Today on Mormon Stories, we are thrilled to welcome back singer-songwriter Mindy Gledhill, who is returning to the podcast to share the stories behind her newest collection of songs, the PhoneBooth Sessions (vol. 1 & 2), which reflect on her childhood, adolescence, and life after stepping away from Mormonism. Along the way, she opens up about some of the early questions that challenged her faith and where she stands with her belief today. Mindy will also discuss how inner-child work has helped her heal and become more in-tune with her inner voice. Other topics will also include parenting, relationships, authenticity, and embracing uncertainty. Whether you've followed Mindy's music for years or are hearing her story for the first time, we know you will love this one! https://www.mindygledhill.com/tour Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/healing-my-inner-child-after-mormonism-mindy-gledhill/ Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:05:03 - Brief overview of Mindy’s story 00:08:00 - Starting as an LDS artist 00:11:59 - Early “shelf” items 00:18:04 - Life updates 00:19:15 - Outsource her inner voice 00:20:04 - Discovering “Inner Child Work” 00:27:59 - Song #1 “Punctured Lungs” 00:35:14 - Anxiety around losing friends 00:36:57 - Song #2 “Pleased to Meet Me” 00:41:27 - Narrative of God and Jesus 00:45:56 - Song #3 “Edge of the World” 00:49:04 - Describing “Young Mindy” 00:56:20 - Song #4 - “Little Miss Moon Boots” 00:59:55 - You don’t always need to forgive to move on 01:02:00 - Song #5 “Living the Dream” 01:08:46 - Song #6 “I Think I Understand” 01:15:06 - Certainty in a high demand religion 01:21:52 - Song #7 “Prismatic” 01:29:36 - Song #8 “Maybe Major Tom” 01:39:13 - Exploring her own sexual orientation 01:46:43 - Song #9 “Stain Glass Heart” 01:55:30 - Song #10 “Long Distance Lullaby” 02:00:36 - Final thoughts ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117