Anger, Agency, and Other Tools for Disrupting Patriarchy (feat. Cait West)

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Today's episode is the story of a woman who survived and escaped the Christian Patriarchy movement and created a new life of agency, advocacy, and unconditional love.

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

In this episode, you'll hear Cait and I discuss:

• Detangling the perfectionism that patriarchy rewards
• Repairing the line between us and our anger
• Growing up within the Christian Patriarchy Movement — and un-forming its work in us
• Reconnecting ourselves with our agency—and building support systems that can help that thrive
• and more!

Cait's story and perspective are compelling and compassionately told!

Rift is out today and available wherever books are sold! Follow Cait on social media @ caitwestwrites. You can read more of her work on her website, caitwest.com, and on her substack, caitwest.substack.com.

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