Life After Mormon Stories with Brooke (McLay) Lark | Ep. 2025

Brooke is returning to MSP after 13 years, when she and her husband came on as the first couple to be interviewed on the podcast. Brook’s husband at the time, John McLay was a CES employee who lost his faith while working for the church. It was an epic Mormon Stories interview, and we are excited to hear what Brooke has been up to since. We will hear about how Brooke has rebuilt her life and career after a divorce, and how her life has been impacted by sharing her story in such a public way.

Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/my-life...

Timecodes:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:50 Aftermath of their Mormon Stories interview
00:18:06 Brief discussion of her divorce
00:31:45 What was it like having lots of people reach out to her about their faith transitions?
00:36:55 Learning to support her family when her husband left church employment, and later, divorced
00:45:11 What careers has she built up for herself?
01:08:05 Dating & relationships
01:16:08 Learning her unconscious patterns in relationships
01:23:08 Learning to recognize your own needs
01:40:11 Discussion of psychedelics in the ex-Mormon community, and Brook’s experiences with them
01:54:01 Examples of rituals she enjoys now and what they bring her
02:06:54 Shifting from certainty to the unknown
02:18:16 Discussion of Brook’s new chosen name - Lark
02:22:55 How Mormon Stories changed her life
02:29:18 Conclusion
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