DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR & ANXIETY - LIVING AS A LATTER-DAY SAINT, LDS

Send us Fan Mail Hope has rarely been a part of my mental illness experience and I suppose that it is the same for most who suffer.  Today's episode is about how hope is and can be a real part of the mental illness trial. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes for those who are afflicted it is difficult to see the forest through the trees meaning that we are our own worst enemy when it comes to self-diagnosis and mental illness.  This episode covers some of those things you should consider when you consider this question. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Human sexuality and mental illness have always had a tenuous relationship.  Today's discussion talk about several issues associated with sexuality and mental illness.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail One of the more difficult problems with mental illness is that we still have to live life and make decisions when the illness overwhelms us.  Making decisions when bipolar high, depression low or anxiety paralyzed can cause serious problems in our lives.  I have found that having a set of rules prepared for those moments is critical to successfully navigating troubled waters.  Thi...

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to live Successfully with a mental illness?  How can someone determine if they are succeeding or failing?  This podcast explores success from the perspective of a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and mental illness. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode describes the difficulty of faith in association with a mental illness.  Faith, motivation, determination, whatever you call it is the force that causes us to act.  Mental illness directly affects the faith of those suffering its affects.  Sometimes it is enough to be a five talent person with a significant weakness granted by the Lord rather than a ten talent person...

Send us Fan Mail One of the major concerns and emotional difficulties one has to overcome with mental illness is self-doubt.  Measuring one's self-worth in this world can be confusing and frustrating to almost everyone, but to have the added negative pressure of mental illness it can become almost impossible.  While the church provides a somewhat more forgiving social group, ones value still...

Send us Fan Mail This episode discusses the advantages to being a member of the church and having a mental illness.  Many individuals do not see the church as and advantage to the management of mental illness.  However, the truth is that the church provides one of the best environments, social networks, protection and access to powerful spiritual and physical aids one can have.  Certain difficulti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the author discusses addiction from the perspective of substance abuse disorders, mental illness and the church.  About 50% of those who suffer from mental illness will also suffer from a substance abuse disorder.  Understanding addiction and its role within mental illness is critical to the successful management of both disorders. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As a member of the church I always found it difficult to apply doctrines of the church, specifically personal revelation and doctrines of repentance and happiness to mental illness.  I often felt alone and without any suggestions or examples as to how to best navigate the world of mental illness within the boundaries of the church.  This episode details the difficulties most of us...

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores our need for deep connected relationships and the difficulties associated with development of these charitable relationships for those who suffer with mental illness.  The episode also details the detrimental health effects associated with isolation and loneliness and the overall need of society to address mental health issues. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes mental illness gets the best of us and we end up in survival mode.  The author discusses various concerns mentally, spiritually and physically when we are in this mode and how to avoid the terrible effects of short term relief found in world.  There should be no shame, blame or fame in survival mode. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Due to the nature of mental illness, those who suffer have a tendency to rely less upon their feelings and emotions and more upon outward rational cues regarding our standing spiritually, personally and in our careers.  However, the nature of evaluating outward evidences of spiritual and personal attainment without the accompanying understanding and change of nature can cause seri...

Send us Fan Mail This episode includes questions received by the author regarding spiritual concerns and mental illness.  The first four questions deal with mental illness issues surrounding; Callings and Service, Patriarchal Blessings, Healing of Illness, and the Why of Trials. The final question discusses the authors experiences with Medications. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author discusses the difficulties associate with forgiving oneself of actions that occurred during mental illness episodes and how to overcome some of the negative thinking patterns that emerge. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The author discusses the effects of isolation on mental illness both from the perspective of the clinically depressed and those who are suffering similar temporary effects due to the pandemic.  The intent is to help identify those who might be suffering due to social isolation and to provided for added support and understanding. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode describes counseling from the patients perspective and the significant role it plays in the treatment of mental illness.  The episode details what to expect from counseling what types of things the counselors will ask and the critical importance of using counselors to help retrain the brain.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores the idea of happiness and what it means to be happy and at peace with ones life.  Mental illness can and often does cause us to focus sharply on obtaining a measure of peace and happiness.  Often we are happier and more at peace that we really know.  The author explores why this is the case. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode discusses the opposing side of bipolarity, mania.  The difficulties associated with mania including those that most affect church membership.  The symptoms of mania is one of the main reasons individuals with this mental illness so often leave their church covenants.  It is also the main cause for suicide among those who suffer with bipolarity. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode discusses the atonement of Jesus Christ as a powerful influence in the lives of those dealing with mental illness.  It discusses how to access the Powers of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and what the Savior accomplished in the Garden that allowed him to become the perfect Judge.  For those suffering with Depression & Bipolar the podcast is meant to provide hope, h...

Send us Fan Mail This episode covers the idea that depression and anxiety and their attending illnesses are very person.  Mental illness is a very individual illness and manifests in many different ways.  Same-sex attraction is particularly vulnerable within church culture to depression and anxiety and the author discusses the manner in which both the individual and those around them can view it w...

Send us Fan Mail Why must suffering occur especially the suffering of mental illness?  Could it be that there is a purpose and design to it?  Could it actually be a gift rather than a curse?  The podcast explores the authors insights to this question and others regarding why so many are allowed to suffer. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This podcast explores anxiety from the perspective of a member of the church.  Anxiety as an illness is often disregarded and relegated to the corners of the mental health world.  The intent is to help those who suffer explain the illness to others and how those who see another suffer can help. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This podcast discusses music and media as both a symptom of the illness and also a good option for treatment.  Music has great power to influence our bodies and minds and can be very beneficial to someone who is suffering.  The podcast also discusses that not all and media is good for the disease and that monitoring the types of media consumed is incredibly important to effective...

Send us Fan Mail Through this podcast the author discusses medication in all forms.  The podcast addresses the difficult issues of self-medication as well as prescription and natural forms.  The author uses his own experiences with medications as a format to discuss benefits, side effects and the idea that everyone with a mental illness medicates in some form.  The intent is simply to provide the...