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Episode 240: Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy (feat. Cait West) plus Why People Deconstruct


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What happens when your family gets sucked into fundamentalism, and your father insists on controlling your life, including who you will marry? You grow up under Christian patriarchy, and you experience serious emotional abuse. Today Cait West joins us to talk about her absolutely beautiful memoir Rift, about how and why she had to break free. Then Keith and I talk about why people are deconstructing, and why it’s so desperately important to listen to stories like Cait’s.

About Cait West:

  • Find Cait’s book Rift
  • Find Cait on Twitter and Threads 


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Things Mentioned in the Podcast:

  • Our post on 8 things to know about deconstruction
  • Our book The Great Sex Rescue 
  • The Great Sex Rescue Toolkit to help people understand why certain teachings hurt people

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