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Unleashing Sister Saints
Unleashing Sister Saints was created to strengthen the testimonies of sisters in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, while helping them wrestle through the cultural and gender dynamics that can limit or challenge women's influence and impact. Join host Dr. Susan R. Madsen, a global expert in women and leadership, mom of four, and a devoted member of the Church as she shares research, personal experiences, and weekly challenges to help women feel freed to bring their whole selves to…
Episodes
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45. Why Every Woman Needs— and Deserves— Higher Education
Getting a better job or making more money are good reasons for women to pursue higher education, but are they the only reasons? Join me this week as I discuss…
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44. Girls and Young Women Today are Struggling. Here’s How To Help.
Young women today are struggling, and the research is discouraging. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report discussed some disturbing…
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43. A Bolder Way Forward
Join me for Episode 43 as I talk about a movement that is taking much of my time these days. I’ve felt very moved this week to discuss “A Bolder Way Forward”…
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42. Hidden Pearl: The Box
Join me as re-release an episode that I really liked from the beginning of this podcast. I discuss what I call “The Box.” Within the Church, we can hear…
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41. Background & Response to Sexist Comments
Join me in this episode for a quick review of who I am, the purpose of this podcast, and why I named it “Unleashing Sister Saints.” I then close the loop on…
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40. Sexist Comments at Church: Part 2
Join me in this episode as I continue my discussion around sexist comments at church. I will share the results of some research we did on this topic and focus…
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39. Sexist Comments at Church: Part 1
Join me in this episode as I share some of the research my team and I at the Utah Women & Leadership Project did in the state of Utah when we gathered sexist…
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38. Women on Councils
Join me in this episode of the “Unleashing Sister Saints” podcast as I talked about some of the content of the 25-minute speech I gave at BYU Women’s…
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37. Why I Believe (Part 2)
In the last episode I started talking about why I believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, particularly as…
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36. Why I Believe (Part 1)
Weekly I have someone ask me about the Church and why I believe. I’ve thought about this a lot through the years, and I wanted to share some of my answers in…
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35. General Conference Insights
I recorded this episode a few days after General Conference in April 2023, and I share some of my learnings and insights. It is always amazing to me that each…
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34. Finding Peace
Join me as talk about some insights about peace from the first session of General Conference, particularly with President Henry B. Eyring’s talk about finding…
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33. Women Quoted at the Pulpit & General Conference Insights
General Conference is around the corner, and I want to get a lot out of it. In this episode of the “Unleashing Sister Saints” podcast, I discuss two things…
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32. A Few More Social Media Thoughts
Join me in Episode 32 as I continue my discussion of social media. In the last episode I talked about some of the negative impacts of social media, and in this…
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31. The Potential Impacts of Social Media
In the last episode I spoke a little about the recent CDC data and the state of young women right now in the United States (and most likely many countries in…
Unleashing Sister Saints30. Rise Up
This past month I’ve been thinking a lot about what is happening in this world today with girls, young women, and women. With the release of a new CDC report…
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29. Musings on Marriage
A few weeks ago, I read a book/workbook titled “In the Image of Our Heavenly Parents; A Couples Guide to Creating a More Divine Marriage” that was compiled by…
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28. Distractors and Strategies for Discovering Gifts, Talents, and Strengths
In this episode, I finish the discussion I started last week on gifts, talents, and strengths. There are many things that distract us from understanding…
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27. Understanding Our Gifts, Talents, and Strengths
Join me for Episode 27, titled “Understanding Our Gifts, Talents, and Strengths.” Something that continues to surprise me are the thousands of amazing and…
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26. Hogwash
Join me in Episode 26 as I share my thoughts about a recent editorial I wrote for the Salt Lake Tribune. It was titled “Helping those at a disadvantage doesn’t…
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25. Forgiveness
Join me in Episode 25 as I share my thoughts on forgiveness. Our attitudes, tendencies, and habits toward becoming a generous and relentless forgiver can…
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24. Fixed & Growth Mindsets
Join me in Episode 24 as I share some information that helps us as women learn more about ourselves by thinking more deeply about our mindsets, and I’ll…
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23. Church Teachings Around Women and Higher Education
In Episode 23, I continue my conversation from the last episode on higher education. In this one I share Church teachings on the topic of attending and…
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22. Why Higher Education Is So Important for Latter-day Saint Women
Join me in Episode 22 as I discuss my insights about higher education and why it is so important for women to attend and complete college. I love this quote by…
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21. Are Latter-day Saints More Passive-Aggressive than Others?
Join me in Episode 21 as I wrestle with this question: Are Latter-day Saints more passive-aggressive than other people? I’ve been thinking about this recently…
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20. My Response to An Email About Women’s Equality in the Church
Join me in episode 20 as I share the contents of one email (I asked for permission) I received from a sister wrestling with issues around “women’s equality” in…
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19. New Research on Perceptions of Heavenly Mother
A team of researchers at BYU—Amber Majeske, Sarah Coyne, Chelom Leavitt, and Alice Long— just published an article titled “Your Mother and Mine: Perceptions of…
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18. Aging Faithfully
Join me in this episode as I share some of my learnings and thoughts from reading a book from a Christian writer, Alice Fryling, titled “Aging Faithfully.”…
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17. Navigating Transitions: Finding New Calling and Purpose
Join me in Episode 17 as I share some thoughts about calling and purpose for sisters in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sometimes it feels…
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16. My Wrestle with Words: “Preside” and “Patriarchy”
Join me in Episode 16 as I go out on a limb a little and tell you about my struggles with a few words we use in the Church: “preside” and “patriarchy.”…
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15. Women & Confidence: Part II
Join me in Episode 15 as I finish my discussion of women and confidence, which I started in episode 14. I meet so many women who are not confident, even though…
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14. Women & Confidence: Part I
Join me in Episode 14 as I discuss women and confidence and how it relates to sisters in the Church. Particularly related to my last episode on God needing us…
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13. God Needs Us to Influence Differently Moving Forward
Join me in Episode 13 as I share more of my thoughts around why I believe that God needs us as sisters to influence and lead. I know I’ve talked about this…
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12. Choosing to Stand with the Lord
Join me in Episode 12 as I share some of my thoughts around choosing to stand with the Lord and fold in a little about raising girls and young women to be…
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11. Missions Prepare Sisters to Lead
Join me in Episode 11 as I focus on how missions prepare sisters to lead. Through the years I’ve had so many sisters in the Church tell me they are not leaders…
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10. Gender Differences
Join me in episode 10 as I continue to discuss why change is needed in terms of representation in leadership roles at the local, area, and beyond. I see so…
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9. Why Change Is Needed
Join me as I talk about some of the changes that have been made in the Church in the last decade that directly impact women in the Church, and why we need more…
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8. Mother in Heaven
Join me in episode 8 as I continue my discussion about identity as sisters and share some thoughts about how our “Mother in Heaven” is critical to our heavenly…
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7. Our Identity as Sisters
Join me as I share some of my thoughts around “identity” as sisters in the Church. As we know, “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal…
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6. The Box
Join me as I discuss what I call “The Box.” Within the Church, we can hear messages from Church leaders, local leaders, or from members in our wards and stakes…
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5. Unleashing
Join me as I discuss unleashing sisters—particularly what it means to me and how to do it. I talk about different categories, such as unleashing ourselves…
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4. Making Greater Impact
Join me as I share and discuss three of my favorite quotes on how the Lord needs women in His Church to make an impact in more profound ways in our communities…
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3. Repentance Ahahs
Join me as I share my recent thoughts and “ahahs” about repentance. Because I feel like many of us as women think differently about repentance than do men, it…
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2. Hearing Vs. Believing
Join me as I talk about the challenge we often have as girls and women in the Church with believing we are truly “daughters of heavenly parents.” I discuss the…
Unleashing Sister Saints1. Podcast Background & Purpose
Join me as I provide some background on my new podcast, which is titled, “Unleashing Sister Saints.” I’ll be introducing myself and briefly discussing the…