Have you ever heard of the term scrupulosity? Many people haven't but it is a common condition. Scrupulosity is the pathological guilt and anxiety about moral issues and accompanies obsessive compulsive disorder. It can affect people who are not religious but ...

                            Many youth in the church struggle and it can be difficult to know if their struggles are caused by typical teenager life or if mental health care is needed. As a parent and youth leader in the church there are many things we can do to help them with both. Th...

                              It is a fairly common belief that therapy fixes people. As a therapist I'm hear to tell you that it won't. I think most therapists would agree with me on this, but people who are not therapists may not. So let me explain. When clients come to therapy for the ...

                             Most of what I talk about today has to do with what lens you are looking through to get to where you want to go. I want to show you how the world gets you to look through an earthly perspective and not an eternal perspective. President Nelson has asked us to “Th...

                            The theme this month is "unpopular opinions from a therapist" because I am going to talk about some topics that not every therapist would agree with. The first opinion I want to share with you is that it isn't necessary to work on your self esteem. I know some o...

                          One thing I wish more people knew is that you don't have to qualify for a mental health diagnosis to work on your mental health. Many women struggle with their mental health and never receive a diagnosis but need help, nonetheless. This is why strengthening your men...

                          I recently saw the following quote on instagram that inspired me so I wanted to elaborate on it. I really feel like it represents one of the main reasons women struggle with their mental health or their mental health is worse than it needs to. It reads, "Weights do...

      More often than not, when we think of someone in a mental health crisis, it can be easy to forget about the person who loves and cares for them. They too need support. Unfortunately, there aren't as many resources for the family members and loved ones. Ember Pilate wants to change th...

                             I have no doubt that all of us have felt rejection, had people treat us unkindly, and have had conflict in our relationships. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just avoid those all together? Well unfortunately we can't. The good news? There are skills you can tea...

     Listen on Audible | Listen on Spotify | Listen on iTunes      We have covered a lot of different types of relationships this month but today’s topic applies to any relationship. We are going to talk about setting boundaries. I love this topic because it can really apply to any situati...