Podcasts Featuring Bonnie Young

  • “Demystifying the Effects of Pornography”

    A Better Half

    We sit down with researcher and therapist Bonnie Young to discuss some of the research on how pornography affects relationships, and how shame impacts the healing process.

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  • “OCD Isn’t What You Think It Is”

    Faith Matters

    …true obsessive compulsive disorder is so different than the stereotypes many people believe, and it can be a really serious mental health issue — one that is undoubtedly affecting someone you know and love.

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  • “Get Sex Educated with Bonnie Young”

    Sex and Motherhood

    We talk about Sex, Family Life, Parenting, Friendships, Mental Health, and helping women feel Significant, Heard, Loved, and not alone in this wild messy world!

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  • “Letters to My Younger Self”

    Ladies Talking Love

    Marriage and Family Therapist Bonnie Young joins us to talk about her new book, covering the common challenges women experience as they grow up with shame and unknowns surrounding sex. Bonnie brings to light several major roadblocks women face as they work to uncover the joy and beauty possible in their sexual relationships.

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  • “Sex Educated: Letters from an LDS Therapist to Her Younger Self"

    Listen, Learn, & Love

    Written for women who desire to maturely and compassionately reflect on their own sexual journeys. It can also be used as a tool and resource for parents, Latter-day Saint couples, fathers of daughters, and for younger Latter-day Saints who are searching for faith-based and research-backed sexual education.

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  • “Sex Educated: A Conversation with Bonnie Young”

    Faith Matters

    When therapist Bonnie Young was a teen, the subject of sexuality was “drenched in fear.” Many of us can relate. For many Latter-day Saints growing up in a sexually conservative culture and with a strict law of chastity — for all of the goods those things can bring — feelings of anxiety, fear, and shame around sexuality may be more the rule rather than the exception.

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  • “Embracing Our Bodies, Enhancing Our Faith”

    Reach 10

    We dive deep into the heart of human sexuality and its intersection with divine grace. We explore the complexities of chastity, marriage, and the continuous journey towards understanding our bodies and spirits with our guest Bonnie Young, therapist and author.

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  • “How Your Marital Power Dynamics Are Affecting Your Sexual Relationship”

    Get Your Marriage On

    Who in your relationship has more of a say in general? Who in your relationship organizes themselves around the other more? Are there any unaddressed resentments that you deal with in your relationship right now? Couples that thrive have a shared sense of power in the relationship power.

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  • “Seeing Subtle Harmful Expectations Created by Sexual Media”

    Reach 10

    How are we being influenced by the sexual media that surrounds us? Creed and Crishelle talk with Bonnie Young, therapist & researcher, about the influence of sexual media on expectations of what sex should be like.

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  • “Sexuality and Scrupulosity”

    'Live Your Why,' with Tammy Hill

    Scrupulosity is a form of OCD that affects about 5% of the Western population. It can be especially prevalent in religious communities, like members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In marriage, where sexuality is an important part of the relationship, when one (or both) partner experiences scrupulosity, sexual expression can become complicated.

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  • “An Interview on Sexual Values”

    We Will Educate

    This week Brittney sits down with Bonnie Young, marriage and family therapist and PHD student. Together they discuss the value of sexual education before becoming sexually active, navigating sexual fragmentation, overcoming shame, and setting sexual values.

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  • “Religious Tension within 19th Century Families"

    Dialogue Journal of Mormon Thought

    Taylor Petrey speaks with Bonnie Young about her case study on Latter-day Saint and ‘Gentile’ Female Family Correspondence in Nineteenth-Century America. She examines the personal and cultural dynamics between a Mormon woman and her non-Mormon half-sisters, highlighting the historical and emotional realities that motivated familial division and reconciliation.

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  • “Scrupulosity”

    Bless The Refreshments

    …Bonnie specializes in treating clients with anxiety, religious OCD / scrupulosity, and sexual disorders. We talk specifically about Scrupulosity, what it is, how it affects individuals and what we can do to help those individuals on a path to wellness and a more positive relationship with the Savior.

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  • “Female Sexuality”

    Therapy Brothers

    This is The Courageous Call-in Podcast all about Real Recovery from Addiction and Redemptive Healing from Trauma. Brannon Patrick LSCW and Tyler Patrick LMFT are both therapists and brothers. This podcast is all about rebuilding trust in relationships, recovering from addiction, healing from trauma, and learning to believe in how God sees you.

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  • “Sex Educated”

    Bless The Refreshments

    Bonnie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and author of the book Sex Educated: Letters from a Latter-day Saint Therapist to Her Younger Self. In the book, Bonnie gives insights and advice to her younger self about things she wishes she understood about sexuality at various times throughout her life.

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  • "Sex Educated" with Bonnie Young

    From Crisis To Connection

    If you could go back in time, what would you share with your younger self about their body, sexuality, relationships, and sexual connection? In this episode, we welcome Bonnie Young to discuss her book "Sex Educated: Letters from a Latter-day Saint Therapist to Her Younger Self." Despite being written within a spiritual framework, her book offers scientifically grounded insights applicable to both men and women.

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  • "Power Dynamics in Relationships"

    From Crisis To Connection

    Every relationship has a power dynamic, whether it be equal or an uneven split. Focusing on empathy, generosity, and mutual respect are the keys to balanced relationships. In this episode we welcome Bonnie Young, a licensed marriage and family therapist, to discuss power dynamics in relationships.

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