369. Trad Wife Cults: How Tia Levings Escaped (Pt 1)
Glennon, Amanda, and Abby sit down with Tia Levings, NYT bestselling author, to discuss her experience in a high control Christian Fundamentalist cult: her journey from indoctrination to freedom to healing from religious trauma.
Discover:
-Why strong women are often drawn into Christian extremism—and ho ... Show More
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