Less Feed, More Life
What would help Americans scroll less? Friction, privacy limits, and offline defaults could shift behavior at scale.
Depression
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The Hidden Cost of Normalizing Doubt
What makes faith so difficult today? Cultural pathologizing has distorted doubt and weakened spiritual growth.
From Darkness to Light: The Healing Power of Divine Love
Can God’s love improve our mental health journey? A psychologist’s experience reveals its profound healing power.
Patterns in Stories of Lasting Healing from Depression
What can we learn from people who find deeper and more lasting healing from depression? A whole lot, it turns out. Introducing an in-depth examination of themes across stories of sustainable healing from depression.
Does Your Depression Keep Getting Worse? This Might Be Why
The FDA approved antidepressants as helpful short-term support based on studies spanning a few months. In making longer-term decisions, it’s crucial to pay more attention to what we know from longer-term research studies.
The Urgent Need to Console the Wounded
Given the tsunami of afflictions being endured, I believe we can emphasize the centrality of consoling the wounded in our Christian ministry without neglecting the reality of sin and the need for repentance.
How I’m Finding Deeper Healing from Depression
Depression has been excruciating. I’m so grateful to finally be on a path of deeper healing.
Scary Stories About Utah
I sit with several of my Public Square friends to discuss their recent articles discussing accuracies, and inaccuracies, of common assumptions about Utah.
Are Utahns More Depressed Than Everyone Else?
You’ve probably heard somewhere – from someone – that Utahns are far more likely to be depressed. You probably have not, however, heard about the broader picture of research that contradicts that especially popular Scary Story about Utah.
Are Religious LGBT Youth in Utah More (or Less) Prone to Suicidality?
The narrative that teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ are causing suicidality among LGBT youth is unsubstantiated. New research, showing a negative association between Church membership and suicidality in these youth, suggests the possibility that the opposite is true.
Are Latter-day Saint Therapists Meeting Client Expectations?
When therapists advertise they are Latter-day Saints, clients expect them to provide services within the boundaries of Church guidelines. All too often, this is not the case.
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