How do I support my 13-year-old daughter who wants to stay in the LDS Church when I have left?

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Dr. Julie Hanks

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🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In today's episode I talk with Saren and answer the question “How do I support my 13-year-old daughter who wants to stay in the LDS Church when I have left?” Saren is trying to reconcile letting her child be a part of something that she has chosen to leave behind while also respecting her daughter’s agency. To top it off, her daughter has had a difficult time with her mother’s decision to leave the Church.We discuss strategies—like debriefing after church and staying in contact with her daugh...

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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.
0:21.8	My goal is to help you think, feel, or do something differently to improve your life because you
0:27.4	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 Sarin to the podcast. Hi, Sarah.
0:41.1	How are you?
0:42.3	I'm doing well. Thank you for being here.
0:45.2	Yeah, I'm excited.
0:46.7	What is your question for me today?
0:49.4	So my question today is I've recently left the church and my, specifically my 13 year old daughter
0:58.5	is having a really hard time with my transition out of the church. It's been really hard on her
1:04.5	and she still wants to go to church and participate in everything.
1:11.4	And I'm having a hard time knowing how to support her in that when they don't agree with
1:19.1	a lot of the things that she'll be engaging in and learning now.
1:23.9	Yeah.
1:24.2	I'm trying to my hardest to just be supportive of what she wants, but also finding that balance of like when do I step in as her mother? Yeah. My heart is to just be supportive of what she wants, but also finding that balance of like,
1:29.9	when do I step in as her mother and kind of try to direct her in a way that I'm more comfortable with.
1:36.6	Yeah, that's such a good question.
1:38.5	And you're a great mom to even be having this discussion with me because, you know, some parents would just
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