The Savior's Tools: Building Emotional Resilience

In this episode we discuss the specific struggle of eating disorders and its associated issue of body dissatisfaction. We offer empirically supported approaches for helping to improve body image and reduce destructive eating disorder symptoms. We share doctrine from scriptures and words of prophets that would help to reduce body shame and ultimately to use our bodies as instruments, not ornaments. Register for the Savior's Tools Podcast and Newsletter:  ⁠https://forms.office.com/r/ck81Zm8AMA 

In lieu of the holiday season, in this episode we discuss the power of traditions. Specifically, we discuss 10 psychological benefits of traditions. We then address caveats to tradition and the potentially destructive influence of traditions. We then look to Jesus Christ and His example of keeping, influencing, and leveraging tradition. 

In this episode we discuss common factors of effective psychotherapy. We analyze the four main components of successful outcomes of therapy. We highlight the term of our Savior Jesus Christ as a Wonderful Counselor and share gospel insights on how He is the perfect example of an effective counselor. 

In this episode we discuss the power of stories. We review a therapy approach called narrative therapy and apply it specifically to a young adult case study. Gospel connections and parallels are drawn at each of the four phases of narrative therapy treatment. Register for the Savior's Tools Podcast and Newsletter:  ⁠https://forms.office.com/r/ck81Zm8AMA 

In this episode we discuss a popular therapy approach called Internal Family Systems. We analyze a doctrinal basis for the idea that within each person are subpersonalities. We discuss the spiritual implications of such an approach and how bringing all of our parts to Christ can unburden and heal them which then causes them to work us in healthy ways. Register for the Savior's Tools Podcast and Newsletter:  ⁠https://forms.office.com/r/ck81Zm8AMA