{"id":6141,"date":"2020-01-08T11:49:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T16:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/mormontherapist\/?p=6141"},"modified":"2020-01-10T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T16:50:18","slug":"lets-stay-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/mormontherapist\/2020\/01\/lets-stay-positive.html","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s stay positive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Yes!!! I have argued for a long time that the whole \u201cworld is getting worse\u201d rhetoric is harmful for our mental health and for optimism and incentives in regards to problem solving. Let\u2019s stay positive minded\u2026 while invested in solving the negatives we face as a human race.<\/p>\n

Thanks Anthony D. Miller<\/a> for the great reminder:<\/p>\n

As I sit here this morning, I do so with a tremendous sense of gratitude for this past decade and optimism about the next\u2014not just in my personal life, but with what is happing in my community and in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes. There are problems in the world, but the overall trajectory of things is really quite amazing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s lean in to dealing with the problems, but let\u2019s also celebrate and experience gratitude for the progress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a WSJ opinion piece and other images about our progress, and hopefully, our continued trajectory for humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"\"<\/i>Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT, CST, CSTS\u00a0<\/i><\/i>can be reached at\u00a0<\/i>natashaparker.org<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0and runs an online practice,\u00a0<\/i>Symmetry Solutions<\/i><\/b><\/a>, which focuses on helping families and individuals with faith concerns, sexuality and mental health. She hosts the\u00a0<\/i>Mormon Mental Health<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0and Mormon Sex Info<\/a><\/strong>Podcasts, is the current past president of the\u00a0<\/i>Mormon Mental Health Association<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0and runs a sex education program,\u00a0<\/i>Sex Talk with Natasha<\/i><\/b><\/a>. She has over 20 years of experience working with primarily an LDS\/Mormon clientele.<\/i><\/p>\n

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