Resources for Married Couples
Some resources for married Mormons or former Mormons. Topics are relevant for unorthodox LDS couples, mixed-faith couples, and post-Mormon couples:
Screencasts:
Podcasts:
- Navigating a Mormon Faith Transition (an overview)
- 182-185: Navigating a Marriage When One Loses Their LDS Testimony
- 143-146: Raising Children in a Non-Traditional LDS Home
- 123-125: What to do when your husband loses his LDS testimony — Jacque Parts 1-3
- 157-159: How to Improve Your Marriage After One of You Loses Their Testimony
- 330: Raising Children in a Mixed-Faith Mormon Home
- 141-142: Staying in the LDS Church after a Crisis of Faith: StayLDS.com Co-Founder Brian Johnston
- 280: How to Have Better Sex in Your Mormon Marriage
- 300-301: LDS Women and Sexual Desire with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
“How To” Manual for Staying in the Church After a crisis of Faith (if you want or need to stay):
Support Forums:
- Faces East: https://www.faceseast.org/forum/.
- New Order Mormon: https://forum.newordermormon.org
Blog Post:
- A fabulous blog post resource by Lori Burkman: https://rationalfaiths.com/when-the-levee-breaks/
LDS Church Articles Dealing with Mixed-Faith Marriages:
- When He Stopped Believing: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/07/when-he-stopped-believing?lang=eng
- Glad You’re My Dad: https://www.lds.org/friend/2013/02/glad-youre-my-dad?lang=eng
- Finding Joy with my Less-Active Spouse: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2013/04/finding-joy-with-my-less-active-spouse?lang=eng
Scriptural References:
- 1 Corinthians, 7: 12-16: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+7%3A+12-16&version=KJV
Therapists:
- Natasha Helfer Parker: https://www.natashaparker.org/
- Dave Christian: https://mydocdave.com
- Jennifer Finlayson-Fife: https://www.finlayson-fife.com/
- Mormon Mental Health Association: https://www.mormonmentalhealthassoc.org/clinical-providers
- White Fields: https://whitefieldseducational.org/therapists/