To Which I Am Doomed

This work explores my experiences within the Mormon religion and the profound effects it has had on me since leaving the church I was a part of for sixteen years. Capturing the guilt, fear and shame that is built into my being has become a way for me to navigate and overcome these emotions that remain present in my life today. My work focuses on self and identity and has given me the chance to liberate myself from an adolescence spent constrained by expectations imposed by religion. I am relearning what it means to be a woman beyond the “divine” duties of marriage and motherhood.