An ex-Mormon gay girl just trying to figure out life. Get ready to tackle religious trauma and later-in-life LGBTQ issues while laughing your ass off with this raw, real, hilarious podcast.
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In this investigative podcast series, I explore the ways global religions have informed our historical and cultural perceptions of sexuality and contributed to issues I’ve experienced firsthand including matters of violence, community, isolation, self-worth and identity. I grew up Mormon and I am a lesbian.
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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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The Podcast where two ex-christian lesbians take on life without God. Join Lauren and Carris as we discuss our way through our living life as out and proud lesbians having being raised in strict religious culture. Lauren grew up within the Mormon church and Carris grew up in the Baptist church. Both of us married men, and realised out sexuality much later in life, we discuss the complexities of leaving high control religion, coming out as lesbians after being married to men and having childr ...
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Have you ever eavesdropped on someone else’s conversation and wished you could turn up the volume. Every week you can overhear every Kinky, Bizarre, Insane word your nosy little ears desire...Then go to Instagram or Facebook to follow along. Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andthewifepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andthewifepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/andthewife
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LDL Ep 181: Shelly's Dad's Funeral Part 2
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In this episode we are finishing up the deaths of both of Shelly's parents. Morbid? A little bit. This is part 2 of Shelly's Dad's Funeral. It's kind of surreal that my mom and dad are both gone. Life is...well, surreal. Enjoy!By Square Toe Productions
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S.3 Ep.3 - Weird Mormon $hit & Gaydar
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Lauren dives into some weird mormon practices that she used to have to do in the mormon church, and we speak about Gaydar - is it real? As always you can write to us any time via the instagram @godtogay or email us at godtogay@gmail.com We love hearing from you!By Carris Geyer
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S3.Ep.2 - Lesbian Current Events + Catch Up
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Lets catch up! Today's episode comes long awaited and we catch up about happenings in our own lives as well as whats happening lesbian land across the world. We go into some horrible dating stories sent in by listeners and boy is it both hilarious and horrifying. Dating women is not for the faint of heart! As always please write in to us over on in…
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LDL Ep 180: Shelly's Dad's Funeral Part 1
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In this episode, Shelly has to deal with yet ANOTHER Mormon funeral. That makes 3 in about 6 months. She's earned the title of Grim Reaper at this point. Too soon? Eh, sorry. ANYWAY, this is part 1 of 2 of her Dad's funeral. Also, welcome special guest-host Jen, a fellow ex-mo-later-in-life lesbian, as we talk and laugh our way through part 1 of Sh…
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S.3 Ep.1 - The one with the girlfriend
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Our first ever guest onto the podcast - We welcome Jess - Lauren's girlfriend. Jess shares her own journey to coming out and accepting herself as well as some of the road blocks she's faced as a result of coming out.By Carris Geyer
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Remember in the last episode when Shelly and Austin were discussing Austin's soon-to-be new dick? Well, this is part two. Enjoy!By Square Toe Productions
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In this episode, our good friend Austin Arrowwood is only a few days away from his gender-affirming surgery. You will learn that despite what your ultra-conservative family might tell you, you can't just walk into a clinic, tell them you feel like a boy, and they will staple your new dick on before lunchtime. Lots to learn. Enjoy!…
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In this episode, Shelly's dad dies. Not literally on the show (that would have been super-weird) but just a few days before this episode was recorded. Plus, Shelly and guest co-host Kirsten get extremely sidetracked with a conversation about karaoke. Also, you will learn about Shelly's brother's magical priesthood ability to "release" dead people f…
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More Mormon funeral discussion? Hell yeah. In today’s episode, guest host Kirsten Morgan helps Shelly unpack the rest of her mom’s funeral, and there’s plenty of it. As an added bonus, you will get to hear Shelly’s talk that she gave from the pulpit, in a Mormon chapel, in front of hundreds of Mormons. Did she announce that she is gay? Of course sh…
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What does Christmas look like now that we don't have church on sunday morning or not celebrating the birthday of Jesus? Delving into what christmas used to look like for us, and how it looks now that we no longer believe, and are also, parenting solo around christmas. Everything is different now that's for sure!…
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S2-Ep.9 -Complexities Of Lesbian Relationships
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This week we're discussing some of the complexities of lesbian relationships, both percieved and real complexities, we're putting a homophobic trigger warning as we all discuss Sam Kerr's recent engagement announcement and some of the horrible homophobic comments that were blasted in the comment section of their announcement.…
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Hello Friends! In today’s episode, Shelly talks with Kimberly Anderson about the death of her mom and her trip to Utah for the very Mormon funeral. If you’ve ever been to a Mormon funeral as an ExMormon, you know there’s gonna be a lot to unpack here. This is part 1 of 2. That’s how much there is to unpack. Music provided by Purple Planet: https//:…
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Lesbian Lingo Bingo (Season 2, Ep. 8)
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EXPLICIT WARNING GUYS! Honestly really explicit, we deep dive into all the lesbian lingo you've heard, some you haven't and what the meaning behind it all is and our personal thoughts on some of the more harmful lingo and stereo types that exist. There's alot of explicit sex talk and other juicy stuff that's not for kiddo's ears. Mum and Dad, if yo…
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174: Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian
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Please welcome Chris Davis, author of "Worthy: The Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian." Chris spoke to us candidly about her experience growing up Mormon, her struggles with marriage and children, and a 17-year crisis that culminated in a huge turning point that led to a brand-new chapter in her life. Her book can be found on Amazon or at chrisdavispro…
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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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S.2Ep.7 - Deconstructing our deconstruction
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This week we delve into the little moments and thoughts that started us questioning our faith and beliefs and how that eventually led to leaving our religions.By Carris Geyer
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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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Hi friends, today's episode was extremely difficult and emotional to record. We hope you'll listen with an open heart and mind as Shelly and I embark upon the next adventure of our podcast and our lives. We also want to thank T and Ophelia, current members of the LDS church, for bravely sending in their letters. We appreciate everyone's participati…
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S2. Ep.6 - Purity Culture - Part Two
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It is the long awaited next installment of Purity Culture, and no doubt this wont be the last one either. This Episode we go into a more personal experience of how purity culture affected us both in our Het Marriages, and the effects of that when we came out. We also delve a bit into what the Men where taught at church regarding purity culture. Ple…
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S2.Ep.5 Emotional Intelligence and Christianity
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This week, after a long break thanks to a clash of schedules - we are talking about Emotional Intelligence and Christianity, or rather the lack there of within the teachings of christianity. We go into what little we were taught within the churches about emotional intellgience and Carris gets up on her soap box about the the lack of accountability …
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S2 - E4 Oh you're a lesbian? Don't hit on me!
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This week we're talking about the harmful stereo type and the assosciations that come with the word "lesbian". Carris shares some of the instantances she experienced these harmful associations and we delve into how we come to accept the word as part of our identity.By Carris Geyer
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Going into the question - can religion be done unproblematically? The hows, the whys, what are the good parts and what needs throwing out? Please follow and subscribe wherever you're listening to this! Got Questions? You can email us at godtogay@gmail.com or hit us up via instagram @godtogay -Lauren and Carris…
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Please join us for the conclusion of our 2-part interview with Briell Decker, the inspiring cult survivor of the FLDS church. Her 3-part documentary series, Prisoner of the Prophet, is available on Discovery + or Max on Prime Video Channels. Check out Briell Decker’s personal page: https://www.brielldecker.com, where you can sign up for Briell’s up…
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This week we go into what are ours do's and don'ts when you're diving into the big wide world of dating women! We go into how the divorce and coming out affected our dating experiences and also the huge difference in our dating experiences from when we were good little christian women! As always, we love to hear from you! Please like, follow, subsc…
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Welcome back to From God to Gay! We're jumping right into some hard hitting and wild topics this season! Starting off this Episode we go back through what we were taught about the Devil and the influence it had over us when we were in religion. A little trigger warning for this episode as we acknowledge depending on where you're at in your deconstr…
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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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Q&A - We had some amazing listener questions including, Carris's experience at bible college, talking about "Fatphobia" within the Lesbian Community, and staying in Het Marriage when you've realised you're gay! And many many more. Our final Episode of the season and we can't wait to get recording on season TWO of God to Gay! As always please rememb…
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Season1-Ep.12 - Coming Out in a Comphet World
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This episode we are talking about the complexities of compulsary heterosexuality and how that played into alot of us late in lifer's coming out journey and we explore why people within the LGBTQ community feel the need to come out at all.By Carris Geyer
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Season1 - Ep11 - Divorce And Healing
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This episode we're talking about all things divorce, healing and grieving. The process of a divorce is so hard on all parties and we chat about the added layer of figuring out you're sexuality and dealing with all the layers of that on top of the divorce.By Carris Geyer
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Please join us for part 1 of our fascinating, two-part interview with the amazingly brave, cult survivor of the FLDS church, Briell Decker. Her 3-part documentary series, Prisoner of the Prophet, is available on Discovery + or Max on Prime Video Channels. Music provided by Purple Planet: https://purple-planet.com.…
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This we're talking about where we are both at in terms of our spirituality, what we believe or not believe, and what spirituality in general means for us now.By Carris Geyer
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This episode we delve into how religion and churches are gatekeeping joy and where and how we found that we could experience joy, outside of the church and religion! We have a few tangents on this episode but they are all equally important to talk about.By Carris Geyer
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Season 1-Ep8-Carris's Story (Part 2)
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Part Two - Coming Out - Carris's gives us all a very raw look at what coming out involved for her emotionally. It was a highly emotional episode to record and edit for us but well worth the listen.By Carris Geyer
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Season1-Ep7- Homophobia in the church
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This episode comes along with a huge trigger warning, we're delving into some hard topics for us both, there is mention of conversion therapy and suicide. As well as just in general the topic is rough. We delve into our experience of homophobia in the church as well as the teaching and preaching of the church. REF: Audio clip - Wodonga District Bap…
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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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Lauren takes us into a more intimate look at what her journey has been so far, delving into some stories and moments that have shaped her along this path. Explicit language warning on this episode (And all our episodes fyi!)By Carris Geyer
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Season1-Ep5-Intergrating Into Gay Culture (Part 2)
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The second part to our Intergrating into Gay Culture. We go into more about our thoughts and process integrating ourselves into the LGBTQ community and a lil sneaky talk about sex. Enjoy!By Carris Geyer
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Season1-Ep4- Integrating into Gay Culture (Part1)
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Part one of this amazing episode, we go into the process of making queer friends as women who actually didn't have queer friends before coming out! What our first real life gay experiences were like for us, and how we got to feel more a part of our community! Part two will be coming in the next few days and spoiler, it gets even juicer!…
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Season1-Episode 3- Carris's Story (Part 1)
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This Episode Carris dives back into her past church experiences that informed her eventual leaving from church. Delving into just how difficult the process of leaving was, processing the trauma of some events and how they still impact her today. Carris answers some listener questions about her family and parenting since coming out and deconstructin…
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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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This Episode we go into some of the messages we recieved as teenagers and young adults about Purity in the eyes of God, how this affected the way in which we interacted with other people, presented ourselves and the deep shame we felt about this pervasive message. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode is heavy and also uses audio from sermons/preaching - p…
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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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Welcome to the first ever episode of From God to Gay! In this episode lauren and Carris go into a little bit of each of their stories and the story of how we met, as well as sharing our hopes and dreams for the podcast and what you can expect from the podcast moving forward!By Carris Geyer
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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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