Heather Gay On Surviving Mormonism, Marriage & Meredith’s In-Flight Behavior
Scheananigans with Scheana Shay
Dear Media
3.2 • 8.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
This week, Scheana and Brock sit down with Heather Gay to unpack her powerful new docuseries Surviving Mormonism. Heather shares how the project came to life, how being a “Bad Mormon” has impacted her business and personal relationships, and the legal threats she’s faced—even from within her own family. She and Brock compare their experiences growing up in the Church, from tithing while living below the poverty line to the pressure of securing a bishop’s approval just to get into BYU (including why Brock’s bishop refused).
They dig into why so many former members describe the institution as fear-based and silencing, and they might have even cracked the code for why Mormons make such great reality TV stars! Plus, Scheana and Heather dive into the RHOSLC questions fans are dying to have answered: Will we ever get clarity on the infamous plane incident? Does Lisa Barlow actually have Global Entry? And now that Jen Shah is out of prison, is Heather open to reconnecting?
Tune in for truth, humor, healing — and Heather at her most candid.
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Co-Host: @brock
Guest: @heathergay
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:14.0 | From Vanderpump rules to motherhood and everywhere in between. |
| 0:19.1 | Warm up the kettle. It's time to spill some tea. |
| 0:22.6 | Let's get into some shenanigans with Sheena Shea. |
| 0:42.4 | Welcome back for another episode of We're back in New York. |
| 0:45.1 | I've got my husband Brock on the co-host, Mike. |
| 0:48.4 | We've got Summer Moon in the studio watching. |
| 0:52.1 | I wanted her to see kind of a little bit more of what Mommy does for work. |
| 0:55.7 | I mean, she can see. |
| 0:56.5 | When I asked her recently, she said, well, Mommy signs books and Daddy works. |
| 1:01.6 | I'll take it. |
| 1:02.5 | I mean, I'll take it. |
| 1:04.0 | Pretty simple. |
| 1:05.1 | But I have to say, I've been really looking forward to today's episode because our guest is someone I deeply admire both on and off |
| 1:13.1 | camera. So much fun at BravoCon. She is also a New York Times bestselling author. |
| 1:20.3 | Sisterhood. Yes. A dedicated mom, a bold truth teller, and an advocate for so many women and men who see themselves in her |
| 1:29.1 | story. So from faith to family to finding her voice, she has shown what it looks like to rebuild |
| 1:35.3 | your life on your own terms. You know her from the Emmy-nominated Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, |
| 1:40.2 | but she's also doing truly groundbreaking work as a creator and executive producer, |
| 1:48.1 | which is so exciting of the new docu series, Surviving Mormonism. |
| 1:53.8 | It is on Peacock. |
| 1:54.9 | If you haven't watched it, it is only three parts. |
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