Dr. Rick’s Blog
An LDS shrink talks about life.
Promptings Never Exceed Your Capacity
To Thine Own Self Be True These words of Polonius are taken from Shakespeare's work: “This above all: to thine own self be true And it must follow, as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man…" I’m going to share one of my most valuable clinical...
read moreMature Content For Teens-Sign of the Times
These are the last days. Jesus Christ is now preparing for his second coming (Matthew 24:32-33). So none of us should be surprised when we see prophecy fulfilled. Prophets, including Isaiah and Paul (2 Timothy 3:1–5; Isaiah 2:11-12), foresaw our perilous times. We...
read moreSex Education for Christians 101
Sixteen year old Joe has two first degree felony sex charges involving a 12 year old "consenting" female. Joe attends church on Sunday and his youth activity every Wednesday. He has a leadership position in his youth group. His parents are also active in the Church....
read moreChristian Family vs. Porn Culture
I ran to Gap the other day looking for my 9 year old a pair of church pants. Innocent enough errand, yea? I loaded my three kids, ages 9, 7, and 5 into the van. We got on the freeway and the first thing we drive past was a giant billboard with the breast augmentation...
read moreSatan’s Plan of Temptation. How it works.
ANOTHER DAY AT WORK Joe and his parents are in my office. He is 17, the First Assistant in the Priest Quorum, Eagle Scout, Duty to God recipient, 4.0 student, plays the piano, etc etc. (This isn't a made up story!) Joe had a girlfriend. They've been going together...
read moreWATCH What?
Read: Watch! What should you be watching for? LIES! In battle, a soldier seeks to understand his enemy. If you know what your enemy is like, and what weapons he is apt to use, you can develop a battle plan to defeat him. We are at war with Satan, but we will never be...
read moreWATCH!
As I was studying temptation I came across this on LDS.org: "The last days in which we live are especially “perilous times” (2 Timothy 3:1). The influence of the adversary is widespread and seductive. Satan tries to deceive and to make sin seem appealing. But each...
read moreTHRU Step 6: TALK with God.
To review the THRU IT Sexual Content Response Plan see: Sexual Content Response Plan: Do You Have One? Here are the steps: Tag it: Call it what it is. Halt the behavior: Turn it off. Turn away. Responsible for the thought: Watch the thought pass on by. YoU have a...
read moreTHRU IT Step 5: INHALE-Three Deep Breaths
To review the THRU IT Sexual Content Response Plan see: Sexual Content Response Plan: Do You Have One? Here are the steps: Tag it: Call it what it is. Halt the behavior: Turn it off. Turn away. Responsible for the thought: Watch the thought pass on by. YoU have a...
read moreTHRU IT Step 4: YOU Have a Divine Nature and Destiny
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED! Keep practicing THRU-IT. After years of study… professional colleagues reported that self-control is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets. Avoiding something tempting once will help you develop the ability to resist other...
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