Real Life After the LDS Mission

Transitioning home from a mission is one of the most meaningful and surprisingly complicated experiences in an LDS family’s life. Returned missionaries often feel lost, overwhelmed, or unsure of their identity. Moms feel the weight too: wanting to support, guide, and understand their missionary while also navigating their own worries, hopes, and expectations. This podcast is here to make that transition easier for both of you. Each week, we tackle the real questions moms are asking: “How do I help my missionary adjust emotionally?” “What do I say when they seem stuck, unmotivated, or withdrawn?” “How do I strengthen our relationship without overstepping?” “How do I handle my own worry, confusion, or disappointment?” We also speak directly to the struggles returned missionaries face but don’t always know how to talk about, identity shifts, self-confidence, mental health, decision fatigue, spiritual transitions, loneliness, and the pressure to “be the same person they were in the field.” But this podcast isn’t just about problems it’s about solutions backed by research, real-life experience, and compassionate, Christ-centered support. You’ll learn: ✨ Practical communication skills that actually work at home ✨ Tools to rebuild confidence, purpose, and motivation ✨ Ways to create emotional safety and connection during the transition ✨ Strategies for managing worry, expectations, and family dynamics ✨ How to navigate school, work, dating, and spiritual growth - without pressure ✨ Simple ways to strengthen your relationship with your RM We know first hand how challenging this transition can be because we’ve lived it. Rose, a therapist with years of clinical experience, has supported countless missionaries as they navigate coming home, reentering “real life,” and adjusting to new emotional and spiritual landscapes. Elizabeth, a mom of a returned missionary, has witnessed the mix of joy, confusion, and change that comes with welcoming your child home. Through her service on a stake council, she has heard dozens of missionaries share their stories each one unique, tender, and deeply meaningful. Together, our experiences have ignited a shared desire to support returned missionaries and their moms with tools that actually help, conversations that heal, and guidance that lifts instead of overwhelms. If you’re a mom who wants to understand, support, and truly connect with your returned missionary; or a missionary wanting to feel seen and anchored again; you’re in the right place. This transition doesn’t have to feel lonely, confusing, or heavy. Together lets learn, love and let God lead us.