Latter Day Struggles

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In this special Office Hours recording, a couple dozen people joined Valerie to talk about the emotional experience that only the former devout Mormon will understand.  Why does this weekend bring up so much?  
Listen to Val & four of the guests that attended this Office Hours recording as they talk about grief, loneliness, fear, and confusion.  They hit topics that likely hit home with you too:  about parenting and mixed faith marriage emotions...loss of simplicity, feeling left out of the celebratory mood, and other emotions typical of this weekend that many of us used to find connecting and meaningful in times gone by.
Timestamps:
00:00 Tribute Episode Re Drop
01:45 Queerphobia Paradigms Preview
03:30 Why Share This Now
05:38 Office Hours Pop Up Intro
07:15 Conference Weekend Complexity
09:28 Loneliness In Faith Shift
13:37 Compassion And New Community
18:43 Grief Over Conference Changes
26:05 Existential Grief And Integration
31:57 Fear And Emotional Overload
35:18 Fear Of Disconnection
37:01 Differentiation In Mormon Families
37:55 Bookshelf Metaphor
39:07 Practice Compassionate Curiosity
41:49 Parenting In Mixed Faith
44:55 Collaborate With Your Partner
52:09 Create Conference Safe Space
54:09 Discernment Over Zeal
58:47 Closing Reflections
59:49 New Healing Group Format
01:01:46 Final Thanks And Goodbye
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Just a quick announcement to start a process of changing my philosophy here on Latter Day Struggles. I care deeply about two things: YOU... And offering psychologically healing content for your Mormon faith expansion journey. If time or resources have ever been a barrier in joining one of my deeply healing groups--this upcoming pilot experiment group is for YOU. 
To all of you licensed and graduate level mental health workers out there who so loyally support me, please listen to this episode as well. I want to support each of you who do clinical mental health work with those in Mormon faith crisis. Listen here as I share a special gift to you as part of your tuition when you join this group. 
Finally, thank you all for your trust and support. I feel fortunate every day that I get to be in connection with such amazing humans. 
Please share this announcement with anyone in your circles who might benefit. I expect this group to fill quickly so don't hesitate if this work calls to you!
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome And Update
00:49 The Access Conundrum
02:55 No Quick Fixes
04:45 New Pilot Format
05:39 Curriculum Upfront
06:55 Ten Live Sessions
09:02 Affordability And Irony
11:13 Experiment And Invitation
12:25 Support For Clinicians
15:29 Scholarships And Gratitude
16:57 How To Join And Goodbye
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Very few of us doubt that we have been profoundly impacted by the imprints of patriarchy in our early personality development. What most do not know is that this is not a 'life sentence'. 
In this episode Val walks through her passion, approach, and even a few specific activities built into her updated Healing from Patriarchy group curriculum. If you are not sure if this experience if for you, this episode is for you. If you are worried about sharing vulnerable things in a group, listen in and rest assured that all group members can participate as little or as much in the group processing activities. And most of all, if you are tired of doing faith crisis thing alone or only with angry people who offer no path to healing, this episode is your invitation to find your people and your peace. 
** If you believe in Valerie's work and would like to contribute to a scholarship fund that helps others afford group healing work, please reach out at admin@latterdaystruggles.com to make a tax-deductible donation. 
** If you need assistance to join a group, scholarships are sometimes available, pending donation participation from our listening community.
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome and Overview
01:21 Why Groups Feel Risky
02:38 Patriarchy Group Opens Up
06:33 True Self Narratives
13:21 Who This Is For
21:41 What We Will Cover
27:04 New Exercises Preview
31:16 Polygamy Letter Healing
41:45 Logistics and Community
45:18 Final Invitation and Goodbye
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Patriarchy impacts people at a soul-wrenching level, and perhaps no other group is more stricken than our LGBTQ+ community. Please join us for a re-drop of a beautiful episode looking at Carol Lynn Pearson's breathtaking book, Goodbye, I Love You, which Valerie references to describe a 5 messages internalized by LDS queer people AND 5 healing counterpoints- deep truths about the divine identities of our queer loved ones and selves. 
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome and Redrop Plan
06:20 Why Patriarchy Needs Context
10:49 Origins Jesus and Mormonism
15:45 Awakening and Upcoming Episodes
32:20 Re-drop Begins No More Goodbyes
38:25 Book Premise and Audience
41:27 Paradigm One Innate Worth
51:30 Paradigm Two Unconditional Love
01:03:25 A Father’s Blessing
01:11:15 Microaggressions and Doctrine
01:22:33 Attachment Theory Explained
01:29:44 Brad’s Heartbreaking Story
01:40:53 Raising Consciousness Hope
01:48:27 Final Review and Farewell
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In this priceless short series, Val & Carol Lynn delve into Carol Lynn's deepest passion: feminism.  Listen is as she delights us with stories about her unforgettable one-woman play "Mother Wove the Morning" and even moves into her amazing actress role and performs 2 of her characters!  
Then join Val & CLP as they talk about another version of 'baptisms for the dead'...the feminist version. You'll love these episodes and likely want to listen many times...they are vintage CLP! 
Timestamps:
00:00 Series Preview
10:53 Creating the Characters
17:57 Bravery and Backlash
28:40 Audience Impact
37:55 A Timely Renaissance
47:42 Notable Venues
56:43 Myths Rewrite the Feminine
01:05:46 War Erases the Feminine
01:13:24 Rachel and the Teraphim
01:22:41 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Speaks
01:35:45 Work for the Dead Reframed
01:43:51 From Patriarchy to Partnership
01:48:11 Where to Watch and Final Goodbye
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