So it’s that time of year once again. General Conference. Where we can sit in our own house and listen to the church leaders speak to us while we snack and scroll through social media on our phones. Or pay super close attention. Or knit. Or whatever it is we each do that helps us…
In a recent post I mentioned being quoted in an LDS Living Article listing tips for those who experience anxiety in the Temple and at Church. In reading through comments (a bad habit for writers, I’m learning ;), I found one thought that I wanted to address.
This last Sunday, I gave a lesson to the adults in our ward/congregation about “Mental Health and the Gospel.” As a relatively new Relief Society President, I have seen the prevalence of mental health issues in our congregation and also the hesitance with which they are discussed. I recommended to the Bishopric that we have a…
Hello friends, you may or may not know that I’ve been working on a book for LDS members who deal with mental health issues. I’ve finished up my very rough first draft and would love to add in personal stories and experiences from other members of the Church who deal with mental illness. If you…
Back during my Seattle OCD days, one of my friends introduced me to the idea of scrupulosity. Basically, it is religious OCD, though I didn’t really connect it with obsessive compulsive disorder at the time. It hearkens back to the idea of OCD taking over what matters to you and making your obsessions relate to…