Faith Unraveled Podcast Elisha Lee

Drawing from the book 'Recovering Agency' by Luna Lindsay Corbden, this conversation explores how social dynamics influence religious beliefs and practices. In today's episode we delve into topics such as missions, temple garments, modesty, and the overall social expectations placed on members. We explore personal experiences that reflect on the pressures to conform, the impact of indoctrination, and the challenges of leaving the faith. 
 
The episode aims to shed light on the powerful role of social pressure in maintaining religious devotion and aims to offer an empathetic perspective on healing and deconstructing faith! 
👉 Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control : https://amzn.to/3KpahSQ -- WELCOME TO FAITH UNRAVELED: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@faith.unraveled?_t=8kISaVAOq9j&_r=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faith.unraveled?igsh=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr 
 
Friends! We invite you to join us on our journey of unraveling the complexities of Mormonism after a lifetime within the church. With a vibrant community of over 76K on TikTok, we recognize that the challenges of faith deconstruction transcend any single denomination. Across the globe, millions are awakening to new perspectives, questioning norms, and seeking truth in their spiritual paths. 
 
In our deconstruction series, we delve deep into the awakening process, exploring the impacts of patriarchy, toxic positivity, purity culture, and heteronormativity on our faith experiences. But our exploration doesn't end there. We're committed to reconstruction—rebuilding our faith, beliefs, and sense of self after the unraveling. 
 
A highlight of our series is the opportunity for you to shape our discussions. Submit your burning questions to us on Instagram at Faith Unraveled, and stay tuned as we devote entire episodes to answering them directly. 
 
Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of faith, embracing the complexities and uncertainties while forging our unique spiritual paths. Welcome to Faith Unraveled!

Mentioned in today's episode: 
Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control : https://amzn.to/3KpahSQ
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81579761?s=i&trkid=258593161&vlang=en&clip=81759643
 
In this episode of Faith Unraveled, we discuss  the difficult dynamic within high demand religion of replacing your own identity with the church's.  For this episode we refer to a chapter from Luna Lindsay Corbden's transformative book 'Recovering Agency.'  In this discussion, we explore how religious indoctrination, particularly within the LDS church, affects personal identity and decision-making and how the church's influence and demand for conformity can impact it members, particularly those who don't naturally identify with the church's ideals.  
 
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We invite you to join us on our journey of unraveling the complexities of Mormonism after a lifetime within the church. With a vibrant community of over 70,000 on TikTok, we understand that the challenges of faith deconstruction transcend any single denomination. Across the globe, millions are awakening to new perspectives, questioning norms, and seeking truth in their spiritual paths.
 
In our series, we delve deep into the awakening process, exploring the impacts of patriarchy, toxic positivity, purity culture, and heteronormativity on our faith experiences. But our exploration doesn't end there. We're committed to reconstruction—rebuilding our faith, beliefs, and sense of self after the unraveling.
 
A highlight of our series is the opportunity for you to shape our discussions. Submit your burning questions to us on Instagram at Faith Unraveled, and stay tuned as we devote entire episodes to answering them directly.
 
Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of faith, embracing the complexities and uncertainties while forging our unique spiritual paths. Welcome to Faith Unraveled!

What are your go-to spiritual practices, books, or teachers?  In this episode of Faith Unraveled we discuss our winding spiritual journeys post leaving the Mormon church. We delve into the challenges of raising children without a prescriptive religious belief, emphasizing teaching a value system over doctrine. The discussion covers the transition from structured religious life to exploring various aspects of spirituality, including mindfulness, the importance of creativity, and the role of routine activities in finding spiritual fulfillment. The concept of spirituality is deeply personal and evolving. The episode touches on dealing with the fear of nihilism, finding meaning in creativity and mindfulness, and the impact of spirituality on relationships and personal growth.
 
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Jamie and Elisha invite you to join us on our journey of unraveling the complexities of Mormonism after a lifetime within the church. With a vibrant community of over 70,000 on TikTok, we understand that the challenges of faith deconstruction transcend any single denomination. Across the globe, millions are awakening to new perspectives, questioning norms, and seeking truth in their spiritual paths.
 
In our series, we delve deep into the awakening process, exploring the impacts of patriarchy, toxic positivity, purity culture, and heteronormativity on our faith experiences. But our exploration doesn't end there. We're committed to reconstruction—rebuilding our faith, beliefs, and sense of self after the unraveling.
 
A highlight of our series is the opportunity for you to shape our discussions. Submit your burning questions to us on Instagram at Faith Unraveled, and stay tuned as we devote entire episodes to answering them directly.
 
Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of faith, embracing the complexities and uncertainties while forging our unique spiritual paths. Welcome to Faith Unraveled!

Here's my deconstruction story friends!  From faithful member of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, preparing to become a seminary teacher to completely losing my testimony overnight.  How does that happen?  It felt sudden and disorienting, but as I look back I realize that many issues were mounting in my mind.  Questions about the construct of sin which seemed paradoxical to the teachings of a loving God in heaven. The legalistic approach that the church seemed to be taking which also contrasted with what I'd been taught of a loving Jesus.  The cognitive dissonance during the year before my faith crisis was significant and what's crazy: I wasn't even aware of it!!  Belief is fascinating, isn't it??  What we're willing to do in order to stay safe... to keep that essential worldview intact.  And the way I view this now is that the dissonance I was experiencing was necessary for me to actually see what was inside the box.  There's no way I could have accepted it even one year earlier.  It was too big a threat to my family's safety.  And I wonder how much of my subconscious mind knew that I had support on the other side.  That has made all the difference in the world.  Please tell me in the comments what your faith deconstruction was like.  Was it all at once?  Was it gradual?  Or do you think it was a combination of both? 
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Jamie and Elisha invite you to join us on our journey of unraveling the complexities of Mormonism after a lifetime within the church. With a vibrant community of over 70,000 on TikTok, we understand that the challenges of faith deconstruction transcend any single denomination. Across the globe, millions are awakening to new perspectives, questioning norms, and seeking truth in their spiritual paths.
 
In our series, we delve deep into the awakening process, exploring the impacts of patriarchy, toxic positivity, purity culture, and heteronormativity on our faith experiences. But our exploration doesn't end there. We're committed to reconstruction—rebuilding our faith, beliefs, and sense of self after the unraveling.
 
A highlight of our series is the opportunity for you to shape our discussions. Submit your burning questions to us on Instagram at Faith Unraveled, and stay tuned as we devote entire episodes to answering them directly.
 
Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of faith, embracing the complexities and uncertainties while forging our unique spiritual paths. Welcome to Faith Unraveled!

Does the Mormon Church harm? Please tell us your thoughts in the comments. This episode of Faith Unraveled delves into the potential harms of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) towards its members, former members, and their associates. The topics discussed include family separation and strain, elitism, exclusionary practices, financial burdens, mental health issues, and gender roles, with a broader aim to explore the negative impacts of the church's doctrines and practices. Anecdotes and examples are provided to illustrate how these issues manifest, such as the sacrifice of personal relationships for church doctrines, financial sacrifices for tithing, and the psychological toll of church teachings on members. The dialogue also covers the misuse of religious narratives like the parable of the widow's mite to encourage financial giving among the poor and critiques the church's stance on mental health, sexuality, and gender roles. We invite you to share your thoughts and experiences related to the harms of the LDS Church in the comments below. ----- WELCOME TO FAITH UNRAVELED: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@faith.unraveled?_t=8kISaVAOq9j&_r=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faith.unraveled?igsh=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Jamie and Elisha invite you to join us on our journey of unraveling the complexities of Mormonism after a lifetime within the church. With a vibrant community of over 70,000 on TikTok, we understand that the challenges of faith deconstruction transcend any single denomination. Across the globe, millions are awakening to new perspectives, questioning norms, and seeking truth in their spiritual paths. In our series, we delve deep into the awakening process, exploring the impacts of patriarchy, toxic positivity, purity culture, and heteronormativity on our faith experiences. But our exploration doesn't end there. We're committed to reconstruction—rebuilding our faith, beliefs, and sense of self after the unraveling. A highlight of our series is the opportunity for you to shape our discussions. Submit your burning questions to us on Instagram at Faith Unraveled, and stay tuned as we devote entire episodes to answering them directly. Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of faith, embracing the complexities and uncertainties while forging our unique spiritual paths. Welcome to Faith Unraveled!

Today on Faith Unraveled we dive into your questions about managing friendships and family relationships after a leaving the Mormon Church. Is it possible to share those pesky "truth claim" issues with active believing loved ones, without harming your relationship? How does one make new friends after leaving the church? And how do we handle the loss of friendships after walking away from the church? We address all of it in today's episode! If you'd like to submit a question for an episode, please submit it to our Instagram DMs: https://www.instagram.com/faith.unraveled?igsh=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr ----- WELCOME TO FAITH UNRAVELED: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@faith.unraveled?_t=8kISaVAOq9j&_r=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faith.unraveled?igsh=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Jamie and Elisha invite you to join us on our journey of unraveling the complexities of Mormonism after a lifetime within the church. With a vibrant community of over 70,000 on TikTok, we understand that the challenges of faith deconstruction transcend any single denomination. Across the globe, millions are awakening to new perspectives, questioning norms, and seeking truth in their spiritual paths. In our series, we delve deep into the awakening process, exploring the impacts of patriarchy, toxic positivity, purity culture, and heteronormativity on our faith experiences. But our exploration doesn't end there. We're committed to reconstruction—rebuilding our faith, beliefs, and sense of self after the unraveling. A highlight of our series is the opportunity for you to shape our discussions. Submit your burning questions to us on Instagram at Faith Unraveled, and stay tuned as we devote entire episodes to answering them directly. Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of faith, embracing the complexities and uncertainties while forging our unique spiritual paths. Welcome to Faith Unraveled!