MMH 229: Uplift Kids and Family Health

Natasha Helfer interviews Brittney Hartley in her journey towards becoming a spiritual director and the importance of spirituality in our lives, religious or not.

Natasha Helfer, Allan Alexander and Michelle Peets talk about emotional intelligence as it relates to how males are socialized and how that shows up in their work with couples and individuals. How they love to help men with sex, intimacy, and relational success!

To help keep Mormon Mental Health going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.

Jeff Lundgren hosts this episode of Mormon Mental Health Podcast. He is joined by Rachel Brown, LCSW, who works with those going through a faith transition/changing their relationship with the LDS church. 

In this episode, Jeff and Rachel discuss the 6 principles of sexual health by Doug Braun Harvey in the context of the Mormon experience. The 6 principles include:

1. Consent
2. Non-Exploitative
3. Honesty
4. Shared Values
5. Protection from STIs, HIV and unwanted Pregnancies
6. Mutual Pleasure

To find out more on the 6 principles, you can visit: 

https://www.theharveyinstitute.com/six-principles-of-sexual-health

And/or check out the series Natasha Helfer did with Doug Braun Harvey on 6 principles of Sexual Health:

1. Consent: https://mormonsex.info/2017/10/22/057-sexual-principle-1-consent/
2. Non-Exploitative: https://mormonsex.info/2017/11/21/058-sexual-principle-2-non-exploitative/
3. Honesty: https://mormonsex.info/2018/01/15/062-sexual-principle-4-honesty/
4. Shared Values: https://mormonsex.info/2018/02/05/066-sexual-principle-5-shared-values/
   1. Part 1: https://mormonsex.info/2017/11/29/059-sexual-principle-3-unwanted-pregnancy/
   2. Part 2: https://mormonsex.info/2017/12/19/060-sexual-principle-3-avoiding-stis/
5. Protection from STIs, HIV and unwanted Pregnancies
6. Mutual Pleasure: https://mormonsex.info/2018/03/12/071-sexual-principle-6-mutual-pleasure/
7. Complicating the 6 principles of sexual health: https://mormonsex.info/2018/04/09/075-complicating-the-6-sexual-health-principles/

To find out more about Jeff, visit Wasatch Family Therapy in Sandy, Utah.

To contact Rachel, email her at wandercounseling@gmail.com.

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Jeff Lundgren hosts this episode of "Mormon Mental Health Podcast." He is joined by Blaire Ostler as she talks about her new book "Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction."

To purchase the book, you can find it on Amazon:

"Queer Mormon Theology: An Introduction" by Blaire Ostler

To help keep "Mormon Mental Health Podcast" going past 2021, please donate at mormonmentalhealth.org.