Tia Levings discusses her new book “I Belong to Me” as a continuation of her healing journey after escaping a deeply controlling Christian patriarchal environment.  Her first memoir, “A Well-Trained Wife”, focused on surviving abuse and indoctrination, while the second book explores what comes after leaving: trauma recovery, identity rebuilding, and deconstruction. Tia describes how religious extremism, purity culture, and patriarchal systems shaped her from childhood into adulthood, conditioning her to suppress autonomy, accept abuse, and remain emotionally dependent. She shares how these systems impacted her development, relationships, sexuality, and sense of self, ultimately culminating in a near murder-suicide escape from her marriage and a decade-long process of healing. Click here to watch on YouTube [https://youtu.be/2hJ_6UrP8KA] Watch our follow up LIVE stream with Tia [https://www.youtube.com/live/u6ZF-2sWQQc?si=A85Rc0jd8zxAMiG3] Watch our initial interview with Tia [https://youtu.be/878zW1sqai8?si=t8a0soYA80NCl91a] Pt 2 with Tia [https://www.youtube.com/live/CI8_9zL09SY?si=rwEAQwblBcQZ7M1R] Find and support Tia! Order “I Belong to Me” (Book and website): https://tialevings.com/ [https://tialevings.com/] IG: https://www.instagram.com/tialevingswriter/ [https://www.instagram.com/tialevingswriter/] Substack: https://tialevings.substack.com/ [https://tialevings.substack.com/] Linktree: http://linktr.ee/TiaLevings [http://linktr.ee/TiaLevings] Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip] Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! [https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd] Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness [https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness] Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness [https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness]  Host Instagram @sheliseann  [https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/] Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_  [https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_] TikTok @cults.to.consciousness  [http://cults.to.consciousness] Twitter @cultstocon [https://twitter.com/cultstocon]  **Disclaimer: This podcast provides a platform for guests to share their personal experiences and opinions. The views expressed are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the hosts or producers. Any allegations discussed are unverified and represent personal accounts only. All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. The podcast assumes no legal responsibility for statements made by guests.** See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].