Episode 100: Unprogramming the Dependency and Gender-Role Based Model of LDS Marriage and Family

In this very personal next several episodes in this series on the LDS theology of eternal marriage and its implications, Val and Nathan talk about their own marriage and how both individually and as a couple they have experienced plenty of soul-struggle in an effort to find the path that celebrates both relational intimacy (in all of its forms) as well as deep commitment to one's own and the others' personal growth.

Val and Nathan walk through a timeline that follows their early more orthodox beliefs and practices in marriage and family, its impact, the accompanying suffering (different, but significant for each of them) and their eventual (and ongoing) change of paradigm.

This paradigm shift has changed everything...from the way they self define, spend their time, and see themselves interacting in the world--as actors and creators of their own precious lives.

Books referenced in this episode:

Living An Examined Life, by James Hollis

The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello: Image Pocket Classics, by Anthony de Mello

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