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Ep. 97 In this thought-provoking podcast episode, join us as we dive deep into the fascinating world of intersecting conservative religious upbringings and sexuality. Our special guest, Natasha Helfer, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist/Supervisor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, shares her wealth of knowledge and nearly 30 years of experience in this dynamic field. Natasha's expertise lies in deconstructing internalized sexual shame, offering invaluable insights into how individuals can overcome societal and religious pressures to embrace their authentic sexual selves. Through her group practice, she has helped countless people heal from religious trauma, navigate mixed-faith relationships, and embark on empowering journeys of self-discovery. In this candid conversation, we explore the challenges faced by individuals who have grown up in conservative religious environments and the impact it has on their sexuality and relationships. Natasha provides practical advice and strategies for therapists and viewers alike, shedding light on the delicate balance between faith, personal growth, and sexual liberation. Furthermore, Natasha opens up about her own personal journey, sharing how her advocacy for sexual health led to her excommunication from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church) in 2021. Her firsthand experiences infuse the discussion with raw authenticity, inspiring listeners to challenge societal norms and foster greater understanding and acceptance. Whether you're a fellow therapist seeking professional insights or an individual looking to embrace your true sexual self while honoring your religious background, this episode is a must-listen. Join us as we break down barriers, challenge outdated beliefs, and embark on a journey towards sexual liberation. WEBSITE and SOCIALS: Natasha Helfer, AASECT, LMFT https://symmetrypath.com/natasha-helfer https://symmetrypath.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SymmetrySolution ===
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has 90,000 missionaries in the field, seeking to convert members of Christian churches. Our guest, a former LDS member, will join us to examine the core claims of Mormonism and look at them from a biblical perspective.He will share insider knowledge, personal stories, cultural insights, evangelistic wisdom, and best practices to help Christians fortify their own faith while learning how to share their faith wisely and effectively with Latter-day Saints.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has 90,000 missionaries in the field, seeking to convert members of Christian churches. Our guest, a former LDS member, will join us to examine the core claims of Mormonism and look at them from a biblical perspective.He will share insider knowledge, personal stories, cultural insights, evangelistic wisdom, and best practices to help Christians fortify their own faith while learning how to share their faith wisely and effectively with Latter-day Saints.
Michael Flournoy grew up in the Latter-Day Saints Church, was a Mormon missionary, and then became a Mormon apologist before leaving the Latter Day Saints church for Evangelical Christianity. We talk about that experience, how Evangelical Christianity differs from Mormonism, and how to make the best of opportunities to talk with people, especially missionaries, who are Latter-Day Saints. I referred to this video of Michael Flournoy telling his story of leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi5XP1Qh6Os Michael's website fromwatertowine.org/ Michael Flournoy
Michael Flournoy is an ex Mormon apologist and talks about the difference between the Later Day Saint's view of God, Salvation, and Scripture. He also talks about the best way to interact with Later Day Saints. I refered to this video of Michael Flournoy telling his story of leaving Mormonism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi5XP1Qh6Os In fairness to a LDS friend of mine, my friend doesn't think Michael's video gives an accurate impression of the LDS church and culture. A defense of Mormonism can be found at: www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/find-answers Also, Mormon Articles of Faith can be found at: www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/mormon/beliefs/articles.shtml Michael Flournoy from YouTube video
Hi, I'm Amanda Louder I'm a Certified Life Coach, and am currently working on a Sex, Love, and Relationship Coaching certification as well. My specialty is helping Conservative Christian women learn to embrace their sexuality, and love their sex life (for them!) And I absolutely love serving women and marriages in this way. I grew up just north of Salt Lake City, Utah as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in a strong two-parent home with two younger siblings. After graduating high school, I attended Brigham Young University and studied Business Management with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. I married my first husband just after my Freshman year. Together we had 3 children and we divorced after 13-years of marriage. I've been married to my amazing husband Kevin since 2012 and we have a beautiful life together. I am a step-mom to his two daughters, and our five children are now ages 13-22. I've also recently become a dog mom to our cute maltipoo (I never thought I would say that!) After growing up in a home where we didn't talk about sex, I had a lot of shame around my sexuality and spent almost my entire first marriage hating sex. I didn't enjoy it, didn't have pleasure from it, and only did it to get him off of my back for a while. But when our marriage really started going south I thought that maybe improving our sex life would help, so I starting learning everything I could about sex and sexuality, despite my deep shame. What I learned is that I didn't have a very good relationship with myself. And through working on myself and sex, I began to change. I no longer felt powerless in my marriage and my confidence grew. I quickly realized that sex wasn't going to fix my marriage, and it ended in divorce. But better things were on the horizon. Now that I am married to Kevin, I am living the life I always dreamed of. We have an amazing marriage and a great sex life. I have been coaching women in their marriages since 2018 and I feel happier and more content than I have ever been. I want that for you too. Kevin and I live in Salt Lake City. When we aren't watch our middle daughter play softball, you can usually find us on camping and fishing for salmon on a local area lake. In my spare time, I love to read, and binge shows on Netflix. https://amandalouder.com/ Find Sprinkled with Hope on social media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvKY93BmNp9D-uuStspcEQ https://www.facebook.com/groups/727711128046733 https://www.facebook.com/sprinkledwithhopepodcast https://twitter.com/sprinkledhope20 https://www.instagram.com/sprinkledwithhopejason_shane/
There are significant doctrinal differences between the LDS church and the doctrines of non-denominational Christian churches. We take a deep dive into the similarities and differences, temple ceremonies, ordinances, and beliefs about the afterlife. Enjoy! https://www.learnreligions.com/what-mormons-believe-2158971 https://purposeinchrist.com/8-weird-mormon-beliefs/ https://theamm.org/articles/652-mormon-weddings-from-top-secret-temple-sealings-to-the-myth-of-magic-underwear#:~:text=When%20Mormons%20marry%2C%20their%20bond%20isn%E2%80%99t%20just%20lifelong%2C,to%2030%20minutes%E2%80%A6%20while%20the%20marriage%20lasts%20forever. https://death.findyourfate.com/life-after-death/mormonism.html#:~:text=Mormons%20beliefs%20about%20the%20afterlife%20are%20fairly%20complex.,their%20wait%20in%20this%20post%20mortal%20spirit%20world. https://www.equip.org/article/mormonism-the-afterlife-and-striving-after-godhood/ http://utlm.org/onlinebooks/mclaims10.htm https://www.hierarchystructure.com/mormon-church-hierarchy/#:~:text=First%20Presidency%20This%20is%20the%20topmost%20level%20in,aliving%20prophet%20who%20speaks%20to%20the%20god%20himself. https://www.meetsomemormons.com/do-mormons-believe-god-was-once-a-man/ https://purposeinchrist.com/a-complete-list-of-things-mormons-cant-do/ https://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/52745-entry-into-celestial-glory-what-are-the-requirements/#:~:text=No%21%20Baptism%20is%20the%20door%20into%20the%20celestial,inhabitants%20of%20the%20terrestrial%20or%20the%20telestial%20kingdoms. https://religionfacts.com/mormonism/practices https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/temples/what-is-temple-endowment?lang=eng https://saintsunscripted.com/faith-and-beliefs/what-happens-mormon-church-sunday/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Paola shares what it's like to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). She also shares with us how her faith helped her during a transitional phase where her new environment lacked diversity. We also touch on what it was like growing up with parents who owned multiple restaurants in the DMV and how she navigated that space with her Spanish. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mezclalatinapod/ Follow Paola: https://www.instagram.com/paolaarbaiza/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lamezclalatina/message
Colleen McDannell, professor of history and the Sterling M. McMurrin Professor of Religious studies, discusses her book “Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy.” Her book offers a history of modern Latter-day Saint women and the often-neglected stories of their experiences from the late 18th century to the present day.
This is the second week of a series on the LDS Church history book “Saints: On Unhallowed Ground.” This week we dedicate ourselves to the Mormon Reformation.
This is the second week of a series on the LDS Church history book “Saints: On Unhallowed Ground.” This week we dedicate ourselves to the Mormon Reformation.
This is the second week of a series on the LDS Church history book “Saints: On Unhallowed Ground.” This week we dedicate ourselves to the Mormon Reformation.
This is the second week of a series on the LDS Church history book “Saints: On Unhallowed Ground.” This week we dedicate ourselves to the Mormon Reformation.
This is the second week of a series on the LDS Church history book “Saints: On Unhallowed Ground.” This week we dedicate ourselves to the Mormon Reformation.
Join Jimmy Bridges for another episode of Mormon Mental Health Podcast. With us is Dr. Tyler Lefevor on intersections of religion, gender, sexuality, and health. Please consider participating in the 4 Options Survey: 4optionssurvey.com This survey is designed to identify important aspects of life and relationships for those who experience (or have experienced) same-sex sexual attractions and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer (LGBQ), heterosexual, or with another sexual identity or reject a label who are or were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), and analyze if there are any similarities or differences between those who are: 1 - Single and celibate* 2 - Single and not celibate 3 - In a heterosexual/mixed-orientation** relationship; or 4 - In a same-sex relationship Those in other types of relationship and single statuses are also invited to participate to expand our understanding of possible options. This study also investigates if or how religious/spiritual issues are involved in respondents’ level of satisfaction and relationship or single status. To find out more about Dr. Lefevor, please visit: https://www.rhodes.edu/bio/tyler-lefevor Other resources mentioned in this podcast: Affirmations: https://www.goaffirmations.org/about-us Latter Gay Stories: https://lattergaystories.org “Far Between” by Kendall Wilcox: http://farbetweenmovie.com/about/ “Voices of Hope”: https://www.northstarlds.org/voices-of-hope To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2020, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.
In this episode we chat with Glenn Estey who survived conversion therapy sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and how this affected his marriage to a woman. Glenn also discusses how when his mom passed away that after years of being an inactive Mormon the Mormon missionaries showed up at his house, and he started coming to church again. To the One Pamphlet, as mentioned in the interview, here's a link to the Wikipedia page for it.
Neylan McBaine grew up a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in New York City and attended Yale University. She has been published in Newsweek, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Segullah, Meridian Magazine, and the Washington Post to name a few. Neylan is the founder and editor-in-chief of The […] The post Mormon FairCast Book Review: Women At Church by Neylan McBaine appeared first on FairMormon.
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University and currently serves as editor-in-chief of BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. He is a member of the executive council of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. Peterson is known for his work as an apologist and scholar on subjects dealing with claims of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), of which he is a member. He has served as the editor of the FARMS Review, a periodical produced by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. Peterson is a regular participant in online fora about Mormonism where he discusses the LDS faith and its apologetics.[2] One of his most recent projects has been the development of a website featuring the testimonies of LDS scholars.[3]
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University and currently serves as editor-in-chief of BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. He is a member of the executive council of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. Peterson is known for his work as an apologist and scholar on subjects dealing with claims of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), of which he is a member. He has served as the editor of the FARMS Review, a periodical produced by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. Peterson is a regular participant in online fora about Mormonism where he discusses the LDS faith and its apologetics.[2] One of his most recent projects has been the development of a website featuring the testimonies of LDS scholars.[3]
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University and currently serves as editor-in-chief of BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. He is a member of the executive council of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. Peterson is known for his work as an apologist and scholar on subjects dealing with claims of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), of which he is a member. He has served as the editor of the FARMS Review, a periodical produced by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. Peterson is a regular participant in online fora about Mormonism where he discusses the LDS faith and its apologetics.[2] One of his most recent projects has been the development of a website featuring the testimonies of LDS scholars.[3]
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University and currently serves as editor-in-chief of BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative. He is a member of the executive council of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. Peterson is known for his work as an apologist and scholar on subjects dealing with claims of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), of which he is a member. He has served as the editor of the FARMS Review, a periodical produced by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. Peterson is a regular participant in online fora about Mormonism where he discusses the LDS faith and its apologetics.[2] One of his most recent projects has been the development of a website featuring the testimonies of LDS scholars.[3]