463: Sunstone 2026: Cracking the Code of Mormon Polarization

Send us a Positive Review!Join Val as her audience while she does a final run through on a topic that has come to be a passion project for her on Latter Day Struggles.  In short, what can we do as faith-expanding people in and around the LDS church to ease the polarization between the fiery fundamentalist Mormon and the fiery Ex-Mormon?  Oddly enough, these two "poles" exist as counterpoints to one another on the opposite extreme.  If one pole chooses a "third way" balance is disrupted, and growth becomes more likely.  We on the Mormon faith journey may not be able to impact all aspects on the extreme side of Mormon fundamentalism/ orthodoxy...but how we handle our own growth journeys CAN change a LOT.  Listen in and let us know what you think! Timestamps:00:00 Welcome and Sunstone Preview01:26 Why Polarization Matters05:20 The Growth Ladder Model11:05 Healthy Mormon Fusion14:55 Differentiation and Faith Crisis19:55 Integration and Inclusion26:54 When Growth Gets Stuck27:56 Fixation in Orthodoxy33:53 Chronic Differentiation Trap45:58 Breaking the Polarization Dance48:47 Processing Wisely in Crisis58:57 Third Way ClosingSupport the showJoin Our Healing From Patriarchy Support GroupSupport the showListen, Share, Rate & Review EPISODESFriday Episodes Annual Access $89Friday Episodes Monthly Access $10Valerie’s Support & Processing GroupsGift a ScholarshipDownload Free ResourcesVisit our Website