Tag: feminism
24
Oct
Episode 157: Embracing Your Journey | A Conversation with Mer Monson
by Cynthia and Susan
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Every faith path is walked one step at a time. Every woman’s story is unique. In Episode 157, Cynthia and Susan are joined by Mer...
17
Oct
Episode 156: What About Consent?
by Cynthia and Susan
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There are many touchpoints with consent in a Latter-day Saint woman’s church life. From baptism to temple ordinances to accepting callings, we say yes over...
10
Oct
Episode 155: To the Children of the Mothers in Zion | A Conversation with Susie Augenstein
by Cynthia and Susan
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For Latter-day Saint women in 1987, expectations outlined by the prophet were explicit: “Mothers in Zion,” he said, “Your God-given roles are so vital to...
26
Sep
Episode 153: When Women Can’t Stay
by Cynthia and Susan
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Embracing our journey means accepting that every individual’s path is different. While some Latter-day Saint women think about why they stay, others will be thinking...
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...
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...
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...