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Mormon Stories Podcast

663: A Very Rough, Unplanned, and Informal First Discussion about Mormon and Post-Mormon Polyamory and Consensual Non-Monogamy

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2016

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

On a recent trip from New Jersey to Vermont with Mormon Therapist Natasha Helfer Parker and Dr. Gina Colvin we decided to have a rough, unplanned, unrehearsed, and VERY informal first discussion about post-Mormon polyamory and non-monogamy.  

For those who care deeply about this issue, there are a few very important things we would like to emphasize:

  1. This is a rough, free-form, first discussion about orthodox, transitioning, and post-Mormon non-monogamy and polyamory.  This is not meant to be a pre-planned, comprehensive, uber-professional treatment of the topic.  If you are looking for such a treatment, please do not listen.
  2. For those of you who are very knowledgable about and/or experienced with polyamory and non-monogamy, we openly acknowledge that we likely (or most definitely) employed several incorrect or improper terms, stereotypes, and biases in this discussion. We do this partially on purpose - because it gives us/you a chance to explore and correct common mistakes or misperceptions used regarding these sensitive and important topics.  
  3. For those of you who are interested in this topic, or who were frustrated in any way by this first treatment/discussion - we hope that you will give us your thoughts, perspective, and respectful criticisms in the blog comments.  Then, please know what we 100% plan to have at least a few future guests on Mormon Stories Podcast to explore this topic more in-depth, and in more serious ways.  If you have participated in polyamory and/or non-monogamy as an active, transitioning, or post-Mormon, we invite you to contact us about appearing in a future episode.  mormonstories@gmail.com

Thanks for your patience, understanding, support, participation, and good will as we begin to explore this important topic that affects many people in orthodox, transitioning, and post-Mormonism.

Transcript

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The

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Mormon Stories Podcast is a production of the Open Stories Foundation.

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the podcast alive and towards building a community of support for Mormons like you.

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To support the podcast or to join the community, please become a monthly subscriber today at

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MormonStories.org.

0:27.6

Hello and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories Podcast.

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I'm your host, Nalin.

0:38.4

What's the date today?

0:39.4

I don't think so.

0:40.4

Okay.

0:41.4

It's like, oh no, it's October 11th, 2016.

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We know that because Jake and Amy Maloof are being excommunicated today.

0:53.9

So we send our love to Jake and Amy Maloof.

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If you hear strange female noises in the background, it's not my fault.

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It's because I am in the car with Dr. Gina Colvin, Hello Gina Colvin.

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Hello, Mormon Studies Stories People.

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Studies.

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That's a bad word.

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Yes, so welcome Gina Colvin.

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And if you can't distinguish that very distinguished laugh, we also have with us the undocked

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Natasha Helfer Parker.

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