An Environment Where Abuse Thrives (Recap of Ep2 of Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets)

TW: religious abuse, sexual abuse, family cover-up of abuse, emotional neglect, psychological abuse, physical abuse (and violent punishment of children), intimate partner abuse

Here's a breakdown of the episode and the topics:

0:00 Introduction, overview of episode, discussion of why traumatized people can be drawn to fundamentalism

9:45 homeschooling

22:10 subjugation of women; abuse of girls & women, purity culture, gender roles

30:00 child abuse; discipline of children

47:30 sexual abuse

This is the second of a four episode series called Too Many Cults, where Krispin and Lindsay Strannigan (from The Holy Ghosting Podcast, and DL’s sister) recap the docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets on Amazon Prime.

This episode we talk about how Bill Gothard’s teachings about women's gender roles and parenting creating environments where abuse could occur with impunity.

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