131: Choosing Love & Healing Over Silence & Fear

Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Valerie’s Personal Journey [Part I of II]Join Val and fellow therapist Brannon Patrick this week as Brannon interviews Valerie about her first year accidentally diving into the deep end as a professional voice speaking respectfully but directly on behalf of thousands of individuals in the LDS faith and trust crisis and expansion space.In those two episodes Valerie responds to a variety of personal questions including (but not limited to): Her own experiences finding herself a in a role speaking at the intersection of good psychology, a call for healthy theology, with a keen understanding of the dynamics of healthy and unhealthy organizations.How she has navigated activity in the church.Her and Brannon’s experience first deciding to work together and then his deciding to no longer work with her and their touching conclusions about this tough relational period.Her experience with the very real possibility of burnout in this highly emotional work.Her reasons for committing so much time and nurture to the support and processing group process and the unintended benefits of this experience for her as a facilitatorHer and Nathan’s journey as a couple, evolving parents, and working together on the podcastVal’s thoughts on the possibility of church discipline due to her ministryAnd much more! Latter Day Struggles Podcast Episodes mentioned in this episode as most impactful for Valerie:Latter Day Struggles Podcast Episode 118: Stumbling Blocks and the Book of Mormon with Paul Toscano—Part IV⁠Latter Day Struggles Podcast Episode 126: A Glimpse into the Spiritual Journey of LDS Theologian Fiona GivensInfo on how to subscribe to listen to Friday’s episode is directly below.  See you there!Support the showSupport the showListen, Share, Rate & Review EPISODESFriday Episodes Annual Access $89Friday Episodes Monthly Access $10Valerie’s Support & Processing GroupsGift a ScholarshipDownload Free ResourcesVisit our Website