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Clarissa Winter is a direct descendant of Brigham Young (on her father\\u2019s side) and a Guatemalan Mormon convert (on her mother\\u2019s side). Clarissa was raised in Orderville, Utah as a devout Mormon, but during her teenage years began to \\u201cfall away\\u201d from orthodox Mormonism as she explored her own sexuality and struggled with anxiety, depression, and suicidality. After being labeled by her Mormon peers with terms like \\u201cbad,\\u201d \\u201cslut,\\u201d \\u201ccrazy,\\u201d \\u201cwhore,\\u201d \\u201cunworthy\\u201d - and after being threatened with excommunication by two Mormon bishops for sexual exploration - Clarissa left Mormonism and spent many years as a young adult trying to heal from her Mormon upbringing, and develop her own sense of self-worth and self-empowerment. Today\\u2019s episode is about rising strong as an ex-Mormon adult after being deemed \\u201cunworthy\\u201d and experiencing rejection from one\\u2019s conservative Mormon community. Clarissa is also a model, a big fan of scary movies, and does scary movie-themed boudoir shoots. You can find her Instagram account at callmemrskrueger.