In this episode of the Religious Feminism interview series, Mary Dispenza and Judy Larson, two leaders of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), the activist organization made famous by the Academy Award-winning...
by Anonymous Recently, our ward executive secretary asked my husband if the Bishop could meet with us at our home. My husband set a time for that evening, and we wondered what the Bishop...
Natalie Ware Gowen There are three things I can’t do: Cook in someone else’s kitchen. Run to someone else’s playlist. Navigate someone else’s church. My mother-in-law is a gem, but she keeps the measuring...
by Ann One of the first things we learn (and teach) as victim’s advocates is how to identify abuse. The Duluth Model (Pence, Paymar & Lucas, 1993) is well known for its power and...
Is your head spinning from all of the changes and announcements made at General Conference last weekend? Elder Holland’s joke about how “some of us have weak hearts!” got a big roar of laughter...
by Ann It’s been nearly two decades. Yet, I’ll never forget sitting through training to become a victim’s advocate where the trainer pointed out how ridiculous it would be if robbery trials were handled...
By Caroline Crockett Brock Last year mold was found in my daughter’s middle school. It was black mold, and it was growing behind seemingly sound walls. Now here’s the thing about mold: If conditions...
[Image by Jochen Spalding on Flickr] No matter how the LDS church adjusts “worthiness interviews,” I just can’t get behind them from a professional, moral, or spiritual standpoint. As a psychotherapist, I’m of...
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