This brief video is a gentle but powerful invitation to be curious, to listen for answers to questions, and to hear stories that open our minds to experiences beyond our own. I hope you accept the offer to explore episodes of Questions From the Closet that pique your interest.

On this podcast with Richard Ostler I discuss my life and marriage, SSA children, advice for a straight spouse, faith challenges, the new book and the amazing women who contributed to it.

“When is it too late to come out?” I loved joining Ben Schilaty and Charlie Bird on their podcast Questions from the Closet. Making the decision to come out, mixed orientation marriage, sexual fluidity, shame, and faith are discussed in depth.

In this North Star fireside for LGBTQ Latter-day Saints, I share my perspective on finding peace in Christ during tumultuous times.

One of the common struggles for family members and friends of LGBTQ Latter-day Saints is finding the balance between loving the person and “condoning” behavior which is not aligned with the standards of the church. In “Is Loving Condoning? Responding to Our LGBTQ Brothers and Sisters,” I explore our responsibility to those loved ones.

“Enduring” sounds grim and passive. But “enduring" is actually an active process of growth, progression, and even joy. In this LDS Living article, I offer suggestions on how to thrive, not just survive, as you endure to the end.

“I was scared that if the Bishop found out I was depressed, I would be excommunicated.”

It was stories like these that prompted me and my friend Betsy Chatlin, a therapist, to collaborate on Reaching for Hope: An LDS Perspective on Recovering from Depression.

Anger has a terrible reputation in our culture. But is it deserved? Or is there a role for anger as one of the emotions that can teach us and bring us into a state of wholeness? If we tease anger apart from its unsavory companions, contention and fury, we can give ourselves permission to enjoy anger’s benefits while avoiding its potential damage.

Is my worth based on my works?

I lay in bed at the end of the day doing an inventory. I took my mom and dad to the doctor; I supported a friend who is having a hard time; I donated blood; I made my husband’s favorite dinner; I took a meal to a friend who just had surgery. Yes, it’s ok—I mattered today. But I have to start over tomorrow.

Am I alone in doing this kind of devilish inventory at the end of each day?

God knew I was hurting in that moment, and He gave me sweet reassurance and comfort. As I told my friend about this experience, she told me “God was saying to you ‘This is Me. I am seeing you.’”

We know which of the Lord’s commandment of greatest importance: to love the Lord our God with our whole heart and mind and soul. But what is Satan’s first commandment? It is to hide.

Every time I hear the quote from Brigham Young about living beneath my privileges, I experience FOMO—fear of missing out.

A friend agreed to take on a new project, and told me that, just after her acceptance of the commitment, she felt God say to her “Did you think to ask Me?” A few days later, she realized this responsibility was really too much at the time, and she had to back out. That little story has stayed with me, for two reasons.