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.
Episodes (291)
91: Ways to Actively Protect & Support our Queer Youth at Church
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90: The Sacred Queerness of Dawn, Dusk, & Even Jesus w/ Blair Ostler
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89: A Queer Mormon’s Walk through the Valley of the Shadow w/ Blair Ostler
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88: God is So Tired of Being an Old White Guy
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87: On Superiority Complexes & Christian Nationalism
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86: On the Power of Money & Confronting the Cult of Innocence
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85: On Colonization, Company Men, & Christianity as an Infant Religion
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84: Christianity: Reasons to Stay & Reasons to Leave
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83: How Early Faith Crisis Divides the Human Brain
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82: The Discomfort of Seeing our Former Self Righteousness
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81: Temple Symbolism & the Hero's Journey w/ Jodi England Hansen
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80: On Your Faith Journey & Your Many Births, Deaths & Rebirths
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79: On Waking up to Constricted Intellectualism & Cognitive Biases
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78: On Maturing Spiritually as Parents & Letting Go of Control
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77: Answers to Tough Questions about Authentically Navigating LDS Membership w/...
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76: Two Images of the One God
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75: Matriarchal Blessing
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74: Jesus Remembered
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73: Growing up Godly
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72: The Case of the Disappearance of our Mother God
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71: I Live in a Motherless House
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70: An Hour with Mormonism’s Own Joan of Arc, Carol Lynn Pearson
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69: BYU-Idaho Faculty Member & the Current University Climate
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68: Former BYU Professor's Arrival at Love over Loyalty
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67: Is a Mandate for Unity of Belief Helping or Hurting Us?
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66: Se*ual Thoughts, Feelings & Expressions: Tattoos, Piercings
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65: Light, Discernment, Media & Pornography Talk
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64: Expanding Concepts of Loving Self, Others, & God
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63: A Psychological Look at Combative Discourse
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62: Jesus was a Model of Christ-Centered Activism
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61: Healthy Atonement Theology & the Healing of Lifelong Se*ual Sin
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60: Imagine an Atonement Theology Free of Fear, Shame & Hustle
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59: What You'll Experience in a Latter Day Struggles Growth & Processing Group
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58: We're Not Actually More Special than "the World"
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57: Strength of Youth Time Machine
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56: Are the Young Women's & Young Men's Themes Healthy Identity Statements?
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55: On the Deep Psychological Costs of Institutionalized Queerphobia
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54: Why Science May Pressure Policy Change on Homosexuality
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53: On Patriarchy & the Feminine Face of God
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52: Recommendations to Help Those Suffering in LDS Faith Crisis
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51: The Perpetual Cycle of Disaffection in LDS Crisis
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50: A Sobering View of Stages of Crisis
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49: Who, What & Why of LDS Faith Crisis
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48: An Overview of the 2014 Official LDS Faith Crisis Report
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47: Processing the Trauma and Grief of Faith Crisis
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46: The History & Context of "The Prophet Will Never Lead You Astray"
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45: Please Stay in Your Lane, Bishop
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44: On Skepticism of Having Your Children Baptized
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43: Mormon Women's History & the ERA: A Case of Subservience Over Conscience
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42: Why Humans & Latter-day Saints are Lulled by the Status Quo
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