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

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we may feel that our Father in Heaven is not answering our questions and concerns.  Sometimes there are good reasons for it. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail You have a mission to fulfill in this life.  While you might have difficulties and disadvantages the Lord knows you and can most certainly make up the difference. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When we more fully understand the Atonement of the Savior, we can come to rely more fully upon its effects in our lives. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail How do we know if we are on the path to celestial life? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt alone?  Have you ever felt excluded?  Have you ever felt isolated as thought no one understands you?  You are not alone.  Because we experience life through the emotions of mental illness, we often connected differently to others and that can create those feelings of isolation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail I know that we don't talk about pride much when we discuss mental health but in reality it is one of the major roadblocks in our healing process.  When we fully submit to the Lord, we can then see him in the details of our life. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's face the fact that we tend to overthink problems when we suffer with mental health.  The question is what do we do about it. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When you suffer with an emotional illness and mental health challenges it can be difficult to trust your emotions.  This causes personal revelation to be a difficult exercise.  However, just because you struggle to receive personal revelation doesn't mean that the Lord isn't directing your life. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail While our thoughts and dreams may not mean anything, it is important to understand how the Lord works with our thoughts and dreams, especially when we suffer through our episodes. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail So often in this world we are told where peace is to be found.  However, there is only once source of true peace. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Mental Illness can and does cause life chaos where the only thing that is certain is that your illness is going to get in the way.  Our lives can feel like failures but the reality is that the Lord can use that failure.  He can turn what seems to be a life of chaos into a life of wonder and success. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail You might be surprised to know just how often the Lord comes to those with Ordinary Lives and just how often the angels from beyond the veil visit us to offer comfort and hope. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We are in a war, there is not doubt of that.  The daily war we fight rages on as we work to find our footing in the loose moral soils of the world's philosophies.  The battle we fight is personal and intimate, lodged with the mortal and spiritual mind.  We seek to overcome the suffering and find true happiness.  In so doing we must be very careful of the world's psycholo...

Send us Fan Mail Our deep inner desire represents our true core emotions.  They are who we are and what we become.  It is important to understand how these core emotions work and how mental illness can overwhelm them leaving us lost and confused.  And to understand that the Lord will judge us by our true core emotions and not our illness. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Lord has said "Be Ye Therefore Perfect".  I believe that the Lord did not intend for us to use that statement as a form of judgement but rather I believe he stated it so we would understand that perfection was possible. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We as human beings create a strange problem.  We struggle to match our perceived capacity with our true capacity.  And in so doing we create a guilt gap. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail I had a wonderful conversation with a Bishop the other day.  We discussed his youth and how he could help them with the trial that is mental and emotional illness. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When we are hurt by another's actions and or words we often find ourselves in the realm of emotional entitlement.  During the Savior's last 24 hours he taught a masterful sermon on the merits of avoiding emotional entitlement. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Deconstructing emotional walls and working with our core issues. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Emotional Walls & Barriers are the most difficult type of "Coming to Christ" we will do in this life.  When deeply negative emotions have been associated with church activity, members or doctrine, the mind can build strong emotional barriers.  This will occur with someone experiencing mental health challenges, trauma of abuse, PTSD and other types of emotional distre...

Send us Fan Mail We all have a deep desire and need to find our purpose and mission in life.  Sometimes mental illness can appear to be a hindrance rather than a help.  However, have you ever pondered if your mental illness could be a part of your mission? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Identity is a powerful desire to understand who we are.  It seems to dominate every part of our life.  Our deep desire for identity is likely rooted in our spiritual experiences previous to mortality.  We possess an identity already developed and formed long before this earth-life.  That identity, our spiritual identity, is our true identity and that is the identity we should seek...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we tend to lose hope that our miracle will ever come.  But I promise you that miracles occur everyday and Your Day Will Come. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Addiction in the sense of mental illness is a symptom not a problem.  So often we judge individuals because of their addiction and place them in the "sin" box hoping they will come out of it with eyes that always think they will fall back into it.  When you really understand mental illness and addiction and the way the mind is wired to become addicted, you will never see...

Send us Fan Mail When we suffer for periods of time, we can wonder why we are being treated unfairly and with those thoughts can come the anger.  Anger is not a health emotion but a masking of our true feelings.  We must pass through this stage to acceptance and healing through stages until we come to the Savior humbly and willing to accept his will. Support the show