25 - MLMs and the Cult
In January, we had the opportunity to sit down with special guest Maureen Maus and talk about Multi-Level Marketing – specifically the ways their tactics overlap with cults. We also discuss how MLMs t...
26 Feb 20241h 7min
24 - Eyes Down!
Amanda unpacks the phrase "eyes down" and its implications within her bio family and explains code word "Nike" from the Shiny Happy People docuseries. Join us for a trip down memory lane as Amanda des...
19 Feb 202452min
23 - Will You Be My Eye Trap?
In a special episode for the week of Valentine's Day, Amanda and Kyle discuss Wisdom Booklet 15's teachings on the importance of modesty, how to avoid eye traps that might make a man lust after you an...
12 Feb 202456min
22 - Seven Basic Needs of a Wife
Kyle continues teaching Amanda about the Seven Basic Needs -- but this time we're looking at the wife. Shockingly (haha), her needs are a lot simpler and less taxing than the needs of a husband. The n...
5 Feb 202450min
21 - Seven Basic Needs of a Husband
In a shocking turn of events, Kyle teaches Amanda IBLP's seven basic needs of a husband. Amanda is traumatized. Hilarity ensues. Support the show
29 Jan 20241h 5min
20 - Demonic Cabbage Patch Kids
Kyle finally gets his wish as he and Amanda discuss the infamous Cabbage Patch Kid dolls and the IBLP teachings surrounding them. Amanda shares the requirements Bill Gothard made of all cult families ...
22 Jan 202421min
19 - So Shall Thy Poverty Come to Thee
Amanda tells Kyle what caused her to become a workaholic (spoiler alert: IBLP teachings). She walks through the ideology that is burned into her brain about work ethic and what it takes to be a “good...
15 Jan 202457min
18 - Therapy is Sin
Amanda tells Kyle all about Bill Gothard's, uh, unique approach to mental health, counseling, and especially counseling abuse survivors. We learn all about reins (send help), how everything is our own...
8 Jan 20241h 9min
