FYI: Creativity

Last updated on: March 3, 2011 at 1:39 am By Natasha Helfer

I recently went to see Elizabeth Gilbert on tour in Wichita as she promotes her new book Committed. Check her out on TED Talks: Elizabeth Gilbert on Nurturing Creativity And a grand OLE to each of you! -you have to listen to get my point 🙂 Read more

FYI: Vulnerability

Last updated on: March 1, 2011 at 9:34 am By Natasha Helfer

Highly recommend watching this clip from TED talks: Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability Read more

FYI: Marital Advice

Last updated on: February 28, 2011 at 9:43 am By Natasha Helfer

Check out the following article in the Wall Street Journal. I got a kick out of it, and thought it had useful information as well: The Secret to a Happy Marriage: Do the Dishes, Put Out, Don’t Talk So Muchby Paula Szuchman Read more

Quote for the day

Last updated on: February 21, 2011 at 11:51 am By Natasha Helfer

Not all things are black, nor are all things white. . .Only the human mind creates categories and tries to force facts into separate pigeonholes.Dr. Alfred Kinsey My favorite color is any shade of gray.Natasha Helfer Parker Read more

FYI: Sexual Resource

Last updated on: February 18, 2011 at 6:28 pm By Natasha Helfer

I want to give a “shout out” to a new book that recently came out written by Dr. Stephanie J. Buehler of the Buehler Institute called: Sex, Love and Mental Illness: A Couple’s Guide to Staying Connected (Sex, Love and Psychology) Read more

Added thoughts

Last updated on: February 16, 2011 at 3:30 pm By Natasha Helfer

After speaking with one of my colleagues about yesterday’s post, here are some added thoughts: You would want to go to your pediatrician and rule out any chance of a urinary tract infection. You would want to rule out the possibility of any sexual abuse having happened (I mention this in the post I linked to, but not in what I specifically wrote yesterday). Due to your son’s age, it is somewhat concerning that he hasn’t as of yet picked... Read more

My 7 year old won’t stop playing with himself…

Last updated on: October 14, 2012 at 11:48 pm By Natasha Helfer

I have a son who is about to turn 8 who for the most part never really grew out of the phase where he found out the pleasure that can come from his genitalia. He generally “humps” things until it makes him go pee. This can happen a few times a week.Normal thought says this is natural, but as a faithful LDS, we’ve spoken to him about the sacredness of his body parts and things like that. We read scriptures... Read more

Postpartum Depression

Last updated on: February 14, 2011 at 12:11 am By Natasha Helfer

Make sure you check out my latest interview on Postpartum Depression on Mormon Stories: Postpartum Depression within Mormonism I interview a mother of 4 who dealt with this disorder as well as a doula that gives her professional opinion on the matter. Lots of useful information and resources. Read more

FYI: Female Sexuality

Last updated on: February 10, 2011 at 3:48 pm By Natasha Helfer

Check out this interesting article on CNNHealth discussing the problems with defining female sexual dysfunction versus normalizing it. It cites a statistic that 75% of women do not experience orgasm from penetration alone. If this is the case, does this mean 75% of women are abnormal – or do we need to redefine “normal” along with our expectations? Does female sexuality need to be fixed? Read more

Moving Forward and What We Leave Behind

Last updated on: February 8, 2011 at 10:46 am By Natasha Helfer

The following is a poetic excerpt written by a survivor of childhood abuse describing her journey of moving forward with her life, the underlying frustration of not being able to take a loved one (in this case her mother) with her, and the complexities involved as to how or where to place blame. Printed with permission. She killed it. She never came into my life. I came into hers. I left her life. There wasn’t anything built between us. Our... Read more