This week, we're shifting locations and perspective.

Instead of Ohio, we're heading to Missouri, where I sit down with a former member of the Grandin church. Raised by a single mother, she shares her story of being brought into the church as a young girl—navigating a world she didn't choose, and learning how to survive within it.

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, we explore the complexity of being brought into a high-control religious environment against your will, the pressure to conform, and the quiet adaptations people make just to get through each day. This episode offers a nuanced look at identity, belonging, and survival inside the plain community.

Part 2 will continue her story and dive deeper into what comes next.

Listen now and follow along as we continue uncovering stories from within plain communities.

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