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

Send us Fan Mail What is joy?  What is happiness?  So often in the church we talk about ideas such as joy and happiness but have a limited idea as to what they truly mean in our lives. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We all face bad days and troubling moments.  That is no secret.  But do we understand their purpose in the celestial realms and trials. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Perfectionism is a very unique coping mechanism built to calm our personal anxieties.   However, it can be an often is problematic to life in this world and the church.  We can view the church and world's requirements as daunting, overwhelming and difficult to bear.  Yet when we come to understand why we use perfectionism as a coping mechanism we can better come to know the S...

Send us Fan Mail So often in life the answer to our problems in life or when we are seeking blessings is do more, serve more, be more. The difficulty with this approach is that our personal spiritual efforts are only part of the equation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Faith can be a troubling subject when you suffer with mental illness.  It is important to understand what faith is, what fear is and how we can work through the difficulties we face. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Phonography addiction is a sensitive subject, and it is one of the least understood from the perspective of mental health.  Individuals who suffer with mental health concerns are prone to addiction due to the nature of the illness and pornography is one of the most accessible drugs within our current societies.  However, you cannot address pornography addiction without addressing...

Send us Fan Mail Intrusive thoughts and emotions are a significant problem within mental and emotional illness.  This is especially true for members of the Church of Jesus Christ and other Christians.  Thoughts of death, sexuality and worthlessness are just a portion of what we battle as we attempt to manage a difficult illness.  However, the Lord is infinitely merciful and kind to those who suffe...

Send us Fan Mail Returning home from a full-time LDS mission early is one of the more difficult trials one will face.  Not only must you navigate a new life but you must do so with disappointed friends, family and peers all while battling a terribly controlling illness that highjacks your emotional and spiritual welfare. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We all wonder at times whether the Lord loves us.  We wonder if our relationship is growing.  Many times we desperately seek and hope to feel that love.  I hope this message helps you to see just how loved you are. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As the lepers cried out during Christ's day so do others whose fate is similar to the lepers.  Addiction affects more than the person who is suffering.  It is a power of mind and body that needs the power of the Savior. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For many members and individuals blessings such as marriage, children and a loving spouse have not yet materialized.  It can be a deeply painful experience to have righteous desires left unfulfilled without answers.  Trials of righteous desires can be perhaps the most painful in one's life.  Finding peace and joy can be a difficult process fraught with doubt, unworthiness, an...

Send us Fan Mail When we can see Lucifer’s attacks for what they really are and how he works, when we are suffering from emotional and mental health issues.  We will find defenses, avoidance techniques and spiritual awareness important to our mental health.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In preparation for Easter, I would like to return to one of my favorite episodes.  When we better understand the nature of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we will possess greater power to access the powers of healing, understanding, grace and mercy. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail So often in this world of pressures, priorities and pledges to succeed, we find the wreckage of the emotionally exhausted individual.  One who has pushed beyond their emotional and physical capacity and found a crevasse so dark and deep, it is difficult to see anything much less a way out.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Heartbreak or the loss of a close emotional connection is one of the most common ways in which mental and emotional health issues arise in our lives.  Our close friends, spouse and family can literally become a part of our identity.  When we lose these people it can be as though we have lost ourselves. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail There is a social crisis through out the world and within the church. We are becoming a society of perfectionists. And anxiety and perfectionism are consistent companions. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sexual abuse and assault are perhaps the most heinous type of sin perpetrated upon the innocent victim.  The wounds can run deep and cause great distress leading to mental and emotional health concerns.  The Lord weeps for those who suffer and desires that they find his healing balm with the embrace of the Atonement of Christ. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail "I Don't Know. And It's Ok" I one of the most difficult lessons we learn in this life. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Doubt in the gospel, doubt in ourselves, doubt in our emotional day to day experience is terribly unnerving.  Doubt is an emotion and when we come to understand how doubt works in our lives, especially in our mental health lives we can better adjust to its consistent companionship in our lives. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Healing is such a personal topic.  Each of us desires healing and restoration but healing does not generally come from a dramatic miracle.  More often it comes through a process of healing rather than the miracle.  And often the Lord's healing and our healing will differ in time, effort and proceess. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When you suffer with mental illness, it can be very difficult to see mortality as a perfect plan of exaltation?  And yet what else could it be? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When we suffer from mental health problems, it can be very difficult to feel forgiven.  That is the nature of the illness.  Depression and Anxiety are going to feel similar to sin.  Yet there are ways we can work through this problem with the help of the Lord. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Keeping yearly resolutions can be tough for anyone but when you suffer from an illness that effects your desires, motivations and intent, it can be nearly impossible.  However, even with a mental health challenge there are ways to set goals that can keep us on track. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail You will meet him one day. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Suicidal ideation is by its very nature not sin.  Suicidal thoughts are one of the ways the body elevates emotional issues to the forefront of our mind.  While we should not dwell upon suicide or thoughts of death, it is not sinful to have them. Support the show