Presentations, Workshops, Podcasts & Media Vita — Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT

Latter-day Saint Approaches to Preparing and Protecting Youth (and Marriages) from Pornography

A comprehensive 120-minute clinical presentation and workshop for parents, couples, youth, and Church leaders moving beyond fear-based warnings to practical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and self-mastery tools.

Woman’s Conference: Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being

Keynote presentation addressing anxious perfectionism, “Good Girl Syndrome,” emotional boundaries, self-care as relationship care, and integrating psychological wholeness with spiritual devotion.

Authentic Living in Christ: Strength, Happiness, & Success

Interactive presentation on replacing external performance and shame with authentic values, differentiated discipleship, emotional resilience, and genuine connection in family and community life.

Latter-day Saint Approaches to Preparing and Protecting Youth (and Marriages) from Pornography

Watch the official Vimeo preview and on-demand workshop recording led by Daniel A. Burgess, MA, LMFT, alongside the downloadable PDF presentation summary.

Divine Self-Mastery: Moving Beyond White-Knuckle Willpower & Shame Cycles

Daniel explains why fear-based and shame-driven approaches to unwanted sexual behaviors backfire neurobiologically and spiritually—and how values-based self-mastery creates lasting change.

Is Pornography Always an ADDICTION?

Daniel joins Saints Unscripted to unpack what peer-reviewed neuroscience and clinical psychology actually say about compulsive sexual behavior vs. the addiction label, and why reducing shame is essential for change.

Ep. 43: “Is It O.K. to do ____ in bed?” with Daniel Burgess

Hosted by Dan Purcell. When faith, values, and personal desires collide, couples often look for a rigid checklist. Daniel discusses how married couples can navigate bedroom boundaries with mutual consent, curiosity, and zero shame.

Is Masturbation a Sin? Asking the Better Clinical & Spiritual Questions

In this joint video and podcast conversation with Dr. Mike Frazier (Strong Men Strong Marriages), Daniel examines why “Is it a sin?” often keeps individuals trapped in scrupulosity and how to foster healthy sexual self-mastery.

MORMON MARRIAGES PODCAST · SEASON 1, EPISODE 13

Mormon Marriages S01 E13: The “M” Word with Daniel Burgess, MA, LMFT

A candid, faith-sensitive clinical conversation unpacking the history, developmental science, and marital realities surrounding masturbation, sexual taboos, and shame recovery.

UNASHAMED UNAFRAID PODCAST · EPISODE 27

Ep 27: A Conversation with Daniel Burgess: “We spend a lot of time talking about ending shame, but really shame goes away when we talk about the things that create it.”

Daniel explores how secrecy, silence, and fear-based religious conditioning fuel shame—and how honest, compassionate dialogue dissolves shame at its root.

Ep 59: How to Make Repair with Daniel Burgess

When hurt or conflict happens in a relationship, our instinct is often fight, flight, or defensiveness. Daniel breaks down the clinical anatomy of a genuine relationship repair that rebuilds emotional safety.

Ep 60: Relationships: Communication, Conflict, and Connection with Daniel Burgess

Daniel returns to Unashamed Unafraid with Steve and Chris for a deep dive into his 4 clinical Do’s and Don’ts for couples communication, navigating conflict without contempt, and building lasting connection.

SEX THERAPY 101 WITH CAMI HURST · SEASON 1, EP. 4

Season 1: Ep. 4 with Daniel Burgess — Overcoming Physical Limitations With Your Partner

Daniel collaborates with sex therapist Cami Hurst on navigating chronic illness, physical pain, and medical limitations in marriage while preserving erotic connection and emotional intimacy.

SEX THERAPY 101 WITH CAMI HURST · SEASON 1, EP. 5

Season 1: Ep. 5 with Daniel Burgess — Mixing Faith and Sex in a Marriage Relationship

Cami and Daniel discuss the intersection between religious faith and sexual fulfillment—how to unlearn rigid purity-culture scripts and integrate spirituality with vibrant marital sexuality.

SEX THERAPY 101 WITH CAMI HURST · SEASON 1, EP. 10

Season 1: Ep. 10 with Daniel Burgess — Getting Away From Duty Sex Back To Connection

Daniel walks through why obligation or “duty sex” erodes desire for both partners, and how couples can transition back to authentic, mutually chosen intimacy and romance.

Episode #115 — Men’s Sexuality in Marriage with Daniel Burgess

An in-depth conversation on men’s emotional and sexual needs in marriage, how cultural shaming around male desire creates disconnection, and how couples can build empathy across desire differences.

#71: I’ve Experienced Betrayal In My Marriage—Should I Attend Group? (with Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT)

Daniel joins the Therapy Brothers to evaluate when betrayal-trauma support groups help vs. when traditional 12-step or fear-driven group dynamics unintentionally deepen trauma and stall marital healing.

MINDSET AND MOTIVATION (BODY BUDDIES) · EP. 113

113: “How to Train Your Spouse” with Daniel A. Burgess | Mindset and Motivation

Hosted by Kristy Jo Hunt. Why trying to “fix” or punish your spouse through criticism fails—and how positive reinforcement, gratitude, and behavioral psychology transform marriage dynamics.

Daniel Burgess Shares His Journey in Reshaping Sexual Health Within the LDS Community

In this in-depth interview for the book And It Was Very Good, Daniel shares his personal and clinical journey founding the Improving Intimacy community and helping Latter-day Saint couples heal from sexual taboos.

Improving Intimacy Book Club & Live Q&A with Guest: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, PhD

Daniel hosts Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife for a two-part clinical discussion on partner desirability, high/low desire dynamics, emotional differentiation, and overcoming purity-culture barriers in marriage.

Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down

Daniel interviews Bowen family systems therapist and author Dr. Kathleen Smith on how chronic anxiety, people-pleasing, and emotional fusion impact marriage and spiritual life.

Do’s and Don’ts in Effective Communication

Practical clinical guidelines for de-escalating defensiveness, listening without fixing, and expressing needs clearly in marriage.

Emotional Homeostasis in Relationships

How nervous-system co-regulation and emotional differentiation keep couples from spiraling into reactive conflict cycles.

Embrace Your Authenticity — Understanding Your Values

Moving from external people-pleasing and fear of judgment to grounded, internal values-based living.

Improving Intimacy: The Course (46 Lessons & 8 Guided Exercises)

A comprehensive independent clinical curriculum designed by Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT to help individuals and couples overcome desire discrepancy, purity-culture shame, and communication gridlock.

Divine Sexuality: Moving from Hopelessness to Sexual Self-Mastery

Co-authored by Latter-day Saint sex therapists Daniel A. Burgess, LMFT and Ethan Bratt, blending historical, clinical, and doctrinal insights with structured CBT/ACT exercises to replace sexual shame with self-mastery.

“Don’t Touch” — Addressing Sexual Taboos in the LDS Faith (Parts 1–7, Intro & Summary)

An exhaustive 9-part historical, scriptural, and psychological investigation tracing how Victorian and mid-20th-century cultural taboos entered Latter-day Saint discourse—and how couples heal.