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Latter Day Struggles

Valerie Hamaker

The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.

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Episode 126: A Glimpse into the Spiritual Journey of...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/06/02

In this beautiful and tender episode, Valerie has the privilege of interviewing LDS theologian Fiona Givens about her early life, diverse experiences, important relationships, and classical education that eventually led her into the LDS faith and deeply into the study of many facets of the nature of God. This story is one of all of the typical ups and downs, seemingly insignificant events that lead to other more significant events, and finally a few moments where Valerie proposes to Fiona why her

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01:18:09

Episode 125: Feminine Visions, Divine Love, and...

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2023/05/29

Join Valerie and guest Fiona Givens as together they discuss a true prophetess and mystic, Julian of Norwich. Father Richard Rohr has often called Julian his "favorite mystic" and Fiona attributes this woman as one of the most personally influential to her in the development of her own whole and holy theology of the divine. If these two recommendations aren't enough for you...then I don't know what to say! A few highlights of this episode: **Julian's “showings” really shine

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00:42:28

Episode 124: Five Components of Mature Spirituality

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2023/05/26

If you loved the last episode of Latter Day Struggles, you’ll love Valerie and Nathan’s discussion about the 5 components that can help each of us know that we have embraced a mature spirituality: A MATURE SPIRITULITY: Resonates from within (is not compelled from beyond) Invites the numinous (beckons, compels us forward, drives us to know more with a magnetic-like pull) Opens us to mystery (welcomes the unknown; is open to a different way of seeing, worshipping, experiencing, that is

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00:32:17

Episode 123: Mature Versus Less Mature Relationship...

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2023/05/22

During the Covid Pandemic, Valerie read even more than usual. One of the authors whom she binged was Jungian analyst James Hollis, who tipped her entire psychological and theological paradigm…right-side-up…finally. She passed several books off to Nathan and together they reconfigured a spirituality that is the foundation of what you hear in some way, shape, or form in each episode of Latter Day Struggles. In this episode they discuss the colossal difference between LESS MATURE and MATURE

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00:36:30

Episode 122: The Loneliness and Isolation of Faith...

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2023/05/19

Author, Evangelical theologian, and recently deceased Christian reformer Rachel Held Evans poignantly stated, "A lot of people think the hardest part about religious doubt is feeling isolated from God. It's not. At least in my experience, the hardest part about doubt is feeling isolated from your community." In this episode Valerie and Nathan share their thoughts and personal experiences about how faith expansion can be both a deeply sacred experience of personal enlightenment but also

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00:49:18

Episode 121: From Cynicism, Through Grief, Towards...

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2023/05/15

Join Val as she breaks down a thought provoking idea about the pull of cynicism as a natural emotional component of Christian faith evolution. She explores a beautiful and thought provoking quote by the late Rachel Held Evans from her book Searching for Sundays. Highlights of this episode: Cynicism is a protective emotion often experienced to manage legitimate emotions such as betrayed trust, grief, anger, and disorientation. Grief and disorientation in LDS (and other Christian) faith

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00:33:39

Episode 120: The White Male’s Creation of the White...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/05/12

In this episode, Valerie again is a guest on "The Brannon Patrick Show" and they continue in their conversation about the ways that our inherited constructs about God get in the way of our personal growth and our relationship growth to our higher powers Specific ideas that hurt: God is male. They discuss how this is a human construct and a natural outgrowth of patriarchy and that a centuries-old male governing church culture has created religious systems that carry energies consumed

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00:39:53

Episode 119: Healing Ideas about God's Nature that...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/05/08

In this episode Valerie is guest on Brannon Patrick's new podcast "The Brannon Patrick Show” where he invites her to dive into a two-part conversation about how some of our received ideas about God may hurt us here in and around the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. These harmful [though possibly unintended] ideas includes the following: God is unapproachable until we are worthy enough and we need an intermediary to protect us from him We increase in lovability according to

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00:47:10

Episode 118: Stumbling Blocks and The Book of Mormon...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/05/05

Join Valerie and special guest Paul Toscano in this part four (last in this series) focused on untangling some of the complexities of The Book of Mormon. In this episode Val questions Paul on a variety of topics involving The Book of Mormon, including its connection with Joseph Smith Jr., her own wrestles with the fraught relationship between leadership & followership; the roles, expectations, and hopes of a spiritual leader, and so much more. Here are a few highlights of Paul’s thoughts from

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Episode 117: Stumbling Blocks and The Book of Mormon...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/05/01

Join Valerie and special guest Paul Toscano in this part three on a series focusing on untangling some of the complexities of the Book of Mormon. Paul had a lot of fascinating ideas about this topic including 3 ways to look at the Book of Mormon: As a historical record (the most immature, irrelevant, and unhelpful approach) For its literary value (perhaps interesting but often not transformative) As a mystical/visionary text (as a living, supernatural text intended to be interpreted by the

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00:40:02

Episode 116: Let’s Talk Book of Mormon with Taylor...

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2023/04/28

It's time to take a deep dive into what may be a psychologically and spiritually confusing topic for many individuals in and around the LDS church—THE BOOK OF MORMON. In this SECOND of a four part series Valerie interviews Taylor Petrey [Current Editor in Chief of Dialogue: Journal of Mormon Thought] Valerie engages Taylor in a dialogue about the negative impact that many current members are experiencing around the overly simplistic narrative regarding the translation of the Book of Mormon, its

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Episode 115: Let’s Talk Book of Mormon with Taylor...

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2023/04/24

It's time to take a deep dive into what may be a psychologically and spiritually confusing topic for many expanding members in and around the LDS church—THE BOOK OF MORMON. In this FIRST of a four part series Valerie interviews Taylor Petrey [Current Editor in Chief of Dialogue: Journal of Mormon Thought] where together they review a myriad of topics that have been addressed over the years in the Dialogue Journal related to the ongoing skirmish between the “naturalist” and the “apologist” camps

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Episode 114: “Peacemakers Needed" GC Talk Causing...

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2023/04/21

While *generally* trying to avoid “taking pages out of Satan’s playbook” [which sounds both a little terrifying and very intriguing at the same time], Val and Nathan recently found themselves at odds in their respective interpretations and experiences listening to President Nelson’s April 2023 General Conference address titled “Peacemakers Needed”. And neither of them backed down even after a robust conversation about their respective experiences. Listen in as they share their thoughts and feelings

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00:24:09

Episode 113: Non-Hierarchal Revelation as...

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2023/04/17

This episode introduces the concept of “non-hierarchical revelation” as key to the spiritual health of any Christ centered organization. This episode dives into ideas about how revelation going in both directions: 1] creates a synergistic partnership between leadership and lay membership where both parties are increasingly growing in their abilities to not only communicate with God, but also where all parties learn to work together as spiritual equals 2] insulates the church from the misplaced

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Episode 112: When Past and Present Prophets...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/04/14

Join Val and Nathan in this episode where they respond to the address recently given in April 2023 general conference by Allen D Haynie, titled “A Living Prophet for our Day”. Specific points from this address explored: The rule-of-thumb suggested privileging current prophetic counsel over past prophetic counsel when contradictions surface Parents who teach and model by example the importance of personal discernment over strict compliance to church authorities will inevitably negatively impact

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Episode 111: Making Sense of Post-Orthodoxy General...

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2023/04/10

In this episode Valerie and Nathan reminisce about the "good ol’ days" when they anticipated General Conference and the spiritual feasting that it involved. This podcast (111th semi-weekly session, btw ;) of reminiscing was produced mainly to help many of us make sense of the very complicated feelings we have when the first weeks of April and October roll around. What do some of us feel? Based on their conversations with dozens of Latter Day Struggles Support Group Members… Many feel

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00:57:31

Episode 110: This Might be One Reason Why Second Hour...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/04/07

In this episode Val and Nathan explore what it takes to form a psychologically healthy system…whether this system is an immediate or extended family group, a relief society class, priesthood quorum, Sunday school group, or any combination of people who come together regularly to share some part of their lives, thoughts, feelings, or experiences. Val and Nathan walk through the four stages that all groups of people must pass through to become a safe and vibrant place for human growth and development

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Episode 109: The Slippery Slope of Self Justification

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/04/03

In this episode Valerie reviews some fascinating ideas about the relationship between cognitive dissonance and self justification and applies these ideas to humanity, institutions, churches, and the LDS church. She walks you through the following ideas: why humans and institutions self justify why people in leadership are especially prone to self justification why entire communities get caught up in self justifying behaviors the self-justifying tactics people and institutions use when they

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00:21:19

Episode 108: A Couple’s Guide to LDS Faith Crisis and...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/03/31

In this episode, Valerie highlights what you will learn in her NEW online course “A COUPLE’S GUIDE FOR LDS FAITH CRISIS AND EXPANSION” for couples struggling with uneven faith journey experiences. This is her first of several in a series of online courses that align with the content and mission of the Latter Day Struggles Podcast—to expand your personal authority and strengthen your ability to live a whole, healthy life as a person either in or around The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

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Episode 107: Can a Marriage Survive After one Partner...

Latter Day Struggles ·

2023/03/27

In this final guest-interview portion of their ‘Eternal Marriage Theology Health Check’ series, Valerie visits with a married couple who shares their journey from early Mormon orthodoxy (which came naturally for him and felt like an ill-fitting costume for her) to their current stance as a couple whose primary allegiance shifted away from the LDS church and its beliefs and towards true commitment to each other and their expanding understandings of God, growth, and love. Does this mean the LDS church

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