Disclaimer: Natasha originally recorded this podcast for her Healing Sols podcast. Natasha has an informative discussion with Dr. Stephanie Buehler, licensed psychologist and AASECT certified sex therapist and author of “Counseling Couples Before, During and After Pregnancy: Sexualy and Intimacy Issues.” You will hear a comprehensive dialogue about the many hiccups couples often encounter after that sweet baby is born. From physcial issues (i.e. painful sex), hormonal implications (i.e. mood swings/postpartum depression), psychological stressors and narratives (i.e. how do I feel about my sexuality as a parent?), gender role expectations (i.e. how am I supposed to be showing up as a mom or dad?), social stressors (i.e. opinions or pressures from well meaning family or friends) and body image frustrations (i.e. will I ever lose that baby fat!?). Having babies are usually a wonderful time in a couple’s life… and yet, wonderful times can still be stressful. Listening will help you prepare for some things you may not currently be aware of as well as give you some ideas as to what you can do to remedy some problems you come across. It can also give you a sense of some things you may need to talk through years after baby making time to get your sex life back on track. Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST, CSTS can be reached at natashahelfer.comand runs an online practice, Symmetry Solutions, which focuses on helping families and individuals with faith concerns, sexuality and mental health. She hosts the Mormon Mental Health and Mormon Sex Info  and Healing Sols Podcasts, is the current past president of the Mormon Mental Health Association and runs a sex education program, Sex Talk with Natasha. She has over 20 years of experience working with primarily an LDS/Mormon clientele.

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0117: Sex After Pregnancy with Dr. Stephanie Beuhler

Disclaimer: Natasha originally recorded this podcast for her Healing Sols podcast. Fascinating discussion with researcher, neurobiologist, and sexologist, Dr. Jim Pfaus, about the work of late psychiatrist, Dr. Marcel Waldinger and his significant contributions to the field of sex therapy. We better understand and conceptualize conditions such as Persistent Genital Disorder, Rapid or Premature Ejaculation, and Delayed Ejaculation/Orgasm as well as effects of SSRI’s on sexual response due to his work. You will get a great anatomical lesson on how our bodies respond to sexual stimuli as well as a clearer understanding of how arousal and desire show up in human bodies and the many things that affect them. Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST, CSTS can be reached at natashahelfer.com and runs an online practice, Symmetry Solutions, which focuses on helping families and individuals with faith concerns, sexuality and mental health. She hosts the Mormon Mental Health and Mormon Sex Info  and Healing Sols Podcasts, is the current past president of the Mormon Mental Health Association and runs a sex education program, Sex Talk with Natasha. She has over 20 years of experience working with primarily an LDS/Mormon clientele

116: Waldinger’s Contributions to Sex Therapy with Dr. Jim Pfaus

Host Lisa Butterworth welcomes Tami Harris to the podcast in this episode of Mormon Sex Info. After going through a divorce, Tami shares her experiences with leading a healthy sexual life post-marriage. Tami Harris, CLC, LMT specializes in coaching those who have gone or are currently going through major life transitions or are looking to add purpose and meaning to their life. She provides support and tools to assist them in the process. She is holding the 6-week post divorce online workshop “whatever…i’ll just date myself” starting October 1st. BY THE END OF THE 6 WEEKS : -You will discover that enduring happiness comes from within, not from other people. -You will learn to listen to and better trust your innate wisdom. -You will learn techniques that will help you to re-wire your brain for a more positive mindset. -You will learn the importance of having a strong sense of self and how it will benefit other relationships. -You will learn how to feel confident and complete being single. -You will learn that you can create whatever life you desire, not what others think you should have. Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Please help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2020 by making a  donation at the top of this page Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC has a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University. Lisa specializes in women’s issues, faith transitions, sexual concerns, LGBT+ journeys, trauma, anxiety disorders, body image concerns, and depression. She offers both coaching/consultation and therapy services to individuals, couples and families. Lisa is also the founder of the popular Feminist Mormon Housewives website and support group. 

115: Sex & Divorce with Tami Harris

Caron Cordes, MSPSY, EDIT joins host Lisa Butterworth in this episode of Mormon Sex Info. Caron, a certified eating disorder recovery coach, at Symmetry Solutions shares how eating disorders could intersect with sexuality.  Caron Cordes, MSPsy, EDIT is a trained life coach with a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Having utilized therapists and life coaches in her own healing, Caron offers an empathetic, client-directed approach to healing with experience in faith transitions, depression and anxiety, trauma and is a certified eating disorder recovery coach. Resources Mentioned During this Podcast: Eating Disorders and Sexuality–https://mirror-mirror.org/ Reclaim Your True Self: Letting go of who you should be and loving who you are–6 Week Online Group starting 10/1/2020.   Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy EDIT™ Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Please help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2020 by making a  donation at the top of this page Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC has a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University. Lisa specializes in women’s issues, faith transitions, sexual concerns, LGBT+ journeys, trauma, anxiety disorders, body image concerns, and depression. She offers both coaching/consultation and therapy services to individuals, couples and families. Lisa is also the founder of the popular Feminist Mormon Housewives website and support group. 

114: Sexuality and Eating Disorders with Caron Cordes, Part 2

Caron Cordes, MSPSY, EDIT  joins host Lisa Butterworth in this episode of Mormon Sex Info. Caron, a certified eating disorder recovery coach, at Symmetry Solutions shares how eating disorders could intersect with sexuality.  Caron Cordes, MSPsy, EDIT is a trained life coach with a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Having utilized therapists and life coaches in her own healing, Caron offers an empathetic, client-directed approach to healing with experience in faith transitions, depression and anxiety, trauma and is a certified eating disorder recovery coach. Resources Mentioned During this Podcast: Eating Disorders and Sexuality–https://mirror-mirror.org/ Reclaim Your True Self: Letting go of who you should be and loving who you are–6 Week Online Group starting 10/1/2020.     Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy EDIT™ Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Please help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2020 by making a  donation at the top of this page Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC has a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University. Lisa specializes in women’s issues, faith transitions, sexual concerns, LGBT+ journeys, trauma, anxiety disorders, body image concerns, and depression. She offers both coaching/consultation and therapy services to individuals, couples and families. Lisa is also the founder of the popular Feminist Mormon Housewives website and support group. 

113: Sexuality and Eating Disorders with Caron Cordes, Part 1

Amy Elisa Hedrick joins host Lisa Butterworth on this episode of Mormon Sex Info. They discuss ways in which couples who are interested in opening their marriage can do so in healthy ways. They also share insights into how common open marriages are and things couples didn’t expect once they do so. Amy Elisa Hedrick is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Idaho for the past 17 years, maintaining her own private practice for the past 10 years. In 2010, she began the journey to become a certified sex therapist completing her curriculum through Florida Sex Therapy Training Institute. She is deeply passionate about sexual health and through that passion, she has committed her career to helping couples and individuals accept their sexual truth, optimize their sexual function, embody their authentic pleasure, and benefit from accurate, up-to-date knowledge of human sexuality.  To help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2020, please donate by clicking on the DonorBox button on this page. Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC has a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University. Lisa specializes in women’s issues, faith transitions, sexual concerns, LGBT+ journeys, trauma, anxiety disorders, body image concerns, and depression. She offers both coaching/consultation and therapy services to individuals, couples and families. Lisa is also the founder of the popular Feminist Mormon Housewives website and support group. 

112: Opening Up a Marriage in a Healthy Way

Cami Hurst joins host Lisa Butterworth on this episode of Mormon Sex Info. Cami Hurst is a sex therapist and joined the field after poor advice when she was first married. She’s been on a crusade since to educate newlyweds on what to expect, what is healthy and what is “normal”. Cami Hurst is passionate about helping married couples build life-long love stories. She specializes in Female Sexual Development, Mutual Sexual Satisfaction for couples, Sexual Education for Premarital/Newlywed couples, Sexual Orientation and Identity congruence for individuals and their families , Affair recovery, Post-addiction relationship recovery. Cami also specializes in spiritual issues such as faith crisis, faith reconstruction or transition, and mixed-faith marriages. To help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2020, please donate by clicking on the DonorBox button on this page. Thank you to Jeff Meyers for the intro and Peter & Mary Danzig of Otter Creek Duo for the concluding bumper music. Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC has a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University. Lisa specializes in women’s issues, faith transitions, sexual concerns, LGBT+ journeys, trauma, anxiety disorders, body image concerns, and depression. She offers both coaching/consultation and therapy services to individuals, couples and families. Lisa is also the founder of the popular Feminist Mormon Housewives website and support group. 

111: Advice for Newlyweds

 Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Natasha is joined by Sexologist Shamyra Howard, LCSW on this episode of Mormon Sex Info. Shamyra is the author of “Use Your Mouth: Pocket-sized Conversations to Simply Increase 7 Types of Intimacy in and out of the Bedroom”. Shamyra and Natasha discuss sexual conversations and she shares her insights into her book and how important conversations are surrounding intimacy. Shamyra Howard is a  Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice serving the Baton Rouge, LA and surrounding areas. Shamyra is also a Sexologist, Sex and Relationship Therapist, Amazon Best Selling Author, and International Speaker.  Visit https://www.facebook.com/shamyra.howardblackburn and https://www.onthegreencouch.com to learn more about Shamayra.

MSI Archived Episode 110: Conversations about Sex with Shamyra Howard

This is a conversation between prominent LDS therapists about the upcoming membership council Natasha Helfer is facing this weekend (April 18, 2021). To help keep Mormon Sex Info going past 2021, please donate at mormonsex.info.

MSI 126: LDS Therapists Discuss Natasha Helfer's Membership Council Hearing

 Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Natasha Helfer Parker interviews Emma Daley and Adam “Fuzzy” Konner, founders of “Consent Beyond Yes” in regards to a “collaborative approach” to consent that differs from our typical ways of thinking about this concept. Applicable for those who are in long-term relationships/marriage, those who are dating in adulthood and for anyone teaching teens about consent! Emma Daley (she/they) is a body psychotherapist, consent educator, and occasional math tutor. She began developing Consent Beyond Yes with Fuzzy while pursuing her Master’s degree in Naropa University. Emma has a background in PreK-12 and post-secondary education and is an Our Whole Lives sexuality education facilitator. When she’s not talking about sex, she might be found dancing, journaling, or climbing trees. Adam “Fuzzy” Konner (they/them) is a nomadic educator of consent, contact improvisation, co-ops, and alternative economic and monetary systems. They have been teaching classes and workshops on various topics to both children and adults for over 15 years. They also work as a freelance web and software developer, a worker co-op consultant with Collective Seeds Consulting Co-op, and the Executive Director ofCommon Good Washtenaw, a community currency. They are currently practicing conscious vagabondage after leaving their former home base in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

MSI Archived Episode 109: “Consent Beyond Yes”

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Natasha was joined by Dr. Cameron Staley on this episode of Mormon Sex Info.  They discuss Dr. Staley’s recent TEDx talk on pornography addiction. In his TEDx talk, Changing the Narrative Around the Addiction Story, Dr. Staley shares details from his research and counseling experience regarding helpful ways to talk about sexuality and how to effectively reduce unwanted pornography viewing through mindfulness. In order to help even more individuals who are struggling with pornography, he developed an online self-directed program called LifeAfterPornography based on the same ACT principles he uses in his counseling work and the same approach proven effective in research to reduce unwanted pornography viewing in adults.  Dr. Cameron Staley is a clinical psychologist who is passionate about providing counseling, teaching courses for the psychology department, and supervising counselors and psychologists in training at Idaho State University. He has presented his research on pornography at the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR) and the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) along with peer-reviewed publications in the journals of Socioaffective Neuroscience and Psychology, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, and Archives of Sexual Behavior. Cameron completed his psychology internship at Brigham Young University’s Counseling and Psychological Services where he first learned Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as an effective treatment for unwanted pornography viewing.

108: Dr. Cameron Staley and Pornography Addiction

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Natasha interviews Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC on this episode of Mormon Sex Info.  They discuss the conversations Lisa wishes we were having around sexuality in Mormonland. Lisa Butterworth, LPC, NCC has a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University and received two undergraduate degrees in Special Education and History from Utah State University. Lisa has been passionate in working towards women’s issues for over a decade and is dedicated to her career in helping individuals, couples and families in their goals towards mental health, healthy relationships and self-actualization as a provider at Symmetry Solutions. She is the founder of the popular Feminist Mormon Housewives website and support group. 

107: Sexuality in Mormonland

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Trigger Warning: If you’ve experienced sexual trauma, some of the things we discuss in this episode may trigger unwanted emotions to surface. Natasha joined Crystal Escobar on her Wannabe Balanced Mompodcast.  Crystal and her husband, Sean had recently discussed sexual shame and trauma in one of their recent podcasts.  Natasha reached out and provided a “therapy session” to help them along the path to healing. Crystal Escobar is a mother of 4 and wannabe balanced mom. She has a passion for helping moms find balance and purpose in motherhood and business. Crystal is a momprenuer, health & lifestyle podcaster.

106: Natasha Guest on “Wannabe Balanced Mom”: Healing from Sexual Shame w/ Natasha Helfer Parker

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info Natasha joined Braxton Dutson on his podcast, “Birds and Bees Podcast”. Natasha Helfer-Parker, MFT, CST, CSTS speaks with Braxton about being able to explore topics, address uncomfortable situations, and improve your understanding about “The M word.”  Masturbation–There are a lot of euphemisms for the word that makes many people uncomfortable to talk about. Let’s face it, many parents are worried about what it means if their child masturbates.  If you are a parent who wants to be able to support your child in building values around masturbation while also avoiding shaming them,  then this episode is for you. Braxton and Natasha  are here to help dispel myths, talk about values, talk about masturbation, and to support parents in creating a value-centric view on masturbation. This is especially supportive for those who live in religious communities and practice themselves.  Many of us have grown up in a religious setting that explicitly or overtly teaches values about masturbation. It is difficult to be able to follow these values while also addressing the reality that the majority of children are participating in self-soothing/masturbation practices.  In this Episode we explore:  -The question “when does masturbation usually start?” -Speaking to values when addressing masturbation  -Different approaches to conversations about masturbation with your child.  -Avoiding shame when having these (multiple) conversations.  -Creating “I Do’s” in what you value, VS following a “to Do” list. -Historical views of Masturbation and how they affect us now.  -Identifying what we want for our children as a sexual being later in life.  -Offering a value-centric view on Masturbation in religious communities while addressing the ways we can best support our children. 

105: Natasha guest on “Birds and Bees Podcast”: Masturbation, Values, and Kids

Thank you for listening to Mormon Sex Info. This episode is an archived episode and is only now becoming publicly available. Mormon Sex Info relies on contributions. To contribute, please visit: mormonsex.info In this episode of The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis licensed marriage and sex therapist and active Mormon Natasha Helfer Parker shares with us a more effective approach to masturbation and pornography for both teens and adults.

104: The Gift of the Mormon Faith Crisis – Masturbation and Pornography

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