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159. Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy with guest Cait West

July 11, 2024 • Raquel Howard and Jennifer Bolanos

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In this week's episode, Raquel and Jennifer speak with guest Cait West about her new book, Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy, which chronicles her upbringing in the world of ultra-conservative, high control, patriarchal religion. The discussion touches on how things started to shift for Cait, how she left, what her life is like now, and how she's helping others looking to break away.

Cait West is a writer and editor based in Grand Rapids, MI. Her work has been published in The Revealer, Religion Dispatches, Fourth Genre, and Hawai’i Pacific Review, among others. As a survivor of Christian patriarchy movement, she serves on the editorial board for Tears of Eden, a nonprofit providing resources for survivors of spiritual abuse. Cait also cohosts the podcast Survivors Discuss.

Where to find Cait West:
Website: https://www.caitwest.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitwestwrites/
Substack: https://caitwest.substack.com/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitwestwrites

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