Call Him and Tell Him to Come Home
Why do we assume missionaries should stay in the field when a family member dies? My dad died while I was a missionary. But the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints taught me how to react to it many times and for many years before: “forget yourself and...
Dear Church: Stop Preaching Forgiveness Without Teaching Boundaries
Working with victims of abuse and survivors of trauma and also being one myself, the most difficult thing, by far, that I have encountered in church settings from the Mormon brand of Christians, is the focus on forgiveness that is pushed and peddled as the remedy to...The Meaning of Life
A Father’s Question My dad used to always ask, “What’s the meaning of life?” I felt he just wanted to start an interesting conversation. But when I was a kid, I never came up with any good answers; I would mostly repeat back what I had heard someone else say. He...
The New Abuse Training: Is It Enough?
The LDS church rolled out some big changes to their child abuse prevention procedures today. Reactions seem to be positive, as seen across progressive Mormon discussion boards and social media alike is the phrase, “It’s a good step forward” coupled...Episode 26 Ask The Mormon Sex Therapist with Dr. Finlayson-Fife
Dr. Finlayson-Fife answers two new questions: The first about how to make sense of wet dreams in the context of marriage, and how to address differences in sexual desire and biological needs in constructive ways. The second question addresses the role of erotica and...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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