Post Mormon Peace

Post Mormon Peace is a podcast dedicated to bridging the gap between those who stay and those who leave. Through thoughtful, respectful conversations, we sit down with both believing and non-believing guests to explore their experiences, challenges, and perspectives. This isn’t about debating who’s right or wrong—it’s about listening, understanding, and finding common ground.Faith transitions, whether personal or within families, can create tension. But at the heart of it all, relationships matter more than beliefs. Our goal is to create a space where open dialogue can thrive, where differences don’t have to mean division, and where mutual respect leads to deeper connection.Wherever you stand on faith, you’re welcome here.

Post Mormon Peace is a religion podcast hosted by postmormonpeace, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

postmormonpeace hosts Post Mormon Peace, a religion show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #27

  Jeff Strong Torn, Part 2: Loving Without Fixing

  Sep 22, 202642 min

  What if loving someone means letting go of the need to change them? In Part 2 of our conversation with Torn author Jeff Strong, we talk about one of the hardest parts of a faith transition: what happens between the people who leave and the people who stay. Can a believing parent truly accept a child who walks away from the Church? Can someone who leaves make room for family members who still hope they return? And how do you stay close when neither side sees faith the same way anymore? Jeff shares what changed in his own family after three of his five children left the Church, why certainty became less important to him over time, and how fear, humility, and acceptance can reshape relationships. This is a conversation about loving people without fixing them, making room for different beliefs, and finding peace without requiring anyone to change their mind.

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  Episode #26

  Jeff Strong, Part 1: Why People Leave the Church

  Sep 18, 202640 min

  When Jeff Strong’s missionary son decided to come home and step away from the Church, it forced Jeff to confront questions he had already begun seeing in the lives of people around him. In Part 1 of our conversation with the author of Torn, we talk about what his research uncovered about why active Latter-day Saints leave, how those reasons have changed over time, and why Jeff believes Church culture can either soften those struggles or make them much harder. At the center of the conversation is a simple metaphor: culture is the soil we grow in. It can be firm enough to provide stability, but it also has to be nourishing enough for people to breathe, grow, and belong. This is a conversation about faith, culture, fear, curiosity, and what it might look like to create more room for people whose experience of the Church does not fit the traditional mold.

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  Episode #25

  Learning to See the Gray: Corey’s Story, Part 1

  Sep 1, 20261 hour

  In Part 1 of our conversation with Corey Buse, we go back to growing up Mormon in Utah in the 1990s, where church, family, friends, and community were all deeply intertwined. Corey was raised with a strong emphasis on exact obedience and doing things the “right” way. That framework gave him discipline and conviction, but it also shaped how he approached friendships, differences, and eventually his mission. Serving in New Jersey exposed Corey to people who saw religion very differently than he did. For the first time, he began asking what the gospel looked like from the other side of the doorstep. A change in mission leadership also challenged his assumptions about rules, obedience, and what actually makes someone an effective missionary. Corey didn't come home from his mission having lost his faith. In many ways, he came home more committed than ever. But he also came home seeing more gray in a world he'd once understood largely in black and white. This is Part 1 of Corey's story. In Part 2, we follow what happened as those early shifts in perspective eventually became something much bigger.

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  Episode #24

  When Your Wife Realizes She’s Gay: Chad’s Story of Love, Loss, and Acceptance

  Aug 25, 20261h 55m

  In this episode, Chad describes the heartbreak and uncertainty of navigating a mixed-orientation marriage, divorce, single parenthood, and an entirely new relationship with the person who had been his closest companion. He also shares how he and Sierra eventually built a strong friendship and co-parenting partnership on the other side. This is a conversation about accepting someone for who they are, finding stability when life comes apart, and allowing love to change shape instead of turning it into resentment. Content Warning: This episode contains some strong language and candid discussion of past drug use, divorce, sexuality, and other mature themes. Listener discretion is advised.

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  Episode #23

  I Don’t Need Mormonism to Be Wrong Anymore

  Aug 18, 202625 min

  In this solo episode, Derek reflects on what peace has started to look like several years after leaving the LDS Church. After moving back to Utah and finding himself surrounded by Mormon culture again, he noticed something changing. Instead of only seeing the parts of the Church he disagrees with, he’s becoming more willing to recognize what he still appreciates about it. That shift raises some bigger questions: What does religion provide that may be difficult to recreate outside of it? How do we pass values on to our children without requiring them to share our worldview? And can we become secure enough in our own beliefs that we no longer need the people around us to agree with us? Derek explores self-acceptance, uncertainty, raising kids after a faith transition, learning from criticism, and the freedom that can come from admitting, “I don’t know.” Maybe peace isn’t finally having all the answers. Maybe it’s becoming comfortable enough with ourselves to remain open to people, ideas, and even the possibility that we might change our minds.

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