Kicking off Season 3 of Ex Mormon book club with a solo Episode Host Sabrina discusses the changes in spiritual leanings she has experienced over the past 8 months, updates on family life, and big thoughts on connection, vulnerability and breath work.
Sabrina and Meredith trouble shoot a post Mormonism faith crisis, wading through how much to believe in and what and who to trust or not trust and the importance of Mindfulness.
We talk a lot about toxic Mormon culture- meat, soda, soaking, and how true happiness is found by being your authentic self. If it works for you, Mormonism can be great. If it doesn't, it can do a lot of harm. From Southern Utah, Ali joins to talk about conference weekend and all the latest pop culture mormons stuff blowing up on LIzzy the Lezzie and Vice of all things.
Today we have someone who is in the process of leaving the church, and is still in that very raw anger phase. Join us as Stacy shares this part of her journey.
TW: Kidnapping, sexual abuse, mental and physical abuse, Child abuse.... Pretty much, if something dealing with horrible things that can happen to people in life trigger you, this is not the episode for you.
Scarlet was the youngest of 21 kids in a very Mormon family. She was kidnapped as a college student, and basically went through a lot of shitty stuff from birth until a couple years ago. The church had a negative impact and some correlation with some of these events. occasional breaks for pie and beer for the 24th of July ex-mormon mock Utah state holiday, even though we aren't in Utah any more and don't have to deal with pioneer day.
Skylar had some crazy experiences on her mission, and at a church school. But the thing that ultimately lead her out of the church? Meeting her wife and finding a piece of herself she was previously unaware of.
Kyle, Host of a Doctor Who podcast Joins us to talk about his experienced growing up Mormon, and why he left. Come geek out with us!
In part 1 of a two part series we talk to Scott, a gay man from the Salt Lake Valley who grew up believing and has searched for a way to connect to his culture and redefine his faith and beliefs after leaving the church. In part 1 we learn about some of the events that shaped him and lead him to want to become a chaplain. Links for Scott and things related to this episode will be available in part 2.
Nancy, Originally from Illinois, goes to Utah States and meets the love of her life and learns all sorts about mormonism. Also in this episode, an introduction to a different kind of Jesus. What is the penal substitutionary atonement? We don't really find out, but we find out the atonement /savior isn't the only version for Jesus being our spiritual figure.
A true crime fan, and a woman that loves to learn about religion just to understand the culture. Our chat with Freia was an adventure like no other, just like her journey in and out of Mormonism.
