The Mormon History Hoedown

The Dark Side of Dating My Zone Leader (w/ Suzy Baker)

Feb 21, 2024

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In this episode, I interview the wise and delightful Suzy Baker, co-founder of The Psychedelic Assembly. We explore her life in Mormonism in Alabama, Utah and New York City, as well as the dark side of dating her zone leader on her mission and the events that led her out of the church. Cozy up with Carah with Suzy for this special reveal of Suzy's mission experience. Serving the Lord? And serving the lust. And shame. A place where hopes, consent, and a whole lot of trauma collide. We discuss the pressure to boost baptism numbers, and the surprising events that led to her zone leader asking Suzy to pray to fall in love with him.
We hope this story celebrates the power of humanity and community while dishing out some sage advice on spotting red flags, including what Suzy wishes she could tell her younger self.
Suzy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzycbaker/
Below is a great article from an active support network called Psychedelic Support and they talk about what to look out for when choosing someone to work with in a healing context: https://psychedelic.support/resources/dark-side-plant-medicine/The Women's Visionary Council is an amazing organization that my dear friend Annie King founded. They have incredible resources about best practices for people using psychedelics in group settings. The below three documents go over:1. Safety Tips: https://visionarycongress.org/articles/wvc-articles/safety-tips-r3/2. A Manual of Best Practices for Radical Risk Reduction: https://visionarycongress.org/articles/wvc-articles/manual-radical-risk-reduction/3. Safety Protocols for Event and Community Organizers: https://visionarycongress.org/articles/wvc-articles/safety-tips-r3/
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