Do you ever think about whether you could ever go back to the church? What is the thing that keeps you from ever going back? In so many ways, the church is like an abusive spouse who makes you feel like you can never be happy without them. This episode […]
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Dissident Daughters Episode 033: What I Actually Want to Say (Uncensored Version)
This is my uncensored thoughts when thinking about what I want to say to my Mormon family and friends. In the last episode number 32 I tried to create a safe episode to be able to be shared with Mormon family and friends but I finished that project and felt […]
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Dissident Daughters Episode 031-Post Mormon Parenting with Rachel
Today I got to sit down with Rachel from Post Mormon Parenting and talk about all things parenting and how to navigate this space after leaving the church. Rachel is so wise and knowledgeable about this topic and really helped me to learn some new ways of going about this […]
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Dissident Daughters Episode 023- Change is the Only Constant
Today’s episode is all about change, the good, the bad and the ugly. The fact that we’ve gone through such a significant change in our beliefs also means that our very lives change significantly. And if you’re anything like me, those changes have been hard but good. And when you […]
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Dissident Daughters Episode 018-Interviewing Rhoda
Imagine finding out as a thirty something adult that your parent was gay and your whole world comes crashing down. That’s what happened to my guest “Rhoda” and she tells her story of growing up in a strict Mormon household where she got all her validation from living the gospel […]
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Dissident Daughters: 012: Interview with “Adam”
In this episode Ada sits down with her son “Adam” and he gets the chance to tell his story of growing up in the church, recognizing the social toxicity, separating from the church and the strain that put on his relationship with parents and siblings. We talk about pornography and […]
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Dissident Daughters: 011: Interviewing Jezebel
In this episode “Ada” interviews her daughter “Jezebel” to find out more about her faith journey and her experience coming out as gay while being a believing mormon. This is a great conversation between mother and daughter on finding ourselves, traversing a faith crisis and finding joy and love in […]
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Dissident Daughters: 010: Top 10’s and Thank you’s
This is the last of our 10 part series and we talk about the top 10 things wrong in the church and have some thank you notes for the church as well. We are so grateful for this opportunity to do this series and hope to be able to make […]
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Dissident Daughters: 002: Parenting After Mormonism
Leaving a high demand religion leaves you to figure out life on your own. But it’s not all bad! We tell about our experiences of being parented in Mormonism as well as being Mormon parents. And then compare that with parenting post Mormonism. Listen to find out how it’s going. […]
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Dissident Daughters: 001: Introduction
Our very first episode we thought it important to introduce ourselves and tell a little bit about our stories. We are 2 best friends deconstructing Mormonism and re-learning how to live life with a new world view and no more high demand religion telling us how to do it.