easter morning. But...

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...