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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

The end of ~The American Experiment~ is upon us. Here is some advice from one person who has lived the majority of her life under the oppressive thumb of Christian Authoritarianism. -

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

I just can't be close with men anymore. These are some reasons why. -

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

Change is rolling in and I am afraid of it for the first time ever. I used to love change, change meant things might get better! But life feels so good in solitude that I am scared to re-emerge. But re-emerge I must. Can she make better life choices in the future? Stay tuned to find out!-

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

***Editor's note: every time I gesture towards the table in this episode, there is a very annoying sound that happens that I could not hear until I started editing. I am so sorry. Me, the table and the mic are going to meet up and solve this before next week.

This week's episode is mostly about how I lived half of my life very traditionally and now everything I desire is very untraditional and how strange that is and what I've learned from the drastic shifts and how I'm moving forward and how you don't have to pick a life that's been modeled to you, you can make it up as you go. Pep talks abound!-

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

topics include but are not limited to:

the fundamentalist religion to abuse pipeline

Ballerina Farm

Nara Smith

the tradwife and the selfwife

the danger and stupidity of The Strong-Willed Child by James Dobson

lots of things i struggle with

America's Sweethearts The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

the inherent grief that comes with deconstruction

being primed for abuse by abuse systems

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

SELFWIFE episode 30 is about the importance of learning and prioritizing ~the basics~ late in life if you were never taught them in your formative years, including some of my current favorite basics that make me feel like I'm a great selfwife. Also sharing two new, easy, daily practices that I've implemented in my year of solitude, the importance of having the right tools and not keeping people in your life that make your stomach drop and your heart race on the regular.-

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

**CW- child abuse, sexual assault, body dysmorphia and disordered eating are discussed**

Telling you some stories about how the male gaze was made the center of my life by my m*m since toddlerhood, what that's led to in adulthood, and how I've seen the light now (and want you to, as well) .-

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

this episode is for the folks whose families hinder instead of help them // topics include: how to stay motivated, how to allow yourself to create if you don't come from creative people, the two dudes who made me believe i could make documentaries, continuing to create against odds and my decision not to make anything else until i'm out of student loan debt -

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music

Will I ever not get sick to my stomach about marketing my work? Other topics discussed: Anxiety! Alcohol! Contrast! Leaving my phone outside overnight and having deep realizations! Just listen to the episode. -

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SELFWIFE is produced, hosted, edited and mixed by Ani Easton Baker. Show

artwork by Jesse Case. Intro song: "ASMR Falling Forever" MM Music