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• Why faith questions commonly emerge during or after missionary service
• How faith development frameworks can help normalize spiritual questioning without prescribing outcomes
• What strengthens connection—and what unintentionally creates distance—during belief differences
• How mothers can remain grounded in their own faith while honoring their child’s agency
• Why relationship safety matters more than certainty during seasons of spiritual change

• Brian D. McLaren, Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It A developmental framework describing how many people move through stages of faith, doubt, and reintegration, emphasizing compassion, humility, and integrity rather than fear or coercion.
• Patrick Q. Mason, Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt Explores how belief, doubt, and belonging interact in modern religious life, especially within the Latter-day Saint tradition, and why questions do not disqualify faith or devotion.
• David B. Ostler, Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question Offers practical and relational guidance for supporting loved ones who question their faith, focusing on empathy, listening, and preserving connection over debate or correction.
• James W. Fowler, Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning A foundational theory describing faith as a lifelong process of meaning-making and trust, rather than a fixed set of beliefs, helping normalize spiritual development across the lifespan.

Returned missionaries often need support rebuilding everyday life skills after leaving a structured environment. In this episode, we explore which basics commonly need re-teaching and how moms can teach them without lecturing, nagging, or damaging connection.

In this episode:

• Why missions don’t translate directly to adult life skills
• What basics often need re-learning
• A respectful coaching approach instead of lecturing

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Returned missionaries often struggle with reverse culture shock and pressure to “move on” can make it worse. In this episode, we explore five truths about post-mission adjustment and why understanding matters more than urgency.

In this episode:

• What reverse culture shock really is
• Why pushing forward backfires
• How moms can support healing and re-engagement

If you’re a mom longing to help your child re-enter life with confidence and peace, this episode is for you.

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Re-entry after a mission can overwhelm the nervous system. This episode explains why overstimulation happens and how mothers can support emotional regulation through calm presence and routine.

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Returning missionaries often struggle with identity after the structure of mission life ends. This episode helps mothers understand post-role transition and how to support growth without pressure and overwhelm.

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Mood swings after a mission can feel confusing, exhausting, and personal—but they’re often a normal part of emotional re-entry. In this episode, we explore why these emotional shifts happen and share four practical ways moms can stay connected without escalating tension or losing themselves.

In this episode:

• Why emotional volatility is common post-mission
• How moms can become emotional anchors
• Four tools to maintain closeness without control

If you’re a mom longing for peace and connection during this adjustment, this episode is for you.

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