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

Send us Fan Mail Lot's wife's story is a strange one when you consider it.  But it has a unique message that helps us with mental and emotional illlness. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Mental and Emotional Illness can create quite a problem when our emotions do not match the experience.  We can call these points in time False Negatives, where our illness creates negatives emotions where there should be positive ones. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the mental health journey just doesn't make any sense.  We do our best but the symptoms only get worse.  Sometimes we can't even listen to good music or read the scriptures.  We feel lost, frustrated and overwhelmed but even in our "it doesn't make sense" moments the Lord is always there even when we don't feel him. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Mental and emotional illness arising during missionary service is far more common than you might think.  All the necessary external elements that cause mental and emotional illness to arise occur during service.  the same is true for other types of events such as military service, college studies, living distant from family under stressful circumstances and so many other times and...

Send us Fan Mail We spend so much time in our lives attempting to fit into social and cultural groups and our illness spends an equal amount of time keeping us out of those groups.  Fitting in and belonging are a deep natural desire.  However, sometime not fitting in can be a good thing, a very good thing. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Mental and emotional illness has reached pandemic proportions.  Too many of our youth and youth adults are suffering deeply with emotional illness and far too often they are doing so alone surrounded by people who love them.  If we don't reach out to them as the Good Samaritan, then Lucifer will.  The Lord truly loves them deeply and is so very willing to help, comfort and he...

Send us Fan Mail Doubt is a difficult emotion to tame.  However, when we view doubt as an emotion and even more importantly a symptom of our illness, we can work to find healthy spiritual solutions. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Many times in life we encounter unknown paths directed by the Lord and inspiration that outwardly appear as failure but in reality are valuable life lessons to teach us important principles. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail There exist some unique truths about the Spirit of the Lord that we don't often understand.  One of those being that having mental illness is not a disqualifying offense when it comes to having the Spirit reside in us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As we suffer from our illness we often come to those life altering decisions and become paralyzed by the decision making process and the cognitive impairment that muddles the spiritual waters.  Life decisions are difficult when you don't have mental health challenges and they can feel impossible when you do.  However, there exist some ways and methods by which we can move for...

Send us Fan Mail What makes up our beliefs?  What happens when we are in an episode to our beliefs?  What is belief? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail So often in life we want the easy answers and when someone we love struggles we want to give them those platitudes and primary answers.  However, when someone is struggling with mental illness, platitudes and primary answers can be like a hot branding iron. To live the gospel with mental illness we will need to live if differently. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Emotional Connectedness is one of the more important aspects to a relationship and it is also one of the most difficult problems we face as we navigate our emotional illness.  However, understanding the issue can go a long ways to helping us connect with others. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As part of our illness we will feel marginalized and isolated.  So often we can feel that the outside world does not want us to exist.  That is certainly not true but it can feel that way.  There are however reasons why we feel this way outside of what the world thinks of mental illness and even more important solutions to our feelings. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail So often the sisters of the church feel marginalized in a church that appears male dominated.  These feelings can often contribute to mental illness.  This episode's intent is to provide a better understanding of the identity and nature of our Heavenly Mother and the role she plays in the eternities.  It is my hope that this understanding will bring peace, comfort and most of...

Send us Fan Mail While there are many great lessons in the Savior's life, those during the time when he was nailed to the cross until his death are some of the most impactful for individuals whos suffer. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Doubt is one of the key features of mental illness and it causes serious issues in our lives.  However when we discover the reason for doubt and how we can address it, it can open a world of healing. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail One of the best ways to manage mental illness is to keep life stupid simple.  This is especially true when considering our relationships Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Individuals who suffer with mental illness cannot approach resolutions and goals in the same manner as their peers who do not.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As we reflect on the year past and those trials we endured and the mountains we climbed, can we see the hand of the Savior in our happiness and our suffering. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Grieving is a natural part of our existence and is part of a healing process we work through physically and emotionally.  Grieving is an important part of our spiritual development and meant to draw us closer to the Savior. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The holidays and right after can be an especially difficult time for someone suffering with mental illness.  However, understanding this and preparing for it can make all the difference. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail I am not entirely sure why we tend to get lax in our mental illness maintenance, but we do.  Somehow we must arrest the breaking down and rebuilding process. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Navigating the troubled oceans of mental illness.  We all need to have the lighthouse always in the distance. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What is Happiness? How do you pursue it?  What if happiness at its core is dynamic rather than passive? Support the show