<![CDATA[Choosing to Stay-A podcast for those of the LDS faith that have experienced hurt yet choose to stay.]]>Choosing to Stay is a podcast about what we do when something we love has also hurt us.

Life can hurt in so many ways—our faith, our bodies, our marriages, our families, and sometimes the very places we once believed would be safe. But even in the middle of pain, people find reasons to hope, to heal, to believe, and sometimes, simply, to choose one more day.

In each episode, I share real stories from real people who have been hurt—and who chose to stay.

Some have experienced deep wounds within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and wrestled with whether there was still a place for them there. Others have faced the unimaginable pain of living in bodies, circumstances, or seasons they desperately wanted to escape. And others have experienced heartbreak within their marriages and had to decide whether their love, commitment, and hope were strong enough to keep choosing each other.

These aren’t stories about pretending the pain didn’t happen. They’re stories about what happens when we acknowledge the hurt and still ask, What if there is something worth staying for?

Choosing to Stay is a place for honest conversations about faith, healing, marriage, resilience, and the complicated spaces in between.

Real people. Hard stories. Lasting hope.

Because sometimes staying isn’t about being strong enough to endure.

Sometimes it’s about believing there might still be something beautiful on the other side of the pain.


]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:51:04 GMTThu, 08 Oct 2026 20:21:02 GMT60Ginny Hartman<p><b><strong>Choosing to Stay</strong></b> is a podcast about what we do when something we love has also hurt us.</p><p>Life can hurt in so many ways—our faith, our bodies, our marriages, our families, and sometimes the very places we once believed would be safe. But even in the middle of pain, people find reasons to hope, to heal, to believe, and sometimes, simply, to choose one more day.</p><p>In each episode, I share real stories from real people who have been hurt—and who chose to stay.</p><p>Some have experienced deep wounds within <b><strong>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</strong></b> and wrestled with whether there was still a place for them there. Others have faced the unimaginable pain of living in bodies, circumstances, or seasons they desperately wanted to escape. And others have experienced heartbreak within their marriages and had to decide whether their love, commitment, and hope were strong enough to keep choosing each other.</p><p>These aren’t stories about pretending the pain didn’t happen. They’re stories about what happens when we acknowledge the hurt and still ask, <i><em>What if there is something worth staying for?</em></i></p><p><b><strong>Choosing to Stay</strong></b> is a place for honest conversations about faith, healing, marriage, resilience, and the complicated spaces in between.</p><p>Real people. Hard stories. Lasting hope.</p><p>Because sometimes staying isn’t about being strong enough to endure.</p><p>Sometimes it’s about believing there might still be something beautiful on the other side of the pain.</p><p><br /></p>episodicGinny Hartmang.ride6@gmail.comno<![CDATA[Alisa's Story-Choosing to Stay when Marriage Hurts]]>What happens when the person you married no longer shares the faith that once brought you together?

In this episode of Choosing to Stay, my friend Alisa shares her journey of choosing to stay in her marriage when her husband decided to leave the Church. She opens up about navigating differences in faith, learning to love each other through changing beliefs, and discovering that those differences can actually strengthen a marriage.

Alisa’s story is a beautiful reminder that love doesn’t require us to believe all the same things. Sometimes, choosing to stay means learning to love each other in new ways.

]]>63594be6-735b-4a12-afa8-36feb0574e97Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:03:34 GMT<p>What happens when the person you married no longer shares the faith that once brought you together?</p><p>In this episode of <i><em>Choosing to Stay</em></i>, my friend Alisa shares her journey of choosing to stay in her marriage when her husband decided to leave the Church. She opens up about navigating differences in faith, learning to love each other through changing beliefs, and discovering that those differences can actually strengthen a marriage.</p><p>Alisa’s story is a beautiful reminder that love doesn’t require us to believe all the same things. Sometimes, choosing to stay means learning to love each other in new ways.</p>no00:42:44Alisa's Story-Choosing to Stay when Marriage Hurtsfull<![CDATA[Ginny's Story-Choosing to Stay when Church Hurts]]>In this episode, host Ginny Hartman shares her experience with being hurt by church leadership and the things she learned along the way to help strengthen her faith. She also shares why she chose to stay when walking away seemed like the easier alternative.

]]>df3db7e9-9f84-44dc-a9af-23f7c5805e73Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:35:32 GMT<p>In this episode, host Ginny Hartman shares her experience with being hurt by church leadership and the things she learned along the way to help strengthen her faith. She also shares why she chose to stay when walking away seemed like the easier alternative.</p>no00:40:51Ginny's Story-Choosing to Stay when Church Hurtsfull<![CDATA[Why Choosing to Stay: a brief introduction]]>A brief introduction to Choosing to Stay. Why host Ginny Hartman created the podcast and what it is about.

]]>9fe2615a-e550-4981-89ef-5b33469e6812Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:33:09 GMT<p>A brief introduction to Choosing to Stay. Why host Ginny Hartman created the podcast and what it is about. </p>no00:05:24Why Choosing to Stay: a brief introductionfull