Happy Sunday, Y'all!

Some weeks I come bearing information and thoughts that I've been hyper-focusing on that week, and others I come bearing full moon mediations.

If you're looking for one of my special interest rants, they'll be back next week! But for this week, take this time that you were going to use to listen to this podcast and give it to yourself. Take yourself to the beach, release all your tensions to the ocean, and let the ocean hydrate you.

....or legit just hop in the car and drive yourself to the beach. that works too. see you soon. we can play mermaids.

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This week we're doing book club! The Change is a novel written by Kirsten Miller. In the words of Tammy Cohen, the book is "Part crime thriller, part extended howl of pure rage, The Change takes a scalpel to the cancer of misogyny that infects every cell of western culture, with biting wit and a burning, righteous anger that never lets up. Powerful and original"

My friend Courtney and I discuss some of our favorite themes of the book as well as experiences we've had that helped us relate.

You can find Courtney and her vintage clothing store on Instagram @courtneywyly. 

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This week we're joined by Ivy the Pagan Kitchen Witch, one of my Twitter pals. And on this episode we're discussing the Instagram post from Sabrina Phillips Jones that recently went viral in the prog-mo and ex-mo communities. We break down the post slide by slide and give commentary from an ex-mormon lens.

Ivy and I also talk about paganism and witchcraft and how we've both found a sense of spirituality in thinks like cooking. Follow them on Twitter @mormontowitch

This week I'm chatting with Stephanie Najjar about the relationship between power, capitalism, and spirituality.

I found Stephanie on TikTok (a big thank you to the algorithmic Gods) and signed up for her course on Woo Woo Capitalism, which was a very thorough deep dive into toxic spirituality.  Stephanie talks to us this week about how to sharpen your critical thinking skills so that your spiritual values feel empowering and aligned with a bigger social picture.

As y'all know, I grew up very devoutly Mormon. After deconstructing the doctrine I knew that the church didn't align with my core values and decided to take a step back, which has sent me down a path of exploring all the different methods of spiritual practice.

I'm now living in Los Angeles, the woo woo capital of woo woo and I've started to notice red flags within the spiritual community here as well. Stephanie's courses have really helped me understand from a more academic level how power, capitalism, and spirituality can all be enmeshed.

I've really enjoyed getting to know Stephanie, and I think you will too! You can find her on TikTok (@itsclassicsteph) her courses can be found here. I highly recommend signing up for a course! 

I'm back from spending the 4th of July in Arizona and I have LOTS to tell. I talk all about my high school reunion, marching in the parade with my "Pro Roe" sign, spending time with family, etc. 

Coming back to LA it honestly feels like I've time traveled. Is time travel real? Are we living in a simulation? I'm inclined to say yes. Regardless, I talk about the hard truth of only being able to be in one place at any given moment and what the pros and the cons are of living in the city vs. living rural. 

Happy Sunday! 

Howdy cowgirls! This week I'm dumping all my thoughts about 4th of July in Rural America. With the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade, my heart is heavy. But the 4th is the one time of year my whole family gets together and I have so many happy memories. It's interesting trying to balance the conflicting feelings. We have quite the celebration in Eagar, Arizona and at the end of the episode me and my friend Ashley Ciminski talk about our favorite memories and what changes we hope to see in rural America. 

This week we're joined by Ms. Paige Wightman. My favvvvorite 8th grade teacher. We talk about what it's like to be a teacher to Gen Z, how the recent violence at schools is impacting her and her students, critical race theory, homeschooling vs. public education, and sooo much more. Enjoy!

Maybe you've heard about all the drama happening on TikTok with a group of Mormon mom influencers in Utah. It appears that they've all been swinging (aka having sex with each other's partners🍍). TBH I could care less about what they're doing in the bedroom so if you're looking for those nitty gritty details you're not going to find them here.

BUT I am fascinated with the fact that they're choosing to air out all their dirty laundry on  TikTok. I go into the history of blogging (like we're taking it wayyy back in 2005) and how the "I Am A Mormon" marketing campaign that the LDS church initiated back in the day maybe could have potentially possibly (in my opinion) been the beginning of what we know today as "Mommy Bloggers". 

They claim to be Mormon, are they? Is swinging normal in the Mormon community? How did we get to this place?

I dip into the LDS church's doctrine about eternal salvation and how that has bred a culture of perfectionism amongst women in Utah. 

Last, but not least — what is the difference between an influencer and a blogger and a content creator, and an artist? Hope y'all enjoy! 

Follow me on Instagram at @cowgirl_inla to join the convo. 

This week we are joined by Ella Wright, the host of Start The Conversation Podcast! She has a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership from the Arizona State University and is passionate about empowering people with the tools to start conversations within their relationships, workplaces, families, and more. 

We talk about how to start those hard conversations with those you love about shifting beliefs. I learned so much from her and I hope you do too! 

Enjoy! 

Let's talk about sex babyyy... but specifically sex education within the Mormon culture. This week we're joined by Tylene Nicols, a certified Family Life Educator. 

We talk about For The Strength of The Youth (a pamphlet for the youth to learn about all things, including everything they need to know about sex;) We swap silly stories and talk about how the Mormon culture treats sex education like taboo  & how that's impacted us throughout the years. Last, but not least, Tylene shares what sex education looks like in her home with her two children.  

Enjoy!