Home Strong: Resiliency Group for Returned Missionaries

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You’re home.

The mission plaque is on the wall, everyone keeps saying “Welcome home, Elder/Sister,” but inside it feels like you’re drowning.

•  Dating is terrifying

•  Your testimony feels shaky or completely different

•  Scrupulosity and shame are louder than ever

•  You’re angry at the mission, the Church, yourself, or all three

•  Friends who didn’t serve treat you like you’re still 19 and “weird”

•  You’re supposed to have it all figured out… but you don’t

This 8-week group is built specifically for returned missionaries who want to land on their feet instead of crashing.

Each week we tackle one of the biggest post-mission landmines:

•  Week 1 – Re-entry shock: why the first 90 days feel insane (and how to survive them)

•  Week 2 – Rebuilding identity when “Elder/Sister” is gone

•  Week 3 – Dating after the mission: guilt, fear, and actually enjoying it

•  Week 4 – Faith evolution: what to do when your mission shelf is heavier than ever

•  Week 5 – Scrupulosity, perfectionism, and unworthiness loops that followed you home

•  Week 6 – Healthy boundaries with parents, bishops, and well-meaning ward members

•  Week 7 – Depression, anxiety, and the post-mission mental-health crash nobody warned you about

•  Week 8 – Designing your next chapter: school, career, temple marriage, or none of the above — on your terms

Small group (6–10 RMs), same date/time every week in person, 75 minutes. Parents and bishops are never in the room — this is a peer space where you can swear, cry, doubt, or cheer without judgment.

Led by Brent Schrader, LCSW-S — RM himself, 21-year therapist, and the guy bishops call when missionaries come home early or spiral after they’re released.

Every participant gets:

•  A physical Home Strong workbook mailed to you

•  Private group chat for support between sessions

Cost: $299 for all 8 weeks (payment plans, bishop assistance, and hardship scholarships available)

Next group starts when 6 RM's have signed up. Only 10 spots.

Bishops, parents, and YSA leaders: this isn’t therapy for “broken” missionaries — it’s resiliency training so the solid ones stay solid and the struggling ones get the tools they didn’t know they needed.

Give your RM the softest landing possible.