The One Who Went From Mormonism To Writing Spicy Novels with Daisy Wren

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Episode Summary

Growing up in Mormonism, Daisy was expected to follow the rules – and bring her siblings back into the fold. But beneath the surface of religious rituals and gender expectations was a deeper struggle. With mental health, body image, and the pressure to be the “good girl.” Daisy opens up about the impact of purity culture. As well as the silence around emotional wellbeing, and a community that misreads pain as a spiritual flaw.

Her story explores what happens after you leave: the guilt, the shame, the slow work of finding yourself again. Daisy shares how writing, community, and coming out as bisexual became lifelines in her journey toward freedom. This conversation is a tender and honest look at what it means to untangle your identity from a faith that tried to define it for you.

Who Is Daisy?

Daisy lives in the Utah Valley with her husband and three kids. When she’s not writing her next book, she’s reading, cooking, and spending time with her family. Her love of writing has been prominent since childhood. She’s always felt a call to share her stories, as well as been encouraged to by her late grandpa. A hopeless romantic since she first saw The Phantom of the Opera at age eight, she’s been writing her own romances ever since!

She’s a former member of a high demand religion (Mormonism) and hopes to bring light to the issues of the church in which she was raised. While also telling beautiful stories about life after leaving.

As a fat woman, body inclusivity is extremely important to her, so most of her FMCs, and some of her MMCs, will be fat baddies who get their HEA. She’s also a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and it’s important to her that everyone who reads her books feels safe and welcome.

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