Excellent lecture given by BYU professor, Bill Bradshaw, regarding biological evidence and research on genetic causes for homosexuality. A must listen!Mormon Stories Read more

Looks like too much chocolate may not be good for us (sad news!) but the verdict is still out on smaller amounts. Eating Chocolate is Linked to Depression Read more

Interesting call out regarding People Magazine’s latest cover regarding a teen-aged couple who gave their baby up for adoption. Cover misrepresents the couple’s actual stance. People Magazine’s Unfortunate Cover Read more

I recently had the privilege of joining John Dehlin from Mormon Stories at the Sunstone Symposium to help present on issues in regards to navigating through a faith crisis. The following links are where you can find the all-day workshop. Lots of useful information, touching stories and hopefully helpful tips were shared. Navigating an LDS Faith Crisis In or Out of the ChurchNavigating a Marriage When One Loses their LDS Testimony Read more

I was asked to write a piece for Segullah’s 5th Anniversary Issue dealing with female sexuality within Mormon culture. Segullah is a literary magazine which features writings of LDS women. I was honored to be included in such a publication. The article is only available, at this time, through the purchase of the magazine. This is not an article I can link to through the internet. Read more

I am shamelessly advertising for my fabulous artist of a mother who is currently showing her art at the Sugarhouse Gallery in Salt Lake City. 🙂 The Salt Lake Gallery Stroll features one of her pieces on their current stroll page. So if you’re in the Salt Lake City area, need an idea for a date night, need a personal night out on your own, are looking for a culturally enriching event, and/or just want to meet my mom, make... Read more

I am a new convert to the gospel and I feel like I am headed on a journey straight out of the church. I was dating someone who was Mormon and recently separated from his wife. I didn’t know anything about the church or the gospel and we carried on with our “relationship” for approximately a year or so. During that year we had a lot of sex and actually had sex within the first or second week of dating….I... Read more

Here is a link to A Woman’s Touch, a website dedicated to sexual solutions and answers for women. This particular link refers to Vaginal Renewal which is their recommended treatment for women who are experiencing vaginal dryness, pain or bleeding during intercourse, etc. directly related to menopause (although it can also help those who are recovering from cancer or who have other disorders such vaginismus). Read more

I recently came upon your blog, “The Mormon Therapist”. I have dealt with guilt over a specific issue for years and would like to see if you could offer me any help with it. When I was a child, between about 8 and 10 years old, I can remember a couple of instances where my cousin (also female) and I engaged in touching each others genitals in order to bring about arousal. My cousin is about 2 years younger than... Read more

“We constantly resist not only our grief but also our wild passionand sexuality, our anger, even our exuberance and joy, repressingtheir free expression. Big feelings overwhelm us. They can easilyupset the fragile equilibrium of our lives. We keep a lid onourselves, till we periodically explode. We don’t realize that anydeep feeling, pleasurable or painful, can be a wave we surf home intoourselves, into love.”Arjuna Ardagh Read more