Dr. Kristy Money received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from BYU. She is a psychologist specializing in Mormon women’s mental health and navigating faith transitions/crises for individuals and couples. You can contact her or schedule a consultation here.

037: Finding Clarity in the “In-Between”

  “I feel like I don’t fit in anywhere” is a common feeling expressed by transitioning Mormons.  Thomas McKonkie, author of Navigating Mormon Faith Crisis, and Kristy discuss this emotion more fully and how sitting with the pain and uncertainty leads to growth.  It’s a birthing process that leads us to the person we were

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036: What if I transition while working for the Church?

Dr. Michael Findley, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, worked at BYU before landing his dream job, complete with unlimited access to Torchy’s Tacos food truck. 🙂  He candidly shares his experiences working at BYU while undergoing a faith transition.  He also offers practical advice and concrete considerations for anyone considering graduate school

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035: Feeling a transition from Orthodox to Cultural Mormon?

Join Kristy and active Mormon researcher/author Jana Riess as they discuss in more detail her NPR interview on the shift many are making as the result of their faith crises/awakenings from orthodox to cultural Mormon.  Jana is analyzing data on how different generations of Mormons are self-identifying and what the future may hold for how

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34: Feel Pressure to prove apostate narrative wrong?

There’s a myth that leaving orthodoxy leads to a miserable life, so it can be common for those who are transitioning to feel pressure to prove that narrative wrong, that life is great and we’re happier than ever.  And that can be true, at times.  But everyone has bad days, and when hard times hit

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