Leaving The Village

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**Leaving The Village**

Have you ever met someone who survived a CULT? Leaving The Village is a podcast about life inside Bill Gothard’s cult IBLP/ATI. Host Jessica Goforth and her guests take you behind the scenes of growing up inside, how they left, and introduce an entire cohort of survivors of radicalized religion.

Latest Episodes:

The Handmaid's Tale Book Club - Part 9 Feb 10, 2022

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We are back with fresh new episodes of our Handmaid's Tale book club, getting into chapters 27 through 29.

BREAKING - We respond to IBLP’s statement to the media Feb 06, 2022

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Jess and Kit discuss IBLP’s most recent response to news media inquiries.

A New Year - A Fresh Start Feb 01, 2022

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Kicking off Season 3 with all the feels, Jess and Kit talk their latest life challenges, tell the story of meeting for they first time in early January, their impulsive decision to get matching tattoos, the meaning behind their tattoo, and announce tons of new content, interviews, and parts of their own story... all to come in this new year. New Year, fresh beginnings!

Mentioned in this episode:

Author Heather Heath - aka: @backsliddenharlot on TikTok and her new book Lovingly Abused, available on www.HeatherGraceHeath.com or wherever you get your books.

Special Edition - THE VERDICT - Josh Duggar Trial Dec 16, 2021

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Jess and Kit react to the Josh Duggar trial verdict.

Special Edition - The Duggar Trial Dec 05, 2021

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Grab a drink and hang out with Jess and Kit as they talk the Josh Duggar trial. WARNING: Triggers may abound in this episode and it includes explicit language. Listener discretion is advised.

Part 8 - The Handmaid's Tale Book Club Nov 30, 2021

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Welcome back to our Handmaid’s Tale book club. Today Jess and Kit move into chapters 24 - 26. Topics of trauma bonds and the isolation that is inevitable in cult life come up as we move deeper into Margaret Atwood’s famous dystopian novel.

Why ATI is a Cult- Part 2 Oct 30, 2021

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Jess and Kit deep dive into the last two letters of the BITE model, as they leave no real room for argument against ATI being a real cult.

Part 7- The Handmaid’s Tale Book Club Oct 27, 2021

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Kit and Jess deep dive into the extremely dense chapters 22 and 23 of Margaret Atwood’s classic.

Okay but, what makes ATI a CULT? Oct 12, 2021

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Annnnd we are back! On this episode Jess and Kit answer the number one most common question they get from listeners: what makes ATI qualify as a CULT? How does it meet specific criteria for a CULT? So using the BITE model of authoritarian control, as explained by Dr. Steven Hassan, Jess and Kit walk you step by step through exactly what makes ATI a cult. To follow along, click on the link below.

https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/

Part 6 - The Handmaid's Tale Book Club Sep 15, 2021

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This is episode covers chapter 18 though 21 of Margaret Atwood's poignant book, The Handmaid's Tale.

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