62. Conquering Fear with Love and Agency with Therapist Valerie Hamaker

Valerie Hamaker is a relationship therapist with advanced training in trauma recovery, sexual health, and family systems work. She runs a private practice in Kansas City, Missouri and speaks locally and nationally on a wide variety of topics.  She is the host of two podcasts, Generation Xausted and the Latter Day Struggles Podcast which is currently growing at an exponential rate due to the large number of Latter Day Saints going through faith and trust crisis.  Valerie has found her calling in reaching out to those struggling with their faith of origin and giving an honest and expansive perspective for those seeking to stay, and stay in their integrity. Kate and Valerie discuss psychological agency and spiritual progression.  Kate asks Valerie for help understanding the common fear response to seeking Heavenly Mother and making Her part of our worship.  Valerie shares some of her ideas for why fear comes up in the institution and among our friends and family, as well as advice for responding in these situations.  Check out Latter-Day Struggles Podcast on instagram @latterdaystrugglespodcast and on Apple and Spotify.   We think you'll like Episode 33. Stages of Faith Development, Why we are stuck, How to get Unstuck.   As well as Episode 9.  How Does Ignoring the Divine Feminine Hurt Us? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latter-day-struggles/id1612326898