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At Last She Said It

Episode 213: Introverts in an Extrovert's Church

At Last She Said It

Cynthia Winward

Religion & Spirituality, Feminism, Motherhood, Ldswomen, Spirituality, Lds, Thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints, Mormonwomen, Religion, Marriage, Mormon, Faith

5900 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

“What is it like to be an introvert in a church that really supports extroversion?" When therapist C.A. Larson asked this question in a previous episode, it was a lightbulb moment for many listeners. Through voicemails, emails, and on social media, women of the ALSSI community reported feeling seen, and understanding their own church experiences in a new way. In Episode 213, Susan and Cynthia share and discuss the messages listeners submitted, as well as their own experiences. What might our church gain from fully embracing all personality types?

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0:00.0

So it makes sense that our culture rewards the qualities that are exhibited by the leaders of that culture.

0:11.9

And as we know, Latter-day Saints are very fond of thinking, you know, if you're doing it right, then you get this result.

0:19.4

And so if church is really hard for you, clearly there's

0:22.6

something that you're not doing right. Hello, I'm Susan Hinkley. And I am Cynthia Winward.

0:32.5

And this is at last she said it. We are women of faith discussing complicated things. And the title of today's episode is Introverts in an Extroverts Church.

0:44.6

We're excited for this one.

0:47.6

Yay, at last.

0:49.0

The irony, Susan, is that you as the introvert should do all the talking on this episode.

0:56.2

But as an introvert, you may not want to, but you're going to have to because I'm just

1:00.6

going to sit back with a bucket of popcorn.

1:03.7

If you think that I'm going to let you get away with that, introverts have sneaky ways,

1:08.2

you know, of working the system in our favor.

1:12.4

So we'll see how it goes.

1:15.7

Before we jump in, Susan, let's talk about the most important thing going on in our lives right now, which is we wrote a book.

1:24.5

That's the thing.

1:25.5

Well, I'm not sure if it's the most important, but it's taken over everything

1:29.4

else. Time-wise. Tell you that, yes. So tell our, tell our listeners a little bit about it and about

1:35.2

our book is called No Surprise. At last, she said it, honest conversations about faith, church,

1:41.3

and everything in between. It is paperback. It is available April 28, 2025.

1:49.0

I feel like making that more like in the year of our Lord, 2025, because it feels that monumental to me.

1:58.0

Yes, it does. Yes, it does.

2:00.0

And it's 270 pages, so paperback, e-reader,

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