LDS Mental Health Podcast
Niki Olsen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist and coach who uses mental health skills taught through a spiritual perspective. This is a podcast for faithful women who want healing in their relationships, guidance from God and internal peace. Each week you’ll hear mental health concepts taught through a spiritual lens from a licensed clinical mental health counselor to help you start thinking in a higher holier way.
Episodes
250 episodes
Episode 249. 4 Skills That Change Everything When Your Mind Feels Overwhelming
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 you...
248. Clear the Noise and Feel God Again
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.<...
247. Why You Feel so Torn Inside with JoAnna Bethea ACMHC
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...
246. When Fear of Letting People Down Runs Your Life with Kelly Dyches
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...
245. When You Feel Responsible for Everyone’s Feelings With Dr. Amanda Harms
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. Am...
244. Parenting in a Digital World with the Screen Guys
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 o...
243. 5 Truths About Your Mental Health That Make Healing Possible
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 challen...
242. When Porn Shatters Trust with David Dodini
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...
241. Healing From Emotional Abuse with Becky Bytheway Wengreen LMFT
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 d...
240. Healing Through Forgiveness with the Sister Connection
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 run...
239. Forgiveness Without Excusing the Hurt
Forgiveness gets talked about a lot.But for many women, it feels like pressure. Like you’re supposed to “move on” from something that still hurts… or make peace with something that never felt okay in the first place.In this episod...
238. After the Kids Grow Up: Reclaiming YOU With Dr. Christy Kane
There’s a moment many women don’t see coming.The house gets quieter.The kids grow up.Roles begin to shift.And suddenly you find yourself wondering:Who am I now?For years you’ve poured your heart into m...
237. Faith in the Infertility Journey with the Sister Connection
Some grief doesn’t have a clear place to go.Infertility can quietly unravel so many things at once. Your plans. Your faith. Your sense of identity. Even the way you see God.In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with the w...
236. Grieving the Loss of a Child with Lawrence and Melissa Stone
Some losses split life into a before and after. And no one hands you a map for the after.In this deeply tender conversation, Lawrence and Melissa Stone share what it actually looks like to grieve the loss of children while trying to stay...
235. Healing Trauma through the Savior with Elisha Harris
Some wounds don’t just hurt. They change how you see God, yourself, and everyone else.In this conversation, Elisha Harris shares how unresolved trauma can keep you stuck in survival mode even while you’re trying to do all the “right” thi...
234. Caring for Everyone While Holding Yourself Together: Ask A Therapist
When you’re the one everyone depends on, it can feel like there’s no space left for you to fall apart. This episode is for the quiet kind of exhaustion that comes from loving people through hard things while trying to hold your own life togethe...
233. Helping Your Child with Disabilities through the School System with Utah Parent Center
Some days, advocating for your child feels like a full-time job you never applied for.In this episode, Niki sits down with Esperanza Reyes from the Utah Parent Center to talk about what it actually looks like to support a child with disa...
232. Creating Connection in Blended Families With the Sister Connection
Blended families don’t usually struggle because people don’t care.They struggle because love feels complicated, loyalty feels divided, and everyone is carrying history into the room.If you’ve ever wondered, “Why is this so hard?” thi...
231. Helping the Youth of the Church with Their Mental Health
Helping youth with mental health can feel scary. What if you say the wrong thing. What if you make it worse. What if you don't know enough.You do not need perfect words or professional training to make a difference. You need presence. Em...
230. Ask A Therapist: How to Decrease Overwhelm
Ever feel overwhelmed and just wonder why you can’t get it together?In this Ask A Therapist episode, Niki and Julie talk honestly about what overwhelm actually looks like in real life. Not the Instagram version. The real version....
229. Hearing the Spirit through Overwhelm
Have you ever noticed that when life feels the loudest, God can feel the quietest?If you’ve been feeling spiritually disconnected lately, this episode is for you. Hearing the Spirit can feel harder in busy, emotionally heavy ...
228. Accessing Peace in the Unpeaceful of Life with the Sister Connection
Finding peace when life feels overwhelming isn’t about doing more. It’s about having the right tools.In this episode of the Sister Connection Podcast, Deb, Olivia, and Susan share their personal stories of navigating grief, post...
227. Less Stress, More Income: How to Become a Work From Home Virtual Assistant
What if working from home didn’t mean burnout, chaos, or hustling yourself into exhaustion?In this episode of the podcast, we're talking with a pro, Laura Jennings. Not only is she a virtual assistant, she has her own virtual assistants ...
226. Creating Mental Clarity in Overwhelm with Mandy-Marie Eldredge
Overwhelm doesn’t mean you’re failing. It often means your system is overloaded.In this episode, Niki is joined by Mandy-Marie Eldredge, certified professional coach, to explore how women can create mental clarity when life feels chaotic...
225. Ask A Therapist: Dealing with Anxiety
This week we wrapped up our month on anxiety with an Ask A Therapist episode where I answer your real questions about fear, overwhelm, comparison, and whether anxiety comes from Satan. Spoiler alert. It’s not what you think.Share this...