Trigger Warning: Mention of Suidical Thoughts 

On today's episode, Rayna (She/Her) shares the details of her personal story with spiritual abuse from the Mormon Church and how she was able to rediscover her sense of self. Together we talk about Mormon culture, dissociation from our past religious identities, and the difficulty of letting go of a pervasive ideological structure.

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Resources to Learn More:

Losing Religion, Gaining a Friend

Why I Left The Mormon Church

What Is Dissociation?

Healing Religious Trauma and Spiritual Wounds

Cognitive Dissonance

How Did You Know You Were Gay?

Sexual Orientation Identity Formation

Cass's Homosexual Identity Formation Model

About Coming Out

What's Hell Like for Mormons?

U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time

Leaving the Fold - A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving their Religion

Millennials are leaving organized religion. Here’s where some are finding community