Podcast Series on Jack Kornfield’s Audiobook, Buddhism for Beginners

During the last 5 months, 3 of my dear friends and I have participated in a series of podcast episodes to unpack the non-religious application of teachings attributed to the Buddha in Jack Kornfield's audiobook, Buddhism for Beginners. The whole project has been very helpful and meaningful to me. These principles--and discussing them with my …

Southern Utah Post-Mormon Support Group Presentation on October 10, 2021

For those who might be in the St. George, Utah, area on the afternoon of Sunday, October 10th, I’ll be presenting at the Southern Utah Post-Mormon Support Group on the topic of Thriving and Building Community after a Mormon Faith Crisis.Edit: Link to Presentation on YouTube https://youtu.be/fmiNYBbSiEY

Replacing Mormonism…with what?

A friend who finds herself in the midst of a painful faith transition recently asked: I’m interested to know your path past Mormonism. What have you replaced it with? Do you lean towards another religion? Do you see yourself as member of another faith or congregation? I feel untethered, this is the first time I’ve …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This is the next in our series of podcast episode discussions regarding how my friends and I experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Lindsay Hansen Park, Bill Reel, and Allan Mount. Episode 10 is a review of the Essay titled: Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Race and the Priesthood

This is the next in our series of podcast episode discussions regarding how my friends and I experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Julienna Viegas, Ryan de Roque, and Allan Mount. Episode 9 is a review of the Essay titled: Race and the Priesthood This Essay, the footnotes, …

Top 5 Episodes from The Liturgists Podcast

The Liturgists Podcast has been extremely helpful for me during my process of faith deconstruction and reconstruction from Mormonism during the last 4+ years. The Liturgists Podcast primarily relates to the experiences of those who have unpacked fundamentalist evangelical Christian beliefs.  I found my experiences unpacking Mormonism as very similar to the co-hosts of the …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints

This is the next in our series of podcast episode discussions regarding how my friends and I personally experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Bill Reel and Allan Mount. Episode 8 is a review of the Essay titled: Peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints This Essay has …

Belonging Nowhere and Everywhere

I wrote something this morning as a reply in the Marriage on a Tightrope Facebook support group that I thought I would share here too: ——— As human beings, our tendency is to attach our sense of identity and meaning to “forms”—including our perceived roles and the groups with which we affiliate. (See Eckhart Tolle's, …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Mother in Heaven

This is the next in our podcast episode discussions regarding how me and my friends individually experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. For this episode, my co-hosts were Blaire Ostler and Jana Johnson Spangler, and we also had contributions from Brittney Hartley. Episode 7 is a review of the Essay titled:  Mother in Heaven …

Podcast Episode on the Gospel Topic Essay: Book of Mormon and DNA Studies

This is another in our podcast episode discussions regarding how we each experienced the Church History Gospel Topics Essays. In this episode, Sarah Newcomb and Michele Vroom are my co-hosts. Hope you enjoy it. Here is a link to the Mormon Discussion Podcast page with links to the audio and supporting cites and resources: Mormon …