*Trigger Warning*

This episode contains heavy subjects such as depression, suicide, and self-harming.

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This week we're honored to hear from Zach Jensen. In this episode, he shares his journey of serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Zach shares with us the challenges he faced as he came home early to focus on his mental health.

Zach shared with us his mission story: what it was like preparing and leaving for his mission, what he experienced while there, and what the process looked like for him as he returned home.

Tune in for the whole episode and hear his story of transformation!

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We are so excited to announce our Podcast, Hearing the Unheard!

In this short introduction, you will hear from Ryan Stolworthy, and Esterlee Molyneux, the Co-founders of Paz Wellness. We are also introduced to Eric Stauffer, the host of Hearing the Unheard.

“Hearing the Unheard” is a podcast featuring individuals who have faced challenging life circumstances. Through candid storytelling, guests are vulnerable as they share their experiences, offering insights into their journeys, overcoming obstacles, the role of faith, resilience, and valuable life lessons learned.

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In today's podcast, Eric Stauffer discusses a candid and personal account of how his family journeyed through self-worth challenges with his teenage daughter, we'll explore how the interplay of faith, medical intervention, therapy, and the unwavering support of their community guided his family to find their way through this experience. We’ll also discuss discerning where doctrine ends and negative cultural assumptions begin.

Sometimes, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints question their own self-worth and feel they can’t live up to real, or perceived, standards.

This may result in self-shaming, crippling cases of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, scrupulosity and perfectionism- to name a few. Perhaps most tragic, these personal assessments and degradations tend to be in direct contrast to the actual doctrinal tenets of their faith.

We are so excited to have Julie Swensen here to speak to us today!  Julie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  She's an owner of Peak Mental Health and the Clinical Director for Paz Wellness.  Prior to moving into private practice, she worked in the acute hospital setting as well as with individuals and their families in home health and hospice.  Julie specializes in treating the multitude of ways anxiety, depression and trauma manifests in life including helping people navigate their ADHD.

Julie is a proud Aggie and graduated from Utah State University with her bachelor’s degree in social work in 2000 and her Master’s Degree in 2010. 

Julie specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma manifestation, as well as, helping people navigate their ADHD.  

Clair Canfield founded Canfield Conflict & Collaboration Consulting and has been teaching, training, and consulting for over 22 years. He has been at Utah State University for 9 years and is a senior lecturer in the Communication Studies and Philosophy department. He lives in Perry with his wife and three daughters. One of those daughters is partially responsible for his reputation as the “hair-pretties guy” from a story told during his TEDx talk at USU that has been viewed on YouTube over 450,000 times.

During his time as an undergraduate at Weber State University, he began to explore communication studies courses to try and find new ways of dealing with his conflicts rather than just trying to avoid them.

He also felt a call towards teaching so after graduation he taught as an adjunct for two years before going back to school for his Masters Degree. He attended the University of Montana where he continued exploring his interest in topics related to communication and conflict such as the forgiveness process. While pursuing a doctoral degree from the University of Utah, Clair also completed a graduate certificate program in conflict resolution.

Clair is passionate about the possibilities that the forgiveness process has to help us deal with the damage that can sometimes come from unhealthy conflict. The idea of forgiveness is central to many faith traditions. However, when it comes to knowing how to forgive, many of us have barriers because of common misunderstandings and myths surrounding forgiveness.

This workshop will help you to develop an awareness of how you currently conceptualize forgiveness, recognize common barriers that block you, and identify how you can unlock the gifts that forgiveness can provide when you understand the process.

On today's episode, we interview Jane Clayson Johnson, an Emmy award-winning journalist, and author. You can hear her regularly on National Public Radio, hosting the nationally syndicated news program, Here & Now. She has been a host at WBUR in Boston for the last 18 years. Before that, she hosted the network morning program in New York City at CBS News. Prior to her work at CBS, she was a network correspondent at ABC News, based in Los Angeles.

Jane is the author of two, best-selling books. Her first book, I Am a Mother, chronicles her decision to leave network news to have a family. Jane’s second book Silent Souls Weeping is a candid look inside the core-shaking world of clinical depression. She interviewed scores of Latter-day Saints in an effort to open a dialogue within faith communities and to promote a new level of honesty, authenticity, and hope for those who suffer from mental illness.

Jane has also traveled the country and the world interviewing presidents, world leaders, scientists, authors, and stars from Hollywood and Broadway. She covered the NATO airstrikes in Kosovo and the refugee crisis in Macedonia, the fall of the Suharto government in Indonesia, and several presidential campaigns. Jane started her career at KSL Television in Salt Lake City and is a graduate of Brigham Young University. 

Jane is a popular speaker and has served on many boards including the Deseret Management Corporation, which oversees the media entities of the Church.  She and her husband Mark Johnson served on the Presidents Advancement Council at BYU-Idaho and currently at BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

Terryl Warner is the Director of Victim Services Programs at the Cache County Attorney’s Office in Logan, Utah.

As a crisis victim advocate for more than a quarter of a century, Terryl helps children, adults, and families who are experiencing trauma; she makes sure they understand the legal system and that their voices are heard throughout the process. From fatalities and child abuse to domestic violence and sexual assault, Terryl has worked on a myriad of cases involving victims of crime.

She has been on Oprah, Good Morning America and is featured in Pulitzer Prize winner Matt Richtel’s book, “A Deadly Wandering” – a book about Terryl’s pursuit of justice in a fatal texting and driving crash where two rocket scientists were killed in SR 30, Terryl is passionate about helping victims of crime in their darkest hours. Terryl worked with President Barack Obama’s staff to pass a “No Texting and Driving” policy for all people who work under federal programs and grants. Every agency in the country that receives federal funds must sign this policy that their staff will not text and drive.

Welcome to a thought-provoking episode that delves deep into the human experience, mental resilience, and the power of sharing our stories.

I'm thrilled to introduce our guest today, a man whose journey from the heights of professional sports to the challenges of mental health advocacy has inspired countless individuals around the world.

Joining us is Eric Hipple, lifelong Utah State Aggie, former NFL quarterback, author of "Real Men Do Cry," and a passionate advocate for breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health.

Eric's story is one of courage, vulnerability, and the triumph of the human spirit.

Through his book and his work, Eric has touched hearts and opened minds by sharing his own struggles with mental health and the tragic loss of his son to suicide. He's a beacon of hope for those navigating their own mental health journeys and a true advocate for fostering understanding and empathy.

In today's open and vulnerable conversation, we'll explore Eric's insights on mental health in the world of professional sports, the impact of his personal experiences on his advocacy efforts, and the steps we can all take to create a more compassionate and supportive society.

So, whether you're a sports enthusiast, someone who's faced their own mental health challenges, have a loved one who is struggling, or simply looking for inspiration to overcome life's obstacles, you're in for a compelling and enlightening discussion.

Without further ado, let's dive into this episode with Eric Hipple, as we uncover the profound lessons he's learned from his own life's playbook.