173-177: Carol Lynn Pearson – Mormon Author, Poet, Playwright, Feminist, and Philosopher

John Dehlin LGBTQ, Top 10 Women, Top 25, Top 25 Faithful, Top 25 LGBT, Top 26 Faith Crisis, Women & Feminism 81 Comments

Carol Lynn Pearson is one of the most beloved and successul Mormon authors, poets, and playwrights of all time.  A comprehensive listing of her creative works can be found here. …

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Part 3: Goodbye, I Love You: Loving Gerald Until the End [ 38:09 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Part 4: No More Goodbyes: Supporting Gays in the LDS Church Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Part 5: Celebrating the Divine Feminine, and Final Thoughts on Faith [ 1:04:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

415: Kate Kelly on the Ordination of Mormon Women (ordainwomen.org)

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Today we interview Kate Kelly – Founder of the Ordain Women website (http://ordainwomen.org).  In this episode we discuss: why Kate and her associates are calling for the ordination of LDS …

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791-792: Mehrsa Bararadan – Tribalism and Mormon Identity

Mormon Stories Politics, Top 10 Women, Top 12 Race, Top 26 Faith Crisis, Women & Feminism 28 Comments

In this two-part series on Mormon Stories Podcast we interview the incredibly successful Mehrsa Baradaran. Mehrsa and her family immigrated from Iran to the United States when she was 9. …

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826: The Weinstein #MeToo Movement, from a Mormon Context – Mehrsa Baradaran

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In response to recent news stories involving Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, Roy Moore, etc. – on the topics of sexual harassment, assault, rape, groping, etc., University of Georgia law professor …

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774: 30 Questions Nobody Asks My Husband at Church – Julie DeAzevedo Hanks

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In this episode of Mormon Stories/Transitions, John and Margi interview the brilliant Dr. Julie DeAzevedo Hanks about her article titled “30 Questions Nobody Asks My Husband at Church.” John, Margi, and …

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693-696: Nadine McCombs Hansen – Progressive Mormon Pioneer

John Dehlin Ex-Mormon Stories, Progressive Mormonism, Top 10 Women, Women & Feminism 22 Comments

Nadine McCombs Hansen has been championing progressive causes within Mormonism for over three decades.  Some of her efforts include: Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment as a Mormon mother, including interactions …

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Part 3: Fighting for the ERA, Female Ordination, and Same-Sex Marriage Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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701-704: Kim Sandberg Turner, Founder of WOCA – Navigating a Mormon faith transition as a grandparent

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Kim Sandberg Turner is the founder of Women of a Certain Age (WOCA) – a network of support communities for 40+ post-Mormon women.  In this four part episode, Kim discusses: Part …

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706: Women of a Certain Age (WOCA)

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We are a group of women 40+ with longer life experiences. We are grandmothers, mothers, aunts, single, divorced, widowed or married. We are LGBT friendly and feminists! Many of us …

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671-672: Amy McPhie Allebest, Author of “Dear Mormon Man, Tell Me What You Would Do”

John Dehlin Faith Promoting Stories, Johns Favorites, Progressive Mormonism, Top 10 Women, Top 25 Faithful, Women & Feminism 71 Comments

Amy McPhie Allebest is a lifelong member of the Church, a returned missionary, a temple-married wife and mother of four, a writer, and a graduate student at Stanford University. Last month, …

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483-486: Christine Jeppsen Clark, Daughter of General Authority Malcolm Jeppsen

John Dehlin Best of Mormon Stories, Ex-Mormon Stories, Excommunication, Top 10 Exmormon, Top 10 Women, Top 25, Top 26 Faith Crisis, Women & Feminism 243 Comments

Christine Jeppsen Clark is a mother of six, a former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member, a Ph.D. graduate student focusing on dementia, and a dear personal friend.  She is also the …

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1150-1154: Donna Showalter: The Faith Crisis of a Former Provo, Utah Relief Society President

Mormon Stories Faith Transitions, LGBTQ, Marriage & Family, Mental Health, Mixed-Faith Marriages, Top 10 Exmormon, Top 10 Women, Top 25, Top 25 LGBT, Top 26 Faith Crisis, Women & Feminism 94 Comments

What could cause one of the Mormon church’s “best and brightest” women to lose their faith in the church? For part 2 of this interview with Donna Showalter, we will hear …