The Women’s March on Washington inspired many Mormon women to gather in sisterhood. Some of us carried the names of those who could not gather physically, sharing a vicarious experience. In Washington D.C., Natasha Helfer Parker and Gina Colvin led a retreat for Mormon feminists who had come to the march. In this panel, we …
Speaker: Natasha Helfer Parker
Ask a Sex Therapist
Sexuality is commonly a taboo subject and is often relegated to secret or non-existent spaces, especially in religious cultures that have roots in Puritanism. This session will offer an open, safe space for attendees to ask trained professionals questions about sexuality. Natasha Helfer Parker Kristin Marie Bennion
Addressing Mormon Thinking Errors
Last year Jennifer and Natasha presented a popular session called “Mormon Thinking Errors” which addressed typical ways myth and overgeneralizations usually rear their heads in LDS family and ward settings. This session will take the conversation further and offer concrete strategies and ideas to combat these types of messages in our own heads or when …
Sex Porn Addiction Model Consistently Fails Lds Members
The “Sex/Porn Addiction” Model, developed in the 1980’s, has promoted therapy and treatment services that are based in arbitrary, moralistic and sex-negative messaging and that do not stand up to academic, evidence-based scrutiny. Proponents claim that individuals become addicted to sexual pleasure or to watching pornography in the same way someone may become chemically dependent …
Love One Another A Panel On Mormon Families And Congregations Experiencing A Crisis Of Faith
Many Latter-day Saint families and congregations experience conflict and even division when one or more members experience a crisis of faith or actually separate from the faith. The authors of a new approach for helping families negotiate this challenging territory discuss the reality of family divisions over faith and offer helpful strategies based on love …
Navigating Complex Relationships Non Monogamy And Marriage
Many aspects of being in a non-monogamous, poly, or open relationship are actually similar to those of being in a monogamous relationship. There are also some notable differences. This presentation will cover a few of the unique challenges of non-monogamy and how to cope with them. Natasha Helfer Parker
Mormon Mental Health Association Mormon Thinking Errors
Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, cause individuals to perceive reality inaccurately, producing and reinforcing negative thoughts and emotions. All individuals, families, and cultures perpetuate distorted thinking patterns, including Mormonism. This session will look at common Mormon thinking errors and offer remedies for them including examining beliefs and self-talk, correcting inaccurate thought patterns, and expanding clear …
Mormon Mental Health Association Living A Life Of Paradox And Personal Growth
This presentation will address the emergence of feminist consciousness and the experience of feminist women in a patriarchal religion. Within the context of human development, it will also address the challenges and personal growth arising from living a life of paradox. Verlyne Christensen, Natasha Helfer Parker
Mormon Mental Health Association Navigating Sexuality As A Single Mormon
This session will focus on helping single members of the LDS Church normalize the challenges they face from the often rigid messaging and constructs they receive in the current Church. Strategies that are sex-positive and self-affirming will be presented in order to create spaces that allow for healthy boundaries and ownership of individualized sexual decision-making. …
Workshop: LDS Relationships & Mental Health Issues
Using the psychological framework of Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, Natasha Helfer Parker