Licensed Marriage, Family, and Sex Therapist Natasha Helfer and Psychology Ph.D. John Dehlin react to shocking videos from the ConneXions program founded by "therapist" Jodi Hildebrandt, who ran a partnership with Mormon mommy vlogger Ruby Franke. Both Jodi and Ruby have recently been arrested on suspicion of child abuse. Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/the-therapist-that-ruined-8-passengers/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ruby-franke-charged-child-abuse-utah-six-counts-youtuber-jodi-hildebrandt/ https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1197289217/ruby-franke-utah-youtube-child-abuse https://www.natashahelfer.com/ Chapters 00:14:35 Clip 1 - Tik Tok Video -defining words they frequently use 00:24:45 Mormon bishops were referring Jodi Hildebrandt 00:29:15 Criteria to be included on the Mormon therapy lists 00:34:30 Certified Mental Fitness Trainer 00:42:10 Clip 2 - Truth and Distortion/Jodi Hildebrandt 00:46:02 Clip 3 - Better than Therapy and theories of men 00:56:45 Clip 4 - Truth vs Distortion 01:05:27 Clip 5 - Jodi asking for Google Reviews 01:09:42 Clip 6 - PTSD 01:17:46 Clip 7 - Obsessive Compulsive Behavior 01:25:19 Clip 8 - Kevin Franke in Addiction Recovery 01:36:40 ZERO studies showing the effectiveness of this approach 01:40:44 Clip 9 - Controlling parents 01:47:03 Clip 10 - Gold Ring 01:54:08 Clip 11 - Children acting out 02:02:10 Clip 12 - Jodi and Ruby on what words mean 02:07:58 Clip 13 - Abortion and Rape 02:12:45 Abstinence vs. Sexual education 02:20:50 Clip 14 - Jodi on immigration 02:32:01 Clip 15 - Jodi on LGBTQ 02:34:55 Clip 16 - Son comes out as gay 02:40:10 Sexual identity doesn't start at the age of 18. 02:45:08 Jodi is encouraging lethal advice for the parents. 02:47:42 John: What does it mean that Jodi is the highest recommended therapist for LDS? 02:51:00 If you can’t stop yourself from discriminating against LGBTQ, this is not the career for you. 02:51:40 Jodi is in jail, but it doesn’t stop the problem. 02:56:30 Mental Health Professional vs. Life Coach ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds