Latest Bodyautonomy Podcast Episodes
McKay Sparticus Johnson
Latter Day Survivors - June 07, 2022 06:13 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMcKay tells his story about his mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He shares his experiences on his mission and how another missionary groomed and abused multiple missionary companions. He shares his insight about the culpability of the church leadership in unsafe conid...
Cody Francis
Latter Day Survivors - May 29, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsCody is the singer songwriter for the song we found on Epidemic Sound... we had no idea about his story and how well his song would fit with the purpose of our podcast. Cody tells his story about his song and his experiences growing up as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint...
Spencer
Latter Day Survivors - May 24, 2022 05:48 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSpencer's story clearly shows the ways in which Mormons gaslight themselves and deny their own intuition by justifying blatant bigotry and racist behaviors in order to maintain a sense of belonging in the community. His story is one of many in which the church exploits membership in other countri...
Alana Maiello - Chewed Gum
Latter Day Survivors - May 16, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAlana Maiello is an award winning documentary film director and producer. She is finishing up production on a documentary entitled, “Chewed Gum” which exposes the inordinately high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in the state of Utah. Alana is herself a survivor of sexual assault an...
Christina Harris
Latter Day Survivors - May 09, 2022 18:29 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChristina grew up in the Mormon church in Hawaii in the 1980’s. Loss, trauma, and abandonment issues in childhood were exacerbated by religious trauma and indoctrination. These things would go on to inform much of her life and affect her relationships, marriage, parenting, and self worth. She is ...
Meghan
Latter Day Survivors - May 03, 2022 03:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMeghan began her journey out of the LDS/Mormon church after her abuse was mishandled and she was gaslighted on multiple levels of authority when it was reported. What happens when a priesthood holder who also happens to be a mental health counselor and a volleyball coach in multiple positions of ...
Toby Marie
Latter Day Survivors - April 23, 2022 22:10 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsToby grew up in the typical Mormon family with the usual unreasonable expectations of each child to conform to damaging cultural norms of purity, worthiness, outward shows of perfection, submission to the patriarchy, rejection of self... As mormon youth we are told exactly who we are, where we a...
Katherine Jeffries
Latter Day Survivors - April 04, 2022 16:30 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsKatherine shares her story of how enduring abuse from family members with narcissistic behaviors caused harm to her beliefs about herself and relationships with other people and how it informed major decisions in her life.
Sam Young Protect Every Child
Latter Day Survivors - March 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingshttps://protecteverychild.com/read-the-stories/ Sam's journey did not begin with survivors in mind yet his efforts have gained the support & validation of survivors. Many survivors stepped forward & shared their stories with Sam and the "Protect Every Child" movement. Often they have found that n...
Rebecca Williams
Latter Day Survivors - March 22, 2022 00:15 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsRebecca's story shares the deep psychological and emotional effects of intergenerational trauma and religious trauma. When the person we are told we are and/or must be, is in direct conflict with the person we actually are or would otherwise choose to be, self loathing and self shaming become a d...
"Esther"
Latter Day Survivors - February 28, 2022 15:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEsther's story defines the purpose of our podcast. She did her duty as a good little Mormon girl, a perfect young wife and mother in the church. She sacrificed her own freedom to protect her young daughters and also 16 of her cousins. She was both a victim and protector as she survived many enco...
Kindra and Dayna Catching Up
Latter Day Survivors - February 17, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDo you ever wish you could eavesdrop on a behind the scenes conversation between Kindra and Dayna? Well, now is your chance. We discuss the break between season 1 and season 2 of the Latter Day Survivors Podcast. We talk about our plans moving forward and our reflections on the previous season. ...
Brenda Nicholson
Latter Day Survivors - February 07, 2022 07:26 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsGo behind the veil of polygamy under the rule of Warren Jeffs with Brenda's brave story of survival and escape from religious indoctrination and unrighteous dominion
Billy Dinkel
Latter Day Survivors - December 11, 2021 06:21 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe only way to make child sexual abuse stop is to make it safe for children and survivors to speak up and tell their stories. Billy Dinkel is a survivor and he speaks publicly to bring attention to how child sexual assault victims are shamed, silenced, and manipulated into keeping their perpetra...
Sara H.
Latter Day Survivors - July 27, 2021 16:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSara is sharing her story for the first time from start to finish on this podcast episode. Like many survivors, she has told bits and pieces, but there's always parts that we don't reveal and hold close to us. I hope our listeners grasp how profound this is for Sara! Imagine how much courage this...
"Denise"
Latter Day Survivors - July 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOur guest for this episode, "Denise" shares her story of abuse. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints misogyny and patriarchy are common and defended. The church is still against the Equal Rights Amendment and expects its members to fall in line with this shared belief including the ...
Mark Jones
Latter Day Survivors - June 20, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWe met Mark through TikTok after he shared his experience about his abuse on his mission. Mark shares a unique perspective on abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and how it is perpetuated by the culture.
Esteban Lee O'neal
Latter Day Survivors - May 30, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEsteban continues his story in part 2. In this episode Esteban talks about life after the church. What can life after the church look like for someone who is LGTBQIA? It's important to know that the church doesn't own kindness, "clean living", integrity, honestly, faithfulness, even spiritua...
Esteban Lee O'neal Part 2
Latter Day Survivors - May 30, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEsteban continues his story in part 2. In this episode Esteban talks about life after the church. What can life after the church look like for someone who is LGTBQIA? It's important to know that the church doesn't own kindness, "clean living", integrity, honestly, faithfulness, even spiritual...
Esteban Lee-O’neal (Parts 1 and 2 combined)
Latter Day Survivors - May 18, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEsteban describes what it's like to be raised to believe that being born gay made him an unworthy sinner in a church claiming to follow Christ's example. He served a full time mission believing he could be saved from homosexuality by "living the gospel"
Esteban Lee-O’neal Part 1
Latter Day Survivors - May 18, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEsteban Lee O’Neal is a beautiful human, a father, super gay, and a pioneer survivor. Esteban, and the love of his life Rex, recently celebrated their 16th anniversary. Together, they are a blended family with 6 children. He was once a Mormon missionary and believed he could be saved from being g...
Esteban Lee-O’neal
Latter Day Survivors - May 18, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsEsteban Lee O’Neal is a beautiful human, a father, super gay, and a pioneer survivor. Esteban, and the love of his life Rex, recently celebrated their 16th anniversary. Together, they are a blended family with 6 children. He was once a Mormon missionary and believed he could be saved from being g...
Karly E. Part 2
Latter Day Survivors - May 10, 2021 06:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsKarly continues her story in part 2 as her family is divided and the abuse becomes more emotional and psychological. When a child is not believed, telling the truth to adults means a pattern of betrayal that carries an emotional toll throughout our lives. When Karly was not believed as a child th...
Karly E. Part 1 & 2 Combined
Latter Day Survivors - May 02, 2021 16:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsKarly is a survivor of physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, childhood cancer, and religious trauma as a member of The Church of Christ. She noted many similarities in her religious upbringing to friends who were Mormon or ExMormon. Karly is a resilient and brave young woman and we are happy...
Karly E. Part 1
Latter Day Survivors - May 02, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsKarly is a survivor of physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, childhood cancer, and religious trauma as a member of The Church of Christ. She noted many similarities in her religious upbringing to friends who were Mormon or ExMormon. Karly is a resilient and brave young woman and we are happy ...
Kindra Backman Celani Part 2
Latter Day Survivors - April 14, 2021 17:26 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIn part 2 of Kindra's story she discusses how leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints mishandled the sexual abuse presented to them by her and her mom. How they revictimized her on multiple occasions. She discusses the issues she faced as a teenager, young adult, and mother...
Kindra Backman Celani Part 1
Latter Day Survivors - April 08, 2021 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAlthough abuse does seem to shape our lives as survivors, Kindra does not wish to be defined by her abuse. She also identifies patterns of generational trauma in her life and in her life choices. As survivors we know first hand the revictimization that happens due to unintentional invalidatio...
Dayna Kimball Brown Part 2
Latter Day Survivors - April 01, 2021 19:32 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDayna continues her story in this episode. Warning, we jump right into the story again and into the uncomfortable truth of what victims of child sexual abuse experience. Fair warning: the very beginning of this episode is uncomfortable and we want to make talking about these things normal. We nee...
Dayna Kimball Brown Part 1
Latter Day Survivors - March 24, 2021 21:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDayna was sexually abused at the age of 7 but this was not the only story of abuse in Daynas household growing up. She was a member of a prominent LDS family who took a lot of pride in the Kimball name but behind closed doors, it was anything but holy. Listen to part one of Dayna's story.
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