459: Exploring Family Challenges when LDS Young Adults Disaffiliate w/ Liz Macdonald AUDIOBOOK

Lately there has been a lot of talk about the LDS disaffiliation crisis in the 21st century. Here at Latter Day Struggles we support open dialogue about what happening in our LDS homes and congregations.  

Please enjoy this special "audiobook" addition of a Latter Day Struggles series unpacking some groundbreaking research done by therapist Liz Macdonald exploring common LDS family dynamics shared by young adults whose disaffiliation experiences were the most challenging.  

We care about people all across the spectrum of faith in and around the LDS church.  Taking research like this seriously could profoundly reshape our community in healthy ways. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome

03:54 Meet Liz and The Study

11:48 Method and Study Limits

22:03 Four Key Findings Overview

28:00 Disconnected From Self

52:20 Fear-Based Theology and Parenting

01:02:38 Conditional Love and Worthiness

01:12:42 False Self and Hidden Struggles

01:22:32 One-Way Communication and Fear

01:31:17 Blaming Outside Influences

01:40:20 New Episode Research Overview

01:57:49 Purity Culture and Shame

02:08:05 Adult Development and Compassion

02:20:19 Fear of Selfhood

02:30:25 High Demand Religion

02:44:22 Research Recap

02:52:12 Eight Stages Walkthrough

03:04:59 Parents Threatened by Growth

03:19:13 Fundamentalism and Safety

03:27:20 From Identity to Intimacy

03:34:37 Recommendations and Repair

03:41:27 Closing and Resources