Latter Day Struggles
Valerie Hamaker
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The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.
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441: The Politics of Jesus: Not Subtle, Not Silent, Not Neutral
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part VII of VII]This final episode of this series is our response to the point of view that Jesus did not ‘get political’. Jesus (and…
BONUS EPISODE: Do you Want to Make a Difference? Join us!
Send us a Positive Review!Hey listeners of the Latter Day Struggles podcast! Join Val in this bonus episode as she answers audience questions that will help you feel like you've come to the right…
439: Religious Silence is Complicity in Times of Social Unrest
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part VI of VII]In this episode Val & Nathan break down what religious institutional silent is communicating in times of social…
437: Whose Life is Worth Protecting? Politics & Religion Weight in 2026
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part V of VII]In this episode exploring the intersection of religion and politics, Val & Nathan explore several specific areas where…
435: Why Some Religions Drag their Feet even when the Rest of Society is Ready to Embody More Love?
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part IV of VII]In this episode Val & Nathan continue to build a case that it is impossible for religious systems to be "neutral" on…
433: On Churches of Legitimacy & Churches of Transformation
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part III of VII]In this episode Val & Nathan go more "macro" and explain how churches (just like human beings and human…
431: LDS Strategic Political Engagement & the Upholding of Traditional Male Power Structures
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part II of VII]In this episode Val & Nathan walk through the last several decades and map issues of high and low LDS political…
BONUS EPISODE: Tired of Feel Stuck, Angry & Alone?
Send us a Positive Review!In this Bonus Episode, Val answers some piling up questions about the power of healing that uniquely happens in the Latter Day Struggles Fundamentals of LDS Faith Crisis…
429: Is the Mormon Church Politically Neutral?
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part I of VII]Anyone else noticing religious leaders from some faith traditions throughout the world speaking out against more and more…
427: When Normal Growth Feels Like Rebellion
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: An Exploration of the Idea of "Normal" within the LDS Church [Part II of II] In this episode Val breaks down a couple of concepts that are NEVER talked…
425: When LDS "Normal" isn't very Normal
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: An Exploration of the Idea of "Normal" within the LDS Church In this fun collaboration with Casey & Will of the Pioneer Paradox Podcast, Val comes on…
423: If the Ensign Peak Fund isn't Your Donation Destination of Choice...
Send us a Positive Review!In this episode Valerie introduces you to Mark Crego, fellow Latter-day Saint seeker, whose own many-decades-long faith journey led him to create a not-for-profit…
BONUS EPISODE: Community Healing: How our Greatest Wounds & our Greatest Healing Happens through Human Relationship Audiobook
Send us a Positive Review!Hey Latter Day Struggles! Due to your many requests—we are dropping a Latter Day Struggles series in “audiobook” format. You can enjoy the entire narrative arc in a single,…
421: Why No Mixed-Gender Sunday School Presidencies? A Gender Equality Slippery-Slope Speculation
Send us a Positive Review!In this follow up episode on recent LDS news that women are now allowed to serve in Sunday School presidencies, Val & Nathan pivot to the peculiar part of the…
419: Formal Patriarchy & Inevitable Harm
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Straight Talk on Patriarchy and Harm [Part II of II]In this episode Val & Nathan lay out a several reasons why they feel that the LDS church is not able to…
BONUS EPISODE: Women in Ward Sunday School Presidencies: Progress, Breadcrumbs, or the “Near Enemy”?”
Send us a Positive Review!In this episode I respond to your requests to explore the March 2026 Church news release announcing that women can now serve in ward Sunday School presidencies, and how this…
417: Confronting Men's Violence Against Women & Girls in the LDS Church
Send us a Positive Review!Series Title: Straight Talk on Patriarchy and Harm [Part I of II] In this episode I read to you a shocking and brilliant article that I wish every Latter-day Saint can hear.…
415: Presenting our Utah-Based Latter Day Struggles Faith Expansion Specialist
Send us a Positive Review!One thing that Val is always juggling is how to do it all and maintain her sense of humor, high commitment to play, and overall sanity. She loves running the podcast, the…
BONUS: How the World ACTUALLY Changes
Send us a Positive Review!We've heard it a thousand times...and probably have said it a few times ourselves. "The ________will never change." You fill in the blank..."The world will never change"…
413: Complexity of Clark Gilbert Call to the Q12
Send us a Positive Review!In this episode Val is joined by Jana Riess, author and researcher of the LDS spectrum of experience and Jason Bergman, former BYU professor & faculty member. Together…
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Latter Day Struggles has published 299 episodes since February 2022, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.
Latter Day Struggles is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 47m.
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