Latest Dissonance Podcast Episodes
Chris Davis - Worthy: The Memoir Of An Ex-Mormon Lesbian
Latter Day Survivors - October 30, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChris Davis, author of Worthy: The Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian, shares her experiences of abuse and continued trauma as a member of the Mormon church. She was a lifelong devout Mormon, who checked all the expected boxes: wife, mother, teacher, leader, follower, and believer until 2020 when sh...
Celestine Kamrad
Latter Day Survivors - October 10, 2023 15:00 - 4 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsCelestine joined the LDS religion as a young adult after she was introduced to it by her first husband. After facing years of narcissistic, physical, and sexual abuse from him, she finally worked up the courage to leave. However, her ex-husband used her history of depression against her and was ...
Deep Thoughts on Compulsory Heterosexuality with Sarah and Kindra
Latter Day Survivors - July 20, 2023 20:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingshttps://www.latterdaysurvivors.org/podcast1/episode/d4881398/deep-thoughts-on-compulsory-heterosexuality-with-sarah-and-kindraIn this episode Sara and Kindra discuss our experiences with compulsory heterosexuality as former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Kenny Ballentine
Latter Day Survivors - May 10, 2023 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsRe-release After sharing his story intially, Kenny needed space and time to work on healing and therapy. The initial recording of his story was taken down at his request, and he opted to rerecord it when it would be healing for him. Kenny is a documentary film maker and activist for social chang...
Myndee Tollefson
Latter Day Survivors - April 18, 2023 15:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMyndee shares her story of the decades-long trauma she suffered after giving up her baby for adoption through LDS Family Services. Her story includes themes of abuse, religious trauma, adoption trauma, and deception. Join us for an in-depth discussion into Myndee’s healing journey. A wife and m...
Stacey Brown
Latter Day Survivors - April 10, 2023 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsStacey Brown is an intuitive healer, certified reiki practitioner, podcast host, author, and spiritual mentor & coach. Her recently published book is titled, "Journey to Soul: Discovering the Gift of Surrender." Her story includes an upbringing in Mormonism and how an incredibly traumatic event ...
Taylor Sundberg
Latter Day Survivors - April 03, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAfter Taylor Sundberg (30) was sexually assaulted as a teen, she turned to her bishop for help. Instead of finding help or resources, she faced church discipline and was blackmailed into silence. She shares her journey from the assault, the aftermath, and the realization she’d been blackmailed, ...
Ashley Denton
Latter Day Survivors - March 20, 2023 19:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAshley discovered clairaudient abilities when an ancestor came through with a message. The message he shared led her out of the church and helped her reclaim her life, her soul, and her health. The healing she has experienced has been so profound that she felt called to write a book. Ashley is a...
Payton Haws
Latter Day Survivors - March 09, 2023 03:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsYou-Tuber Payton Haws shares her harrowing story of repeated sexual abuse as well as her recent faith crisis journey. She is raw and honest in her story in hopes that it will help other survivors know that they are not alone. One thing that isn’t talked about enough is the fact that in many ca...
Deep Thoughts with Kindra and Christina
Latter Day Survivors - March 03, 2023 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDeep thoughts - This is a departure from our normal format. Get a glimpse into the deep thought conversations hosts Kindra and Christina routinely engage in. They start out discussing ritual abuse, spiral down rabbit holes about many other topics and ultimately bring it back around. Don’t miss t...
Saige Kristian
Latter Day Survivors - February 20, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSaige is an exmormon up-and-coming queer writer and director. Her current project is a short film called Girls Camp in which a young girl must make a choice between going against her community and identity she's always known or being her authentic self. Saige's goal is to connect to the nuances ...
Sarah Jane Pyper
Latter Day Survivors - February 14, 2023 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSarah shares her emotional story of stepping away from high demand religion through poetry and prose which she has compiled into her book "STRAY, A Journey In, Through, And Out Of Faith." She used poetry to process through grief, loss, doubt, self-healing, self-worth, inspiration and motivation ...
Ginny Sparks
Latter Day Survivors - January 16, 2023 16:00 - 5 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsGinny Sparks grew up on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona. She shares her difficult story of being placed in the Mormon Church’s Indian Placement Program as a child and the abuse she suffered as a result. Her story also includes religious trauma, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Gin...
Andrew Pledger
Latter Day Survivors - December 16, 2022 21:33 - 4 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAndrew Pledger is a religious trauma survivor raised in a fundamentalist Christian cult. He is LGBTQ+ and brings awareness to spiritual and religious abuse. He was expelled from Bob Jones University after a controversial interview with author Josh Harris. His experiences have inspired him to pur...
Sister Teeth
Latter Day Survivors - December 08, 2022 16:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSinger-songwriter Sister Teeth shares her story of growing up in a heavily Mormon populated community, how she and her family were ostracized by that community and how leaving it in her early adult years sparked her faith transition. She shares how she uses her music to process her traumas and c...
Shaun Miskelly
Latter Day Survivors - November 29, 2022 18:35 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsShaun Miskelly is a never-mo widower that saw first-hand the faith journey of his wife, Amy. From depression and suicidal ideation, to discovering who she is at her core, to flourishing; he saw it all. In this episode he takes us on this journey and puts words to Amy’s story.
Denise C.
Latter Day Survivors - November 14, 2022 07:11 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDenise C. shares her story of multiple traumatic experiences, including the loss of loved ones and a difficult faith transition. Denise is also a survivor of child sexual abuse.
Irene's Entropy
Latter Day Survivors - October 31, 2022 22:46 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIrene is a singer, songwriter, mechanical engineer, exmormon, and owner of Irene's Entropy. She is the founder of The Identity Project; a collection of letters and art that explore the identity of women who are healing from religious trauma. Irene's journey takes the listener through her childho...
Maria McNeeley
Latter Day Survivors - October 02, 2022 20:26 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMaria McNeeley shares her story about the struggles of being a black woman in the Mormon church. She was adopted through lds family services to her white parents. You can find and follow Maria at: https://westsidestorymariamaria.blogspot.com/ https://instagram.com/westsidestory_mariamaria?...
Max
Latter Day Survivors - September 04, 2022 17:28 - 4 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMax, is a 50 year old complex trauma survivor on a journey of healing. Their abuse is layered, touching on important topics about science, culture, mental illness, stigmas, and especially the toxicity of religion. They tell the story of their childhood, including Max's cisterself Jill; an alter...
Becky
Latter Day Survivors - August 22, 2022 03:47 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsBecky is a survivor of narcissistic abuse in romantic relationships as well as religious trauma stemming from her membership in the Mormon church. As a single mother who has an educational background in psychology, much of her healing journey has centered around the changes that take place in th...
Chelsea
Latter Day Survivors - August 15, 2022 14:28 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChelsea is a single mother who grew up in the Mormon church. After surviving domestic violence and experiencing a faith crisis, she left the religion of her upbringing and made a new life for herself. She shares her story of survival and discovering who she really is by learning to listen to her...
Meghann Mundt
Latter Day Survivors - August 08, 2022 17:56 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsMeghann Mundt is a Certified Deliberate Cold Exposure Coach, two-time cancer survivor, and entrepreneur. She is a survivor of both sexual assault and religious trauma. Meghann shares her story of overcoming these traumas to find her true purpose in helping others to heal from their own physical ...
Andrea Isom
Latter Day Survivors - August 01, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAndrea Isom, writer and finance professional shares her story about growing up in a Mormon community in the 1980s where she clashed with the patriarchy in general and Henry B. Eyring specifically. In the years since, Andrea has struggled with CPTSD, anxiety, and depression. She shares her story ...
Bonz O'neal Adams
Latter Day Survivors - July 25, 2022 15:00 - 4 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsBonz O'Neal-Adams is a queer, disabled single parent of four amazing humans, a poly-artist, and SJW residing in South Provo. They are co-founder/sometimes participant of Rock Canyon Poets, and the founding artistic director of the short-lived non-profit, Upper Valley Ballet School in Rexburg. Wh...
Amber Washington
Latter Day Survivors - July 18, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAmber Washington shares her story of surviving child sexual assault, rape, religious trauma, and her exit out of the Mormon church. Her forthcoming book, “(W)hole: My Journey to W,” which chronicles her survivor story, will be published in the fall.
Ava Black
Latter Day Survivors - July 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAva shares their unique story of being adopted into a Mormon family, their struggles with mental health disorders, and how the stigma around mental illness with in the culture of Mormonism exacerbated the issues.
Ari
Latter Day Survivors - June 27, 2022 16:30 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAri tells her story of growing up with a narcissistic mother. She discusses religious trauma, how narcissism is taught and perpetuated within the church, and the price she paid to speak her truth.
Tom Stollings
Latter Day Survivors - June 19, 2022 02:49 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsTom has been through hell as an abuse survivor himself and he is a fierce advocate for justice for other survivors of abuse especially children including his own. He sheds light on the efforts by the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to silence victims and defend perp...
Kim Mayer
Latter Day Survivors - June 15, 2022 01:15 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsKim shares her story of abuse, betrayal, gaslighting from ward members, and religious trauma. When speaking up for someone who was being abused, she expected the church leaders to do the right thing. Instead she learned the efforts involved in keeping survivors silent and protecting sexual preda...
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