Kattie and Allan provide an update on their December after a months break from recording the podcast.  They also talk about themes/words of inspiration for the new year.

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Kattie and Allan discuss their experience at the Thrive Conference in SLC.  A full day of growing, healing, and community. Kattie expected to be uncomfortable at a post-Mormon conference, but was pleasantly surprised at many of the positive experiences she had as well.  Allan expected to feel right at home, but was surprised when he also experienced some difficult moments to go along with the positive.

Stick around at the end for a silly little parody song about Mixed Faith Marriage and Kattie and Allan performed at the Thrive Karaoke Night!

“You only are free when you realize you belong no place – you belong every place – no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.” – Maya Angelou

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Kattie and Allan take questions from listeners.  Topics include: Alcohol, continuing church attendance, celebrating Christmas, saying a new type of prayer, and more.

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Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks joins Kattie and Allan for the second of two episodes. On this episode, she talks about the challenges of raising kids in a mixed faith marriage.  Special attention is given to teenagers.

For more information, check out this article on teaching Modesty

We also mentioned two of Julie’s great books!

The Assertiveness Guide for Women

The Burnout Cure: An Emotional Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Women

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Jana Riess talks about the findings of her book “The Next Mormons: How Millennials are Changing the LDS Church”.  Jana also discusses how mixed faith marriage plays into her research and shares some of her own mixed faith marriage story.

We can’t recommend Jana’s book enough!  Buy it here on Amazon.

You can learn more at thenextmormons.org

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Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks joins Kattie and Allan for the first of two episodes.  On this episode, she talks about communicating with family.  What is the best way to tell your family that you or your spouse no longer believes?  How much detail should you give?

For more information, check out these two articles that Julie wrote on this very topic:

Left the Church? 25 Things NOT to Say to a Believing Loved One (& what to say instead)

25 Things NOT to Say to Loved One Leaving the LDS Church (& what TO say instead)

We also mentioned two of Julie’s great books!

The Assertiveness Guide for Women

The Burnout Cure: An Emotional Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Women

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Allan doesn’t want to watch General Conference.  Kattie is feeling like an old tradition is slipping away.  Life Coach Claudine Gallacher sits down with Allan and Kattie to discuss how they can handle the upcoming General Conference.

Full disclosure: This was a difficult episode for Allan.  Some episodes focus more on one side of the faith spectrum and this episode focused more on how Allan could support Kattie’s desire for them to watch General Conference together.  This could be difficult for the spouse that has transitioned away from the church.  As you listen, we strongly recommend reading through this guide by Claudine.

Follow Claudine’s other fantastic work at postmormonmentalhealth.com

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Rachel and Bret Cooper tell their mixed faith marriage story.

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David Ostler joins the podcast to discuss his new book “Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question”

The book can be found on Amazon, Deseret Book, Kofford Books, and at bridgeslds.com

David also helps run a Facebook group for parents of children who have left the church.

Go to the Marriage on a Tightrope Facebook group if you’d like a chance to win 1 of 5 signed copies of Bridges.

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