Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage
Sheila Gregoire
Episode 325: I Belong to Me with Tia Levings
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Apr 23, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Sheila's Introduction to Tia Levings and Why Her Work Matters
Tia's Story: From Fundamentalist Cult to Freedom
What Is Religious Trauma — and What Causes It?
Triggers, Fundamentalism, and the Danger of Black-and-White Thinking
Spiritual Bypassing: When Faith Is Used to Silence Your Pain
Shock, Survival Mode & Why the Aftermath Period Is Critical
Voice, Silencing & How Autonomy and Sexuality Heal Together
Boundaries, Identity, and Rebuilding Who You Are
Complicity, Healing, and the Hard Work of Looking Inward
How the Book is Practical for Survivors of Abuse
Conclusion
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Send us Fan Mail Tia Levings is back, and this time she's brought the book so many of you have been waiting for — I Belong to Me, a survivor's guide to recovery and hope after religious trauma, and the follow-up to her memoir A Well-Trained Wife. After thousands of women slid into her DMs asking how did you heal, how do I find myself again, Tia sat down and wrote the guide she wished she'd had. In this conversation, we get into what religious trauma actually is and why therapists are only now...