2022: Finding Belonging & Community as a Gay Man in the Church

SSA Men

Session Description: Belonging and community sometimes don’t come easily if you identify as LGBT or SSA. Tradition and culture, together with shame and trauma, can create frustration for those trying to find their place both in the Church and in gay/SSA groups. Come...

2022: Spouses

Spouses of SSA Men, Spouses of SSA Women

Session Description: Come sit with spouses of those who experience same-sex attraction. During this session we will share about struggles and triumphs in our relationships. Whether you are a husband or a wife, we are excited to sit with you and share with you in a...

2022: Building & Maintaining Connections with Your LGBTQ+ Child

Parents

Session Description: It can be hard to balance the desire to love and support a child with a unique journey and your desire to cling to and teach true doctrine, especially when it feels like those things are in opposition. This session will focus on ways to love,...

2022: Life in Recovery: Dealing with Pornography & Addictions

General, SSA Women

Session Description: We will explore: How sexual, pornography, and romantic addictions can differ from other addictions; How these types of addictions tend to affect women differently than men; How self-awareness and mindfulness play important roles in finding...

2022: Creating Safe Spaces for LGBT/SSA Saints

General

Session Description: How do we create safe spaces for LGBTQ/SSA Latter-day Saints? The General Handbook states: “The Church encourages families and members to reach out with sensitivity, love, and respect to persons who are attracted to others of the same sex.” We...

2022: Naming & Caring for Male Body Shame

SSA Men

Session Description: Gay men are twice as likely as straight women to struggle with an eating disorder or subclinical levels of body shame, yet that shame keeps us from naming our pain and attending to that wound. We’ll investigate why gay men are more susceptible to...

2022: Influences of Gender

Gender Identity/Trans, General

Session Description: Gender affects all of us as a relational way to connect with one another. We will discuss a broad view of gender as expressed through masculinity and femininity, explore what can influence our gender, and share from our personal experiences. This...

2022: Parents of Gender Identity – Connecting With Each Other for Support & Understanding

Parents of GI/Trans Children

Session Description: This closed door session is for parents of children who experience gender dysphoria. This is a time to ask questions and share experiences as we connect with each other. Parents of trans/non-binary children will have the opportunity to discuss...

2022: Evolving From Limiting Anxiety to the Great Calm

General

Session Description: Are you ready to evolve from limiting anxiety to limitless mental and physical transformational healing? Do you worry about the future and agonize over the past? Are you on edge, fatigued, irritable, have difficulty sleeping or managing simple...

2022: Creating Healthy Female Friendships

Spouses of SSA Men, SSA Women, Women

Session Description: What is the secret to allowing ourselves to be seen and truly connecting with other women? Making friends with women might seem like a daunting task when you are also attracted to them. Come learn what true friendship is, how to create it, and how...