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Mormon Mental Health Podcast
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Mormon Mental Health is an online mental health resource serving the Mormon community through hosting mental health podcasts. Mormon Mental Health was created in response to an increasing demand for an easy way to inform and connect Mormons seeking mental health services with resources and professionals that address Mormon culture, Mormon beliefs, and the issues unique to Mormon family and community systems. Mormon Mental Health is a service of Mormon Stories and the Open Stories Foundation. Mormon Stories explicitly seeks to align all operations with the Mormon Stories Shared Values Statement. Additionally, we endeavor to ensure that the projects we undertake 1) support individuals in Mormon-related faith crises, 2) save marriages where appropriate, 3) heal families, and 4) celebrate, challenge, and advance Mormon culture in healthy ways.
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234: Concern in Rise of Domestic Violence
Apr 5, 202200:35:13Tap to summarizeOn this panel episode, Natasha hosts Michelle Peets, Jenny Ellege and Ellan Alexander as they discus concern in the rise of domestic violence. Resource: Duluth Model: Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs https://www.theduluthmodel.org To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2022, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →233: The Role of a Spiritual Director
Apr 5, 202201:16:09Tap to summarizeNatasha Helfer interviews Brittney Hartley in her journey towards becoming a spiritual director and the importance of spirituality in our lives, religious or not. Brittney joins Bill Reel weekly on the podcast, "Almost Awakened." You can find out more by going to: https://www.nononsensespirituality.com nnspirituality@gmail.com To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2022, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →MMH 232: Emotional Intelligence - More than Mad, Sad, Glad
Feb 5, 202200:31:31Tap to summarizeJoin Natasha, Allan Alexander and Lisa Butterworth for a discussion on upping emotional intelligence in one way or another! To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2022, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →231: Strategies and Framings to get through the Holidays
Dec 30, 202100:40:20Tap to summarizeNatasha Helfer, Tami Harris and Lisa Butterworth talk about healthy strategies and framings to get us through the Holiday season in ways that feel authentic and meaningful. To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →230: Helping Men with their Emotional Muscle
Dec 30, 202100:31:33Tap to summarizeNatasha Helfer, Allan Alexander and Michelle Peets talk about emotional intelligence as it relates to how males are socialized and how that shows up in their work with couples and individuals. How they love to help men with sex, intimacy, and relational success! To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →MMH 229: Uplift Kids and Family Health
Dec 8, 202100:59:11Tap to summarizeNatasha interviews Drew Hansen about this great new resource for families. For more, including a free two week trial, please visit upliftkids.org. To help keep Mormon Mental Health Podcast going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →228: Church Infiltrating Post-Mormon Retreats and Support Groups
Oct 23, 202100:41:12Tap to summarizeNatasha is joined by Jesse Funk on this episode of Mormon Mental Health. They discuss how the church has sent members to infiltrate and report back on Post-Mormon Retreats and Support Groups. For resources, please visit: natashahelfer.com getmormonhelp.com To help keep Mormon Mental Health Podcast going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →227 - The 6 Principles of Sexual Health in the Context of Mormonism
Sep 13, 202101:00:57Tap to summarizeJeff Lundgren hosts this episode of Mormon Mental Health Podcast. He is joined by Rachel Brown, LCSW, who works with those going through a faith transition/changing their relationship with the LDS church. In this episode, Jeff and Rachel discuss the 6 principles of sexual health by Doug Braun Harvey in the context of the Mormon experience. The 6 principles include: Consent Non-Exploitative Honesty Shared Values Protection from STIs, HIV and unwanted Pregnancies Mutual Pleasure To find out more on the 6 principles, you can visit: https://www.theharveyinstitute.com/six-principles-of-sexual-health And/or check out the series Natasha Helfer did with Doug Braun Harvey on 6 principles of Sexual Health: Consent: https://mormonsex.info/2017/10/22/057-sexual-principle-1-consent/ Non-Exploitative: https://mormonsex.info/2017/11/21/058-sexual-principle-2-non-exploitative/ Honesty: https://mormonsex.info/2018/01/15/062-sexual-principle-4-honesty/ Shared Values: https://mormonsex.info/2018/02/05/066-sexual-principle-5-shared-values/ Part 1: https://mormonsex.info/2017/11/29/059-sexual-principle-3-unwanted-pregnancy/ Part 2: https://mormonsex.info/2017/12/19/060-sexual-principle-3-avoiding-stis/ Protection from STIs, HIV and unwanted Pregnancies Mutual Pleasure: https://mormonsex.info/2018/03/12/071-sexual-principle-6-mutual-pleasure/ Complicating the 6 principles of sexual health: https://mormonsex.info/2018/04/09/075-complicating-the-6-sexual-health-principles/ To find out more about Jeff, visit Wasatch Family Therapy in Sandy, Utah. To contact Rachel, email her at wandercounseling@gmail.com. To help keep Mormon Mental Health Podcast going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →226: Calling out Abusive Tactics from Holland's recent BYU Address
Sep 11, 202102:49:40Tap to summarizeThe Symmetry Solutions Team goes through the recent address by Holland, given at BYU, offering an educational lens in being able to recognize when inappropriate tactics are being used in a minimizing, belittling or abusive way. This especially impacts the LGBTQ+ community and their families. It has both local and global implications for which we are highly concerned. The last 30 min discusses resources for anyone needing help because of this address. For more about Colette Dalton, please visit: https://www.symmetrysols.com/colette-dalton For more about Jenny Elledge, please visit: https://www.symmetrysols.com/jennyelledge For more about Michelle Peets, please visit: https://www.symmetrysols.com/michelle-peets To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
Transcribe →225: Blaire Ostler and "Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction"
Jun 14, 202101:01:07Tap to summarizeJeff Lundgren hosts this episode of "Mormon Mental Health Podcast." He is joined by Blaire Ostler as she talks about her new book "Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction." To purchase the book, you can find it on Amazon: "Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction" by Blaire Ostler To help keep "Mormon Mental Health Podcast" going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
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