Creating Safety for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints in the Bishop’s Office

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in August 2020.  Blake works in the Brigham Young University Office of Success and Inclusion, offering confidential support to people who, for various reasons, feel marginalized. The goal is to help student body members feel unity. Previously he worked in the BYU University Relations office. One of his main areas of focus is helping LGBT students. He is a returned missionary. Highlights

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Changing Our Narrative About Pornography

Whenever we discuss pornography use in the Church we often refer to it as an “addiction” but coach Zach Spafford thinks this is an innacurate description of what is happening and one that needs to change.    Zach feels the narrative around pornography use needs to change so that we can allow for agency and mistakes. When we can come to accept that all of us were sent to earth to use our agency and that mistakes are part of that agency, then we can come to view those who look at pornography in a much better way that can actually allow them to choose to not view it instead of being forced by fear to not view it. Which by the way, never works.    If you or someone you know is viewing pornography and wants to stop, this is a great episode to listen to.    

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Relaxing When You’re Overwhelmed

Life is busy and sometimes it feels like it won’t get any easier. In the midst of so many things it’s easy to get overwhelmed. When that happens the last thing we can find time for is for relaxation. So how can we find time to relax when we are so busy with everything going on in our lives? And what does relaxation looks like in those circumstances? Lisa convenes with the Council of Moms and talks to Thomas McConkie, host of the Mindfulness+ podcast, to find out.

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