Put Down Your Phone: What the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Teaching Us About Social Media and Maternal Mental Health
Social media companies make money when we stay on their platforms. They make money when we click, scroll, comment, argue, share, react, and come back to see what happened while we were gone. The algorithm is constantly learning what gets our attention, and unfortunately, the things that get our attention are often the things that make us angry, afraid, fascinated, jealous, or upset. The Lindsay Clancy case has all of those ingredients.
The Lindsay Clancy Case, Postpartum Psychosis, and What We’re Afraid to Talk About
I have a message for the therapists and moms who are struggling under the weight of this case: anyone who may be anxious about what it might mean for our profession, or for women’s rights, if there’s a patriarchal backlash around the idea that women are hysterical, dangerous creatures who can snap at any moment, and therefore need to be protected from ourselves through things like constant surveillance or involuntary commitment.
The World Cup. The Odyssey. Pioneer Day. Why We Still Need to Gather.
There are a lot of reasons to get out of the house this week and next.
Some people traveled or found places to gather and watch the FIFA World Cup. Others are watching Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey with their friends and family to witness its rich themes on the sanctity of humanity’s bonds, or what we owe each other (yes, I’m a big nerd and a bigger fan of the director). Here in Utah and across much of the Intermountain West, Pioneer Day is right around the corner: a holiday that, depending on your story, might mean parades, pie and ice cream, family reunions, fireworks, or maybe just trying to avoid State Street.
LDS Sexual Health, Mormon Mental Health, and the Research Questions We Still Haven’t Asked
Only in March 2026, researchers published the first complete three-dimensional map of the clitoral nervous system.
Think about that for a moment.
For nearly three decades, medicine has had a comparable map of the nerves of the penis. But only this year did scientists produce the first detailed 3D map of the clitoris—an organ whose sole known biological function is pleasure. Researchers hope this new understanding will improve pelvic surgery, sexual function, and women’s health.
Why Community Matters for LDS Therapists, Mormon Mental Health Professionals, and Clinicians Serving Faith Transition
Clients navigating LDS faith transitions may be grieving the loss of a community while trying to preserve family relationships. Others are exploring life after leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints. Some still consider themselves active members but are wrestling with difficult questions about belief, identity, or belonging. Many identify somewhere in between—as nuanced believers, post-Mormon, ex-Mormon, or simply “Mormon-ish.”
Fourth of July, LDS Culture, and Mental Health: Holding Space for Complex Feelings
As the Fourth of July approaches, many of us may be looking forward to time with family, barbecues, fireworks, and community celebrations.
But for others, especially those who grew up in or currently live in the Intermountain West, or who have a background in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the holiday may bring up more than nostalgia.
Remember Those “I’m a Mormon” Christian Ads? De Ja Vu in the News and a Heads Up For Upcoming Therapy Sessions!
Last week, news broke that the U.S. Department of Defense left Latter-day Saints out within the broader Christian category: Catholic, Protestant, and other Christian traditions. For any international therapists reading this who work with Mormons, I imagine you have been looking at US politics with fascination, or perhaps not wanting to look at all. And that’s ok.
Autism, Mormon Culture, and Love on the Spectrum: What I Keep Thinking About as a Clinician
When you work with autistic clients long enough, you start noticing that autism never really shows up alone. It always shows up inside a family system, a community, a set of expectations about what a good life is supposed to look like.
Mormon Mental Health, Scrupulosity, and AI Ethics: What Happens When the Algorithm Sounds Like God?
Last night, Pope Leo released a statement on the ethics of artificial intelligence.
At nearly the same moment, Utah leaders were discussing massive AI infrastructure expansion, including the proposed 40,000-acre data center development near North Salt Lake outside the Salt Lake City area.
And honestly? As a Mormon mental health professional, I don’t think those two conversations are unrelated.
Introducing Dr. Kristy Money, New Kid on the MMHA Leadership Block
Did you know (my client did not, because only half of women have
experienced this) women can and do orgasm in their sleep—verified in
sleep labs with EEG and physiological monitoring—which raises an
important clinical question: if the physiological capacity exists,
what happens psychologically, culturally, or relationally in waking
life?