Jennifer Limones joins Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health to discuss the recent training the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints released for abuse training and protection of youth and minors. Jennifer, having taken the training, shares…
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179: Masturbation, Values, and Kids with Natasha Heifer-Parker, MFT, CST
Natasha Helfer-Parker, MFT, CST was recently a guest on Braxton Dutson’s “Birds and Bees Podcast.” Braxton is a LCSW and Certified Sex Therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah. He works at The Healing Group. Natasha speaks with Braxton about being able to…
178: A Personal Story: Gay Son’s Death after Exclusion Policy Announcement
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Alyson & George Deussen. They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lost their son, identified as gay, to suicide almost three years ago after the exclusion policy had been announced.…
175: The November 2015 Policy Reversal from a Clinical Standpoint
In this episode of Mormon Mental Health, Natasha is joined by Sara Hughes-Zabawa, Jennifer White and Lisa Butterworth as they discuss the recent reversal of the 2015 exclusion policy surrounding children with LGBTQ+ parents not being baptized and participating in…
166: Bringing the Voice of an Autistic Child to the World
Tresa Edmunds joins Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health. Tresa is a writer, advocate and entrepreneur. In this episode she discusses her experience caring for her child who has autism spectrum disorder and what this diagnosis is about…
156: A Personal Story of Child Sexual Abuse by an Uncle who is Currently Serving as a Bishop
Jared and Juli Egley traveled to Wichita, KS, to share their story in detail with Natasha. Jared experienced sexual abuse as a child by his uncle who is currently serving as a bishop. Please note: explicit details are shared about…
142: Sex in the Mormon News May 2018
Natasha is joined by Braxton Dutson, CWS, in the second episode of the series discussing the letter that Camille Bailey Aagard wrote to her son about porn. This episode includes multiple references including the following: Al Vernacchio’s “For Goodness Sex”…
133: Response to the Church’s Updated Guidelines in Preventing and Responding to Abuse
Natasha Helfer Parker and Tim Birt, both mental health professionals and members of the Mormon Mental Health Association, have a discussion and response in regards to the guidelines that were updated and released yesterday by the Church of Jesus Christ…
132: Prior Bishop Speaks to how Church Addresses Sexual Abuse Cases
Natasha Helfer Parker interviews a prior bishop… who is choosing to remain anonymous due to a variety of concerns he has about talking about these topics to begin with (i.e. confidentiality of those he has served as a bishop, confidentiality…
123: Sex in the Mormon News #2
Natasha Helfer Parker leads a monthly podcast “bookclub style” with colleagues who also happen to be AASECT Certified Sex Therapists in regards to current articles, news stories, research, etc. that have to do with the Mormon community from a sex-positive…