All Things For Good

In this episode of All Things For Good, hosts Kimberly Day and Ashly Leavitt sit down with Dr. Brent Scharman, a seasoned mental health professional with decades of experience serving missionaries and families within the LDS community. Dr. Scharman shares insights from his long career, including his work at LDS Family Services, his role as a counselor for missionaries, and his reflections on faith...

In this episode, host Ashly Leavitt welcomes trauma therapist and author Kelli Anderson. Kelli shares her journey from international nonprofit work to specializing in trauma therapy, particularly for women. She introduces her original framework, the "Trauma Impact Phases," which uses the metaphor of weathering a storm to explain the process of trauma and recovery: the storm (survival), t...

In this episode of "All Things For Good," hosts Ashly Leavitt and Kimberly Day welcome Janene Pack, a licensed counselor and expert in adolescent and young adult mental health. Janene shares insights from her research and professional experience, focusing on the growing communication gap between generations—especially in the context of technology, shifting values, and mental health chall...

In this episode of "All Things For Good," hosts Ashly Leavitt and Kimberly Day sit down with Dr. Chelom Leavitt, a professor at BYU and expert in healthy sexuality, marriage, and mindfulness. Dr. Leavitt shares her insights on fostering open, values-based conversations about sexuality within families and faith communities. The discussion covers the importance of regular, shame-free dialo...

In this episode of "All Things for Good," hosts Ashly Leavitt and Kimberly Day welcome Christine Gigena, a licensed clinical social worker, to discuss critical memory integration—an innovative, experiential approach to psychotherapy that helps individuals process and integrate traumatic experiences. Christine explains how this modality draws on memory reconsolidation, introspection, and...

In this episode of "All Things for Good," hosts Ashly and Kim welcomes Claudia Cattaneo Auxier, a marriage and family therapist originally from Argentina, now practicing in California. Claudia shares her journey as an immigrant, her experiences with cultural adaptation, and her passion for serving first-generation immigrants and Latino communities. The conversation explores themes of cultural humi...

In this episode of All Things for Good, hosts welcome Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, a licensed counselor, coach, and educator known for her work with the LDS community on relationships, sexuality, and personal growth. The conversation explores the integration of sexuality and spirituality, overcoming cultural misconceptions, and finding joy and agency within faith and marriage. Dr. Finlayson-Fife s...