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

Send us Fan Mail Expectations are important as they define how we interact with one another and how we personally work within our own brains.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As we consider the effects of mental illness upon our mortal bodies, we need to consider the methods and tactics Lucifer will use to dislodge us from the truth and from the protection of our covenants through the mercies of the atonement.  As we do so we will be better prepared to blunt his attacks upon us when we are at our weakest moments. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Many times due to the effects of our illness we can feel as second class citizens within our communities, our ward family and even our own homes.  But the Lord loves the second class citizen. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Finding oneself is a popular mantra among the psychological world.  However, it is important to understand what that truly means and the counterfeit Lucifer entertains regularly.  Finding oneself should be spiritual first and then move towards the mortal, not the other way around. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail One of the most difficult things about sanctification and the trials that come with it, is that we cannot see the eternal or even mortal purposes for our suffering.  Sanctification is a process we can really only see in our past.  However, sanctification is one of the most important process we will ever experience in this life and is one of the main reasons we are in mortality.  ...

Send us Fan Mail Missionary service within the Church of Jesus Christ is incredibly important to the overall objective of gathering Israel.  It times mental illness or physical disabilities do not allow for a proselyting mission.  While service missions for young men and women are relatively new, they provide a unique opportunity to provide service and to bring souls to Christ.  The intent of this...

Send us Fan Mail With mental illness sometimes walking backward is just part of the process of gaining ground.   Sometimes we truly need to work backwards to move forwards. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Returning home before your expected date can be one of the most life altering experiences anyone can face but to do so through an unexpected emergence of mental illness can be devastating.  Navigating that return will be one of the most important things you do in your life. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Anxiety is the most prevalent mental illness within the world community.  About 20 percent of the population deals with it on the level of  disorder.  However, it is especially acute within the ranks of church members.  The church is a wonderful social environment but it that same statement lies the problem for many individuals who are trying desperately to live the gospel.  Anxie...

Send us Fan Mail The deep penetrating "whys" of mortality are difficult to bear.  But they provide the conduit to the eternal.  We need the "whys" to get to the real purposes of our lives. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Some of the most difficult moments of mental illness come upon us spiritually, when mountain of doubt invade our minds. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's admit that making and keeping resolutions when you suffer with mental illness almost feels fruitless.  However, it may be that we are simply not using our brains and abilities the way that they illness allows. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Thoughts and perspective of the life of Emma Hale Smith, wife of the prophet Joseph Smith Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Abuse is the plague and cancer of this earth and it has affected so many in deeply, personal and difficult ways.  And Why followed by IF there is a God is so often at the heart of healing.  Please listen if you have suffered abuse. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail One of the plagues of society that causes far too much mental illness and everything that follows with it are the building people.  People whose identities are built without foundation.  Who in turn cause distress and turmoil for so many who suffer. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This time of year has been difficult for many and that is no more true than for those who suffer with mental illness.  Between the restrictions of a pandemic, political persecutions and life's simple events that somehow have run out of control we struggle to find the happiness, peace and hope we desire.  Today's episode is short, simple and my desire is to bring just a l...

Send us Fan Mail Miracles are a part of the mercy clause of the atonement.  Specifically they are one of the tools the Lord uses to shape and convert us.  And they are far more accessible than you might think. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail While serious sin is problematic from many perspectives, when social pressures surrounding it are selfish and misguided rather than loving and merciful, it can lead to serious emotional, and psychological issues outside of the sin itself. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be broken?  What does it mean to be normal? How do you know? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Many won't see mental illness as anything but some type of punishment but when considered from a certain perspective, mental illness is truthfully a gift. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Forgiveness is truly the road to redemption but often our mental illness can cause the road to be far more steep and rugged. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We as individuals have a deep innate desire for identity.  Our identity shapes everything in our lives including the actions and choices we make.  Mental illness interferes with this identity in serious ways and can cause what might be termed an identity crisis.  It is important to understand how susceptible we are to influences when we are suffering an episode. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We as human beings have great difficulty predicting what we will do under emotional stress.  Our inability to predict our actions under emotional strain when we are not under those strains is called the empathy gap and is one of the more important difficulties we must address when we are suffering with mental illness. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Hope is an interesting emotion.  It lives in the present but is connected in almost every case to the future.  Hope is critical to the person living with mental illness and yet is one of the emotions most subdued by symptoms of depression, anxiety and bipolar. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What are the thee most important words when it comes to managing mental illness?  They are I can't today.  What happens to us when our capacities don't meet our expectations?  How do we move forward when we have so little to give? Support the show