Episodes
You've found all episodes of Post-Mormon Postmortem, where we examine Mormon culture, true crime, and religious trauma with the analysis that comes from lived experience.
Episode Categories
True Crime - Mormon cases where culture and doctrine create perfect conditions for deception
Religious Trauma - Processing the aftermath of high-control religion
Foundations - Mormon beliefs and culture explained for never-Mormons
Exit Stories - Real accounts of leaving and rebuilding
Cultural Deep Dives - Examining the weird, wonderful, and deeply dysfunctional
Why Mormon "Revelation" Arrives Right On Time
When Mormon revelation changes to match political pressure, retention data, and cultural shifts, is it actually revelation? Or does “revelation” function more like a weather vane? This week, Hannah an...
Your Body Kept the Score: Somatic Healing After Leaving
Why does your body still feel like you're in danger — even after you've left the church? If you've walked away from Mormonism (or any high-control religion) and found that your mind is fre...
Healing After Leaving Mormonism
You got out. Now what? Part three of our mini-series picks up where episodes one and two left off: we've talked about why it's so hard to leave and why intelligent people stay long after they ...
Built to Stay: Why Leaving Mormonism Feels Impossible
Why do smart, thoughtful people stay in the Mormon church — even after they encounter deeply troubling information? The answer isn't weakness or denial. It's psychology. In this episode, Jess ...
The Murder of Elder James E. Christensen | Postmortem Bonus Episode
In this solo bonus episode, Hannah takes a deeper look at a case first raised in the Missionary Culture episode — the 1977 murder of Elder James E. Christensen by his missionary companion while servin...
Why They Can't Hear You | Mormon Obedience & the Silencing of Doubt
In this episode of Postmormon Postmortem, Hannah and Jess examine why the LDS Church treats public doubt and hesitation as a threat. Using Church Handbook policy, the cases of the September 6 and Sam ...
The Psychiatrist & The Prophet: Dr. Jess Groesbeck and The Ant Hill Kids
In this episode of Postmormon Postmortem , we follow the strange historical overlap between the Rodney Lundberg case and Dr. C. Jess Groesbeck, the LDS psychiatrist who helped secure Lundberg’s releas...
Mormon Women Are Filling Up Our Screens (and the New York Times is here for it)
The New York Times wrote about Mormon women on reality TV — and got it completely wrong. In this episode, Jess and Hannah dissect the viral NYT article "Why Are There So Many Mormons on Reality T...
When Faith Becomes Fatal: The Abraham Test
Content Warning: This content may be disturbing and triggering. Viewer discretion strongly advised. On November 23rd, 1981, in Logan, Utah, 26-year-old Rodney Lundberg placed his 11-month-old son Just...