By Christy Crowe Hughes THE CONCEPT OF adoption is very old—it is part of our earliest Judeo-Christian myths (Moses for example). Although it is an essential social mechanism for taking care of vulnerable populations of children, adoption is fraught with deep shame and trauma that affects all three parties in the adoption “triangle”: the birth …
Category: Mormon Life
The Mormon Therapist: Neither a Sin nor a Transgression
By Natasha Helfer Parker I am 29 and have my endowments, but I also masturbate. I feel guilty about it. I’m trying to tell myself it’s OK. But is it? I am a single LDS woman, age 31, hoping to get endowed soon. The problem is, I have had issues with . . . …
Navigating a Pornography Disclosure
By Natasha Helfer Parker THREE MONTHS AGO I discovered my husband was looking at pornography. He admitted he has been addicted to pornography since he was a teenager and that as it has become more accessible (through the Internet, smart phones, etc.) his problem has increased. I had a hard time with this discovery …
The Mystical Body of God the Mother
By Edward Jones III Art by Galen Dara The apostle Paul taught that Christ has not only a physical body but also a metaphorical body: the church.1 This metaphorical body has been called Christ’s “mystical body” because the church is more than the sum of its parts, which is a mystery.2 Paul emphasized three important …
Every Good Gift: Looking On
This article features Tom Kimball who is in violation of our code of conduct. For more info on Tom Kimball and his history, click here for the January 14, 2023 statement. By Thomas Kimball As a railroad bull working for Western Pacific, my grandfather was the dread of ride-hitching hobos. Until late in life, he …
The Family Forum: The Nature of Intimacy
By Michael Farnworth Or, right-click here to download the audio file: The Family Forum: The Nature of Intimacy Intimacy is sharing the inner landscape of our souls and the energies of our emotions with another person: from warm, positive feelings such as affection and acceptance to cold, negative feelings such as anger …
Sunstone’s Motherhood issue on KRCL
If you missed the live discussion of Sunstone’s special issue on Motherhood, the recording is now available. RadioActive host Troy Williams interviews guest editor Holly Welker, artist Galen Dara, contributing author Rachel Mabey Whipple, and Sunstone executive director Mary Ellen Robertson. Check it out here: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/krcl/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1930379/RadioActive/RadioActive!.May.11.Heavenly.Mother%27s.Daypodcast
Transitioning
By Tiffany Singer In every way it was a typical baby shower: we played a few games, ate finger foods, and watched the mother open gifts. We admired a handmade baby quilt and cooed over adorable Baby Gap onesies, tiny booties, and the like. Eventually the planned activities gave way to chatter. I listened to …
Equally Shared Parenting: Half the Work . . . All the Fun
By Chelsea Shields Strayer and Mike Strayer Eric, I need you to change the baby’s diaper,” Heidi said, attempting to give her husband the baby and a clean diaper she had picked up on her way to the living room. It was already 8 p.m., and she needed to get the three oldest kids ready …
The Gift Inside the Trauma
By Kendahl Millecam Sexual abuse changes everything. It changes the way you relate to your parents. It changes the way you think about yourself. It changes the way you think about God. It changes the way you relate with those to whom you were previously attracted. It changes the way you experience people in positions …