ExMormon Bookclub
By Sabrina Smith
A chat with an Ex-mo and her never mo (mormon), fringe-mo, and formerly mormon friends.
Humor mixed with rage, but mostly fun times. For never-mo's and ex-mo's alike.
ExMormon BookclubSep 26, 2020
Finding Peace in the Woods With Alex
Amy's Anger. Not A Bad Thing.
Welcome Back Friends!
Kicking off Season 3 of Ex Mormon book club with a solo Episode Host Sabrina discusses the changes in spiritual leanings she has experienced over the past 8 months, updates on family life, and big thoughts on connection, vulnerability and breath work.
Faith Crisis? Nah! Doubt Your Doubts And Trust Your Gut!
Sabrina and Meredith trouble shoot a post Mormonism faith crisis, wading through how much to believe in and what and who to trust or not trust and the importance of Mindfulness.
Love. Love? Love! With Ali
We talk a lot about toxic Mormon culture- meat, soda, soaking, and how true happiness is found by being your authentic self. If it works for you, Mormonism can be great. If it doesn't, it can do a lot of harm. From Southern Utah, Ali joins to talk about conference weekend and all the latest pop culture mormons stuff blowing up on LIzzy the Lezzie and Vice of all things.
Processing the Anger with Stacy
Today we have someone who is in the process of leaving the church, and is still in that very raw anger phase. Join us as Stacy shares this part of her journey.
Dear StakePrez.Com by Royce
Sarah Smith- Be Who You Are.
Pie and Beer Day with Scarlet
TW: Kidnapping, sexual abuse, mental and physical abuse, Child abuse.... Pretty much, if something dealing with horrible things that can happen to people in life trigger you, this is not the episode for you.
Scarlet was the youngest of 21 kids in a very Mormon family. She was kidnapped as a college student, and basically went through a lot of shitty stuff from birth until a couple years ago. The church had a negative impact and some correlation with some of these events. occasional breaks for pie and beer for the 24th of July ex-mormon mock Utah state holiday, even though we aren't in Utah any more and don't have to deal with pioneer day.
Best Two Years My ASS!!! With Skylar
Skylar had some crazy experiences on her mission, and at a church school. But the thing that ultimately lead her out of the church? Meeting her wife and finding a piece of herself she was previously unaware of.
To Pioneer Trek or to Star Trek? A very Sci-Fi influneced convo with Kyle
Kyle, Host of a Doctor Who podcast Joins us to talk about his experienced growing up Mormon, and why he left. Come geek out with us!
Scott part 2: In the Name Of Dolly
Scott Part 1: A Mormon Reformation? Please!
In part 1 of a two part series we talk to Scott, a gay man from the Salt Lake Valley who grew up believing and has searched for a way to connect to his culture and redefine his faith and beliefs after leaving the church. In part 1 we learn about some of the events that shaped him and lead him to want to become a chaplain. Links for Scott and things related to this episode will be available in part 2.
A Non-Mormon Goes To Utah State University
Nancy, Originally from Illinois, goes to Utah States and meets the love of her life and learns all sorts about mormonism. Also in this episode, an introduction to a different kind of Jesus. What is the penal substitutionary atonement? We don't really find out, but we find out the atonement /savior isn't the only version for Jesus being our spiritual figure.
Murder, Mormonism, Nihilism and Freia
A true crime fan, and a woman that loves to learn about religion just to understand the culture. Our chat with Freia was an adventure like no other, just like her journey in and out of Mormonism.
Ex-Mormon TiK Tok With Aunt Lydia
Elle- Master of Divinity, Polyglot of Religion
A Mixed Faith Marriage, With Keith
Britton and Carolee
The Queer Ward- With Ver
Noah Isaacs: Find The Box Thats Gay And Throw A Fab Party On Your Mission!
Quite A Spiritual Trip! With McLean Taylor
Everyone Is Going To Hell! Growing Up Evangelical With Leslie
Leslie is a Never-Mo Member of the IRL book club. Grew up in the Quaker and a couple of Evangelical churches and eventually broke free. In the last of our Non-Member November series we take a look at some similarities and difference between Mormons, Evangelicals, and Quakers.
Living through the Moonie Experience With Author Lisa Kohn
Lisa Kohn, author of To the Moon and Back shares her life experiences and compares notes between the Moonies and the Mormons