get help in a crisis
if you are thinking about harming yourself (or know someone who is), please get help now by calling 9-1-1 or one of the hotlines below. trained therapists answer these calls and they want to help. they are also happy just to talk through feelings that may be weighing you down. available 24/7 at no cost to you.
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options specifically for spanish-speakers and veterans are also available - call 9-8-8
therapy resources
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ongoing support resources
faith-related talks / podcast resources
podcasts and talks we recommend
If you are feeling tensions of conflict with family, friends, fellow church members—or want to better ministering tools to bring people together, I invite you to read/share David’s book. It is a serious book needed in a divisive time—packed with the latest information from the finest minds, research, and scriptural/church leader insights to help heal our divides.
For families of LGBTQ children church can be a painful place. Sometimes it is hard to find the right balance of supporting your child and finding safety in your church community. Allison and Jenie talk about three tools that helps them deal with the dissonance and how they make church a healthy place where their faith can continue to thrive.
Parenting can often feel lonely and defeating and it feels similar as being lost in the wilderness. In this episode Jenie ad Allison breakdown the story in Nephi 16 and gain some great wisdom on how to handle your personal "bow-breaking" moments as an LGBTQ family. You will learn how much your Heavenly Father loves you and your family and the steps to gain your own personal Liahona to guide your family.
Parenting can often feel lonely and defeating and it feels similar as being lost in the wilderness. In this episode Jenie ad Allison breakdown the story in Nephi 16 and gain some great wisdom on how to handle your personal "bow-breaking" moments as an LGBTQ family. You will learn how much your Heavenly Father loves you and your family and the steps to gain your own personal Liahona to guide your family.
Allison and Jenie discuss how they stay in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as LGBTQ families. When your child comes out, it can feel like you are a new path to the Savior and it can sometimes feel like a lonely path. In order to thrive on this new path, you need a survival pack. They teach you 3 tools that will help you not just survive that new trail, but thrive on it.
Have you ever listened to a talk that everybody seems to love and you are left with feeling less hope and more fear? Allison and Jenie discuss how to process and find peace.
“Can I support my LGBTQ child and still hold a temple recommend?” We get this question a lot. We tackle this pain-point head-on and arm you with quotes from apostles, handbook references, and stake president's views on how you can do both.
other resources
Free suicide-prevention classes hosted by Lift+Love
