Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay on Showmax

16 February 2026

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In Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and New York Times-bestselling author of Bad Mormon reflects on her own departure from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

In each hour-long episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former Latter-Day Saints church leaders, fracturing the church’s seemingly perfect veneer.

“In Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay, A Reality Star Takes On the Tradwife Propaganda Machine,” Time Magazine headlined, saying, “It certainly works as a counterbalance to the camera-ready momfluencers giving the Church free publicity.”

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