Julie de Azevedo Hanks

Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW is the owner/director of Wasatch Family Therapy, a popular blogger, an online mental health influencer, a local and national media contributor. Dr. Hanks’ new book The Assertiveness Guide For Women (download a free chapter) helps women find and use their authentic voices to improve their lives and relationships. Julie and her husband are the parents of four children. Visit DrJulieHanks.com for more great tips on facing life's challenges and to schedule coaching sessions. For therapy services in Utah visit WasatchFamilyTherapy.com. Connect on social media with @DrJulieHanks.

Latter-day Saint Life

4 Ways What You Think Is Humility Could Actually Be Pride

By Julie de Azevedo Hanks

May 02, 2019 11:38 AM MDT

Pride is often referred to as the universal sin. From the perspective of Latter-day Saint theology, this seems pretty accurate; pride caused Satan to rebel against heaven, pride led to the downfall of ancient civilizations, pride is the driving factor that has caused evil individuals throughout history to come to power, and anyone who has studied the Book of Mormon has probably heard of the pride cycle. However, for this discussion, I’d like to move away from the archetypal, “big picture” idea of pride to focus on the perspective of it as an individual characteristic, that is, of personal pride.

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Latter-day Saint Life

The Unintentional Way Pride Can Sneak into Our Response to Compliments Without Us Realizing It

By Julie de Azevedo Hanks

June 27, 2018 03:57 PM MDT

Feeling good about yourself and realizing your worth is always important and, in fact, plays an important role in relationships. It’s very hard to connect with people who are constantly putting themselves down or dismissing the kind things others have to say. Some don’t say anything out loud, but you can get the sense from their behavior or posture that they feel they have nothing good to offer. It’s as though they are determined to prove that there is not a single good thing about them.

4 Min Read

Latter-day Saint Life

25 Things Not to Say to a Loved One Leaving the Church (& What to Say Instead)

By Julie de Azevedo Hanks

January 27, 2017 02:29 PM MST

Julie de Azevedo Hanks, Ph.D., LCSW is the owner/director of Wasatch Family Therapy, a popular blogger, an online mental health influencer, and a local and national media contributor.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Why it might be harder for women to speak up at Church than we realize (+ 5 ways to help)

By Julie de Azevedo Hanks

November 07, 2016 10:02 PM MST

“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.” (Henry David Thoreau)

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