You may find these videos helpful and relevant if…
You are a mental health professional who works with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (aka: LDS or Mormon faith tradition) and would like to create therapeutic trust through a deeper understanding of LDS culture and doctrine.
You are a member of the LDS faith, currently serving in a leadership position, and would like to provide treatment-aligned spiritual support to members experiencing OCD.
You are a member of the LDS faith who is experiencing OCD and need a little encouragement as you pursue treatment.
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For LDS Leadership
For Clinicians Treating LDS Clients
For LDS Members Experiencing OCD
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My Personal Mantra for Hard Days:
None of this is a surprise to God! It may be a surprise to you, but He’s known all along and you are absolutely loved by Him.
~Kelli
Additional Resources
Listen, Learn & Love Podcast
Hosted by Richard Ostler
Description: Welcome to our podcast that covers a range of Latter-day Saint topics. The podcast [episodes] are organized into two general sections: LGBTQ & Non-LGBTQ.
Under the Non-LGBTQ section you will find a subtopic that includes OCD. You will find many episodes that that feature interviews with members of the LDS faith who experience OCD as well as LDS mental health professionals who treat OCD and related anxiety disorders.
By Kari Ferguson
Description: Mental illness is not a sin. Getting help shows courage, not weakness. These are just a couple of messages Kari Ferguson has shared on her popular blog. After years of suffering herself, she’s teaching others to combat the stigmas surrounding mental illness, invite and open gospel dialogue, and keep fighting. Learn how to help yourself and those you love return to faith, service, and advocacy in this much-needed book.
Introduction from the IOCDF: Navigating OCD in the religious and spiritual context can often be difficult and overwhelming. However, faith, spirituality, and religious traditions matter – and they don’t have to be checked at the door in order to get effective treatment. In fact, their involvement is often a crucial component of success in learning how to live in freedom from OCD. Not only can an individual receive evidence-based treatment while upholding their faith/religious/spiritual traditions, but they can also integrate their treatment and traditions extensively. This resource center provides information and materials for navigating this unique landscape and offers tools for faith/spiritual leaders and mental health professionals to best support those impacted by OCD.
Imperfectly Good: Navigating Religious and Moral Anxiety to Release Fear and Find Peace
By Annabella Hagen
Description: Break free from the doubt and depression caused by moral and religious anxiety! There’s help and there’s hope.
In Imperfectly Good, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to help you find relief and happiness despite religious or moral OCD.
Through sound, research-based principles and practices, as well as real-life accounts of those struggling with scrupulosity OCD, you’ll learn how to progress from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset so you can become who you want to be.
The practices found in this book will help you:
Gain confidence in who you are
Navigate life with mental and emotional flexibility
Better connect with the present despite overwhelming anxiety
Embrace vitality and peace instead of worry and uncertainty
When you implement these skills, you’ll more easily navigate the turbulent waters of religious or moral OCD and successfully build long-term meaning in your life.
Don’t suffer needlessly. Open Imperfectly Good and start creating the life you want right now!
