1369: The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - Heather Gay and Dre Nord Pt. 1

Recently I was super fortunate to sit down with reality tv stars Heather Gay and Dre Nord - who are both currently appearing on BravoTV's "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City."

In this two-part series, we focus on Heather and Dre's experiences as Mormons.  Topics covered in today's episode include:

• Heather and Dre's early years as devout Mormons.
• Dre's marriage, divorce, and faith crisis as a Mormon in her early 20s.
• Heather's experiences at BYU and serving an LDS mission in France.
• Heather's somewhat challenging efforts to find a faithful Mormon husband (Billy Gay).
• Heather also provides glimpses into her emerging Mormon faith crisis, which she is currently in the middle of processing.
• Heather shares some of the reactions she has received from members of the Mormon and ex-Mormon communities, as well as from the Utah LGBTQ community, regarding her participation in the show.

This is a heartwarming and inspiring story of resilience.  I was deeply moved by this vulnerability, wisdom, courage, and resilience of these inspiring women.

Next week we plan to share Part 2 of this interview, which will cover:

• Heather's marriage to Billy Gay III, which ended in divorce.
• Dre's life as a single Mom in Utah.
• How Heather and Dre met, and how they were able to build a successful, multi-million dollar business together as divorce Mormon single women in Utah (Beauty Lab Laser).
• Heather will go into more detail about her Mormon faith crisis.
• Heather and Dre will share their perspectives on life today, as highly successful entrepreneurial non-practicing Mormon single moms in Utah.