Some resources for married Mormons or former Mormons. Topics are relevant for unorthodox LDS couples, mixed-faith couples, and post-Mormon couples:
Screencasts:
- Top 5 Myths and Truths about Why Committed Mormons Leave the Church
https://www.mormonstories.org/top-5-myths-and-truths-about-why-committed-mormons-leave-the-church/
Podcasts:
- Navigating a Mormon Faith Transition (an overview)
https://www.mormontransitions.org/2012/04/05/001-navigating-a-mormon-faith-transition/ - 182-185: Navigating a Marriage When One Loses Their LDS Testimony
https://www.mormonstories.org/182-185-navigating-a-marriage-when-one-loses-their-lds-testimony/ - 143-146: Raising Children in a Non-Traditional LDS Home
https://www.mormonstories.org/143-146-raising-children-in-a-non-traditional-lds-home/ - 123-125: What to do when your husband loses his LDS testimony — Jacque Parts 1-3
https://www.mormonstories.org/123-125-what-to-do-when-your-husband-loses-his-lds-testimony-jacque-parts-1-3/ - 157-159: How to Improve Your Marriage After One of You Loses Their Testimony
https://www.mormonstories.org/157-159-how-to-improve-your-marriage-after-an-lds-crisis-of-faith/ - 330: Raising Children in a Mixed-Faith Mormon Home
https://www.mormonstories.org/330-raising-children-in-a-mixed-faith-mormon-home/ - 141-142: Staying in the LDS Church after a Crisis of Faith: StayLDS.com Co-Founder Brian Johnston
https://www.mormonstories.org/141-142-staying-in-the-lds-church-after-a-crisis-of-faith-staylds-com-co-founder-brian-johnston/ - 280: How to Have Better Sex in Your Mormon Marriage
https://www.mormonstories.org/better-sex-in-your-mormon-marriage/ - 300-301: LDS Women and Sexual Desire with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
https://www.mormonstories.org/lds-women-and-sexual-desire-with-dr-jennifer-finlayson-fife/
“How To” Manual for Staying in the Church After a crisis of Faith (if you want or need to stay):
- How To Stay in the LDS Church after a Crisis of Faith
https://staylds.com/docs/HowToStay.pdf
Support Forums:
- Faces East: https://www.faceseast.org/forum/.
- New Order Mormon: https://forum.newordermormon.org
Blog Post:
- A fabulous blog post resource by Lori Burkman: https://rationalfaiths.com/when-the-levee-breaks/
LDS Church Articles Dealing with Mixed-Faith Marriages:
- When He Stopped Believing: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/07/when-he-stopped-believing?lang=eng
- Glad You’re My Dad: https://www.lds.org/friend/2013/02/glad-youre-my-dad?lang=eng
- Finding Joy with my Less-Active Spouse: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/04/finding-joy-with-my-less-active-spouse?lang=eng
Scriptural References:
- 1 Corinthians, 7: 12-16: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+7%3A+12-16&version=KJV
Therapists:
- Natasha Helfer Parker: https://www.natashaparker.org/
- Dave Christian: https://mydocdave.com
- Jennifer Finlayson-Fife: https://www.finlayson-fife.com/
- Mormon Mental Health Association: https://www.mormonmentalhealthassoc.org/clinical-providers
- White Fields: https://whitefieldseducational.org/therapists/