Aug 30, 2024
384. Tia Levings on Mothering
I have been waiting years for this one. I met Tia in 2016 at BraveWriter homeschool conference. Since then our friendship has developed and I count her as a mentor in my circle of trust. I am so excited that this episode means her memoir is out in the world and it is a NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER.
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Tia Levings grew up in a Southern Baptist megachurch, was
recruited into
fundamentalism by mentors following Bill Gothard's IBLP (Institute
of Basic Life
Principles), and eventually landed in a high control group (cult)
that taught
Federalist Marriage: the idea that husbands are responsible for
their wives before
God, and so are accountable to lead and discipline them as
children. She was
excommunicated and formally shunned in 2007 and narrowly escaped
that violent
marriage with her 4 children later that year. She started trauma
therapy for CPTSD
in 2008. Today she's an author & advocate who supports survivors of
religious
trauma and educates on the abuses in Christian Fundamentalism. Tia
believes that
how the fundamentalists run their homes is how they want run the
country ––and that's
why it's vital to understand what it's really like to live that
way.
https://www.instagram.com/tialevingswriter
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The Anti-Fundamentalist | Tia Levings | Substack
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy. Coming August 6th, 2024 - TIA LEVINGS
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