Reinvention Room with Allison Hare

Tradwives and the Escape from Christian patriarchy w/ Tia Levings


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Have you ever thought about your religious beliefs and where they came from, and how they shaped you as a person? What if the "traditional values" you grew up thinking were totally normal are actually part of a much darker system of control hiding in plain sight? Today I'm bringing you Tia Levings, New York Times bestselling author of "A Well-Trained Wife," and her story is going to blow your damn mind about religious trauma, Christian fundamentalism, and how the tradwife movement connects to patriarchal ideologies that are literally shaping our politics right now. From a mainstream Southern Baptist upbringing to the quiverfull movement, Tia's journey reveals how Christian patriarchy operates as a "cult within a cult" - your neighbors next door who looked a little conservative but were living under a completely different set of rules where abuse wasn't just normalized, it was sanctified.

I've been chasing Tia down for a year and a half because her analysis of what's happening in our country today traces directly back to these core fundamental beliefs that have been patiently infiltrating mainstream America for decades. If you're wondering what the hell is going on in America, Tia's story is the key to decoding those invisible threads and figuring out how we move forward instead of backwards.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

  • How mainstream Christianity can funnel people toward higher-control fundamentalist beliefs
  • The shocking reality of "Christian domestic discipline" and wife spanking in fundamentalist homes
  • Why the quiverfull movement aims to win the culture war through population control
  • How the "fundy baby voice" is used to keep women sounding childlike and non-threatening
  • The hypersexualization tactics hidden behind modesty teachings in Christian patriarchy
  • How to recognize when political figures are using patriarchal manipulation techniques
  • Why joy and happiness are actually forms of resistance against fundamentalist control
  • Practical ways to resist authoritarianism without burning yourself out

Tia's courage to tell the whole truth about Christian fundamentalism - including the secrets they don't want exposed - is exactly what we need right now to understand the forces shaping our reality. Her journey from controlled tradwife to fearless voice exposing religious trauma provides invaluable context about where our country is headed and how we can resist. 

Are you ready to stop normalizing the things that shouldn't be normal and start reclaiming your joy as an act of rebellion? Go follow Tia everywhere and grab her book "A Well-Trained Wife" - then share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

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