Teens and young adults are dealing with anxiety, loneliness, comparison, dating, faith questions, difficult decisions, and the constant feeling that everyone else is somehow ahead.

They don’t just need more advice. They need practical tools that make sense for the stage of life they’re in.

In this episode, Niki is speaking with therapist Braeden Jensen about the unique mental-health challenges facing people ages 16–26 and why those struggles need their own conversations and support.

Stick around to the end, because we're also introducing something brand new: The Becoming Membership, a faith-centered mental-health membership created specifically for teens and young adults.

Join the Becoming Membership waitlist today: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Braeden Jensen is a licensed therapist based in the Salt Lake City area, specializing in mental health for youth and young adults (ages 16-26). Before becoming a therapist, he spent seven and a half years teaching seminary full time. He's joining LDS Mental Health Co. and starting in October he'll host his own monthly episode focused on youth and young adult mental health.

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

Have you ever promised yourself you’d pray more consistently, exercise regularly, read your scriptures every day, spend less time on your phone, or finally get organized?

You start with good intentions, but then life happens. You miss one day, then another, and suddenly you’re wondering why you can’t seem to stick with anything.

In this episode, Niki explains why struggling with your habits doesn’t mean you’re lazy, failing, or lacking commitment. Sometimes what looks like a habit problem is actually overwhelm, exhaustion, or emotional overload.

If you’re tired of continually starting over, this episode will help you understand what may really be getting in the way and give yourself more grace as you begin again.

Stick around to the end, because I'm also sharing something I built just for weeks like this one: The 7-Day Simple Habits Reset.

It begins September 8. Sign up today:
https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Have a question or struggle you’d like Niki to help with?

Click here to share it anonymously. Your question may be answered on a future episode of The LDS Mental Health Podcast, and it could help another LDS woman who’s struggling with the same thing too. 💛

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

Sometimes the person hurting you is the person everyone else loves. This week's Therapy Insights answers two real listener questions about emotional abuse: one from a woman wrestling with guilt over wanting to leave, and one from a widow still making sense of a marriage nobody else saw the way she did.

We talk about the difference between guilt and guidance, why fear doesn't always mean stay, and why your experience doesn't need anyone else's agreement to be real. If you have a question you'd like answered on a future episode, there's a link below to text it in.

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Have a question or struggle you’d like Niki to help with?

Click here to share it anonymously. Your question may be answered on a future episode of The LDS Mental Health Podcast, and it could help another LDS woman who’s struggling with the same thing too. 💛

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

Fear doesn't always look like fear. Sometimes it looks like overthinking the same decision for the hundredth time, researching something to death or praying about it again hoping it will finally feel different. Most people don't even realize fear is what's happening. They just feel stuck, and start wondering if something's wrong with them for not having peace yet.

This week I'm walking through a simple skill for making decisions when fear is in the driver's seat: name it, separate it, choose anyway. There's a free companion worksheet linked below, use it right alongside the episode.

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Click here for the free → Companion Reflection Guide

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Have a question or struggle you’d like Niki to help with?

Click here to share it anonymously. Your question may be answered on a future episode of The LDS Mental Health Podcast, and it could help another LDS woman who’s struggling with the same thing too. 💛

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

You've spent your whole life quietly wondering why some things feel so much harder for you than they seem to for everyone else. Scripture study won't stick. Prayers get lost in fifty other thoughts. You forget things you swore you'd remember, and the shame shows up before you even understand what happened.

This week, therapist Brittney King, LPC joins Niki to talk about what ADHD actually looks like in adults, and why it usually has nothing to do with how hard you're trying. There's a reason your brain works this way, and it's more treatable than you think.

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Get to know our guest:

Brittney King, LPC has a background in social work and school counseling. She is now a junior high school counselor and licensed therapist at Aligned Counseling serving patients in Idaho. Brittney specializes in ADHD and neurodivergence in children, teens, and adults.

To book an appointment with Brittney, click here.

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Have a question or struggle you’d like Niki to help with?

Click here to share it anonymously. Your question may be answered on a future episode of The LDS Mental Health Podcast, and it could help another LDS woman who’s struggling with the same thing too. 💛

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

How do you know when a family relationship needs stronger boundaries, more distance or possibly no contact? When family relationships are tied to faith, loyalty, traditions, and belonging, it can be hard to separate Christlike love from the pressure to keep everyone comfortable.

In this first LDS Therapy Insights episode, I am explaining how to look for repeated unhealthy patterns, why a difficult relationship is not automatically a toxic one and the many levels of boundaries available before full cutoff. You’ll also learn why forgiveness does not require unlimited access and how to seek personal revelation from a place of clarity instead of guilt.

Have a question you want answered? 

Submit an anonymous question or struggle you're having for a future episode here.

Also, be sure to join the 10-Day Prayer Practice beginning August 3:
https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/prayer-practice

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

If you've been praying and the answer is just...silence, you're not alone. A lot of LDS women are doing everything right on the outside but quietly feeling disconnected from God. And the hardest part? They feel guilty even admitting it. Like maybe if they had more faith, they'd feel something.

In this episode, Niki talks about the real reasons prayer can start to feel difficult and why that disconnect has way less to do with worthiness than most people think. 

Plus: Niki's new 10-day prayer practice to help you start reconnecting through simple, intentional moments. 

10 Day Prayer Practice: CLICK HERE TO JOIN

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Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a text message

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

Have you ever prayed, gone to the temple, or begged Heavenly Father for help and felt absolutely nothing? No peace, no comfort, no emotional reassurance. And then immediately wondered what's wrong with you spiritually? In LDS culture we talk a lot about "feeling the Spirit" and those experiences are real. But many of us have accidentally started believing that emotional feelings are the only evidence the Spirit is present.

In this episode, Niki unpacks the many ways the Spirit actually works, especially for women who are emotionally overwhelmed, numb, burned out, or grieving. Grab the free companion reflection guide linked below to use alongside this episode.

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Click here for the free → Companion Reflection Guide

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Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a text message

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingservices.net

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

Some experiences just stick. No matter how much time passes, or how hard you try to move on, they keep showing up in how you feel about yourself, your relationships, even your ability to hear God. And the frustrating part? You can't just decide to be over it.

In this episode, Niki sits down with therapist Allie Allen LCMHC to unpack why painful memories get stored wrong, how anxiety makes it nearly impossible to tell the difference between worry and a prompting, and the therapy tool that has people saying, "It doesn't bother me anymore." 

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Get to know our guest:
Allie Allen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who works with adolescents, adults, and families. She specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions, using EMDR, IFS, and DBT to help clients heal, better understand themselves, and build healthier patterns with compassion and practical skills.

If you're in Utah or Idaho and would like to book a session with Allie, she is currently taking new clients at Aligned Counseling.

Website: AlignedCounselingServices.net

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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

Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingutah.com

My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: 

Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective.  
This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. 

This podcast reflects Niki's personal views and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care or therapy. If you are in crisis, call 988 or your local emergency services.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration

You wake up already feeling behind. There are a hundred things in your head, you're trying to be present, you're trying to pray, and your thoughts are still louder than everything else. You're not failing. Your mind is overwhelmed, and when your mind is overwhelmed everything feels harder. There are specific patterns that show up when you get to this place, and once you can see them, you stop fighting yourself all day long.

In this episode, Niki walks through the 4 mental health skills that change everything when your mind feels chaotic. The third skill she teaches is the one most LDS women have been quietly battling for years and didn't realize they could interrupt.  

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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

🔍 Looking for an LDS Therapist? www.alignedcounselingutah.com

🛒 My Shop: www.ldsmhc.com

📲 Follow on social media for more support and resources: @LDSMentalHealthco 

📧 Contact Me: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/site/contact

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A quick note: I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but this podcast is my own. It isn't affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Church, and the views I share don't represent official Church teachings or positions.

The information shared in this podcast is also for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional therapy, counseling, diagnosis, or treatment. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist-client relationship. If you are experiencing distress, struggling with your mental health, or need personalized support, please seek the help of a licensed mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, please call 988 in the United States or your local emergency number right away.

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For one week, you'll focus on one simple habit each day designed to help you feel more intentional, less overwhelmed, and more connected to what matters most. 

Join us for the Simple Habits Reset: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/simple-habits-reset

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Fortify Your Mental Health FREE Mini Course

https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/FortifyRegistration