You can find the second half of Tia’s conversation here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/n...

Tia Levings was raised within the same strict Christian fundamentalist ideology as the infamous Duggar family from 19 Kids And Counting. By the time she was 19 years old, Tia found herself in an abusive marriage where the violence was sanctioned by the church. In this mustlisten episode of No Filter, Tia tells Mia Freedman about the ways she was groomed to be a Trad Wife, and the moment she knew she had to run for her life. This is a story of indoctrination and survival, of reinvention and strength…but it is also about the thousands of other women who haven’t escaped the Trad Wife movement, and the new ones who are joining every day.

00:03:53: Duggars, IBLP and Bill Gotthard
00:07:30: Tia is trained to be a Trad Wife and Purity Culture
00:11:45 Tia gets married at 19
00:15:24 Tia’s marriage turns violent
00:17:00 IBLP Christian Fundamentalist Approach to Sex
00:19:00 Quiverfull
00:24:00 Tia’s pregnancies and becoming a mother
00:28:00 Divorce Not Allowed
00:30:00 The List Of Forbidden Things
00:44:00 Tia Escapes Her Abusive Marriage

You can find out more about Tia and her book, A Well Trained Wife, here; https://tialevings.com/

You can follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/tialevingsw...

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