Today's Mormon Stories episode we are joined by Margi Dehlin as we continue discussing how to communicate with believing family and friends about losing your faith.
*Show notes and links will be up shortly!*
Time codes:
00:00 Intro and announcements
8:00 Introducing the topic and what is working
17:15 Setting the right intentions and connecting with the “why”
21:02 Values, “Truth without compassion is cruelty”
24:50 Reasons to not disclose your loss of faith to loved ones
29:20 Compassion
34:20 Most people don’t want to know or talk about it
39:40 Them trying to re-convert you
43:02 Safety and security
48:02 The backfire effect
56:45 Gossip, being made a project, etc
59:48 Risk of receiving church discipline
1:02:05 Keeping things ambiguous
1:04:45 Reasons to disclose, boundaries
1:07:53 Valuing authenticity over safety
1:21:38 Wanting to disclose to educate about the harm and falsities
1:31:40 Sharing to build emotional intimacy
1:48:40 Roleplaying boundaries with church members trying to get you to come back
2:05:45 Roleplaying with bishop when you’d like to be released from a calling
2:18:45 Final thoughts
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