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Episode 163: Malory Ruesch | An addicts journey through hell and recovery.

Welcome, my guest today is Malory Ruesch, author of the book Inspired to Recover and owner of Ruesch Recovery. She has deep knowledge of the ups and downs of addiction and recovery as she is a recovering addict herself, of almost 10 years. We deep dive into the choices that led her down the dark paths she had to travel in order to meet an incredible angel who truly saw her and probably saved her life.

Contact Malory
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rueschrecovery/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/malory.jacobs.5

#RueschRecovery #TellYourStory #MaloryRuesch #OneLife #SecondChances #Addiction 

Episode 162: Jennifer Grimshaw and Heather Morley | Slaying it as single mothers and realtors.

My guests today are two. Jennifer Grimshaw and Heather Morley. Two amazing humans, utah realtors and most impressive of all, they’re both working single moms. Life happened to both of them in a hard way but they embraced uncomfortable and are killing it in real estate and being pretty dang cool moms. Just ask any of their kids.

 

#SingleMoms #SingleMomRealtors #UtahSingleMomRealtors #EmbraceUncomfortable #GirlBoss #BossBabes #ParentingIsHard

Episode 161: Amy Watkins Jensen, Founder of Women on The Stand | The LDS Church says women are equals. Prove it!

My guest today is Amy Watkins Jensen, faithful member of the LDS Church, wife, mother, and creator of the IG account, Women on the Stand. This episode is primarily for members of the LDS Church but has implications in all religions and organizations. Why is this important? In a typical LDS Church meeting, for example only the Bishop and his counselors are seated on the stand behind the pulpit. Anyone visiting that ward (congregation) can look up and know who the leaders are. 

 

In the Oakland, CA Stake for the past decade, the women’s organization leaders have been sitting on the stand during ward and stake meetings. Fair and balanced right? No problem. Back in October of 2023, a member of the churchs area authority for that region of the country decided having women leaders represented on the stand was a problem and put an end to this practice.

 

This was an abosolute slap in the face to the women of the church on so many levels and it hurt. A lot. You see there was nothing broken here. This practice was benefiting thousands of people in these Bay Area wards yet some leader, not from the area, decided, this was just not how things were supposed to be done.

 

Amy began her search for answers at the local level and turned up empty. Letters to the general church offices also seemed to have fallen on deaf ears for now, so she has created this community to spread the news and make some change. The Salt Lake Tribune ran an OpEd and here is their podcast about the story too.

 

I’m sorry ladies that you have been getting a raw deal for like forever it seems and I may be a little late to the game but cannot unsee the imbalance. I call my brothers in the church to step up and push for better visibility for our sisters. They matter more than we have been showing.

 

Contact Amy: womenonthestand@gmail.com

 

#WomenOnTheStand #LDSWomen #PrivilegeMakesUsBlind #Patriarchy #EyesAreOpen #CannotUnSee #Othering #Tribalism #LetUsBeSeen #LDSChurch #RussellMNelson #APleaToMySisters #LDSChurchPresident #Feminism #SexismHurtsMenToo #LordIsItI #JesusVisitedWomenFirst #OaklandStake #SLTribune #SlapInTheFace

Episode 160: Careshmeh French | My young husband died. Don't make me feel wrong for mourning his loss my way.

My guest today is Careshmeh French and a couple years ago, she lost her soul mate, best friend and husband. All who happened to have been the same amazing man. 

This loss has left her broken beyond anything she has ever experienced before. The strange part about this is how those around her are uncomfortable with her grieving process and feel like she should have “moved on” by now. 

She gives us all good counsel on what not to do or say in the wake of someone's tragedy.

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#Lukemia #MournWithThoseThatMourn #JustSitWithMe #LDSHospital #JustLetMeGrieve #EternalFamilies #MormonTapDance #HesInABetterPlace #DumbThingsToSayAtFunerals #SoulMate #HeWasMyPerson #Signs #TheLightBetweenUs

 

Episode 159: Author Charlene Paul | Devotion, Deception, Deliverance: Keep Sweet - Pray and Obey, Isaac's Story

My guest today is author of a new-ish book which takes us on a personal tour inside the FLDS church through one man's personal experience at the feet of Warren Jeffs, Charlene Paul. Issac's life is nothing short of astonishing! A shocking and mesmerizing story of faith, abuse, courage and freedom. It is well written with a blend of honesty, acceptance of the reality, genuine emotions and insight. Charlene tells of the struggles in the FLDS without embellishment or sensationalizing the story. 

Such an amazing story.

Charlene's Website - https://storieswithcharlene.com/

Get the book today - https://www.amazon.com/Devotion-Deception-Deliverance-Sweet-Isaacs/dp/B0C6B5W3VJ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=devotion+deception+deliverance+isaacs+story&qid=1708184757&sr=8-1

Similar Stories
FLDS Lost Boys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_GkQGUGlW8
Growing Up in Polygamy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEawrksgFlimm0iR-aC7b0A

Help and Resources
Holding Out Help - https://holdingouthelp.org/

#FLDS #FLDSChurch #KeepSweetPrayAndObey #Polygamy #ShortCreek #DevotionDeceptionDeliverance #IsaacsStory #CharlenePaul

Episode 158: Brian Keith Parrish | Guest appearance on the Command Performances podcast with Cheryl Knowlton

Welcome back to the show. Today the microphones are flipped and I am in the hot seat as a guest on Cheryl Knowlton's Command Performances podcast. Cheryl is a public speaker and a public speaking coach, real estate coach and a ton of other energetic things. She grills me and gets me to tell my story into podcasting and real estate and the big life changes I have made over the past five years.

It's always nice to be on the other side of the mic.

#CherylKnowlton #CherylKnows #CommandPerformancesPodcast

Episode 157: Mark Hugentobler | Humanizing felons and changing the Utah state prison system

After a long and successful career as a high school coach and administrator, Mark was "sentenced" to prison by his local school board. He became the academy principal with the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah.

Arriving at the "Island of Misfit Toys", he quickly realized a massive opportunity to truly help and correct inmates. He saw prison through the eyes of the inmates who are not the monsters we often think they are. They're more often than not, decent men. Your brothers, fathers, uncles and friends.

During his eight-years inside he saw enrollment in the prison academy jump from 200 to nearly 1200 students and enacted, first hand, a mode of change that is more than possible in a severely broken system...if only someone at the top would listen. That someone may have just arrived.

Podcast
All My Friends Are Felons

Email
info@allmyfriendsarefelons.com

Website
All My Friends are Felons

Book
All My Friends are Felons

#UtahStateCorrections #CentralUtahCorrectionalFacility #AllMyFriendsAreFelons #CrabsInABucket #FelonsAreNotMonsters #CaptainYourStory #BrianRedd #HumanizeFelons #RedemptionForFelons #Hope #ReasonToLive #WhyTheHellNot #MarkHugentobler

Episode 156: Jake, Part 2 | Stake Relief Society President tells her bi-sexual daughter's coming out story.

Welcome back to the second episode in my series for LDS (Mormon) parents of gay children. In part 1, Episode 155, Jake guided us through this first phase of his coming out journey as a 34 yo man to his parents a little over 4 months ago. 

 

On today’s episode, we have an additional special guest, Sue Petersen, who was the Stake Relief Society president in the Elk Ridge Utah Stake for the past 5 years. Sue has a grown daughter who has been in a lesbian relationship for the past 7 years. She shares with us how she has navigated that path, the mistakes she made and the bridges she has built by following Christ's example.

 

For those not familiar with the LDS church, the Relief Society is the womens organization within the church. In Elk Ridge there are 12 wards or congregations and Sue was the leader over all those.

 

I want to say in the spirit of disclosure, we are still only getting Jake’s perspective at this stage. We don’t use his last name or call out who parents are out of respect for their privacy so please keep that in mind as you listen.

 

Sue holds a support group for moms of gay children every month on the second Thursday, 7-9pm. If you are local to Utah County and would like to attend, please reach out to her at suepete@me.com

 

#LoveThyNeighbor #GayMormon #MomDadImGay #ThemGays #ComingOut #Suicide#LGBTQ #MormonStories #ItsWhoIAm #IDidntChooseThis #DreamsOfAParent#MourningTheLoss #IRespectMyParents #Disowned #ElkRidgeUtahStake