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10 Tips for Building a Stable Mixed–faith Marriage
You started your marriage as believing Mormons. The church you trusted wrote the script you had both decided to follow. And then you realize…
What Does a Mormon Faith Crisis Feel Like?
As Mormons, we were taught to put those things we didn’t understand about the church “on a shelf”. Nobody prepared us for how it would really feel when it broke…
LDS Phobia Indoctrination: 3 Toxic Teachings About Satan
“I considered it a good day when I worried only 90% of the time that I’d been deceived by Satan.” Have you ever had a day like that?
3 Simple Steps to Create Healthy Boundaries
What comes to mind when you hear the term “healthy boundary?” If your answer includes any attempt to control what another adult does, keep reading because…
10 Things Mormons and Ex-Mormons Should and Shouldn’t Do
As humans, we create rules defining how people should or shouldn’t behave. We shouldn’t do this. If you disagree, you should keep reading…
Drag Shows for First-Timers
When I was an active Mormon, it never crossed my mind to go to a drag show. I probably didn’t even know that drag shows were a thing. I guess I hadn’t been paying attention…
How to Have Your Own Back
When someone says they have our back, they mean that no matter what happens, they will be on our side. When it comes to yourself, whose side are you on?
3 Life-Changing Messages from a Mormon Stories Workshop
I’ve been to two Mormon Stories events: a workshop in Los Angeles and a retreat in St. George. (Workshops take place over a Friday night and Saturday; retreats include Saturday night and Sunday as well.) Both events I attended were life-changing. For this post, I’m...
How to Tell LDS Friends and Family You No Longer Believe
There's nothing easy about moving away from a community that's been part of your identity. How do you tell people you love that you no longer share their beliefs? There is no LDS Sunday School lesson titled How to leave the fold while maintaining fabulous...
63 Favorite Podcast Episodes for Transitioning Mormons
A post-Mormon friend of mine, who I'll call Eliza R. Snowden, is an avid podcast listener. She was instrumental in helping me put together this quick-start guide to useful podcast episodes for transitioning Mormons. She isn't ready to put her real name on a...
Religious Trauma: What No One Tells You at Church
Have you heard of religious trauma? It’s real and the LDS church is not immune. Discover the symptoms of religious trauma PLUS strategies for…
Choose the Right: A Perfect Recipe for Anxiety
Choose the Right. Lyrics combined with powerful music, repeating this clear message: There’s the right and the wrong to ev’ry question. If you went to primary, you were taught…