It’s Primary Program season. It is a time where many spouses who would not otherwise come to church show up to see and support their children. On the surface, having your husband come to church seems like a nice gesture, but as those of us who have had a spouse leave the church know, “it’s complicated.” You want to be happy that DH is coming to church, but you worry that it will be awkward, or he will be annoyed, or criticize something about the church. Then you get those war

I’ve been thinking about the lies we tell ourselves. It’s a big topic, and I’ll just skim the surface here. I know my brain has been lying to me a lot recently. All the “I’m not enough” thoughts have been on full volume for the last few days, but in addition to the unsolicited “voices in my mind that say I’m not enough.” (You Say by Lauren Daigle) we tell ourselves lies without even realizing it. When a spouse leaves the church, my clients tend to wonder why do I have to chan

Ah, a child filled with joy with his scriptures open!  Is that how your home looks?  No?  Don’t you sometimes wish it would or think it should?  In truth, what I hear from many of you is that you feel overwhelmed by the responsibility to teach your children the gospel at home. As a Latter-day Saint woman, whose husband has left the church, you are the only one teaching and living the gospel in your home to start with, and now you are being asked to have a home-centered church