Dear Church: Stop The Trauma And Start The Healing

Dear Church: Stop The Trauma And Start The Healing

by | Nov 26, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Body of Christ, Church Policy, Compassion, Corporate Church, decisions, Empowerment, Featured, forgiveness, abuse, trauma, boundaries, safety, healing, peace, Individuality, Leadership, Mental Health, Policy, Sexual Abuse, spiritual abuse, Youth | 2 comments

You may have heard of Trauma-Informed Care. It is all the rage right now and for good reason. More organizations and even faith communities are adopting trauma-informed policies in order to ensure the health and well-being of their members. But it left me thinking: Do...
We Like Our Heaven Better

We Like Our Heaven Better

by | Apr 7, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Apostasy, Authority, Belief, Body of Christ, Charity, Church, Compassion, covenants, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Family, Featured, Fellowship, General authorities, General Conference, God, Goddess, Goodness, Humanity, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Ordain Women, ordinances, parenting, Policy, Prophets, Radical Compassion, Religion, Righteousness, Savior, scripture, spiritual abuse, Spiritual Experiences, spirituality, the Spirit World, Theology, Theology, Truth, Why I Am Mormon, Youth | 14 comments

I have a family. We are a family. I bore these children, made from my own flesh and blood. I labor for them. I love them. I nursed them. I nourish them. But, when I listened to President’s Nelson’s talk on the Sunday Morning Session of General Conference,...
A Mother’s Blessing For My Daughters

A Mother’s Blessing For My Daughters

by | Mar 18, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Body of Christ, Charity, Church, Compassion, decisions, Disagreement, Empowerment, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, gender, Goddess, Goodness, Heavenly Mother, Humanity, Individuality, Modesty, Mother in Heaven, Ordain Women, parenting, Patriarchy, Righteousness, Savior, Service, sexism, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Spiritual Experiences, spirituality, Truth, unity, Youth | 2 comments

It is impossible to be a mother of both sons and daughters and not notice external and even internal biases that are imposed upon our children. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Trucks for boys, dolls for girls. But there are also covert biases that exist. Recently, a...
The Problems With Bishop Interviews, Part 2 – Mormon Women Speak Podcast (episode 18; 339)

The Problems With Bishop Interviews, Part 2 – Mormon Women Speak Podcast (episode 18; 339)

by | Dec 20, 2018 | Activism, Agency, Agency, Authority, baptism, Belief, Body of Christ, Compassion, Corporate Church, decisions, Disagreement, Empowerment, Family, Featured, Feminism, Honesty, Humanity, Individuality, Interviews, Judgement, Leadership, lies, Lying, Mental Health, Mormon Women Speak Podcast, Mormonism, Obedience, parenting, Patriarchy, Policy, Priesthood, Racism, Righteousness, sexism, Sexual Abuse, spiritual abuse, Temple Recommend, Worthiness, Youth | 2 comments

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/339_PART_2_Mormon-Women_ThisAmericanLife_18.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSPart 2 of this discussion includes a continued discussion and more reactions to...
The Problems With Bishop Interviews, Part 2 – Mormon Women Speak Podcast (episode 18; 339)

Mormon Women Speak Podcast: Personal Perspectives On Bishop’s Interviews Part 1 (episode 17; 319)

by | Nov 21, 2018 | Activism, Agency, Belief, Compassion, decisions, Disagreement, Featured, Feminism, Forgiveness, infallibility, Interviews, Judgement, Leadership, LGBTQ, Mormon Women Speak Podcast, Obedience, parenting, Patriarchy, Racism, Religion, Repentance, Reviews, Righteousness, sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Temple, Temple Recommend, Worthiness, Youth | 1 comment

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/319-Mormon-Women_ThisAmericanLife_17-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWith the recent This American Life podcast episode on Bishop’s Interviews, the...
Mormon Women Speak Podcast: Women On Kavanaugh And Conference PART 4(episode 14; 301)

Mormon Women Speak Podcast: Women On Kavanaugh And Conference PART 4(episode 14; 301)

by | Oct 8, 2018 | Activism, Agency, Authority, Church, Compassion, decisions, Disagreement, Empowerment, exclusion-policy, faith crisis, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, gender, General authorities, General Conference, heterosexism, Homosexuality, Humanity, Individuality, infallibility, Interviews, Judgement, Leadership, LGBTQ, lies, Mormon Women Speak Podcast, Mormonism, Patriarchy, Podcast, Policy, Politics, prophecy, Prophets, racism, Racism, Revelation, science, sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, spiritual abuse, Suicide, Truth, unity, Worthiness, Youth | 0 comments

https://media.blubrry.com/rationalfaiths/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tcs37l/301-Mormon_Women_Speak_Podcast_14-Part4_Kavenaugh.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSPart 4 (Please listen to Part 3 first if you have not already done so.)...