Latter Day Struggles
Latter Day Struggles
Valerie Hamaker
427: When Normal Growth Feels Like Rebellion
44 minutes Posted Apr 20, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
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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...