The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast

The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast

By Vikki Mansheim

Join sisters Vikki and Taniya as they share a weekly topic from their IFB (Independent, fundamental Baptist) childhood and tell how they were able to leave an oppressive, restrictive cult-like reli

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  1. Number 1: Blacked Out At That Goodwill | IFB Dating and Purity Culture Part 3

    Taniya and Vikki share ways they've deconstructed purity culture and dismantled the harmful, shame-filled past full of control and crazy rules. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr Stardust App: https://stardust.app/ Unf*ck Your Brain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unf-ck-your-brain-feminist-self-help-for-everyone/id1229434818 Pastor Accused of Sexual Misconduct With 16-Year-Old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McWDS7h4X0Y Books: https://www.peggyorenstein.com/main-st https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781982165314

    34min
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  2. Number 2: Your System is Flawed | Spiritual Bypassing and Toxic Positivity

    In Part 1 of this two-part series, Vikki and Taniya tackle a hard and quiet part of deconstruction: unlearning the loaded language and spiritual bypassing ingrained by high-control religion. They break down how fundamentalist platitudes force premature closure, suppress real grief and anger, and shift blame onto victims. Plus, the official launch of the Ex-Baptist Sisters Patreon! Join our community: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheEx_BaptistSistersPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr Our Sponsor: LOTRAMAPOD, hosted by Matthias Austin https://lotramapod.carrd.co/ Content Warnings: Religious trauma, spiritual abuse, high-control religious environments (IFB), suppression of mental health and grief, brief mention of child physical discipline/spanking, and discussion of past grooming, sexual abuse of a minor, and institutional mishandling.

    49min
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  3. Number 3: Not Good Wife Material | Listener Stories about IFB Culture

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this episode of the podcast, the sisters read listener-submitted stories from life inside IFB schools, churches, and Bible colleges. They include everything from absurd dress codes and demerits to fear-based control, public shaming, and deeply unsettling abuse of authority. Through funny, heartbreaking, and validating memories, they unpack the lasting impact of fundamentalism, the culture of silence surrounding abuse, and the healing that can come from finally telling the truth out loud.

    43min
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  4. Number 4: Women. They're More Like An Oven | IFB Dating and Purity Culture Part 2

    Taniya and Vikki continue explaining IBF dating and purity culture with sharing a listener story as well as their own accounts. They begin to share ways to deconstruct and dismantle the harmful, shame-filled past full of control and surveillance. Unf*ck Your Brain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unf-ck-your-brain-feminist-self-help-for-everyone/id1229434818 Pastor Accused of Sexual Misconduct With 16-Year-Old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McWDS7h4X0Y Books: https://www.peggyorenstein.com/main-st https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Come-As-You-Are-Revised-and-Updated/Emily-Nagoski/9781982165314

    47min
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  5. Number 5: Just As I Am Without a Skirt | The Exclusionary Nature of IFB Churches

    https://www.maddiezahm.com/ Connect & Support:Patreon & Discord Community: [Patreon Link / patreon.com/exbaptistsisters]Email Us Your Story: [email protected]: [@exbaptistsisters]TikTok: [@exbaptistsisters]Facebook: [The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast] In this episode of the Ex-Baptist Sisters podcast, Vikki and Taniya explore how the rigid, exclusionary culture of the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement shaped their childhoods, distorted their relationships, and dictated who was considered "safe" or worthy of connection. Prompted by a listener whose non-IFB family experienced subtle alienation at an IFB Christian school, the sisters examine how high-control religious environments enforce conditional acceptance through superficial markers of holiness like dress codes, modesty rules, and church attendance. Reflecting on their own time inside the "in-crowd," Vikki and Taniya unpack the quiet condescension, fear-based paranoia, and intense guilt instilled by purity culture and fundamentalist doctrine, contrasting it with the authentic, unconditional love they now value. The conversation turns vulnerable as they discuss the profound loneliness and grief of deconstruction, the loss of lifelong social networks, and Vikki’s experience facing church betrayal and victim-blaming after speaking out about surviving childhood abuse by a trusted mentor. From laughing over the absurdity of performative piety to finding comfort in secular friendships, neighborly kindness, and the music of artists like Maddie Zahm, Vikki and Taniya share an honest, relatable look at what it takes to unlearn religious bias, untangle moral anxiety, and rebuild life on one’s own terms.

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