Latter Day Struggles
The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.
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Episodes (291)
343: Not Fragile Like a Flower, Fragile Like a Bomb
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341: Candid Conversation about Current LDS Patriarchal Structure & its Correlati...
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339: Patriarchal Church Structures & Heightened Risk of Violence/Abuse in Marria...
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337: Patriarchy & its Connection to LGBTQ+ Violence and Abuse
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335: Patriarchy and the Deeply Embedded "Female Fear Factory"
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333: Patriarchy & Harm: Proven Connections to Abuse & Violence
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331: Why Very Few Shout: "The Emperor Has No Clothes!"
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329: The Official Faith Crisis Report: A Backstage Pass with Greg Prince
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327: Jesus Eats with "Outcasts" to Embody that HE Knows No Outcast
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325: Why Jesus Likely Couldn't Care Less about Church Handbooks & Creeds
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323: Sometimes Love Uses a Microphone
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321: The Feminine Divine in the Mormon Cosmos with Kathryn Sonntag & Taylor Petr...
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319: "Queering" Ideas about Heavenly Mother in the Mormon Cosmos
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317: Ideas on a Heaven Large Enough for All Loving Connection
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315: Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do
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313: Not Willing to be Burned at the Stake Center
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312: Why Gender-based Wounds Can Only be Healed in Mixed-Gender Communities
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311: By the Mouths of Four Witnesses: Community Healing in LDS Faith Crisis
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310: A "Masculine" Man's True Self Journey Home to His Healthy Feminine
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308: "I Am Not My Ability to Bear Children": A Tender Journey Towards True Self...
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307: On the Process of Awakening to Our Worthiness as the Factory Setting
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306: "I Didn't Think Feeling This Safe was Possible in a Group of People"
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305: What? I Belong Here No Matter What I Believe?
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303: Alone Together: Redefining Masculinity & Femininity to Heal LDS Marriages
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301: What Patriarchies Teach Men about Weakness & Vulnerability
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299: What Happens When Collaboration & Connection are Neglected at Church
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297: Two Wings of the Same Bird: Rediscovering Masculine & Feminine Energies
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295: On LDS "Loyalists", "Leavers" & Everyone In Between! with Jana Riess
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293: How the Powerhouses on "At Last She Said It" Found Their Backbones & their...
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291: LDSP CLASSIC! Women Worldwide Vote "Opposed" to Institutional Claims of Fem...
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289: LDSP CLASSIC! Feminine Visions, Divine Love, and Differentiation with Fiona...
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287: Why Patriarchal Men Cannot Tolerate Critique
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285: Why Patriarchal Men See the World Transactionally
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283: Patriarchy and its Connection to Low Empathy in Men
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281: A Fascinating History of Feminism in the LDS Church
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279: Strategies to Heal Mixed-Faith LDS Couples
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277: My Faith Journey Actually Made our Marriage Stronger
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275: An LDS Marriage in the Valley of the Shadow
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273: 6 Crucial Questions When Evaluating Information
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271: Introducing a NEW GROUP: Growing up in a Patriarchy!
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269: When a Family Trusts Their Mom's Faith Journey
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267: Will My Adult Children Reject Me as I Grow?
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265: Leaning into the Messy of Uncertainty in Actual Life
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263: How you Know You ARE Spiritually Growing Up!
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261: Differentiation as Key to Wise Decision Making w/ Dr Julie Hanks
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259: Not Fearing Others’ Faith Journeys: A Crucial Conversation with Faith Matte...
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257: Creating Communities of Unconditional Belonging with Aubrey Chaves
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255: Returning to the Cave: Facing Inner & Outer Conflict on the Enlightenment J...
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253: From Darkness to the Light: Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" & Latter-day Sai...
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251: Fostering Environments for Growth & Interdependent Thinking in the LDS Chur...
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