Podcasts by LDS Mood Radio
An LDS perspective on finding . . . well . . . perspective amidst mental illness struggles.
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Growth mindset versus victim mentality from 2020-07-07T20:16:05
Is it realistic to have a growth mindset when so many things are going wrong? And how do we even acquire one anyway? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast...
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Don’t neglect your mental health workout! from 2020-06-02T19:41:16
Do you have a mental-health workout plan? I have some teeny tiny “bar bell” exercise suggestions so you can see some improvement during this challenging time! --- This episode is sponsored by ·...
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Dreading the anniversary of a dark day from 2020-05-05T20:08:38
Do you have a day every year that you dread because something sad happened on that day in years past? Is there a way to find joy on those days instead being haunted by painful memories? --- Thi...
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Using mental illness as an excuse from 2020-04-28T16:52:44
Do you spend hours in your head composing air-tight excuses to get out of doing things you don’t want to do? (Is that just me?) Have you ever used your mental illness as an excuse to be un-Christli...
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Anxiety when the future seems daunting from 2020-04-21T18:31:46
Lots and lots and lots of spiritual evidence we don’t need to fear! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor...
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Family history work as an antidepressant from 2020-04-14T16:19:45
Prop those eyes open; don’t let them glaze over. Family history work is not a boring as it seems, and studies show it can effectively boost your mood! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor...
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Is visualizing the worst-case scenario helpful or hurtful? from 2020-04-07T17:13:17
During scary times, I’ve often wondered if visualizing the worst-case scenario could help me find solutions or send me into a full-blown panic attack. Tim Ferriss and Elder David A Bednar showed me...
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What is a happy dirt box and do I need one? from 2020-03-31T19:39:15
This week I want to talk about how gardening can improve mental health, but what can you do if you don’t have space to garden...or if you’re just too lazy? I have a potentially stupid and yet brill...
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Boosting hope and happiness during times of stress from 2020-03-24T18:12:33
Did you know that serving others can quiet the fear center of the brain and help a person feel hope and happiness? I have the scientific study to prove it, but how can we serve others when we are s...
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Mini episode: Follow up on coronavirus anxiety from 2020-03-19T15:50:19
Making a concrete list of some of the ways the stress of the situation can effect us in positive ways can raise our DHEA levels! I just made my list; have you made yours yet? Also, Sheri Dew is awe...
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Coronavirus anxiety from 2020-03-10T17:22:54
How can we (mentally) successfully navigate the next month or two or longer? Don’t panic! DHEA to the rescue! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Listen
Increasing motivation and self-discipline (aka getting over the hump) from 2020-03-03T19:57:31
Do you find yourself in depressive funks where you struggle to do the things others seem to do effortlessly? How can we find the motivation? There is no magic pill, but that doesn’t mean God will l...
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When your child decides to leave the church from 2020-02-25T20:27:17
What can we do to find inner peace and quiet anxiety when a family member decides to leave the church? It’s acutely painful, but there is beauty in the pain because it is purposeful. How is it purp...
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Dealing with toxic people from 2020-02-18T19:26:25
How can we help toxic people in our ward without getting burned? Dr. John Lewis Lund can get us on the path to following the example of Christ while protecting ourselves. --- This episode is sp...
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Anxiety and complaining from 2020-02-11T19:23:15
Are you a complain-aholic? If you’re anything like me, it feels almost impossible to kick the habit, but I think there’s hope! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make...
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Election anxiety from 2020-02-04T19:30:51
Does the loud, crazy political world make you want to withdraw into the fetal position? Eternal perspective can lesson anxiety so we are able to participate. --- This episode is sponsored by ·...
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Anxiety that comes with serving in callings. from 2020-01-28T19:11:21
Do you feel pressured to do more in your calling than you have energy to do? Or do you feel like you have to fit into a certain “calling mold” to please other people in your ward? Researcher Brené ...
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Those pesky screens from 2020-01-21T18:06:09
Have you found yourself feeling stuck in the sluggish bog of the never-ending internet scroll? I love my phone like I love ice cream, but lately it’s just making me feel sick (as is ice cream). It’...
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Spiritual Perfectionism and Scrupulosity from 2020-01-14T19:53:36
Today I want to talk about the anxiety we experience when we feel pressured to be spiritually perfect. Is our anxiety useful in this sense or counterproductive? I share my daughter’s experience wit...
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Testimony anxiety from 2020-01-07T19:14:47
Today I want to talk about the agonizing fear that the beliefs you have always held dear might be a big fat hoax. How can we deal with this anxiety? Is Elder Holland’s plea to “doubt your doubts be...
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Setting goals in spite of anxiety and because of it. from 2019-12-31T19:15:13
Happy New Year! Should you set goals this year? Your anxiety might thank you if you do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Listen
Of Dogs and Gifts from 2019-12-17T20:39:33
Today I want to talk about dogs and gifts and their relationship to mental health in a metaphorical way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Listen
Are you an “energy vampire” or “energy angel”? from 2019-12-10T21:31:37
What kind of energy do you emit? When Jill Taylor, a Harvard-trained brain scientist had a stroke that attacked the left side of her brain, she learned inspiring lessons from the right side of her ...
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The Jealous Bishop’s Wife from 2019-12-03T19:31:08
Has jealousy been a huge stumbling block in your life? It doesn’t have to be! Learn from my mistakes and “spiral upward,” as Alex Kirby PhD teaches. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: ...
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When the missionaries need your help and it makes you want to run for the hills. from 2019-11-19T18:51:32
Does your anxiety prevent you from helping the missionaries and investigators? Does this avoidance also fill you with guilt? I may have a solution... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: ...
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A traumatizing Relief Society ornament exchange. from 2019-11-14T14:58:15
Today I am going to share a traumatizing experience I had at a RS activity years ago and my perspective on it 20 years later. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make...
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How Jeannie Gaffigan is easing my disordered eating. from 2019-11-05T21:57:02
I am going to share my struggles with disordered eating and how I am currently using gratitude to manage that.
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Connecting to joy AND discomfort. from 2019-10-08T21:00:29
Anhedonia is a condition in which a person loses the ability to take pleasure in previously enjoyable activities. But luckily there’s a way to prevent or reverse that...and it’s gospel-centered of ...
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Spock, demons on a boat, and ACT Therapy. from 2019-10-02T01:11:20
What do Spock, demons on a boat, and ACT Therapy all have in common? Listen to find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Listen
Comparing ourselves to others feeds the anxiety monster within us. from 2019-09-24T20:21:48
We can lesson anxiety by recognizing that the world wants us to embrace the “ought self” while God wants us to embrace the “actual self.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest ...
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Can increasing creativity help manage anxiety? from 2019-07-30T18:50:03
I will be enlisting the expertise of both Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf and writer Elizabeth Gilbert to answer that question. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a po...
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Panic Attacks and Daily Bread. from 2019-07-24T00:39:46
To start off this podcast, I will tell you my story and explain why I feel a particular affinity for manna in relation to my mood. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to...
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Manna for the Mood Trailer from 2019-07-22T22:25:52
Join Jenn as she searches for and discusses the “manna” God sends us to deal with mental illness challenges.
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