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At Last She Said It A podcast seeking to amplify and explore a variety of LDS women's voices, ideas and experiences

Our guest on episode 233 suggested to her church leaders that maybe they could have a 5th Sunday lesson on the stages on...
14/09/2025

Our guest on episode 233 suggested to her church leaders that maybe they could have a 5th Sunday lesson on the stages on the faith. In particular, she resonated (and we do too!) with Brian McLaren's 4-stage model, but there are many models out there.

But what do you think? Would you want the Church to teach you about stages of faith? Here are Susan's thoughts--

"So when my shelves started to break, it was with my oldest daughter's mission experience.... I started to realize as I'...
12/09/2025

"So when my shelves started to break, it was with my oldest daughter's mission experience.... I started to realize as I'm hearing all these things from her that are going on, that there were no women in the room where these decisions were being made about these missionaries. You have the mission president, you have the area authorities, you have an apostle. But zero women. And that just really bothered me."

~Jen Dille, episode 233

We asked, you answered! In Bonus Episode 234, more women from the ALSSI community share their stories in response to the...
12/09/2025

We asked, you answered! In Bonus Episode 234, more women from the ALSSI community share their stories in response to the question: What triggered your faith journey?

“Deconstruction doesn’t just happen to lazy learners,” says Jen Dille. “It's often the most true-blue Mormons and the pe...
09/09/2025

“Deconstruction doesn’t just happen to lazy learners,” says Jen Dille. “It's often the most true-blue Mormons and the people who are all in who have this experience.” In episode 233, Jen joins Susan and Cynthia for a conversation about her personal journey. It’s a story of old wheels coming off, and the new ones taking their place. “I dream of a time where we can each just have our own experience, and be okay with that, not be scared or threatened by it,” she explains. “If we could find other ways to be LDS and still come together, that's the dream.”

We will have a book event in St. George, UT on Friday, October 10, from 6:30-8pm . Come listen to Susan & Cynthia speak,...
08/09/2025

We will have a book event in St. George, UT on Friday, October 10, from 6:30-8pm . Come listen to Susan & Cynthia speak, participate in a Q&A, meet new friends, get your book signed, and have some treats! Register on our website, https://atlastshesaidit.org/p/events
or at the link in the comments!

Its' true. My secret is out. When my eyes start rolling in church I *try* to stop myself by going through a mental exerc...
08/09/2025

Its' true. My secret is out. When my eyes start rolling in church I *try* to stop myself by going through a mental exercise that forces me to see the speaker's humanity. It's what I always want. So I better put out there what I want in return. ~Cynthia

I love these lines by poet Sheniz Janmohamed. Perfect reminder for a Sunday.—Susan
07/09/2025

I love these lines by poet Sheniz Janmohamed. Perfect reminder for a Sunday.
—Susan

I held my breath at church for about 50 years. For some reason, making myself small was just part of entering the buildi...
06/09/2025

I held my breath at church for about 50 years. For some reason, making myself small was just part of entering the building. Now that I've learned to breathe in my own skin, I no longer need to fold myself up inside my church bag. Exhaling means being fully present in ways and places I wasn't before. It means trading anxiety for the sanctuary of being okay with who I am. Paying attention to what I need in the moment is teaching me more about being a safe place for others at church, too. It all looks the same on the outside, but it feels much more spacious on the inside. —Susan

Our LDS community is great at serving, but we usually only reach out if we can see the suffering. Yet how many of us hav...
05/09/2025

Our LDS community is great at serving, but we usually only reach out if we can see the suffering. Yet how many of us have had our deepest wounds also be invisible wounds? I don't have a perfect solution to this, but maybe getting better at offering safe spaces where saints can be vulnerable would broaden--and bring more of what suffering is-- to light. ~Cynthia

This falls in the small "things I know" category. I didn't know I knew it until Sarah Bessey articulated it, but when sh...
04/09/2025

This falls in the small "things I know" category. I didn't know I knew it until Sarah Bessey articulated it, but when she did it rang true. On a very basic level, I believe there's some kind of natural and reciprocal sanctuary to be found when we connect with others in our shared humanity. —Susan

Diana Butler Bass wrote, “To belong is to be, for belonging is ultimately a question of identity: Who am I?” For many La...
02/09/2025

Diana Butler Bass wrote, “To belong is to be, for belonging is ultimately a question of identity: Who am I?” For many Latter-day Saint women, a place where they can just “be”—whoever and wherever they are right now—feels elusive. That’s what the ALSSI project aims to create: a community where women can speak honestly about the complexity of their church life and/or faith journey, feel seen and validated in their experience, and find support. Episode 232 explores ideas about spiritual sanctuary. What does it mean to create it for ourselves? And how can we provide it for others?

"It's really tempting to just dismiss the mercy [of Jesus]. 'Yeah, ok, He was the merciful one. I don't need to be.' And...
31/08/2025

"It's really tempting to just dismiss the mercy [of Jesus]. 'Yeah, ok, He was the merciful one. I don't need to be.' And what I found is, what's terrifying is, that somehow I will not receive mercy. This was one of those God moments I had, realizing that everything that you desire increases when you give it away--love, forgiveness, mercy." ~Jody England Hansen

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