Christian Patriarchy: "The OG 'Trad Wife'"

Four hours into a hostage situation between a man and a woman, the man walks out the door. In that moment, the woman's primal instinct kicks in: "Grab your kids and RUN." Later, she learns that action may have saved her life. He wasn't just leaving. He was going to get a gun. And the man? It was her husband. At 33-years-old, Tia Levings walked away from the Christian Patriarchy system that dictated her body, her voice, and her life for 13 years. If there were ever a guest who embodies the entire ethos of this show, it's Tia Levings. A badass is an understatement. Now a New York Times bestselling author of " A Well-Trained Wife" and featured in " Shiny Happy People ," Tia joins us to unpack: 'Trad wives' and how this movement is far from just churned butter on Instagram. The wedding night she finally has language for. The daughter she lost. How, and more importantly why, the Christian Patriarchy movement has surged over the past decade. And her new book. " I Belong to Me ." The survival guide she wishes she had access to when she first got out. It's now our recommendation for anyone leaving a high-control group. A non-judgmental, non-preachy, non-guru self-help book? Who knew?! Tia is brilliant, funny, and unflinchingly honest. And if you leave with one thing, let it be her words: "If you can't speak in your power, you can't f*ck in your power." NOTE to our Patreon subscribers : You can watch the full, unedited two-and-a-half-hour interview with Tia now on our Patreon . Thank you for being on this journey with us. FIND TIA: Website: tialevings.com Socials @TiaLevingsWriter: Instagram , TikTok , Facebook Substack: tialevings.substack. com — where she does real-time religious deconstruction TIA'S BOOKS: " I Belong to Me: A Survivor's Guide to Recovery and Hope After Religious Trauma" " A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy" (now in paperback)

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Christian Patriarchy: "The OG 'Trad Wife'" is an episode from Was I In A Cult? by PodcastOne.

This episode is 57:14 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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