How can I stay engaged and active in the LDS Church as a working mom and a feminist?

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Dr. Julie Hanks

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this episode I talk with Sylvia and answer the question “How can I stay engaged and active in the LDS Church as a working mom and a feminist?” Sylvia shares the story of a painful experience at Church that has left her wondering if she sustains her leaders. In fact, she has chosen not to renew her temple recommend because she isn’t sure if she can sustain her current bishopric.The word sustain has two main definitions. I used to think that sustain meant agree, but I see the word differentl...

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0:00.0	Hi, friends. Welcome to Ask Dr. Julie Hanks podcast. I'm so glad you're here.
0:13.2	In each episode, I coach a listener through a tough question about mental health, personal
0:18.3	growth, family relationships, or faith journeys.
0:21.6	My goal is to help you think, feel, or do something differently to improve your life because
0:27.2	you listen to this podcast.
0:29.5	I want you to step into your power and create a life you love.
0:33.9	Let's get started.
0:36.3	I'm so happy to welcome Sylvia to the podcast today.
0:40.0	Hi, Sylvia.
0:41.5	Hi, Julie.
0:42.1	How are you?
0:42.8	Good.
0:43.3	I'm good.
0:44.2	What's your question for me today?
0:46.7	So I am wondering how I can stay engaged and active in the church as a full-time working mom. I work outside the home.
0:58.5	And as a feminist, I've been having a lot of struggles with that.
1:03.7	Okay. And just for our viewers who aren't familiar with the term the church, you're talking
1:09.7	about the Church of Jesus Christ
1:11.2	of Latter-day Saints. Is that correct? Okay. Yeah. Okay. Awesome. Okay. So tell me kind of what
1:18.2	what's been difficult. I can make some assumptions, but I want to hear from you. What's been
1:23.9	difficult about being a feminist and a working mom in the church for you?
1:31.1	You know, those are two items that I've always put on a shelf, right?
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