Girlscamp
I deconstructed my Mormon faith down to the bone—and when my dad died, the deconstruction shit really hit the fan. Now, Girlscamp isn’t just about what’s fallen apart, but about exploring what might come next.
Around the campfire, we’ll swap stories from life after faith shifts, laugh at the quirks of high-demand religion, and dig into the ways Mormonism shows up in our culture—from pop culture and art to media and everyday life. I’ll also sit down with voices ranging from therapists to philosophers to everyday people reimagining belief, as we tackle what it means to live, love, grieve, and grow once certainty is gone.
Honest, curious, and a little irreverent—because that’s what Girlscamp is all about.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 159
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Experiencing domestic violence in an LDS marriage
Only three days into her honeymoon, Gabby's husband began abusing her. She believed he was a good Mormon boy because he’d always played the part. The violence continued, sometimes even triggered by c…
01:21:30 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Girl(scamp), so confusing
As Charli XCX knows, being a girl can be so confusing—especially for a post-Mormon! Around the campfire today, we're chatting about grieving identity after a faith transition, a stake president who n…
00:59:55 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Conversion therapy to drag diva
Meredith Peterson shares the journey that led to her coming out as a transgender woman. She tried to live the model Mormon life, including going on a mission and graduating from Brigham Young Univers…
01:06:11 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
r/ExMormon
Buckle up for the best (and craziest) posts from the exmormon subreddit. I’ve curated wild stories, thought-provoking questions, and hilarious comments from my favorite Reddit page to scroll through …
01:04:45 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Meeting myself after Mormonism with Kelsey Wells
After 10 years, Kelsey Wells is finally ready to share her whole story about leaving Mormonism. We dive into her devout Mormon upbringing, her husband leaving the church before her, and the intense s…
01:17:08 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Don't be mean to missionaries!
First Wednesday of the month means it’s time for a campfire chat! I’m reading and responding to your thoughts, questions and advice inquiries. Some things we’re chatting about:
How I’m REALLY doing…
01:01:40 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
SHELF-BREAKER(S) with Zelph on the Shelf
Many of us who are ex-religious can pinpoint a moment when everything came crashing down. Today, we are talking through those moments. They run the gamut—from reading multiple accounts of Joseph Smit…
01:13:56 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Ex-Mormon Mean Girl
Today, I unpack the Mormon-run "Ward Radio" hate episode about little old me! I discuss my reservations about snark content and then proceed to dive into a snarky episode of my own. But hey, I do it …
01:04:30 |
Wed 22 May 2024
BRIEF DEATH EXPERIENCE
Andrew flatlined and had an afterlife experience that really shook up his Mormon worldview when he was brought back to life. This kicked off an unraveling of faith in his 40s that ultimately led to l…
01:13:51 |
Wed 15 May 2024
I had a COW at EFY
EFY aka Especially for Youth aka Mormon youth summer camp- let's get into it. From COWs (crushes of the week) to creepy counselors to Christian worship knock-off music being sung in unison, there's a…
00:48:27 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Married people have crushes too?!
My partner Bentley joins to kick-off our new once-a-month campfire chat tradition. We answers all your burning questions (how to start swearing, what not to bring up around Mormon family members, how…
00:53:32 |
Wed 01 May 2024
FOUND JESUS, LEFT MORMONISM with Nicole Mitchell
Connecting with Jesus was the catalyst for Nicole leaving the LDS church. After telling her Mormon story (which includes addiction, foster care & a temple marriage at 18), we dig into her love of Jes…
01:18:45 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
PATRIARCHAL CURSINGS
We’re talking Mormon fortune-telling aka patriarchal blessings. And how, for many ex-Mormons, they were less of a blessing and more of a curse. I give a little patriarchal blessing 101, share about t…
00:58:56 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Let's talk about (ex-religious) sex!
Sex therapist and self-proclaimed sex witch Aimee Heffernan talks us through all things sexual health. She answers questions about pornography, masturbation and non-monogamy from a post-religious per…
01:18:45 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Ruby Franke & the Mormonism of it all
When it comes to the Ruby Franke case, many of us are wondering- how Mormon is all of this? Samantha Shelley and I answer that question today from our ex-Mormon perspective. We discuss purity cultur…
01:05:51 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
CATHOLIC SCHOOL DROPOUT
Evelyn fell DEEP into fundamental Catholicism as a struggling teen, to the point of only wearing skirts (even to go swimming). But once she started at Franciscan University, the fundamentalism became…
01:16:37 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
I KISSED A GIRL AT GIRLS CAMP
Gather 'round the fire for some wild stories from Mormon girl's camp. These tales include traumatizing object lessons, "snipe hunting" and getting secretly stoned under the stars. And I even sing my …
00:53:14 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
THE CHURCH BROKE OUR FRIENDSHIP
BFFs since third grade, Tanner and I experienced most of our faith journeys together. When Tanner came out as gay and then left the Mormon church, I was still hanging on to my progressive Mormon ways…
01:22:32 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
OVERSHARING IS CARING
TMI? Never! This episode I answer all your juicy questions and make a few confessions along the way. We’re chatting about wandering thoughts while married, my beef with progressive Mormons, making se…
01:04:23 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
INFERTILITY & FAITH w/Jaci Marie Smith
Jaci tells the whole story of her infertility journey, focusing on the faith aspect of things. We discuss how we feel about “God’s timing”, how Jaci hopes to parent outside of the strict rules of Mor…
01:24:31 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
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