Wannabe Balanced | Mormon Enlightenment | Post LDS
Summary: This podcast started out as a self help podcast for moms trying to find balance in motherhood and business but morphed into a documentation of Crystal and Sean Escobar's journey out of the Mormon church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). The Podcast has been therapeutic on so many levels for its hosts. They vulnerably share their pitfalls and triumphs as they work to deconstruct a lifetime of indoctrination from the LDS church which they exited in the Spring of 2018. Sexual shame, marriage, parenting, science, spirituality, personal development, healing, sex abuse, are some of the topics they focus on. Together, the Escobars founded the Mormon Enlightenment community on Facebook which they started in August of 2018. One year later there was 3500 members. Participating in the community has proven to be the silver lining to an otherwise traumatic experience. Mormon Enlightement is also comprised of an Instagram page, and YouTube channel. They feel passionate about doing their part among many amazing pioneers like John Dehlin, who featured them on Mormon Stories Podcast. Their goal around all of this is to normalize leaving the church, and to make it safe and acceptable for their children to be non-Mormon in a predominantly Mormon world. Crystal and Sean Escobar are down to earth people who grew up in the heart of Mormonism in the Salt Lake Valley. They were married in 2004 and have 4 children. In 2007, they became the youngest millionaires in Isagenix, an international health and wellness company. Having achieved unparalleled success in their industry, they were able to retire at the age of 35. Since 2011 they have divided their time between living half the year in Salt Lake and the other half in Saint George. Crystal’s family is pioneer stock. She served a mission to Germany in 2002. What is curious is that as of 2019, the majority of her side of the family, which is quite large, is out of the Church. Crystal is the founder of the Wannabe Balanced brand, which has presence on all social media platforms, as well as an ongoing podcast, a Blog and periodic Live Events. She is also a published author of the book “My Life as a WannaBeBalanced Mom” and has been featured on many local news media stations. Sean’s parents were both first generation converts. Sean’s family, much smaller in comparison, are all still very active and believing. In February of 2018 Sean published a recording between him and the man who had sexually abused him as a child in 1993. That same year the abuse took place, Sean’s perpetrator was offered employment at BYU and stayed on as a Professor of Film for 6 years immediately thereafter. That man enjoyed a prestigious professional career as an LDS Film maker and was also the Director of the most recent Temple Endowment Videos. Those videos were hastily abandoned by the Church one month prior to the story breaking. The 25 year old abuser story went viral and was featured on the cover of the New York Times. Another victim, a child, came forward and the perpetrator was sentenced to 6 years to life in prison in the summer of 2019. Sean has become a powerful advocate for stoping child sexual abuse by giving victims the courage to come forward.
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In this episode I'm sharing some of the things I've been able to manifest into my life over the years. How I believe I did it, and what actions are essential in attracting incredible opportunities. Discover where you are at on the scale of emotions and learn how to climb the latter of emotions in order to operate at a higher frequency.
Sean and I talk a little about some regrets we have and how we've learned from our regrets, but at the same time don't allow them to hold any weight in our current reality.
It only took a smartphone, a Chewbacca mask, and four minutes of infectious laughter to make a Facebook Live video that reached nearly 200 million people. In my interview with Candace Payne we talk about her book Laugh It Up! She shares advice on how to overcome the need to compare and living a life of contentment while at the same time hoping for more.
I spent the weekend crying over all the harsh criticism I received after speaking publicly on such a sensitive topic. But today I'm rejoicing in my purpose and the people who continue to thank me for speaking out and allowing them to say, "me too".
Disclaimer: If you are at all wavering in your Mormon faith and intend on remaining active in the religion, then I advise you NOT to listen to this episode. Sean openly shares his thoughts and things he's struggled with over the years as a member of the LDS church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I had such positive feedback from last weeks episode where I revealed my decision to no longer belong to any organized religion. But, of course there is always the negative that comes with any worthwhile endeavor, or anytime you choose to speak your truth. Overall, the feedback was great and I realized there are so many people experiencing the same thing I am. I believe my message is very much a positive message, not one that instills doubt. I simply want people to know they have a CHOICE.
In my spiritual journey I’ve come to a certain awareness, an awakening of some sorts. Suddenly I’ve opened the little box I’ve placed myself in for so long. My box was comfortable enough, but I could feel deep down that I was stagnant in my growth. There was something missing, something I felt but could not quite see or comprehend. I was doing what I always did and getting what I’ve always gotten, definition of insanity.
Sean and I have been in the weight loss and nutrition industry our entire marriage and we've coached thousands of people in their weight loss journeys. In this episode we would like to offer some of tips and advice and how to lose weight. If you have any questions or are interested in our 30 day Nutritional Cleansing program then email me: crystal@escoweb.net
I made a mistake and here's what I learned.
Just recently I experienced the most intense fear and it lasted for 3 days. I know that doesn’t seem like a long time when you compare it to someone who has been battling depression their whole life. But when you’re experiencing such intense emotion, and it stays for days, you begin to wonder if it will ever go away. Your fear of the fear intensifies because it’s hard to take control of your mind at that point.
Sean Escobar joins me today as we dive deaper into this topic. One thing I’m really trying to get through my head is that everything is not about ME! As spiritual beings having a human experience we are constantly fighting against the tendencies of the natural man. In our efforts to discover ourselves by studying personal development and taking time for self care, we can create an accidental self absorbed reality.
It’s human nature to want what others have. The psychology around it is that when someone else has something, it only SEEMS to be better than what we have because we don’t have it. The grass always seems greener until we get there and we realize it’s really not greener, just LOOKS greener from a distance. In this episode I mention a YouTube video I made sharing my story, geared towards teenage girls. Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0hEDN4G8UU&t=168s
The reason our hearts become blocked is due to past experiences that caused us to feel pain, sadness, heartache, anger, ect. The heart becomes blocked as a result of fear. Fear is the root of it all. Instead of simply being an observer of our lives, we try to control it out of fear. Fear that we might suffer the same thing again. Owen's Birth Defect video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mMrMBuJpog Bedtime Belly Buster: http://eepurl.com/dufLhr
If you’re familiar with what Jody Moore teaches, you’ve probably heard her talk about the “manual”. She describes the manual as a set of beliefs, rules and expectations we bring into our marriages. The manuals are developed as a result of our upbringing, and the examples of relationships we are exposed to growing up. It’s what we believe a spouse is “supposed” to be instead of accepting each other exactly the way they are.
Today I want to share 3 things I’ve learned when it comes to time management. And this applies to anyone, even if you’re not a mom. After I share these tips, then I’m going to walk you through what my week looks like, and how I’m able to accomplish all the things I want to accomplish each week.
