{"podcast":{"title":"Latter Day Struggles","slug":"latter-day-struggles-5189030","podcast_index_feed_id":5189030,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2363568.rss","website_url":"https://www.latterdaystruggles.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7qg5xtbcquy4vurwnz08of6lckxm?.jpg","author":"Valerie Hamaker","episode_count":315,"summary":"The Latter Day Struggles Podcast addresses beliefs and issues within the LDS faith that are challenging to talk about but vital to discuss for those trying to navigate their relationship in or around the church. Valerie and her guests invite psychological maturity, theological health, and institutional integrity.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T16:21:19.116519+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030"},"episode":{"title":"427: When Normal Growth Feels Like Rebellion","slug":"427-when-normal-growth-feels-like-rebellion","published_at":"2026-04-20T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030/427-when-normal-growth-feels-like-rebellion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363568/episodes/19004154-427-when-normal-growth-feels-like-rebellion.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2363568/episodes/19004154-427-when-normal-growth-feels-like-rebellion.mp3","summary":"Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: An Exploration of the Idea of \"Normal\" within the LDS Church [Part II of II] In this episode Val breaks down a couple of concepts that are NEVER talked about--the difference between \"normal\" in a family, church, or any collective and what is \"normative\" in that same group. NORMAL = \"what we do around here that keeps things stable\", whereas NORMATIVE = what is developmentally on track to help a person thrive? When these two concepts clash--y...","meta_description":"Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: An Exploration of the Idea of \"Normal\" within the LDS Church [Part II of II] In this episode Val breaks down a co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2682,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/latter-day-struggles-5189030/episodes/427-when-normal-growth-feels-like-rebellion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030/427-when-normal-growth-feels-like-rebellion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}