Latter Day Struggles
The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.
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304 episodes
301: What Patriarchies Teach Men about Weakness & Vulnerability
Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men & their Churches [Part V of VIII]. In this compelling episode Valerie and Nathan delve deep into the subtleties of benevolent patriarchy and how it places harmful ...
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Episode 301
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300: Unraveling the Patriarchal Male Superiority Complex
In this enlightening episode, Valerie and Nathan tackle another tough but important topic: the insidious issue of the male superiority complex fostered by systemic patriarchy. They discuss how patriarchal structures teach boys and men, both sub...
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Episode 300
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299: What Happens When Collaboration & Connection are Neglected at Church
Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men & their Churches [Part III of VIII]Glad you're back! In this episode Valerie and Nathan delve into the impact that the overemphasis on masculine energy has on the ideas...
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Episode 299
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298: Subtle but Profound Examples of Hyper-Masculine Energy within the Church
Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men and their Churches [Part II of VIII]In this episode Val and Nathan move from the theoretical to the practical and talk about what it actually looks like on the ground when...
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Episode 298
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297: Two Wings of the Same Bird: Rediscovering Masculine & Feminine Energies
Series Title: The Profound Impact of Feminine Suppression on Men and their Churches [Part I of VIII]Val and Nathan's series tackling the common traits connecting psychologically/spiritually underdeveloped people with men strongly social...
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Episode 297
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296: Are You a Bridge Between the LDS "Loyalist" & the "Leaver"?
Series Title: Cutting Edge Research on the LDS Faith Journey Experience [Part II of II]In this series' second half with the amazing author and researcher Jana Riess, you won't be disappointed in an abundance of aha moments and things to ...
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Episode 296
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295: On LDS "Loyalists", "Leavers" & Everyone In Between! with Jana Riess
Series Title: Cutting Edge Research on the LDS Faith Journey Experience [Part I of II]You're in for a wonderful two episodes here as Valerie welcomes researcher and author Jana Reiss for a conversation brimming with details about Jana's ...
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Episode 295
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294: "Office Hours" Exclusive: Celebrating the Holidays on the Edge of the Inside
In this recording of the December's Office Hours special event offered to all of our "Full Content" Family of Listeners, Valerie answers a variety of questions from several listeners anxious about holiday events in the throes of the LDS f...
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Episode 294
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293: How the Powerhouses on "At Last She Said It" Found Their Backbones & their Voices
When someone starts a podcast in the LDS faith journey space, one question that is often asked is this: "Have You ALWAYS had this much courage?" Join Valerie in this episode as she asks this question to friends and colleagues Susan and Cynthia ...
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Episode 293
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292: LDSP CLASSIC! The Impact of Female Development in a Patriarchal Structure
Happy holidays Latter Day Struggles listeners! For the next four episodes you will enjoy a few "Classic" episodes that have received some of the highest number of downloads and waves of feedback that these are among some of the most i...
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291: LDSP CLASSIC! Women Worldwide Vote "Opposed" to Institutional Claims of Female Authority
Happy holidays Latter Day Struggles listeners! For the next four episodes you will enjoy a few "Classic" episodes that have received some of the highest number of downloads and waves of feedback that these are among some of the most i...
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290: LDSP CLASSIC! Glimpse into the Spiritual Journey of LDS Theologian Fiona Givens
Happy holidays Latter Day Struggles listeners! For the next four episodes you will enjoy a few "Classic" episodes that have received some of the highest number of downloads and waves of feedback that these are among some of the most i...
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289: LDSP CLASSIC! Feminine Visions, Divine Love, and Differentiation with Fiona Givens
Happy holidays Latter Day Struggles listeners! For the next four episodes you will enjoy a few "Classic" episodes that have received some of the highest number of downloads and waves of feedback that these are among some of the most i...
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288: Helping LDS Men Become Who They are Capable of Becoming
Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Emotional Underdevelopment [Part VI of VI]In this final episode of this incredibly important six-part series, Valerie and Nathan focus on why an educatio...
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Episode 288
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287: Why Patriarchal Men Cannot Tolerate Critique
Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part V of VI] In this episode, Valerie and Nathan continue to discuss how being spiritually formed in a pa...
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Episode 287
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286: Why Patriarchal Men Struggle Giving and Receiving Love
Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part IV of VI]In this episode, Valerie and Nathan continue their exploration of how patriarchy harms men by dis...
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Episode 286
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285: Why Patriarchal Men See the World Transactionally
Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part III of VI]In this episode Valerie and Nathan continue to explore how patriarchal systems can negati...
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Episode 285
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284: Why Patriarchal Men Struggle to See Others’ Realities
Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part II of VI] In this episode, Valerie and Nathan delve deeper into the effects of patriarchy on m...
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Episode 284
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283: Patriarchy and its Connection to Low Empathy in Men
Series Title: The Shocking Correlation Between Men Socialized in Patriarchies & Psychological/Spiritual Underdevelopment [Part I of VI] Join Valerie and Nathan as they kick off a new DEEP DIVE series exploring how patriarchy a...
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Episode 283
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282: LDS Women Model Community over Ideological Purity
Series Title: Celebrating 50 Years Exponent II & Mormon Feminist Voices [Part II of II]In this episode Valerie continues to visit with Heather Sundahl and Katie Rich about how the Exponent II community provided the LDS patriarchal s...
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Episode 282
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281: A Fascinating History of Feminism in the LDS Church
Series Title: Celebrating 50 Years Exponent II & Mormon Feminist Voices [Part I of II]In this episode, Valerie speaks with Katie Ludlow Rich and Heather Sundahl, the co-authors of newly published book '50 Years of Exponent II'...
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Episode 281
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280: Post-General Conference “Office Hours” Subscriber’s Recording
In this first “Office Hours” virtual meet-up, Valerie processes General Conference with Latter Day Struggles podcast subscribers. If you’re a subscriber and you couldn’t make it, no worries: here is the recording! Some of the...
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Episode 280
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279: Strategies to Heal Mixed-Faith LDS Couples
Series Title: A Story of LDS Faith Expansion & Marital Resilience [Part V of V]In this episode Valerie answers a variety of audience questions regarding the complexities of the LDS faith journey when a married couple finds themselve...
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Episode 278
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278: Why So Much Suffering in the LDS Marriage?
Series Title: A Story of LDS Faith Expansion & Marital Resilience [Part IV of V]In this sensitive-content exclusive episode, Val tackles a tough theme--why does the LDS faith journey of one partner put thousands of marriages into a ...
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Episode 278
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277: My Faith Journey Actually Made our Marriage Stronger
Series Title: A Story of LDS Faith Expansion & Marital Resilience [Part III of V]In this episode, Valerie is joined again by Katie and Jeremy as they share their journey from early religious alignment, through painful confusion and ...
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Episode 277
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