Mormons Respond to Kevin Franke | Ep. 1896

May 10, 2024

John Dehlin is joined by Natasha Helfer and Janae Thompson to discuss and react to Kevin Franke’s second police interview in the controversial child ab*se case surrounding his former wife, Ruby Franke, and their LDS therapist, Jodi Hildebrandt.

Natasha & John’s Faith Transitions Course for Therapists

Janae Thompson’s The King of Random (youtube.com)

Thumbnail Credits: Image taken from 8 Passengers YouTube channel.

show notes

- Learnreligiontherapy.com

- Adam Paul Steed – Hidden True Crime

- The King of Random – YouTube

- Symmetry Counseling (SymCounseling)

- Matthew 5:28-28

- Alma 39:3, 5

- Doctrine and Covenants 129

- Janae Thompson – YouTube

- Janae Thompson – Instagram

- How Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt fit — and don’t fit — within LDS norms

- Visions of Glory: One Man’s Astonishing Account of the Last Days: John Pontius

- Jeremy R. Jaggi (churchofjesuschrist.org)

- Bradley R. Wilcox (churchofjesuschrist.org)

- Opposition in All Things (churchofjesuschrist.org)

- My Recovery Room (churchofjesuschrist.org)

- New Evidence (JOURNALS!) Released In The 8 Passengers & Jodi Hildebrandt Case (youtube.com)
- 1755-1756: Rebuilding your life as a Mormon widow – Janae Thompson

- 1865: Jodi Hildebrandt Ruined My Mormon Marriage – Brian Tibbets

- 1426: Natasha Helfer Excommunication Debrief

- 1893: Creating Lasting Sexual Connections – Emily Nagoski’s Come Together

- 1862: Mormon Bishops Discuss Their Experiences

- 1744: Recovering after Mormonism – Dr. Steven Hassan

- 1743: Joining and Leaving the Moonies / Unification Church – Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan

- 1805: 8 Passengers Ruby Franke and “Therapist” Jodi Hildebrandt Arrested – The Mormon Angle

- 1807: The “Therapist” that Ruined 8 Passengers – Experts React

- 1808: Niece of 8 Passengers’ Mormon “Therapist” Jodi Hildebrandt Speaks Out – Jessi Hildebrandt

- 1443-1447: Recovering Agency – Examining Mormon Mind Control w/ Luna Lindsey Corbden

- 1865: Jodi Hildebrandt Ruined My Mormon Marriage – Brian Tibbets

- 1826: Mentor to Jodi Hildebrandt, Tim Ballard, Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow – Thom Harrison

- 1487-1488: The Mormon Influences on Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow

- 1543: Alpine Utah Mormon Youth Rescue with Brad Wilcox

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Jay Larsen says:

May 11, 2024 at 3:19 am

The unpaid, untrained staff also circles back to the religious culture. Bishops not trained educated to do pastoral care of people.

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Mormons Respond to Kevin Franke | Ep. 1896

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