19
Sep
Episode 152: Spelling It Out
by Cynthia and Susan
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For some Latter-day Saint women, embracing the journey may include reckoning with difficult aspects of the church experience that are specific to women. Some may...
12
Sep
Episode 151: Embracing Your Journey | A Conversation with Aubrey Chaves
by Cynthia and Susan
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Every Latter-day Saint woman is on her own journey of faith. We describe it using all kinds of language, and some days the path ahead...
06
Sep
Episode 150: Why We Stay
by Cynthia and Susan
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Season 7 begins with a series of conversations exploring reasons some women continue to find spiritual value participating in the Church of Jesus Christ of...
14
Aug
Episode 149: BONUS | Still Making Peace
by Cynthia and Susan
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Where are you turning for peace these days? It can feel elusive on a shifting path! In bonus Episode 149, Cynthia and Susan revisit an...
01
Aug
Episode 148: BONUS | Still Asking—Where’s the Priesthood in That?
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this bonus episode, Susan and Cynthia discuss new thoughts and old frustrations around a previous conversation from Episode 35 about church callings and priesthood...
17
Jul
Episode 147: BONUS | Revisiting the Map
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this rerun episode, Cynthia and Susan add a few new thoughts to their conversation from Season 1 about going off the edge of one’s...
04
Jul
Episode 146: BONUS | Revisiting the Rule Breaking Woman
by Cynthia and Susan
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In this rerun episode, Cynthia and Susan revisit The Rule Breaking Woman to discuss what her story can teach Latter-day Saint women about spiritual empowerment....
20
Jun
Episode 145: Season 6 | That’s a Wrap!
by Cynthia and Susan
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Finale Episode 145 is a look back at Susan and Cynthia’s sixth season of ALSSI conversations: identifying themes, adding additional thoughts, discussing listener responses, and...
13
Jun
Episode 144: Messages to our Daughters | Part 2—To our Young Selves
by Cynthia and Susan
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If you had the opportunity, what would you say to young Latter-day Saint girls about things like patriarchy, priesthood, women’s roles, the messages they receive...
06
Jun
Episode 143: Get Used to Disappointment | A Conversation with Dr. Julie Hanks
by Cynthia and Susan
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“Your job as an adult is to disappoint people.” So said Dr. Julie Hanks the first time she was on the ALSSI podcast. In Episode...
30
May
Episode 142: Messages to Our Daughters | Part 1—About Girls and the Sacrament
by Cynthia and Susan
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One of the questions Cynthia and Susan hear most often comes from mothers who write, “My daughter is asking when it will be her turn...
23
May
Episode 141: The Making of Biblical Womanhood | A Conversation with Beth Allison Barr
by Cynthia and Susan
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Can faithful women reject patriarchy? Beth Allison Barr’s book, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth, suggests the answer...