Exmormonology

Today we are talking about anxiety during the holidays and how it may be intensified post faith/identity crisis. I want to give you some concrete things you can do to help you lessen the anxiety you may be feeling as you head into holiday gatherings. Pay attention to your brain as you listen to my suggestions. You may find some resistance. That is okay, just notice it as it comes up and stay with me. It makes sense that your brain wants to protect you. That is your brains job. Okay, let's go.

Day 9 of our mini Exmormonology 12 Days of Post Mormon Christmas series is a very quick, down and dirty, reminder for you this holiday season. It is simple but HUGELY important. I do not want to give it away, but please take the 4:16 mins to listen to this episode. I hope it is helpful!

Day 8 of 12 Days of Post Mormon Christmas. If you have been listening to Exmormonology for any amount of time, you know that I believe...music is life! So, what do we do about Christmas music??? Are you loving it still? Hate it? Avoiding it? Let's talk about a few ideas of what you can do in and on Day 8 of our mini Exmormonology series.

Twelve Days of Post Mormon Christmas, Day 7. Let's talk about Jesus, shall we? If you are struggling to reconcile Jesus and Christmas and what you believe, tune in. I mean, Jesus is the reason for the season right? Maybe, but that is up to you. I want to walk you through the thought process that helped me navigate this uncomfortable space during the holidays, especially early in my deconstruction years. Please listen to the very very end of this Exmormonology episode.

Is the people pleasing in you showing up big time right now? If so, this Exmormonology Ep. is for you. If you grew up with any kind of religious conditioning, you will relate. So, stop what you are doing and tune it.

Day 5 ~ Isn't the post religious deconstruction process interesting? The ripple effect of your proverbial shelf crashing down can be overwhelming. So, if you are finding the holiday season feeling a bit too much, you are not alone. In our Day 5 of The 12 Days of Post Mormon Christmas, I want to dive into the meaning and reasons for tradition. Let's not let traditions of yesteryear keep you tied down. We are busting through all the things this year!

Exmormonology's 12 Days of Post Mormon Christmas ~ Day Four ~ A Las Vegas Christmas. Let's continue on with outside the "traditional" Christmas lines. As you may deduct from this title, Jim and I spend a Christmas in Las Vegas and it was nothing like I thought it was going to be.

Give yourself the permission to do Christmas differently.

If you are a wildflower that struggles through the Christmas season, this mini Exmormonology episode is for you, especially if you are not sure what to do with Christmas now that you are no longer a believer or not sure what you believe anymore. Don't run away from these tender feelings. Let's talk about how to honor them.

Are you finding "The Holidays" have a completely different feel to it now, post mormon?

Navigating the holidays can be a hard time without adding the layer of your faith transition.

So, over the course of the next two weeks, I want to give you mini Exmormonology Episodes that can help you as you decide what you want this time of year to mean for you.

Contrary to what your brain is presenting you, you have more options than you think. I want you to start with the current manual you have for what the holidays are supposed to be about. When you can see the difference between your current manual and what you want, you will feel free to change it up if you want to. Let's flush this out and change it up. It is up to you Wildflower.