427: When Normal Growth Feels Like Rebellion
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Valerie Hamaker explores the concepts of 'normal' and 'normative' within the context of the LDS Church and personal development.
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...
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