Tia Levings - A Well-Trained Wife
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Tia Levings - A Well-Trained Wife
Divorced: Christian fundamentalism
CW: Brief reference to CSA
My guest today is author Tia Levings, who describes herself as “an author exploring anti-fundamentalism after church-sanctioned domestic abuse in high-control religion.” Tia appeared in Shiny Happy People on Amazon Prime, and her memoir, A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy, is coming out with St. Martin’s Press in 2024.
In our conversation today, Tia and I discuss various aspects of Christian fundamentalism and how it negatively impacts women, especially.
Tia Levings writes about the realities in Christian fundamentalism, evangelical patriarchy, and religious trauma. She is also a podcaster, speaker, and content strategist. She’s been quoted in Salon, the Huffington Post, and Newsweek, and appeared in the hit Amazon docu-series, Shiny Happy People. Based in Jacksonville, Florida she is mom to four incredible adults and likes to travel, hike, paint, and daydream. Find her on social media @TiaLevingsWriter. Her memoir, A Well-Trained Wife, releases with St. Martin’s Press on August 6th, 2024.
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Tia - so so glad you found your own voice and worked your way towards independence and truth. You did not deserve such terrible treatment. It is amazing how many times I've read about different women seeking guidance from religious leaders and always the answer is "serve your husband and suck it up" - many times with different girls in FLDS, many women in Islam, fundamentalist christianity ... ad nauseam.
Soooo true. Glad she got out - and wrote about it! Thanks for watching.
Church sanctioned abuse was prevalent in my church. I had so much religious trauma that I could not enter any church for years. The church leaders expected women to minimize and deny the abuse.
Sorry you experienced such psychological abuse - and glad you got out!
My book is being delivered today. I’m looking forward to reading it as a part of my healing. I grew in a black, evangelical Christian home. And went to Independent Baptist school until I was expelled in the middle of 8th grade in the 80’s. I’m in my 50’s and I’m still working through a lot of the racism I experienced there.
I hope Tia's book is helpful for you on some level. Thanks very much for sharing your experience.
As a 60 year old man, my parents were never devoutly religious.
Oh sure, we attended Sunday as children, but we never belonged to any church.
My parents were far from perfect and had plenty of arguments, but my father never raised a hand in anger to my mother. In fact, i don't think my mother would've tolerated it, as strong-willed as she was.
I came from a family of 7 siblings, and we were all close and still are. Our father had nothing but respect for our mother and still speaks highly of his wife even though our mother passed 10 years ago. Our father is still here at 97.
I look back at our upbringing and view our childhood as a pretty normal middle-class upbringing. My sisters were taught to be independent and think for themselves. I and my brothers were taught respect and respect for your wife, and they didn't need the church preaching to them how to raise their children, and we all turned pretty damn good.
That's more than I can say for other families we knew who were devout Christians.
How wonderful to have such lovely family memories! I am truly happy for you. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for watching.
I just finished her book last night and I’m looking for all the interviews, Tia is a hero.
AGREED!
Same just finished her book which was amazing ❤
So sorry for your pain. Thanks for sharing your story 😢😮😅
Her book is FANTASTIC. Thanks for watching.
I agree, forgiveness is the f word. I feel no need to forgive my abusers, my older daughter’s abuser, my younger daughter’s rapists. That would not undo what has been done, it would bring no healing or bring my younger daughter back to life. I couldn’t forgive even if I wanted!
I am horrified that you and your daughters endured such abuse and pain - and I am glad you got out. May your life only improve.
@@ComeToCORT Thank you for your compassion. ❤️
I am a new listener and really enjoyed this episode. You are both very well spoken. Thank you for sharing. I wish you all the best 😊
Glad you enjoyed our conversation! Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you will join us again soon.
This was very relatable. My activism is aimed at attacking the books.
Thanks for watching.
I can't wait to read your book, my story is similar.
I think Tia's book will be extremely validating for many who have walked a similar path.
IFS and somatic therapy are wonderful helps!!! So glad for you, Tia
Agreed! Thanks for watching.
Yes, codependency is baked into Christianity 😢😮😅