Episode 594: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, my friend Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife (Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, active LDS) joins us to share details of her professional journey. She tells us more about her time at BYU and how she shifted from following cultural expectations to following her heart and talents, which led to her earning her Master’s Degree, followed by a Ph.D., and eventually, opening her own practice. She shares how her work has grown past her original hopes and expectations and talks about why she decided to stay a Latter-day Saint. Her story is a powerful one and will inspire younger (and even older!) Latter-day Saints to pursue their passions and believe in their potential. Dr. Finlayson-Fife also shares insights about creating healthy boundaries, and how those boundaries can help us maintain a healthier relationship with the Church. She also shares ways that we can create more belonging at church—so that more will feel welcome, included, and needed as we create Zion. I was deeply moved by this conversation and appreciated Dr. Finlayson-Fife's perspective and insights on these important topics. She is someone who loves and embraces our theology and also someone with extensive professional experience as a therapist, coach, and educator. I wish I had listened to a podcast like this decades ago! Thank you, Jennifer, for being on the podcast and for the important work you do in our community—you are making a huge difference! You can learn more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife at https://www.finlayson-fife.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.0	I've been looking forward to this podcast for quite a while.
0:12.4	My guest on today's podcast is my friend Dr. Jennifer, Finlayson Fife.
0:17.3	Welcome to the podcast.
0:19.2	Thanks for having me.
0:20.5	You are joining us from Chicago. Is that where
0:22.9	you live? That's where I live. I happen to be in Florida at present, but yes. Yeah. I've asked Dr.
0:32.0	Finlayson-Five to talk a little bit about belief, sorry, belonging and boundaries in LDS culture. And that
0:40.9	will be the main part of this podcast. I've asked her to also share her personal story that I think
0:48.2	might be helpful to younger Latter-day Saints. You're establishing your career. You've own your own
0:52.2	practice. You have a PhD and a
0:54.7	master's degree and you've served a mission. It might just be helpful for younger Latter-day
0:59.7	Saints, women and men that are wondering how to make their way forward to hear your story
1:04.6	and the principles and the perspectives. Not that everybody needs, life needs to turn exactly out
1:09.6	like you, but I think it might be helpful.
1:12.8	You got a master's degree in counseling psychology from Boston College in 1995, a PhD in
1:19.9	counseling psychology from Boston College in 2002. And listeners, I've just been aware of Dr. Finlayson
1:27.4	5. I've sort of, do we call it a fanboy?
1:29.7	I've been a fanboy of you and your work. And we will link to her website in the show notes.
1:36.2	And she works in multiple areas that we won't get to in this podcast. So please check out her
1:41.9	website for the different things that she's doing. And her work
1:45.2	in our faith community is so needed. So is that okay for an introduction? Sure. Sure. Absolutely.
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