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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

You love God. You want to feel Him. But your mind is loud, life feels heavy, and you feel stuck in your own head. If that's you, please hear me. That doesn't mean you're failing spiritually. It doesn't mean God left. It means you're human.

This week I'm walking through why the still small voice gets so quiet when your nervous system is overloaded, the four "noise voices" that drown it out. You haven't drifted. You're buried under noise. There's a difference.

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Join the FREE LIVE CLASS on how to quiet the mental noise and hear God more clearly again.

Hear Him IN the Chaos Class: www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/hearhim

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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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

As an LDS therapist, one of the most common things I hear from women is, "I feel torn inside." 

There' is a part of you that wants to be calm and faithful, and another part that's anxious, or exhausted, or just done. Both can be true on the same day. That's not hypocrisy. That's being human.

In this episode, I sit down with JoAnna Bethea, an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor and the very first therapist to join me at Aligned Counseling. JoAnna walks us through Internal Family Systems, the modality she uses with her clients, and shows how it weaves beautifully with the gospel and with the Mind Body Bridging work I already teach. 

She shares her own story of a four day anxiety attack the week her youngest son finished his last high school sport, and how that hard season led her into the most freeing work she's ever done.

If you've ever felt torn in two, this one is for you.
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Get to know our guest:

JoAnna Bethea is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor at Aligned Counseling Utah. She specializes in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and weaves it together with Mind Body Bridging and the gospel of Jesus Christ to help LDS women heal from anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, and the quiet identity loss that often shows up in motherhood and empty nesting. She is also the heart behind a brand new Instagram account, Teaching Them To Fly, for moms walking their kids (and themselves) into the next chapter.

If you're in Utah and what JoAnna shared today felt like a light bulb moment for you, she's currently taking new clients at Aligned Counseling Utah.

Website: AlignedCounselingUtah.com
Instagram: @teachingthemtofly

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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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Disclaimer:  

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 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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

Ever feel like disappointing someone is basically the worst thing that could happen? Like your whole body goes on high alert the second you sense someone might be upset with you?

That's not just anxiety. It might be rejection sensitivity dysphoria, and in this episode, ADHD and executive function coach Kelly Dyches breaks it all down in a way that finally makes sense.

We talk about why fear of letting people down can feel so physical and so urgent, how it quietly blocks your ability to hear the Spirit, and what small steps actually help when your brain is filling in blanks with worst-case stories.

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Get to know our guest:

Kelly Dyches is an ADHD and executive function coach who helps people manage their big, busy, beautiful brains. 

Website: www.ADHDKelly.com

Instagram: @ADHDKelly

Facebook: Kelly Dyches 

She also sends a free weekly newsletter packed with ADHD tools and insights.

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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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

You can feel it the second someone’s mood shifts.

The tension. The urgency. The need to fix it… fast.

And before you even think about it, you’re carrying something that was never yours to hold.

In this conversation with Dr. Amanda Harms, we get honest about what’s really happening when you feel responsible for everyone’s emotions. Why it feels so real. Why it’s so exhausting. And the small shift that starts to change everything.

You’re not broken. You just learned a pattern that doesn’t fit your life anymore.

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Get to know our guest Dr. Amanda Harms

Website: www.lovenlifebyamanda.org 

Facebook: Love'n Life by Amanda

Instagram: @lovenlifebyamanda 

Self-help books:

Breaking Free From the Shame of Addiction

Send It Love  

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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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

In this episode, I sit down with Talmage Erickson from Screen Guys to talk about the impact of kids using cell phones and what's actually happening inside their brains when they're on screens… and what we can do about it without going extreme or losing connection.

We get honest about the all-or-nothing trap parents fall into, why screens are regulating emotions more than we realize, and how to respond when things get really hard… including discovering pornography use.

This isn’t about control.
It’s about connection, awareness, and leading your home on purpose.

You're not too late! Your kids don’t need perfect rules. They need a regulated parent who knows how to stay close when things get uncomfortable.

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Get to know our guest Talmage Erickson

Website: www.screenguy.com

Have Talmage speak to your group: www.speaking.screenguy.com

Instagram: @screen_guys

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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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

You’re trying.
You’re praying.
You’re doing all the “right” things.

So why do you still feel stuck?!

If your mind feels loud, your emotions feel heavy, and your connection with God feels quiet, this episode is going to challenge what you’ve been believing about your mental health.

Not everything your brain tells you is truth.
Not everything you feel means you’re failing.

And what if the thing you’ve been blaming yourself for is actually the place your healing starts?

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 truths that might feel uncomfortable at first… but they’ll help you stop fighting yourself and start understanding what’s really going on.

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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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

When trust breaks like this… it touches everything. How safe you feel. How you see yourself. Even how you hear God.

In this week's episode, I sit down with therapist David Dodini who works in this space every day. And we talk about what’s actually going on beneath the surface.

Not the shame.
Not the assumptions.
The real reasons this pattern sticks… and why so many women end up carrying responsibility that was never theirs.

We talk about betrayal, what your reaction means (and what it doesn’t), and how to move forward without losing yourself in the process.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this my fault?”… start here.

You are not the cause of his struggle. And you are not the solution either.

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Get to know our guest: David Dodini

https://www.kanecounselingservices.com/team/david-dodini

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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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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t leaving.
It’s realizing something is wrong in the first place.

You just feel… off. Confused. Second-guessing yourself. Walking on eggshells and calling it “being patient.”

In this episode, I sit down with Becky Bytheway Wengreen, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, who shares her personal story of living through emotional abuse and what it actually looks like when it’s not obvious.

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Get to know our guest:

Becky Bytheway Wengreen

Website: www.theedifygroup.com

Podcast: Hungry For Healing

Instagram: @theedifygroup

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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

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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings

Some pain doesn’t feel forgivable.
Not because you don’t want peace… but because it feels unfair to let it go.

In this Sister Connection episode, two women share what it actually looks like to wrestle with forgiveness when the hurt runs deep.

One is navigating forgiveness after years of abuse from her mother.
The other is grieving the loss of her 17-year-old daughter from a preventable accident.

This isn’t surface-level “just forgive and move on.”
This is about what happens when anger, grief, faith, and healing all collide.

One takeaway:
Forgiveness isn’t about excusing what happened. It’s about choosing what you carry forward… and what you finally set down.

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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

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Life feels like a lot when anxiety, overthinking, relationships, and big decisions all hit at once. Becoming gives teens and young adults ages 16–26 practical, faith-centered mental-health support. 

Learn more: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/becoming

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Check all my Free Resources to feel more peace, clarity or connection in your life

Click Here: https://www.ldsmentalhealthco.com/free-trainings