Tag: motherhood
28
Nov
Episode 163: Finding Jesus Through Your Inner Compass | A Conversation with Autumn McAlpin
by Cynthia and Susan
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The image of the compass feels central to Autumn McAlpin’s book, But Jesus: A Conversation. Autumn explains, “Right now, my spiritual practice is centered on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
02
May
Episode 137: Let’s Talk About Healthy Relationships | A Conversation with Meghan Decker
by Cynthia and Susan
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In close relationships, sometimes it’s difficult to differentiate between a loved one’s side of the road and our own. We may develop unhealthy or unbalanced...
24
Jan
Episodes 121 & 122 (bonus): What About Faith Crisis? A Conversation with Becky Edwards; More About Faith Crisis
by Cynthia and Susan
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You may or may not call it a faith crisis, but many Latter-day Saints experience a seismic shift at some point that calls into question...
17
Jan
Episode 120: Not of the World? Not so Fast!
by Cynthia and Susan
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Latter-day Saints talk a lot about the wicked world: how it’s getting more wicked, how it’s a sign of the last days, how we’re supposed...
04
Oct
Episode 113: Revisiting the Mother Tree — A Conversation with Kathryn Knight Sonntag
by Cynthia and Susan
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In her book, The Mother Tree: Discovering the Love and Wisdom of Our Divine Mother, author Kathryn Knight Sonntag wrote, “Further exploration of the Mother is...
20
Sep
Episode 111: Raising Healthy Kids in the Church—A Conversation with Michelle Larson
by Cynthia and Susan
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For women who have experienced some kind of faith shift or feminist awakening, how to raise children in the Church may become a perplexing question....
06
Sep
Episode 108 & 109 (bonus): What About Sealings?; A Few More Thoughts About Sealings
by Cynthia and Susan
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Disparity in the Church’s sealing policies for men and women is something many members never think about until their life experience reveals it in some...