About this episode

This episode addresses the mental health needs of full-time LDS missionaries and their families, focusing on common struggles such as anxiety and perfectionism.

Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: "Latter Day Missionaries": A Mental Health Resource for LDS Missionaries & their Families [Part I of II] Do you know anyone who experienced issues with anxiety, depression, homesickness, getting along with that annoying companion, or struggles with shame and perfectionism on their LDS mission? Was that you? Your child? If you have been touched in any way with the LDS mission experience and would like a resource that is worth its weight in gold, thi...

People in this episode

Host: Valerie Hamaker

Topics covered

• mental health
• LDS missionaries
• anxiety
• depression
• homesickness
• perfectionism

Keywords

• LDS mission
• mental health
• anxiety
• depression
• homesickness
• perfectionism
• missionary experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LDS

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