In this episode of The Faith Transition Podcast, I dig a little deeper into Marlena's experience being born and raised in Utah as an African-American woman. We talk about her experience at BYU, the reaction around her when she left the Church. We discuss this year's first lift of the priesthood ban celebration and what transpired from it, the apology hoax that came at the same time, the pressure to conformity which leads to cognitive dissonance, what is her spiritual foundation today and more. 

You may occasionally hear her babies in the background because that is real life :). I'm grateful that Marlena was willing to open up and share a little more after her Mormon Stories. If you want more details about her upbringing and faith crisis you can listen to her Mormon Stories here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bfIEVlpdMc

Marlena lives in Seattle Washington with her husband and 2 children. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's of Art. She is the CEO and founder of La Mere Clothing.

The Books we talk about in the Podcast are:

Conversation with God by Neale Donald Walsch (Not Niel Degrasse Tyson as I say in the Podcast!!)   

A Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson

Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind and Spirit by Queen Afua

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In this episode I interview my friend Dusty, a published  herpetologist who grew up in the Mormon Church, graduated from BYU and is currently completing his Phd in the Dallas area. Dusty shares some of the issues he had with the LDS doctrine starting in his science classes at BYU. We discuss a study of thousands of people across different faith traditions showing Mormons coming on top for feelings of guilt related to sexuality. An avid student of Carl Sagan, Dusty shares how he transitioned from Mormonism  to his current facts and science based new set of beliefs with an open door for the unknown. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did having this discussion. Please leave your comments, questions, suggestions below or in any of The Faith Transition Podcast platforms.

Books Mentioned:

The complete Suboc - Dustin Rhoads

The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins 

Cosmos - Carl Sagan

Pale Blue Dot : A Vision of the Human Future in Space - Carl Sagan

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In this episode I have a candid conversation with my friend Shar who lives in Texas  and my friend Theresa who lives in New Jersey. We talk about their belief system and how they came to define themselves as atheist. Shar tells us how she came to a cross road as she stood by her father in his last hours before passing.  Theresa explains how in her mixed faith household she and her spouse come together to raise their children. They will share their journey of exploring different belief systems but ultimately landing on the same fact based scientific grounds. 

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A Discussion with my friend Molly who opens up and shares her very personal experience growing up Mormon, going to BYU, marrying after 12 weeks of meeting her ex-husband. We discuss the lack of sex education, some women’s issues, her painful divorce. We also discuss mental illness, dealing with a cheating spouse, rebuilding after a divorce and a faith crisis. It's a heartfelt discussion that validates many who are experiencing or have experienced similar situations.  Please leave your comments below or on facebook, Instagram or The Faith Transition Podcast website. Thank you for listening! Julienna-

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In this episode of The Faith Transition Podcast Julienna shares some definitions and quotes from books that helped her during her faith transition as well as tools she uses to quiet her mind to come back to a more peaceful state. She talks about where she stands in her spirituality and what led her there. Enjoy and leave some feedback!

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Below are the links to the articles and books mentioned in this episode:

LDS Crisis of Faith - Clayton M Christensen

https://faenrandir.github.io/a_careful_examination/documents/faith_crisis_study/Faith_Crisis_R28e.pdf

I am Not My Feelings(Tool Box) - Julienna Viegas-Haws

http://www.mormontransitions.org/i-am-not-my-feelings-2/

Books:

Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

The Road Less Traveled - M. Scott Peck

Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu

Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead - Brene Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0

The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MYsx6WArKY&list=PL3jGK9FsrKNoeSKOI6pYXTCr1xSMBYsjh

Being Wrong: Adventures in the margins of error - Kathryn Schulz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QleRgTBMX88&t=37s

Choose The Life You Want - Tal Ben-Shahar

Escape - Carolyn Jessop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJAvqc5u9KM

Educated - Tara Westover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kgVliaMrXQ

Trouble Maker - Leah Remini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzDtygWlWqI

In this first episode of The Faith Transition Podcast Julienna introduces the podcast, what it's about, who it is for and what she will be talking about in future episodes. She shares a little about her background with Mormonism and why she left the faith (more details on this in her Mormon Stories interview episodes 555 and 556 also available on Youtube). Enjoy!

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