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

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is a continuance of the previous podcast that discusses important aspects of treatment and recovery of the disease.  The portion of the podcast talks specifically about what those who are supporting the afflicted should expect during treatment and how best to help them during the process.  The podcast also notes some pitfalls of the treatment process and how best to a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the author describes many of the things you should expect once you begin to treat the illness.  Much of the discussion is from his own life with added insights.  The treatment process can be daunting to anyone trying to work through their challenges.  This podcast should provide some insight into those things which would be most helpful to know and understand from...

Send us Fan Mail This episode dives deeper into the parent-child relationship as to the effects of mental illness upon the relationship and how to identify mental illness, specifically depression in the relationship.  The episode also covers some of the difficulties that occur in the relationship as it relates to depression especially in preteens and teenagers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This episode dives deeper into the Spouse-Companionship relationship and the difficulties these types of relationships face when one of the two individuals is afflicted with depression.  Within the context of the difficulties the author discusses some ideas that can be helpful to the maintenance of the relationship with the illness. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode the author details the nature of spirituality and how depression overcomes and negatively affects spiritual development.  Within the context of spiritual development, the author provides helpful insights to those living with the disease as to how to receive personal revelation and maintain testimony during difficult days. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode the author explains ways in which we can approach helping those afflicted with depression and bipolar.  The explanation includes why the disease is so difficult to self-diagnose and the effects it has on spiritual concerns.  Within the context, the author gives helpful considerations for those individuals helping their children, friend or spouse return to the gospe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode the author discusses the difficulties associate with with full-time missionary proselyting service and why the Lord would allow someone to return home early.  It explores the major questions as to why the Lord would allow mental illness to continue rather than healing it. Why he would allow someone to continue to suffer with the disease and issues of faith to be he...

Send us Fan Mail A discussion of the effects of depression on the normal activities of church life specifically those events that are more outward such as church attendance.  The narrative then turns to the lasting effects upon a testimony of the truthfulness of the doctrines and what you can do to maintain a testimony when depression strikes at the soul. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A discussion of suicide from experience and from the heart.  This podcast is meant to be a meaningful look at suicide from the perspective of a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  It includes a personal experience, thoughts and reflections that the author has accumulated over time. It also includes a meaningful discussion of talk about suicide with a friend...

Send us Fan Mail "Why is living the gospel so difficult?" is an exploration of the difficulties surrounding the basic principles of church attendance, personal revelation and what someone who is suffering can do about it.  It is a personal and experiential explanation of many of the difficulties one who is suffering depression faces while trying to live gospel principles within the deman...