Mormon Stories 1420: Natasha Helfer’s Apostasy Trial for Sexual Health Advocacy

Please join us now as we interview Marriage and Sex therapist Natasha Helfer as she discusses her pending Mormon disciplinary council for apostasy.

Natasha Helfer’s membership council is taking place on April 18th at 7:30 pm central time zone.

How you can support Natasha:
-Write letters of support to President Stephen Daley,
-Attend the council itself as an “approved” participant or in a more general way (details below),
-Sign a mental health professional letter that is currently being drafted (if this is your profession) – please contact Lisa Butterworth to sign this, and
Spread the word on social media.

Contact information:
-Derby, Kansas Stake President: Stephen Daley: stevemdaley@gmail.com
-Natasha Helfer, LCMFT, CST, CST-S: natashahelfermft@gmail.com
-Lisa Butterworth, LCPC, NCC: lisabutterworth@gmail.com

Event taking place at the Derby, Kansas Stake.

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Timestamps:
00:10:00 - Interview begins
00:10:36 - Introduction
00:11:44 - Natasha’s background
00:15:00 - Natasha’s intentions & goals
00:019:36 - Harmful nature of excommunication & these “disciplinary councils”
00:22:05 - Why Natasha is doing this Mormon Stories interview
00:27:52 - Natasha’s education & career
00:43:38 - How her advocacy work has been received by ecclesiastical leaders
00:49:41 - Prop 8 & LDS political movements
00:52:43 - Church misdiagnosis of pornography “addiction”
00:54:56 - “Best Practice” standards and evidence-based practices
00:57:30 - The human costs of stigmatization
01:12:42 - Guilt & shame surrounding sexuality in the church
01:15:46 - Natasha’s interactions with ecclesiastical leaders in regard to her work
01:16:36 - Natasha’s own experience as a mother of an LGBT+ child in the LDS church
01:26:16 - Natasha moves to Salt Lake in Dec 2019 & transfers her church records to their new ward
01:31:13 - Bishop & Stake president begin to express concern to Natasha about her membership
01:40:09 - “Strengthening the Church Members Committee”
01:46:15 - Natasha is summoned to a membership council
01:57:04 - Testimony from a “member in good standing”
02:06:19 - Importance of mental health resources
02:09:36 - Why this abuse of power is not okay
02:24:20 - Questions presented to Natasha
02:58:24 - How you can support Natasha
03:03:35 - Why is Natasha attending the disciplinary council?
03:08:45 - Margi’s impressions
03:13:03 - Closing Remarks

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