Ask Dr. Julie Hanks

155 Episodes

1. Differentiation of Self: The Key to Wise Decision Making Regarding the LDS Church with Valerie Hamaker Episode

   Published: 9/17/2024
2. How do I support my 13-year-old daughter who wants to stay in the LDS Church when I have left?

   Published: 5/28/2024
3. How do I decide on a career that I won’t later regret or wish I had taken a different path?

   Published: 5/14/2024
4. Bonus Episode: Stepping back from the LDS Church? How to do so in a Psychologically Healthy Way with Valerie Hamaker

   Published: 4/30/2024
5. How do I heal from a patriarchal marriage and let go of resentment I’m carrying towards the LDS Church?

   Published: 4/9/2024
6. How do I pursue a high-powered career and still show up as the mom I want to be?

   Published: 3/26/2024
7. How can I better communicate to my husband that I’m not comfortable letting our child sleep at my in-laws’ house?

   Published: 3/19/2024
8. How should I approach my daughter’s upcoming baptism when I don’t believe 8-year-olds are capable of making this choice?

   Published: 3/12/2024
9. How can I stay engaged and active in the LDS Church as a working mom and a feminist?

   Published: 3/5/2024
10. How do I know if I want kids because I genuinely want them or because it’s always been expected of me?

    Published: 2/27/2024
11. How can I talk about boundaries with my narcissistic mother-in-law who turns everything into my fault?

    Published: 2/13/2024
12. How do I learn to trust myself when I feel a disconnect between what I learn in therapy and what I hear at Church?

    Published: 2/6/2024
13. How can I be present when grief is always reminding me of what could have been?

    Published: 1/30/2024
14. Bonus Episode: How to Stay Connected to the LDS Church in a Psychologically Healthy Way with Valerie Hamaker

    Published: 1/23/2024
15. Has my Latter-day Saint upbringing impacted my sexuality?

    Published: 1/16/2024
16. What can I do to stop comparing myself to others and start fostering a growth mindset?

    Published: 1/9/2024
17. How can I help my LGBTQ+ friends who are in pain because they feel like they don’t belong in the LDS Church?

    Published: 1/2/2024
18. How do I have conversations with my husband about expectations for behavior at Church and contributing at home?

    Published: 12/19/2023
19. How can I talk about modesty to my tween step-daughter without undermining the contradictory thoughts of her mother?

    Published: 12/5/2023
20. Should I try and save a friendship that’s ending because my family left the Church?

    Published: 11/21/2023