Latter Day Struggles
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The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.
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- 485: On Normalizing Gender Inequality with Primary-Aged LDS Girls · 45 minSend us a Positive Review! In July of 2026 the LDS children's magazine, the Friend published an article addressing a little LDS girl's concern about there being "no girl bishops"…
- 483: Finding Hidden Wisdom Because of my Mormon Faith Crisis · 53 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Valerie is guest on the podcast Hidden Wisdom & engages in a beautiful conversation with Meghan Farner on a range of topics, from…
- 481: On Devout LDS Parents w/ Queer Children with Dr. Brad Reedy · 56 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Valerie welcomes Dr. Brad Reedy, colleague, author, and fellow psychotherapist working primarily with an LDS audience in Salt Lake…
- 479: Stay in the Room: A Journey to Unconditionally Loving your Gay Child w/ Micheal & Jeff McLean · 1 h 36 minSend us a Positive Review! In this not-to-be-missed episode, Val interviews Michael McLean (of The Forgotten Carols and Mr. Kruger's Christmas) and his delightful son Jeff about…
- 477: The Problem with Leadership by Seniority · 44 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode, Val is joined by Greg Prince, and their focus begins with Hugh B Brown’s legacy of gutsy leadership & expands to an exploration of the…
- 475: Mormon Women & Men Waking Up to Patriarchal Impact · 1 h 36 minSend us a Positive Review! The news is getting out. Patriarchy harms everyone in its clutches. The women and children of course. But men too. Actually, it hurts them a lot. The…
- 473: The Emotional Rollercoaster of General Conference Weekend · 1 h 5 minSend us a Positive Review! In this special Office Hours recording, a couple dozen people joined Valerie to talk about the emotional experience that only the former devout Mormon…
- BONUS EPISODE! Lowering Time & Financial Barriers to Mormon Faith Crisis Healing · 19 minSend us a Positive Review! Just a quick announcement to start a process of changing my philosophy here on Latter Day Struggles. I care deeply about two things: YOU... And…
- 471: What Would You Say to Your Polygamous Great Grandmother? · 49 minSend us a Positive Review! Very few of us doubt that we have been profoundly impacted by the imprints of patriarchy in our early personality development. What most do not know is…
- 469: Five Truths About Love & Goodness that all Queer Mormons (Past & Present) Need to Know · 1 h 54 minSend us a Positive Review! Patriarchy impacts people at a soul-wrenching level, and perhaps no other group is more stricken than our LGBTQ+ community. Please join us for a…
- 467: Carol Lynn Pearson: Icon of Mormon Feminism · 1 h 55 minSend us a Positive Review! In this priceless short series, Val & Carol Lynn delve into Carol Lynn's deepest passion: feminism. Listen is as she delights us with stories about her…
- 465: In Honor of Carol Lynn Pearson: Our Prophetess & Mystic · 2 h 19 minSend us a Positive Review! In honor of our very beloved Carol Lynn Pearson (a bold, sassy woman and the dearest of mentors to me) I wanted to share this beautiful two-part…
- 463: Sunstone 2026: Cracking the Code of Mormon Polarization · 1 h 3 minSend us a Positive Review! Join Val as her audience while she does a final run through on a topic that has come to be a passion project for her on Latter Day Struggles. In short…
- 461: Stories of Healing Live Event Musings (from Val!) · 36 minSend us a Positive Review! Have you ever done something for the first time and feel that pit in your stomach as it approaches? Well, here at Latter Day Struggles, pretty much…
- 459: Exploring Family Challenges when LDS Young Adults Disaffiliate w/ Liz Macdonald AUDIOBOOK · 3 h 44 minSend us a Positive Review! 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…
- 457: Prophet Worship Compassionately Explained · 43 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Val digs into the concept of prophet worship [or any time humans hand over their discerning power to a formal authority figure] from…
- 455: How & Why the LDS Church is BOTH Booming & Bleeding out Members · 49 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Valerie tackles a seemingly contradictory pair of claims: The LDS church is experiencing record-breaking growth! The LDS church is…
- 453: Listening & Learning: Why LDS Loved Ones Could Not Stay in the Church · 1 h 12 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Torn: Why People We Love are Leaving the Church & What We Can Learn from Them [Part III of III] In this final episode of this beautiful…
- 451: A Changing Society is Starving for Religious Systems to Meet them Where they Are · 59 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Torn: Why People We Love are Leaving the Church & What We Can Learn from Them [Part II of III] In this fascinating episode, guest author…
- 449: Torn: A Book Written to Help Your Devout Loved One Understand You · 1 h 2 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Torn: Why People We Love are Leaving the Church & What We Can Learn from Them [Part 1 of 3] In this three part series, Valerie is joined…
- 447: Why We Stay Small & Hide our Greatest Strengths from the World · 1 h 7 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode, Valerie & colleague Jana Spangler are guests on Dan Wotherspoon's Latter Day Faith podcast where they talk about a little known…
- 445: LDS Missionary Work and OCD Scrupulosity · 1 h 13 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: "Latter Day Missionaries": A Mental Health Resource for LDS Missionaries & their Families [Part II of II] In this episode Dr. Bryson…
- 443: Addressing Real Mental Health Needs for the Full-time LDS Missionary · 1 h 4 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: "Latter Day Missionaries": A Mental Health Resource for LDS Missionaries & their Families [Part I of II] Do you know anyone who…
- 441: The Politics of Jesus: Not Subtle, Not Silent, Not Neutral · 51 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part VII of VII] This final episode of this series is our response to the point of view that Jesus did not ‘get…
- BONUS EPISODE: Do you Want to Make a Difference? Join us! · 56 minSend us a Positive Review! Hey listeners of the Latter Day Struggles podcast! Join Val in this bonus episode as she answers audience questions that will help you feel like you've…
- 439: Religious Silence is Complicity in Times of Social Unrest · 35 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part VI of VII] In this episode Val & Nathan break down what religious institutional silent is communicating in…
- 437: Whose Life is Worth Protecting? Politics & Religion Weight in 2026 · 60 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part V of VII] In this episode exploring the intersection of religion and politics, Val & Nathan explore several…
- 435: Why Some Religions Drag their Feet even when the Rest of Society is Ready to Embody More Love? · 53 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part IV of VII] In this episode Val & Nathan continue to build a case that it is impossible for religious systems…
- 433: On Churches of Legitimacy & Churches of Transformation · 44 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part III of VII] In this episode Val & Nathan go more "macro" and explain how churches (just like human beings and…
- 431: LDS Strategic Political Engagement & the Upholding of Traditional Male Power Structures · 34 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part II of VII] In this episode Val & Nathan walk through the last several decades and map issues of high and low…
- BONUS EPISODE: Tired of Feel Stuck, Angry & Alone? · 39 minSend us a Positive Review! In this Bonus Episode, Val answers some piling up questions about the power of healing that uniquely happens in the Latter Day Struggles Fundamentals…
- 429: Is the Mormon Church Politically Neutral? · 43 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part I of VII] Anyone else noticing religious leaders from some faith traditions throughout the world speaking out…
- 427: When Normal Growth Feels Like Rebellion · 45 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: An Exploration of the Idea of "Normal" within the LDS Church [Part II of II] In this episode Val breaks down a couple of concepts that…
- 425: When LDS "Normal" isn't very Normal · 1 h 8 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: An Exploration of the Idea of "Normal" within the LDS Church [Part I of II] In this fun collaboration with Casey & Will of the Pioneer…
- 423: If the Ensign Peak Fund isn't Your Donation Destination of Choice... · 49 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Valerie introduces you to Mark Crego, fellow Latter-day Saint seeker, whose own many-decades-long faith journey led him to create a…
- BONUS EPISODE: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship Audiobook · 5 h 54 minSend us a Positive Review! Hey Latter Day Struggles! Due to your many requests—we are dropping a Latter Day Struggles series in “audiobook” format. You can enjoy the entire…
- 421: Why No Mixed-Gender Sunday School Presidencies? A Gender Equality Slippery-Slope Speculation · 48 minSend us a Positive Review! In this follow up episode on recent LDS news that women are now allowed to serve in Sunday School presidencies, Val & Nathan pivot to the peculiar part…
- 419: Formal Patriarchy & Inevitable Harm · 49 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Straight Talk on Patriarchy and Harm [Part II of II] In this episode Val & Nathan lay out a several reasons why they feel that the LDS…
- BONUS EPISODE: Women in Ward Sunday School Presidencies: Progress, Breadcrumbs, or the “Near Enemy”?” · 1 h 1 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode I respond to your requests to explore the March 2026 Church news release announcing that women can now serve in ward Sunday School…
- 417: Confronting Men's Violence Against Women & Girls in the LDS Church · 58 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: Straight Talk on Patriarchy and Harm [Part I of II] In this episode I read to you a shocking and brilliant article that I wish every…
- 415: Presenting our Utah-Based Latter Day Struggles Faith Expansion Specialist · 56 minSend us a Positive Review! One thing that Val is always juggling is how to do it all and maintain her sense of humor, high commitment to play, and overall sanity. She loves…
- BONUS: How the World ACTUALLY Changes · 1 h 2 minSend us a Positive Review! We've heard it a thousand times...and probably have said it a few times ourselves. "The ________will never change." You fill in the blank..."The world…
- 413: Complexity of Clark Gilbert Call to the Q12 · 1 h 28 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Val is joined by Jana Riess, author and researcher of the LDS spectrum of experience and Jason Bergman, former BYU professor & faculty…
- 411: Inaugural Live Fellowship Recording · 1 h 4 minSend us a Positive Review! Join us for this one-time-only recording of our FIRST Latter Day Struggles "Live Fellowship"! What is this, you ask? Valerie has decided to offer a…
- 409: The Family Proclamation: Living Document or Unchanging Doctrine? · 42 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: What does the Family Proclamation Mean to You? [Episode II of II] This episode of Latter Day Struggles continues a two-part conversation…
- 407: Is the Family Proclamation a Commentary or a Revelation? · 53 minSend us a Positive Review! Series Title: What does the Family Proclamation Mean to You? [Episode I of II] Welcome to this two-part series where Valerie welcomes returned guest…
- 405: Announcing: Biweekly LIVE Fellowship! More Healing & New Connection · 52 minSend us a Positive Review! Have you ever listened to a Latter Day Struggles episode and wanted nothing more than to talk about it but no one is around or would understand? Have…
- 403: A Tribute to our Former Bishop, Ken Glenn · 48 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode Nathan & I pause to honor the impact that Ken Glenn had on us at this time of his early and tragic passing. In this episode we share…
- 401: A Response to Dallin Oaks' Desire for LDS Girls to Marry Younger · 1 h 5 minSend us a Positive Review! In this episode I respond to your requests to explore President Dallin Oaks' desire that LDS girls get married younger. As a bonus, I propose a…
- 399: This Classic Episode Put Latter Day Struggles on the Map of Faith Crisis Healing · 1 h 11 minSend us a Positive Review! With well over a million downloads since its first drop in March of 2022, the Latter Day Struggles podcast has established itself the place to find…
