Inner Compass
Welcome to the Inner Compass Podcast.
The process of creating this podcast allowed for us to more deeply heal and alchemize our experiences, and the wounding that came from a life within a high demand religion (the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints / Mormonism). This is a true offering from our hearts, and an honoring of our lived experience.
From the time we were children we were conditioned to outsource our own authority and intuition to the men who presided over us. We were taught the value of free agency and personal revelation, but only if it matched the church’s teachings. This left us disempowered and disconnected from our own innate knowing and power. We were taught that obedience is the crowning virtue. This left us vulnerable to manipulation and control in relationships and from our priesthood authorities.
Eventually the confusion and heartache that came from our own inner knowing was not matching what the church taught, led to our faith expansion and unraveling of a lifelong belief system. Feeling and knowing our own hearts to be pure and good finally led us to make a choice. When our own inner voice and knowing are saying one thing and the church is saying another, which do we follow?
In each episode we will take you on our individual and collective journey to answer this question. Join us each week to listen to our unique and somehow universal experiences, and how in the end we listened to our own inner compass and turned our wounds into wisdom.
Podcast Episodes:
1. Introduction-
Welcome to the Inner Compass
2. Michell’s story; Silenced by the Patriarchy
3. Kristen’s story; My Intuition Entangled in the Institution
4. Leilani’s story; Part 1 - Outsourcing my Worthiness (*Trigger Warning* includes conversation about sexual abuse)
5. Leilani’s story; Part 2 - Toxic Conformity
6. Mayberry to Mayhem
7. Burned at the Stake Center
8. Liberation; Turning our Wounds into Wisdom
(And more to come . . .)
Inner Compass
Rising From The Ashes
From the time we were children, we were conditioned that our priesthood leaders were there to guide us & had authority over us. We were taught the value of our free agency and personal revelation, but only if it fit within the confines of the church & its priesthood leaders revelation & guidance they received for us. This left us feeling disempowered, confused and disconnected from our own innate, inner knowing and personal power. Eventually the confusion and heartache was too much to bear. Our own intuitive guidance was not lining up with our priesthood leaders beliefs, doctrines & personal revelation about our personal life . Our priesthood leaders felt justified in their belief & actions in their authority & stewardship over us. Asking us to “align with the brethren & stop sharing messages from deceased loved ones” among several other things they disapproved of. This led to our faith crisis, then our faith expansion beyond The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We each went through the daunting yet liberating process of unraveling a lifelong belief system!
When our own inner compass was saying one thing and the church leaders were saying another, which did we choose to follow? For us, the choice was finally clear!
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