John Dehlin
Ph.D.
UT, USDr. John Dehlin is a globally recognized scholar, podcaster, and activist who focuses on the nexus between religion and mental health, finding joy/meaning/fulfillment after leaving a church/religion, and on the use of social media to instigate positive social change.
After a successful 15 year career in high tech, education, and public activism (including stints at Bain & Company, Microsoft, and MIT), John obtained a Ph.D. in Clincal and Counseling Psychology and founded the Open Stories Foundation - a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting people in religious transition.
- John is the founder of Mormon Stories Podcast (http://mormonstories.org), which is consistently rated in the Top 100 most popular religion-themed podcasts on iTunes.
- John has published over 10 peer-reviewed journal articles in the field of psychology focusing on the nexus between religion and mental health. His areas of research include the LGBT/religious experience, obsessive-compulsive disorder, scrupulosity, and religious faith crises/disaffection.
- John is the Chief Executive Officer of the Open Stories Foundation, whose mission is to support people in religious transition, with an emphasis on saving marriages and preventing LGBT suicide.
- John's work has been featured in TEDx, and in numerous international publications and media outlets including the New York Times, ABC's Good Morning America and Nightline, National Public Radio, and VH1.
Dr. John Dehlin is a globally recognized scholar, podcaster, and activist who focuses on the nexus between religion and mental health, finding joy/meaning/fulfillment after leaving a church/religion, and on the use of social media to instigate positive social change.
After a successful 15 year career in high tech, education, and public activism (including stints at Bain & Company, Microsoft, and MIT), John obtained a Ph.D. in Clincal and Counseling Psychology and founded the Open Stories Foundation - a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting people in religious transition.
- John is the founder of Mormon Stories Podcast (http://mormonstories.org), which is consistently rated in the Top 100 most popular religion-themed podcasts on iTunes.
- John has published over 10 peer-reviewed journal articles in the field of psychology focusing on the nexus between religion and mental health. His areas of research include the LGBT/religious experience, obsessive-compulsive disorder, scrupulosity, and religious faith crises/disaffection.
- John is the Chief Executive Officer of the Open Stories Foundation, whose mission is to support people in religious transition, with an emphasis on saving marriages and preventing LGBT suicide.
- John's work has been featured in TEDx, and in numerous international publications and media outlets including the New York Times, ABC's Good Morning America and Nightline, National Public Radio, and VH1.
From God to Good: How I Found Joy after Excommunication - Keynote
Rooted in emperically-supported principles of psychology/mental health.
Leading a Movement with Social Media - Keynote
Healing and Growth after Losing Your Religious Faith - All Day Seminar
Navigating the LGBT/Religious Experience - Keynote
Finding Joy in the 21st Century
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