446: Office Hours Q&A with Valerie!

Hey Friday Fellowship listeners!  Join Val and a crowd of your fellow Latter Day Struggles 2.0 "Transcending & Including Mormonism" listeners for this fast-paced Q&A with Val!  Questions range from how to heal relationships with grown kids who felt neglected in their childhood due to being one in a very large Mormon family to questions about Emma Smith and the trauma that she might have experienced in her choice to marry Joseph.  

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome and Office Hours

01:07 Ask Me Anything Setup

01:40 Emma Smith Abuse Question

03:32 Mormon Enigma Reflections

07:43 Emma Standing Up to Power

10:36 Nine Kids Parenting Regret

16:18 Grace and Self Compassion

20:18 Trans Child Parenting Story

27:07 Validation and Repairing Bonds

29:21 Mission Update and Family Unity

32:24 Supporting Missionary Growth

33:23 Beyond Black and White

34:25 Missing the Checklist

38:22 Rituals After Faith Shift

41:56 Reclaiming Old Practices

45:56 Talking With Believing Mom

51:45 Curiosity Over Convincing

54:50 Resources for New Spirituality

01:00:18 Elderly Parents and Compassion

01:07:35 Closing Reflections and Goodbye