Survivors supporting other survivors learning how to heal from * Fundamentalist high demand religions * Trauma * Child Sexual Assault/Pedophilia/Incest * Narcissistic abuse * Generational abuse * LGBTQIA+ abuse & discrimination * Manipulation, gaslighting, shame, guilt
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Shaun Miskelly is a never-mo widower who previously told his late wife Amy's faith journey story and has now returned to tell his own struggles with Amy's family after her death. Moving to the USA to be with Amy meant that he had to sell many of his belongings and he trusted Amy's family to help him set up his bank accounts and purchase a home with…
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Chris Davis - Worthy: The Memoir Of An Ex-Mormon Lesbian
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Chris Davis, author of Worthy: The Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian, shares her experiences of abuse and continued trauma as a member of the Mormon church. She was a lifelong devout Mormon, who checked all the expected boxes: wife, mother, teacher, leader, follower, and believer until 2020 when she left her family and her church to fulfill her person…
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Celestine joined the LDS religion as a young adult after she was introduced to it by her first husband. After facing years of narcissistic, physical, and sexual abuse from him, she finally worked up the courage to leave. However, her ex-husband used her history of depression against her and was able to obtain full custody of their children. In this…
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Deep Thoughts on Compulsory Heterosexuality with Sarah and Kindra
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https://www.latterdaysurvivors.org/podcast1/episode/d4881398/deep-thoughts-on-compulsory-heterosexuality-with-sarah-and-kindraIn this episode Sara and Kindra discuss our experiences with compulsory heterosexuality as former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.By Latter Day Survivors
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Re-release After sharing his story intially, Kenny needed space and time to work on healing and therapy. The initial recording of his story was taken down at his request, and he opted to rerecord it when it would be healing for him. Kenny is a documentary film maker and activist for social change. His most recent film, Healing US, is set to release…
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Myndee shares her story of the decades-long trauma she suffered after giving up her baby for adoption through LDS Family Services. Her story includes themes of abuse, religious trauma, adoption trauma, and deception. Join us for an in-depth discussion into Myndee’s healing journey. A wife and mother of three daughters, Myndee also enjoys raising Ro…
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Stacey Brown is an intuitive healer, certified reiki practitioner, podcast host, author, and spiritual mentor & coach. Her recently published book is titled, "Journey to Soul: Discovering the Gift of Surrender." Her story includes an upbringing in Mormonism and how an incredibly traumatic event caused her to reevaluate everything she knew and which…
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After Taylor Sundberg (30) was sexually assaulted as a teen, she turned to her bishop for help. Instead of finding help or resources, she faced church discipline and was blackmailed into silence. She shares her journey from the assault, the aftermath, and the realization she’d been blackmailed, to the unraveling of a toxic and dangerous belief syst…
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Ashley discovered clairaudient abilities when an ancestor came through with a message. The message he shared led her out of the church and helped her reclaim her life, her soul, and her health. The healing she has experienced has been so profound that she felt called to write a book. Ashley is an author, life coach, and budding medium. She feels pa…
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You-Tuber Payton Haws shares her harrowing story of repeated sexual abuse as well as her recent faith crisis journey. She is raw and honest in her story in hopes that it will help other survivors know that they are not alone. One thing that isn’t talked about enough is the fact that in many cases when someone is victimized, they are more likely to …
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Deep Thoughts with Kindra and Christina
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Deep thoughts - This is a departure from our normal format. Get a glimpse into the deep thought conversations hosts Kindra and Christina routinely engage in. They start out discussing ritual abuse, spiral down rabbit holes about many other topics and ultimately bring it back around. Don’t miss this conversation filled with squirrels, twists, and tu…
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Saige is an exmormon up-and-coming queer writer and director. Her current project is a short film called Girls Camp in which a young girl must make a choice between going against her community and identity she's always known or being her authentic self. Saige's goal is to connect to the nuances of the human experience through a mixture of comedy an…
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Sarah shares her emotional story of stepping away from high demand religion through poetry and prose which she has compiled into her book "STRAY, A Journey In, Through, And Out Of Faith." She used poetry to process through grief, loss, doubt, self-healing, self-worth, inspiration and motivation through the lense of spirituality. Her journey, much l…
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Ginny Sparks grew up on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona. She shares her difficult story of being placed in the Mormon Church’s Indian Placement Program as a child and the abuse she suffered as a result. Her story also includes religious trauma, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Ginny is a retired nurse and author.…
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Andrew Pledger is a religious trauma survivor raised in a fundamentalist Christian cult. He is LGBTQ+ and brings awareness to spiritual and religious abuse. He was expelled from Bob Jones University after a controversial interview with author Josh Harris. His experiences have inspired him to pursue psychology to help survivors. He is now a content …
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Singer-songwriter Sister Teeth shares her story of growing up in a heavily Mormon populated community, how she and her family were ostracized by that community and how leaving it in her early adult years sparked her faith transition. She shares how she uses her music to process her traumas and connect with others around her.…
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Shaun Miskelly is a never-mo widower that saw first-hand the faith journey of his wife, Amy. From depression and suicidal ideation, to discovering who she is at her core, to flourishing; he saw it all. In this episode he takes us on this journey and puts words to Amy’s story.By Latter Day Survivors
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Denise C. shares her story of multiple traumatic experiences, including the loss of loved ones and a difficult faith transition. Denise is also a survivor of child sexual abuse.By Latter Day Survivors
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Irene is a singer, songwriter, mechanical engineer, exmormon, and owner of Irene's Entropy. She is the founder of The Identity Project; a collection of letters and art that explore the identity of women who are healing from religious trauma. Irene's journey takes the listener through her childhood sexual abuse and trauma, her LDS mission to Hondura…
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Maria McNeeley shares her story about the struggles of being a black woman in the Mormon church. She was adopted through lds family services to her white parents. You can find and follow Maria at: https://westsidestorymariamaria.blogspot.com/ https://instagram.com/westsidestory_mariamaria?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=…
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Max, is a 50 year old complex trauma survivor on a journey of healing. Their abuse is layered, touching on important topics about science, culture, mental illness, stigmas, and especially the toxicity of religion. They tell the story of their childhood, including Max's cisterself Jill; an alternate identity. They explain their identity split, why J…
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Becky is a survivor of narcissistic abuse in romantic relationships as well as religious trauma stemming from her membership in the Mormon church. As a single mother who has an educational background in psychology, much of her healing journey has centered around the changes that take place in the brain and what it means to heal as a woman post-Morm…
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Meghann Mundt is a Certified Deliberate Cold Exposure Coach, two-time cancer survivor, and entrepreneur. She is a survivor of both sexual assault and religious trauma. Meghann shares her story of overcoming these traumas to find her true purpose in helping others to heal from their own physical ailments and traumatic experiences through deliberate …
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Andrea Isom, writer and finance professional shares her story about growing up in a Mormon community in the 1980s where she clashed with the patriarchy in general and Henry B. Eyring specifically. In the years since, Andrea has struggled with CPTSD, anxiety, and depression. She shares her story of the moment she was cornered and physically grabbed …
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Bonz O'Neal-Adams is a queer, disabled single parent of four amazing humans, a poly-artist, and SJW residing in South Provo. They are co-founder/sometimes participant of Rock Canyon Poets, and the founding artistic director of the short-lived non-profit, Upper Valley Ballet School in Rexburg. When not creating art in their city housing apartment, t…
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