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Financial Feminist

189. Secrets of Tradwife Cults and Christian Patriarchy with Tia Levings

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

How To, Self-improvement, Education, Business

4.76.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

CW: SA, abuse, loss, trauma What happens when the doctrines of faith and control intersect with a woman's autonomy? In this episode, I sat down with Tia Levings, author of the powerful memoir “A Well-Trained Wife,” and her story will leave you speechless. Tia dives deep into her experience growing up in and escaping from Christian fundamentalism and the trad wife movement— before it was even called that. We talk about how patriarchal control impacts women financially, emotionally, and physically, and how that same mindset influences the political movements we're seeing today. If you've ever wondered how personal freedom intersects with religion, politics, and financial independence, this is the episode for you.  To get more resources, including any freebies mentioned in this episode, head to ⁠⁠https://herfirst100k.com/ffpod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I was in this homeschooling cult where women were disciplined like children.

0:06.4

It's the it's kind of the end of the patriarchal road, but they teach something

0:11.2

called federal marriage and federal marriage is the belief that the father

0:14.6

is responsible to stand on judgment day before God

0:18.0

and account for every single thing that happened in his family,

0:20.7

including his wife's thoughts and deeds.

0:23.0

And so since he's going to have that level of accountability before the Savior for

0:28.0

his wife, he has to keep her in line.

0:30.5

And so the way that's done is through actual tangible correction.

0:36.8

Popeyes if you're watching, sponsor me.

0:40.4

If you called me and you're like, I need a kidney, I'd be like which one.

0:43.6

Like let's do it, let's figure something out.

0:46.2

And second, aren't there Popeyes and Raising Canes?

0:48.7

There's like a combo.

0:50.0

Aren't there places that do both?

0:52.1

Because there was a

0:53.3

a Keith Abersberger, Try Guys Eat the menu where he did Pop Eyes slash Raisinganes.

0:57.5

I'm wondering if it's like a, you know, is it KFC Taco Bell situation where they're both

1:01.7

sold at the same place.

1:04.1

Commenters tell us below.

1:05.4

Is there a Popeye's ex-Rasing Keynes near you?

1:10.3

Like, not like two separate establishments like across the street from each other, but is it like a mega chicken place?

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