Mette Ivie HarrisonDear Ex-Mormon ManI’m going to be blunt here. This is a letter about the continued habits of men who were once Mormon once they leave Mormonism. This may…Feb 17, 20233Feb 17, 20233
Mette Ivie HarrisonThey Left Mormonism But Not the PatriarchyDo I need to start with a “not all men” disclaimer? It can be frustrating for me, because when there’s an escape clause, all the men who…Jan 12, 20231Jan 12, 20231
Mette Ivie HarrisonWhat Do Ex-Mormon Women Want?After spending a year and the space of several essays telling ex-Mormon men what they are doing wrong, a few of them have (apparently…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Mette Ivie HarrisonReal Mormon FriendsAfter my daughter died, I went into a deep suicidal spiral for about two years. The only thing that brought me out of it was to stop…Dec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022
Mette Ivie HarrisonLearning to Trust My Inner AuthorityWhen I was Mormon, I looked around at people who had no religion and thought how difficult it would be to figure out their own ethics. How…Dec 18, 2022Dec 18, 2022
Mette Ivie HarrisonYour Heaven is My HellFor many post-Mormons, talking about the Mormon idea of heaven (or the “celestial kingdom”) can be a source of both amusement and horror…Dec 15, 20221Dec 15, 20221
Mette Ivie HarrisonWhy We Can’t Talk to Each OtherSometimes it is sad to me how little I feel able to communicate to Mormons. Part of it is the way things have been set up in advance. As…Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
Mette Ivie HarrisonProcessing RegretsOne of the real psychological efforts of stepping away from Mormonism is processing the regrets of “what might have been.” I think the…Dec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022
Mette Ivie HarrisonShunning is For the FaithfulI realized only this year that all that time I was an orthodox member of the Mormon church, I was afraid of exclusion. It was something…Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Mette Ivie HarrisonWhy They Didn’t Tell You About Their Faith CrisisI’ve heard from dozens of people who’ve been through a faith crisis who are frustrated with the accusation that they didn’t tell a spouse…Dec 6, 2022Dec 6, 2022