Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay

Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay

Personal & Revealing: She survived the faith. Now, she's revealing the truth.

Ended First aired 11/Nov/2025 United States English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
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Heather Gay explores the secrets and sins behind the Mormon church, fracturing the church's seemingly perfect veneer to expose the secrets that have been kept behind closed doors. Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church leaders.
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Season 1 · Season 1
3 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Nov/2025
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The three-part limited series fractures the church's seemingly perfect veneer to expose the secrets that have been kept behind closed doors. In each hourlong episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church leaders. As Heather reflects on her own departure from the church, "Surviving Mormonism" delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.

Season Overview

The three-part limited series fractures the church's seemingly perfect veneer to expose the secrets that have been kept behind closed doors. In each hourlong episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church leaders. As Heather reflects on her own departure from the church, "Surviving Mormonism" delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.

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Change Is Gonna Come
Air date: 12/Nov/2025 · Time: 21:15 · Runtime: 46 min
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In the final chapter, Heather has the chance to hear from two sisters, Jennie and Lizzy, who suffered indescribable abuse at the hands of their father. Despite reporting the abuse multiple times to their Bishop and high-ranking church leadership, they were consistently ignored. Heather decides it's time to take action.

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In the final chapter, Heather has the chance to hear from two sisters, Jennie and Lizzy, who suffered indescribable abuse at the hands of their father. Despite reporting the abuse multiple times to their Bishop and high-ranking church leadership, they were consistently ignored. Heather decides it's time to take action.

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The Highest Level of Heaven
Air date: 12/Nov/2025 · Time: 21:15 · Runtime: 54 min
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Heather struggles with guilt for turning her back on an old friend who was critical of the Mormon church. When she sits down to hear Ben's story for the first time, his story of abuse rocks her to her core. As Heather digs deeper, the stories of more survivors convince her his experience is the tip of the iceberg. A former Bishop reports on his experiences inside the church itself.

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Heather struggles with guilt for turning her back on an old friend who was critical of the Mormon church. When she sits down to hear Ben's story for the first time, his story of abuse rocks her to her core. As Heather digs deeper, the stories of more survivors convince her his experience is the tip of the iceberg. A former Bishop reports on his experiences inside the church itself.

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A Bad Mormon
Air date: 11/Nov/2025 · Time: 21:45 · Runtime: 43 min
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and bestselling author Heather Gay explores the journey of her exodus from the church of Latter-day Saints, uncovering the dark truths that lie behind the religion's idyllic facade. Heather meets with David Matheson, a former Mormon who has been called the godfather of conversion therapy. Now out and living as a gay man himself, David details the harmful teachings he once practiced and believed in.

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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and bestselling author Heather Gay explores the journey of her exodus from the church of Latter-day Saints, uncovering the dark truths that lie behind the religion's idyllic facade. Heather meets with David Matheson, a former Mormon who has been called the godfather of conversion therapy. Now out and living as a gay man himself, David details the harmful teachings he once practiced and believed in.

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