Podcast•Apr 17, 2026•0 min
A Conversation with Tia Levings
In this Substack Live interview, host Zach talks with author and survivor Tia Levings about her bestselling memoir *A Well‑Trained Wife* and her upcoming book *I Belong to Me*. Levings explains how she disentangled her faith from abusive, patriarchal Christian systems, using compartmentalization and pattern‑recognition to expose the ways religious leaders weaponize scripture for power. She describes the personal toll of confronting these toxic structures and the importance of building safe, de‑constructive communities—like her Austin church—to support those leaving high‑control groups. Levings also shares the therapeutic approach behind her new book, which offers reflective, non‑prescriptive guidance for healing from religious trauma.
