LDS Mental Health Podcast

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There’s a moment many women don’t see coming.
The house gets quieter.
The kids grow up.
Roles begin to shift.
And suddenly you find yourself wondering:
Who am I now?
For years you’ve poured your heart into motherhood, marriage, family, and service. And while those things matter deeply, they can quietly become the only place your identity lives.
So when life transitions happen, it can feel disorienting. Lonely. Even a little scary.
In this episode, psychologist Dr. Christy Kane and I talk about what it looks like to rediscover yourself during seasons of change.
We talk about the emotions many women experience but rarely say out loud. The quiet grief. The anxiety. The sense of losing yourself.
But we also talk about something hopeful.
Rebuilding identity.
Protecting yourself.
And learning how to create purpose again without abandoning the faith and values that matter most.
If you’re in a season of change or can feel one coming, this conversation might be exactly what your heart needs.
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Links from this episode:
Kane Counseling Services: https://www.kanecounselingservices.com/ 
Dr. Christy Kane's Instagram: @dr.christykane
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Some grief doesn’t have a clear place to go.
Infertility can quietly unravel so many things at once. Your plans. Your faith. Your sense of identity. Even the way you see God.
In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with the women behind this Sister Connection episode to talk about the layered reality of infertility. The kind that includes miscarriages, stillbirth, unanswered prayers, and long seasons of wondering where God is in all of it.
If you’ve ever wrestled with God, felt forgotten, or wondered if your story still has purpose… this episode is for you.
Your worth was never dependent on becoming a mother.
And your story isn’t over.

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Stick around for more Mental Health support & resources:

🎧 The LDS Mental Health Podcast: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/blog
🎁 Free Resources: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings
🛒 My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com
📲 Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 
📧 Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

LDS Mental Health Skills Deck: visit www.LDSMHco.com
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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life
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Some losses split life into a before and after. And no one hands you a map for the after.
In this deeply tender conversation, Lawrence and Melissa Stone share what it actually looks like to grieve the loss of children while trying to stay married, stay faithful, and stay human. Not the polished version. The real one. Silence. Anger. Distance. Small moments of connection. Starting over more than once.
They talk honestly about how differently grief can show up inside the same home, why couples often drift apart without meaning to, and what helped them protect their relationship in the middle of unimaginable pain.
If you’ve experienced loss, love someone who has, or carry fears about what you would do if life shattered, this episode offers gentle companionship and grounded hope. Not quick fixes. Not platitudes. Just people who have walked through fire and are willing to sit beside you.
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Get the Stone's book:

Our Story[s]: The Unique Stories of a Husband and Wife’s Journey Through Child Loss

https://amzn.to/4r12TA9 
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Stick around for more Mental Health support & resources:

🎧 The LDS Mental Health Podcast: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/blog
🎁 Free Resources: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings
🛒 My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com
📲 Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 
📧 Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

LDS Mental Health Skills Deck: visit www.LDSMHco.com
Get 20% off your Skills deck by entering code PODCAST at checkout. 
Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life
Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

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Some wounds don’t just hurt. They change how you see God, yourself, and everyone else.
In this conversation, Elisha Harris shares how unresolved trauma can keep you stuck in survival mode even while you’re trying to do all the “right” things spiritually. We talk about the emotional armor many women carry, why staying busy can feel safer than being honest, and how healing through the Savior is less about performing and more about surrender.
If you’ve ever felt disconnected, numb, ashamed, or like you’re trying so hard but still not feeling peace, this episode will meet you there. Not with pressure. With hope.

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Get to know our guest:

Elisha Harris
Instagram: @elishaaharris
https://www.instagram.com/elishaaharris/
 
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Stick around for more Mental Health support & resources:

🎧 The LDS Mental Health Podcast: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/blog
🎁 Free Resources: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings
🛒 My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com
📲 Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 
📧 Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

LDS Mental Health Skills Deck: visit www.LDSMHco.com
Get 20% off your Skills deck by entering code PODCAST at checkout. 
Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life
Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

Send us a text message if you have a question you want answered on the podcast.
When you’re the one everyone depends on, it can feel like there’s no space left for you to fall apart. This episode is for the quiet kind of exhaustion that comes from loving people through hard things while trying to hold your own life together.
Niki answers listener questions about caring for a medically fragile child without losing your marriage, supporting a teen who speaks harshly about themselves, walking beside a spouse with depression, and coping with the heartbreak of an adult child creating distance.
Instead of quick fixes, this episode offers small ways to stay connected when life feels heavy. Gentle ways to respond when words hurt. Compassion that doesn’t require you to abandon your boundaries. And hope that even when relationships shift or strain, healing and direction are still possible.
If you’re tired, stretched thin, or quietly grieving something no one else fully sees, this episode will remind you that you are not alone, not broken, and not without support.

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Links mentioned in this episode:
The LDS Mental Health Podcast Episode 222: Handling Boundaries Set for You
www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/blog/222
 
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Stick around for more Mental Health support & resources:

🎧 The LDS Mental Health Podcast: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/blog
🎁 Free Resources: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings
🛒 My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com
📲 Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco
📧 Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

LDS Mental Health Skills Deck: visit www.LDSMHco.com
Get 20% off your Skills deck by entering code PODCAST at checkout. 
Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life
Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings