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Did you know that you can have a great relationship with your adult children even if you have faith differences? My name is Candice Clark. I’m a mom, a Professional Certified Life Coach with Advanced Certification in Faith-based Coaching, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you’re willing to make more room for difference in your family and your church, I can show you how to keep your relationship with your children and your faith. Let’s Go!
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Welcome to The Graham Norton Book Club where each week Graham talks to a top author, hears from a famous voice behind a brilliant audiobook, gets the best book recommends from his stellar co-presenters, Alex Clark and Sara Collins, weighs up the pros and cons of the book of the week with his passionate band of book clubbers and finds out what’s hot and what’s hotter in the book charts. If you like books, you’ll love this. Come and join the club.
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Finding Fifty

Mette Ivie Harrison and Candice Clark Stevens

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Mette and Candice, friends for more than thirty years, both found themselves divorced during the pandemic. They have very different perspectives on the challenge of finding themselves in the midst of an entirely new life.
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The goal of any leader is to ensure the success of their people. It is who we believe ourselves to be, who we are at our core that we must strengthen in order to take on life’s obstacles. It is what fills our innermost sphere. It is what allows us to expand or dictates the contraction of our sphere of influence. It is what gives us strength when we fail and when we encounter the inevitable hardships of life. Your personal philosophy on life, your beliefs, are what shapes how you view yoursel ...
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Make Motherhood Diverse

Make Motherhood Diverse

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You're all out there, but ask yourself how many times do we see your faces or hear your stories? Make Motherhood Diverse wants to change this. Yes, its only a hashtag, just another social media campaign, but by reading the stories of mothers who do not look like us, who do not sound like us, or dress like us, whose children do not look or behave like ours, perhaps we can learn. Perhaps we can start to celebrate the things that make us different and maybe, through the prism of motherhood, we ...
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Every Latter-day Saint woman’s walk is unique. Cynthia and Susan are joined in Episode 195 by Candice Clark, who shares a glimpse of her personal path and some valuable insights she’s picked up along the way. She reminds us, “As a mother raised in the Church, one thing I’m grateful to have finally learned is that my desires matter. They don’t matte…
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Send us a text Candice shares a fitness lesson about letting go that may benefit your relationship, too. You found me! If what you heard on the No Empty Chairs podcast gives you hope for more help, please schedule a free Conversation with Candice. You can also visit candiceclarkcoaching.com for more information about how coaching tools can help you…
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“For me, broadening my thinking about ritual has given me more freedom to bring my whole self and my creativity to my spiritual life, as well as meet my unique and evolving spiritual needs,” explains Selina Forsyth, who joins Cynthia and Susan to discuss ritual in the lives of Latter-day Saint women. What about when the rituals provided by our reli…
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Send us a text Tiffany Porter talks about her experience as a parent of a transgender child and the impact that has had on her family and herself. She was able to move from feeling "bereft" and "cheated" to grateful and full of love. The 3 practices are: I’ll be unusually interested in others I’ll stay in the room with difference and I’ll stop comp…
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In the last ever Book Club, we feature Claire Keegan’s Booker short-listed novella, “Small Things Like These”, and comedian and author, David Baddiel, lifts the lid on his idiosyncratic family in his memoir, “My Family”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Our book is Angie Cruz’s How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, the highs and lows of immigrant life in New York. Plus, multi-Booker Prize winner, Salman Rushdie shares his journey of recovery from the stabbing that nearly ended his life in his memoir, Knife. Alex Clark gives us three of the best epistolary novels and we find out what’s topping the …
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“If one is religious but not spiritual, it will not enhance mental health,” says therapist C.A. Larson. In Episode 194, C.A. joins Susan and Cynthia for a conversation at the intersection of religion and spirituality. What are the differences between the two? How do they function together, and separately? And what influence might each one have on o…
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Send us a text Candice talks with Kurt Francom about his book Is God Disappointed in Me?: Removing Shame from a Gospel of Grace Kurt Francom is the founder and executive director of Leading Saints and manages the day-to-day efforts of Leading Saints and is the host of the podcast. Kurt graduated from the University of Utah in 2008 with a degree in …
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Bad things happen to good people—good works cannot protect us from the natural consequences of being human in an imperfect world. But in a church where the narrative often draws connections between worthiness and blessings, it can be hard to avoid internalizing the idea that we’re special and can achieve control by doing the right things. “How do I…
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Becky Chambers tells Graham about her solarpunk story of robots and tea monks, “A Psalm for the Wild Built” and BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner reports on voicing his latest thriller, “Invasion”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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“We can do things a little differently and still be okay,” says Anne Pimentel. She’s a natural—but also intentional—space-maker, devoted to the idea that one can be a “good member” of the Church without fitting the mold. In Episode 192 Anne joins Susan and Cynthia for a conversation about how she learned and has internalized this lesson for herself…
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Send us a text How do you define success as a parent? Is it about who you are and what you do, or does your sense of value depend on your kids? You found me! If what you heard on the No Empty Chairs podcast gives you hope for more help, please schedule a free Conversation with Candice. You can also visit candiceclarkcoaching.com for more informatio…
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“Disobedience”, Naomi’s Alderman’s story of clandestine lesbian love amid the orthodox Jewish community, is our featured book and Katie Price reveals all in her new autobiography, This Is Me. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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“My faith life really begins with death,” explains Pam Heggie. “Meaning, the real, genuine experiences of my life that molded me, shaped me and taught me what love and empathy really are, began with deaths. Four (so far) to be exact. Five if you count my own.” In Episode 191, Pam joins Susan and Cynthia to discuss lessons she’s learned at the inter…
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Candice Carty-Williams tells Graham about creating her best-seller, “Queenie” and our Clubbers decide if it deserves a 21-gun salute or should be sent straight to the tower. Actress, presenter and Graham’s co-agony aunt, Maria McErlane, talks about navigating “Bumps in the Road”, Alex Clark gets sporty and we find out what’s topping the book league…
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In Episode 189, ALSSI team member and returned missionary Katie joins Cynthia and Susan for a dive into listener voicemails about women’s experiences as sister missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the pressures around the decision to serve to the daily realities of mission life, there’s plenty to unpack. The rigors…
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Send us a text Shiree Best of Just Love Them podcast interviews me. You found me! If what you heard on the No Empty Chairs podcast gives you hope for more help, please schedule a free Conversation with Candice. You can also visit candiceclarkcoaching.com for more information about how coaching tools can help you keep your relationship with your chi…
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Our book is the first of best-selling author Lee Child’s smash hit Jack Reacher series, Killing Floor. Lee tells Graham about the extraordinary circumstances that surrounded the writing of his debut novel. Also, leading news anchor and Mastermind host, Clive Myrie reveals the man behind the bulletins in his memoir, Everything is Everything. All thi…
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“If you lift up a prism, depending on how you slightly turn it, the light will hit different facets, refracting and coming out in different ways. That's how I like to approach the scriptures,” explains Cynthia, “Turning them just ever so slightly to see what different meanings there could be.” In Episode 188, she turns her personal prism on the sto…
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Had to get this show in with in the light of the Lakers new moves that they made & I hold NOTHING back. As well as more Angle Reese & CC talk as well. 🙌🏾🙌🏾--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beadangerous/support
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Ishi Robinson tells Graham about her debut, coming-of-age in Jamaica story, Sweetness in the Skin and how it caused a publishing bidding war, while suave Great British Sewing Bee judge, Patrick Grant, explains why we need fewer clothes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not…
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“Spiritual stretching ... makes you stronger, gives you more balance, and keeps you stable. It took me years to understand that my questions and seeking that stretch me, and are really difficult to wrestle with, are healthy and completely in line with our theology. [...] We need more stretchy saints.” Amy Watkins Jensen has plenty of hard-earned wi…
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Send us a text In the middle of the continuum, away from shame and blame, we find kindness and accountability. The middle is where the truth lies. Quotes from Pr. Russell Nelson’s talk “Peacemakers Needed” “Building bridges of understanding will require much of you.” “Contention drives away the Spirit, every time. Contention reinforces the false no…
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Graham talks to Torrey Peters about her smash hit story of love, parenthood and trans life-choices, Detransition Baby and to Helen Lederer about her wry memoir, Not That I’m Bitter. Plus reading recommends, chart updates and, of course, our Clubbers deciding whether they’re going to play nicely or throw their toys out of the cot. See Privacy Policy…
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“Life as a member offers relatively little social time or enjoyment,” writes Candice Wendt. “Being in the ward is mostly about passive listening and being told to follow leaders and go to the temple. [...] You’re more likely to get asked to clean our very dirty building than be asked to dinner." In episode 186, Candice joins Susan and Cynthia for a…
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In the first of a brand-new series, Graham and the Clubbers are on the hunt for a serial killer with top crime writer MW Craven’s The Puppet Show, while best-seller Marian Keyes lets us in on My Favourite Mistake. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Rob Bell describes interacting with scripture like this: there’s the black ink (what’s written on the page), then there’s the white space around it (where we dance with what’s written). In Episode 185, Susan and Cynthia take on what Latter-day Saints commonly call the Parable of the Talents, from Matthew 25. It’s a conversation about grace out of h…
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Send us a text Shame stories: I should have known this about my child already. I should have stood up for my child with ward leaders. I should have taught my child better to respect ward leaders. I should have confronted my child about their behavior or belief. I should not have confronted my child about their behavior or belief. I should have hand…
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Back again with another show. This time I gotta go in about the WNBA's growth as well as the controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark being left off the USA Olympic Team. Also I gotta show love to Angel Reese Aja Wilson & talk about the old WNBA teams who need a comeback. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beadangerous/s…
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Welcome to The Graham Norton Book Club where each week Graham talks to a top author, hears from a famous voice behind a brilliant audiobook and gets the best book recommends from his stellar co-presenters, Alex Clark and Sara Collins. He also weighs up the pros and cons of the book of the week with his passionate band of book clubbers and finds out…
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Many of us make temple covenants as young adults. Are we expected to have the same perspectives and priorities at 80 that we had at 18? In a church that emphasizes concepts like “staying on the covenant path” and “enduring to the end,” it can be hard to know how to navigate when our life experiences invite us to grow in new directions. In Episode 1…
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We asked, you answered! Of all emotions, anger might be the least acceptable for Latter-day Saint women. Many of us are not comfortable being around it, expressing it, talking about it, or even feeling it. But when we choose silence over healthy dialogue, what’s the toll on our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being? In Episode 183, Cynthia …
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Send us a text Chris Rich shares her journey to find joy and rejoicing in her family by choosing her own definition of success, even when her husband and children do not participate at church. REFERENCES Second Arrow "Forget Me Not" Pr. Dieter Uchtdorf Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 3 Nephi 17:23 "Behold your little ones." "Am I a …
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Does devotion always require walking uphill? What’s the difference between good-hard and bad-hard? Do some Church members see the difficulty of a thing as a measure of the righteousness it requires? Has “more suffering and sacrifice” somehow come to mean “higher and holier” in the LDS narrative? In Episode 182, Valerie Hamaker of Latter-day Struggl…
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As the centerpiece of Sunday worship and an ordinance pointing directly to Jesus Christ, the sacrament holds deep meaning for many Latter-day Saints. In Episode 181, Cynthia and Susan turn their grace-peddling to a conversation about the sacrament. What matters more: worthiness, or willingness? When did this simple remembrance of Jesus become about…
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Send us a text New resource available on the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s found on the Topics and Questions page of the Church website. There’s a section called “Seeking Answers to Questions,” and then right under that there’s a section called “Helping Others with Questions.” This episode takes a look at the sect…
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Mary once put a vinyl motto above her kitchen door that read, “That’s What We Do!” It was a 4-word description of her life as a Latter-day Saint woman. For many years, she and her husband were “the couple who could get it done” at church. She describes looking back with grace for that younger self: “She was doing the best she could with what she kn…
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What is spirituality? Am I doing it right? What does it look or feel like? Who decides? Episode 179 rounds out the intro of our theme with an exploration of James Finley’s idea: “The greatest teacher of God’s presence in our life is our life.” Cynthia and Susan discuss the difference between communication and communion, finding points of connection…
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Send us a text New resource available on the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s found on the Topics and Questions page of the Church website. There’s a section called “Seeking Answers to Questions,” and then right under that there’s a section called “Helping Others with Questions.” This episode takes a look at the sect…
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Like flowers in the cracks of a sidewalk, women’s spirituality has had to work its way around and through thousands of years of religious beliefs and practices established and maintained by and for men. “I have stopped trying to make my life look spiritually acceptable to men. Men have very specific criteria for what spirituality is, based on the r…
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“There is room to honor and hold space for the precious and the meaningful even as we evolve in our beliefs, our homes, and our lives. It’s okay to bring some things with you.” These wise words from writer Sarah Bessey help shape the conversation of this Season 8 opener. Everyone who’s moved knows it can be hard to decide what to toss and what to k…
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Send us a text New resource available on the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It’s found on the Topics and Questions page of the Church website. There’s a section called “Seeking Answers to Questions,” and then right under that there’s a section called “Helping Others with Questions.” This episode takes a look at the sect…
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My thoughts on the First Mania from the Triple H era as well as the upcoming fight between Jake Paul & Mike Tyson. As well as my thoughts on the Lakers attempting to lock down the Eighth Seed in the playoffs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beadangerous/support
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In this bonus episode, Cynthia and Susan revisit part of an earlier discussion exploring the idea of Latter-day Saint women’s complicity in our own marginalization. Recent events have once again highlighted ways women may be the biggest obstacle to achieving greater parity of roles within the organization. It’s still an itchy topic with no easy ans…
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