About this episode
Join Lauren Johnson Matthias (@HiddenTrueCrime ) Megan Conner (@Third_Verse ) Mindy Caldwell, and John Dehlin as they react to Shari Franke's new book "The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom" by Shari Franke, Ruby Franke's oldest daughter. Show Notes YouTube 00:02:15 Trigger warning for the book 00:14:30 Questions that will be covered in this episode involving Jodi, Ruby, Kevin, and the Mormon church 00:19:32 Ruby and Kevin’s formation of their relationship and early family life 00:28:30 Was Ruby Franke set up with a disadvantage by Mormon gender roles? 00:35:18 Personality dynamics in the Franke family and Ruby’s profile as a mom and how much room the children had for their emotions 00:39:42 Childhood emotional neglect with Ruby Franke and her children 00:43:25 The pajama story and Ruby telling Shari she’d been friends after she had a baby 00:57:38 Mormonism and Vlogging 01:05:20 Consent and ethics in family vlogging 01:12:00 Shari Franke’s mental health - thinking that her tummy aches are demonic possession 01:29:03 Ruby removed Shari from therapy after Shari wanted to quit piano 01:40:50 Shari starts her own YouTube channel, while Ruby did not help her grow it she demand some of the proceeds of the account 01:43:46 Chad’s involvement in Shari’s story 01:52:30 Why Ruby reached out to Jodi was because of Chad 02:13:30 Meeting with Jodi as their therapist and showing her business structure as a cult 02:21:10 Truth and Distortion became the bane of Shari’s existence 02:34:50 Jodi’s tactics around isolation 02:41:18 How Jodi saw sex everywhere and how she and Ruby were queer 02:49:23 Visions of Glory and how it ties in with Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt 02:56:34 Shari Franke compared Lori Vallow to Ruby Franke 03:00:30 Thom Harrison and his influence over these cult leaders within the Mormon church 03:11:35 The darkest part of the book was about Derek and Shari’s sexual assault 03:31:14 Church disciplinary part of Shari’s story involving what happened with Derek 03:41:55 Shari is familyless for a while, running into her dad on the BYU campus and he was afraid to talk to her 04:04:05 Who is the main villain in this story? Is it Jodi or Ruby? 04:12:24 Shari drawing connections in the Mormon church 04:27:15 Shari’s final comments at the end of the book about her mother being narcissistic Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox Support us on Patreon PayPal Venmo Our Platforms: YouTube Patreon Spotify Apple Podcasts Contact us: MormonStories@gmail.com PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Social Media: Insta: @mormstories TikTok: @mormonstoriespodcast Join the Discord