We all need community - to feel like we belong. Unfortunately, the Mormon church isn’t the only high-demand group out there and, when we leave, we are vulnerable to being swooped up into another one. In order to avoid “cult hopping” we must lea

Spending Time with Your Family: Managing Post-Mormonism Gatherings

Nov 8th, 2022 59m 14s

Life after Mormonism is never easy, but being free from the church doesn't mean you'll never talk to a Mormon again. In all likelihood, you have family and loved ones who remain members long after you've left. This can make family gatherings st

Episode 08: Staying in the Fold: How the Mormon Church Keeps Young Adults from Leaving

Aug 9th, 2022 58m 25s

It's typical for young adults, ages 18-25, to leave the nest and start to fly on their own. Many young adults continue to discover who they are and what believe as they move away from their family of origin. This is not the case in the Mormon c

Episode 07: Coming of Age in the Mormon Church, How LDS youth are conditioned into conformity

Jul 25th, 2022 1h

Self-exploration, peer relationships, and preparing for adulthood are the hallmarks of a healthy teenage experience. But what if that time is being taken up with religious classes, choreographed relationships, and focusing on an external group'

Episode 06: Reactions to Roe, The Patriarchy, Body Autonomy, Abortion Rights, and Religious Tyranny

Jul 2nd, 2022 56m 3s

Trigger Warning: in this episode we discuss rape, incest, child sexual abuse, and domestic violence. In this special episode, we explore the beliefs Mormons hold about abortion, the dangers of the patriarchy for both men and women, the impact o

Episode 05: When Children Become Sinners, The Hidden Trauma of Mormon Baptismal Covenants

Jun 27th, 2022 1h 3m

Baptism might seem like a banal rite of passage for an eight-year-old child, but when you teach children that they are not only capable of sinning, but that their entire eternal salvation is on the line, there are psychological implications. We

Episode 04: Patriarchy, Power, and Oppression: Life in the Extreme Gender Binary of the Mormon Church

Jun 10th, 2022 1h 8m

Instead of celebrating the rainbow of diversity that is humanity, the Mormon church has continued to double down on the black and white gender construct of hyper-masculine and ultra-feminine as the only form of accepted gender expression. The l

Episode 03: Boundary Violations and Mormonism

May 27th, 2022 1h

Boundaries. What are they? Why are they important? How does being a member of a high demand group like the Mormon church affect your ability to hold healthy boundaries? And what kind of boundary violations are common in Mormonism? We explore a

Episode 02: Mormonism, Attachment Theory, & Trauma Bonds

May 13th, 2022 50m 37s

This week we explore how attachment style is exploited and manipulated by cults, specifically the Mormon church, in order to keep members confused and dissociated from their emotions and reality. We review the origin of attachment style theory,

Episode 01: Is Mormonism a Cult?

Apr 27th, 2022 1h

For the debut FoMo podcast we take a minute to share our stories of leaving the Mormon church before exploring the age-old question, is Mormonism a cult? We measure the LDS Church with Steven Hassan's BITE Model of Authoritarian Control to dete

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