1305: Mormon Faith Crisis Retreat Pt. 8 - Conscious Parenting
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Five years years ago, upon completing my Psychology Ph.D., I began holding retreats and workshops to support Mormons in faith crisis, and specifically to help reduce anxiety, depression, suicidality, family strife, and unnecessary divorce for those experiencing a Mormon Faith Crisis. For many of these workshops and retreats, I was fortunate to co-present with Natasha Helfer Parker and Margi Dehlin.
In August of 2019 we decided to hold a weekend retreat and record the entire experience ,including the attendee participation. This is that retreat, which was held from 8/30 to 9/1/2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 40 audience members participated. The following topics were addressed:
- Understanding and Navigating a Religious Transition
- Fundamentals of Mental Health in a Religious Transition
- The Key to Healthy Relationships: Emotional Intimacy
- Healthy Sexuality After a Faith Transition
- Conscious Parenting
- Communicating with Believing Family and Friends
We hope you enjoy this content. It is the best insight we can share to help you navigate your religious transition.
Finally, a HUGE thanks goes to Clint and Jeni Martin for underwriting this event.
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| 0:00.0 | So a lot of what we'll be using in our presentation, it comes from the work of Shafali Savary. |
| 0:14.6 | And Shafali Savary is actually, her first book was called The Conscious Parent and it |
| 0:21.3 | is the Dalai Lama wrote the preface for her first book. |
| 0:26.6 | So she received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia and she kind of combines |
| 0:34.0 | Eastern and Western in a blend of parenting. |
| 0:38.2 | So anyway, just wanted to give credit or credits to. |
| 0:43.4 | Go ahead, tell me about the other books too. |
| 0:45.1 | I think they're all important. |
| 0:46.4 | Sure. |
| 0:47.4 | So her first book is The Conscious Parent. |
| 0:49.0 | A lot of people tend to start here, which I understand because it is the first book that |
| 0:54.0 | she wrote. |
| 0:55.0 | It's really a philosophical kind of groundwork book. |
| 1:00.0 | So it can be difficult for some people who are wanting to really get practical. |
| 1:05.7 | Her second book out of control is great for people who find themselves in control paradigms |
| 1:10.8 | a lot. |
| 1:11.8 | It's a little more accessible, a little more practical. |
| 1:15.4 | It's John's favorite, would you say, out of the three. |
| 1:18.5 | And then my favorite is actually the third. |
| 1:20.5 | It's called The Awakened Family. |
| 1:23.3 | And I like it because it's kind of a blend. |
| 1:25.0 | She kind of in the beginning of the book goes through myths that we have with regard to |
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