Helping Your Teen Build Confidence

We earn money to pay for things. We earn trust from others by keeping our word. We earn muscle by working out. Have you ever considered that you can also earn confidence? Coach Kendra Huffman is on the podcast today to discuss two main things parents can do to help their teens gain the confidence they need and deserve so they can live a more fulfilling life. She believes everyone has the right to be confident but teens and their parents have to be willing to put in the time and effort. This is a great episode for parents who have a teen that is struggling with confidence. If you feel like your teen would benefit from extra help please reach out to Kendra. And, if you live or will be in the Salt Lake area in August, make sure to check out Kendra’s live event entitled, “The Confidence Party”. There is no doubt it will be a wonderful experience for your teen.

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From Hiding Food to Healing: Part 3

What happens after you lose 100+ pounds on a weight loss show and “normal life” hits you with a ton of sugary cravings? Sarah talks about life after “reality tv”, how difficult it is to maintain your weight after the show, feeling like her body was “broken”, learning how to establish boundaries, accountability, and support in a way that can actually work for the long run, and the power of turning to the Lord in your hard times.

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How to Hug a Transgender Latter-day Saint: Part 2

This is Part 2 of a 2-part conversation. Listen to Part 1 here. Katherine Herrmann lists all things Apple, new wave/alternative music, and fantasy/science fiction among her fandoms. She works as a principal software engineer/architect for a video streaming company, and recently published TransLucent: How I put off my natural man and found a spiritual woman. At church, she has served as secretary for deacons, teachers, and priests quorums, as a Sunday School and elders quorum teacher, elders quorum secretary, ward executive secretary, newsletter editor, and assistant ward clerk—historian. She has also hugged a lot of people at general conference, and bore her testimony in over 40 wards in three years. Highlights

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Diversity Advocate Susan Madsen Gains New Empathy

Our “Stick With It” conversation series on the Top of Mind podcast continues with diversity advocate Susan Madsen’s story about being invited to attend an event and realizing she was the only white person in a room of several hundred people. Sticking with the discomfort she felt at the event gave her a window into how people of color must feel often in Madsen’s majority white community. That new measure of empathy served as an important motivation for Madsen in her research and advocacy with the Utah Women and Leadership Project.

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Matthew 19–20; Mark 10; Luke 18

In this episode we'll talk about Matthew 19-20, Mark 10, and Luke 18. We'll talk about two accounts from these readings. First, we'll review the story of the blind men who sought healing from the Savior. We'll discuss how even though they were discouraged by others to continue their quest, they persisted. We'll talk about the principle of tenacity, which is a key element of emotional resilience, and how that can help us manage trials. Second, we'll review the story of the rich young ruler. We'll talk about the importance of making changes, even changes that are very difficult, to follow the Savior. We'll discuss how each of us usually has one or more things that, if we change, can help us make better emotional and spiritual progress.

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Inspirational Stories of LDS Women: Present & Past

With Mother's Day around the corner, Emily Cushing and Bekki Hood share some incredible, inspiring stories of faithful Latter-day Saint women around the world, from both the present and the past. This episode will warm your heart and remind you just how important the women and mother's in our lives truly are.

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