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August 2017

August 23, 2017

AASECT Position on Racism/Misogyny/Anti-Semitism

I am very proud to be a member of a professional organization, AASECT (American Association...

August 20, 2017

God is No Respecter of Persons…

As I was going through some of my Facebook groups that support Mormons in...

August 18, 2017

Brene’s DON’T: Perfectionism

As part of my weekly challenge/recommendation I tackled “perfection” in my journal and this is...

July 2017

July 14, 2017

Mormon Matters Retreat THIS Weekend!

Three hours left to my drive from the bread basket to the Rocky Mountains. Making...

July 12, 2017

Faith Transition Seen Through the Lens of Trauma

Why do faith transitions hurt so badly? Many of my non-Mormon friends don't seem to...

July 03, 2017

2 Upcoming Retreats for Faith Transition Folks

I will be a co-presenter at two upcoming retreats (Dallas July 7-8 and Salt Lake...

July 02, 2017

Sabbath Delight

As I contemplate the many principles we try to live as Latter-day Saints... I often...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Forced to Look at Our Straight Privilege

A 12-year old young woman forced us, as an LDS membership this past week, to...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

We Are Not the Authorities on “Counterfeit Marriage”….

I wrote a post at the beginning of the week celebrating a video the church...

March 23, 2017

Faith Transitions Pain

I have permission to share the following poem anonymously written by someone who has experienced...

March 17, 2017

Church Releases Affirmative Family Video of Gay Son!

Yesterday, the Church released a video that shows a family who deals with the coming...

March 16, 2017

Research Study on LDS Members & Mental Health Counseling

I received this request today from a masters level student doing research on LDS members...

March 14, 2017

Utah’s Escalating Suicide Rates

Two articles were released this week that deal with the growing and alarming number of...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Marital Intimacy and the Importance of Framing

Wendy Watson Nelson gave a talk at the January 2017 Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults...

December 2016

December 18, 2016

Mother and son bridge the void of faith transition…

The following excerpt is from an anonymous guest. With the spirit of Christmas all around...

December 17, 2016

Why is the “sex addiction” diagnosis harmful?

Dr. David Ley was recently interviewed by a reporter about sex addiction and the recent...

December 14, 2016

Op-ed by Neuroscientists stating “Fight the New Drug” Misrepresents Science

An incredibly important oped, Anti-porn School Program Misrepresents Science, was published today by the Salt...

December 06, 2016

I pled guilty to domestic violence & now I’m facing a custody battle…

I am currently facing a pretty difficult custody battle with my soon to be ex-wife....

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Book Review: God Told Me to Hate You

I was asked by Patheos to do the following book review: In God Told Me...

November 29, 2016

AASECT Position on Sex and Porn NOT being Addictive

Breaking news in the sex therapy field! "This Statement was sent to the over 2,000...

November 23, 2016

Count Your Many Blessings

Happier Human Did you know that being grateful actually improves overall well-being? On this Thanksgiving...

November 17, 2016

Developing Sexual Well-being

Developing Sexual Well-being Natasha Helfer Parker and Kristin Marie Bennion - two Certified Sex Therapists...

November 15, 2016

“I am Mormon and Transgender – I Need Your Love”

With the recent surge of harassment and intimidation that has been reported widespread throughout our...

November 12, 2016

Post-Election Support

My colleague, Isa Bischoff Jones, reached out to me a day after we had received...

November 05, 2016

Anniversary of Nov 5th Abusive Policy Leak

It's difficult to believe that it's only been a year since the leak of the...

November 03, 2016

Hope for Sexual Assault Victims at BYU

I am extremely heartened by the changes we have seen announced last week, October 26,...

October 2016

October 17, 2016

Trump Triggering PTSD in Sexual Assault Victims

As a therapist, I have never before taken a public stance on who people should...

October 03, 2016

Salt Lake Tribune Op-ed: Accurate Sex Education for Teens

With three colleagues of mine - all experienced therapists working within the Mormon community and...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

I’m Gay and this is My Church Too!

With General Conference among us, I know we are bound to hear much about the...

September 28, 2016

Troubling Report is Disavowed – Yes, of course!

Today, faculty members of John Hopkins University published an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, Hopkins faculty...