Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup

In this episode we discuss how the church engages in cult like behavior, even exhibiting all 9 of the main themes of cult membership as described by Steven Hassan in his book “Combating Cult Mind Control”. Steve Hassan is a cult researcher and the leading expert on cult mind control tactics. We discuss how the… Read More »Dissident Daughters: 005: A Little Bit Culty

RFM and Bill sit down with David Bokovoy and with a title like that, who knows where the conversation might go………… David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He received his BA from Brigham Young University,… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 066: David Bokovoy – Sex, Eden and The Family

2021 was a big year for Mormon Discussion Inc. and 2022 is off to an exciting start. Bill Reel will do a live conversation about all the cool things happening including 2021 was a big year for us and 2022 is off to an exciting start.  Bill Reel will do a live conversation about all… Read More »Mormon Discsussion Inc – Update on the state of our Non-Profit

Brittney and Bill sit down with David Peck Ph.D (Sufi al-Hajj Daud) to discuss sufism and its wisdom & value to the awakening soul. Sufism is among the most ancient spiritual traditions in the world. Sufism traces its origins back thousands for years through a golden chain of individually guided meditation and mystical practice. The… Read More »Almost Awakened: 093: Of Saints And Sufis with David Peck

Jacob Hansen is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In this conversation Marti and Jacob discuss Jacob’s online vs. in person interactions. They discuss epistemology and whether the leaders of his church should be using language like, “I know”. They also discuss what it means to have a fundamental… Read More »Where Will You Go – 006 – Jacob Hansen

In the New Testament Jesus talks about the responsibility for the flock of sheep. In this episode, Scott contrasts a few famous passages against the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by asking a series of questions to get at the heart of the problem. Would the church hypothetically look any… Read More »Rameumptom Ruminations: 041: The Ninety and Nine

In this episode, Charisse from The Existential Ginger podcast explores high demand religion, mental health, and suicidal ideation. We talk about how to recognize some of the signs and symptoms, what to do if you’re experiencing suicidal ideation, and how to help if you know someone who is. _______________________________________________________________________________ WANT MORE FROM CHARISSE? Listen to… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 057: High Demand Religion and Mental Health with Charisse from The Existential Ginger

Temples are the churches way of keeping us busy doing meaningless work.  It’s also how they keep us paying our tithing.  We are literally buying our way into heaven.  That doesn’t seem like Christ’s church to us.  We share our personal experiences with the temple, some the history of temples and even share our super… Read More »Dissident Daughters: 004: The Great and Spacious Episode

RFM talks about his background in law from over thirty-years of practice, and applies those principles to the LDS Church. By the end, we start to get a good idea why it is the LDS Church seems to like to call lawyers to positions of leadership–especially over the Church Historian’s Office!

My experience with coaching has been that the majority of us from high demand religious backgrounds also experience codependent patterns in our relationships. Codependency happens when we don’t have a clearly defined sense of self and instead look to others for a sense of identity and rely heavily on others for our sense of self… Read More »Emancipate Your Mind: 056: Recognizing and Releasing Codependency