Karen Broadhead interviews Stephanie who shares what it's like to be a mother of a spiritual giant who struggled with an addiction to pornography at the age of 11. Her son's addiction started slow and then after several tries of meeting with local leaders and others who tried to help, Stephanie was out of ideas on how to help her son overcome this addiction. He started with feelings of isolation, separation from family and friends and then struggled with feelings of suicide. She and her husband were desperate to find anything that would help, her husband found an article of the Sons of Helaman program from LCS. Her son was skeptical but she was able to successfully "drag" her son there and for the first time he realized he was not alone, and was able to see that he was and still is a son of God, a spiritual giant. He learned something so critical about his battle against the adversary, with the help of Jesus Christ and skilled Clinicians from LCS he was able to start his recovery, was able to learn how to fight back and is overcoming his addiction and currently serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This interview was first recorded Feb 8, 2017.
What I wish I would have known on discovery day and how I would have treated my son.How I was able to "motivate" him to attend his first meeting.We are all fighting the adversary and knowing that made a huge difference in his life.How her son was not ashamed, and willing to share his story and bring others to the program.Don't block, talk, keep open convos with family members.BOOK: Redeeming LightMosiah 27:29Mothers Who Know program helps Mothers know the tools to put on our own Armor!Under the direction of Life Changing Services, Mothers Who Know supports women through free education, resources and tools. In order to stand strong in the opposition of our day, we "stay by the tree" by shining light on the tactics used by the adversary to discourage women and threaten families.
Warrior Mothers Who Know, is for mothers whose son or daughter is dealing with an addiction, self-destructive behaviors, or any issue that requires therapeutic intervention. (Sons/daughters may be participants in the Sons of Helaman/Daughters of Light program, but this is not a requirement). Just as the mothers of the Sons of Helaman in the Book of Mormon, we do not doubt that our Savior Jesus Christ has the power to heal our families and ourselves.
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Life Changing Services (LCS) Counseling Center and Therapeutic Services, led by Maurice Harker, is a group of clinicians who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and provide impactful therapeutic treatment and self-mastery programs for individuals, families, and couples. We offer specialized programs for both young men and men who are challenged with pornography or other sexual addictions. We also provide a therapeutic treatment program for women and young women who are challenged with low self-worth, anxiety, depression, sexual misbehavior including pornography, self-harming or other unhealthy behaviors. Life Changing Services also offers support programs for wives and mothers, as well as a personal self-mastery program for individuals or families. In addition, we offer exceptional individual, marital and family counseling. All of our resources are available in-person and on-line.
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