The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast
Join sisters Vikki and Taniya as they share a weekly topic from their IFB (Independent, fundamental Baptist) childhood and tell how they were able to leave an oppressive, restrictive cult-like religion. They are reclaiming their past for good and building an online community of survivors as well as educating anyone curious about cults, toxic religion, and exposing church abuse.
Pluck Your Eye Out, You Creep | Modesty and Modern Misogyny
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Taniya is taking the week off to move, so Vikki is joined by her husband, Sean, to celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary. In this preview of their full Patreon bonus episode, they look back 20 years to where it all began: meeting at First Baptist School, secretly passing spiral notebooks, hiding hugs under security cameras, and navigating young love inside high-control fundamentalism.
Hear how the rest of the story unfolds through breaking apart, reconnecting, and deconstructing together...
Taniya Might Have Fought Some of You | Taniya Talks Part 2
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Patreon & Discord Community: [Patreon Link / patreon.com/exbaptistsisters]Email Us Your Story: [email protected]: [@exbaptistsisters]TikTok: [@exbaptistsisters]Facebook: [The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast]In this continuation of Taniya’s story, Vikki and Taniya dive deep into the emotional and psychological realities of leaving the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement. From dissecting the absurd label of being called a "born-again atheist" to unpacking the fawn response, childhood indoctrination, and the harsh realities of fu...
How the Turn Tables | Taniya Talks Part 1
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Patreon & Discord Community: [Patreon Link / patreon.com/exbaptistsisters]Email Us Your Story: [email protected]: [@exbaptistsisters]TikTok: [@exbaptistsisters]Facebook: [The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast]In Part 1 of Taniya’s personal deep dive, the sisters unpack what happens when deconstruction leaves the realm of theology and collides with real life. Taniya opens up about the awkward, painful transition from being the "godly example" in church to becoming the subject of whispered prayer requests after her husband, Du...
Just As I Am Without a Skirt | The Exclusionary Nature of IFB Churches
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Patreon & Discord Community: [Patreon Link / patreon.com/exbaptistsisters]Email Us Your Story: [email protected]: [@exbaptistsisters]TikTok: [@exbaptistsisters]Facebook: [The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast]In this episode of the Ex-Baptist Sisters podcast, Vikki and Taniya explore how the rigid, exclusionary culture of the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement shaped their childhoods, distorted their relationships, and dictated who was considered "safe" or worthy of connection.
Prompted...
I Miss the Village, Not the Cage | Finding Community Ouside the Church
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In the continuation of the previous episode, Vikki and Taniya dive into the very real grief and neuro-chemical withdrawal of losing a built-in church village. They break down the concept of "collective effervescence," ditching the quiet shame of missing church routines, and practical, low-pressure ways to build authentic community outside the walls of high-control religion. From community theater and tabletop campaigns to effortless neighborhood meetups, there are so many ways to find where you belong.
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Your System is Flawed | Spiritual Bypassing and Toxic Positivity
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In Part 1 of this two-part series, Vikki and Taniya tackle a hard and quiet part of deconstruction: unlearning the loaded language and spiritual bypassing ingrained by high-control religion. They break down how fundamentalist platitudes force premature closure, suppress real grief and anger, and shift blame onto victims. Plus, the official launch of the Ex-Baptist Sisters Patreon!
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Not as Poised and Polished | Unscripted Decompression and Cycle-Breaking
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Vikki and Taniya take a step back after their heavy two-part series on corporal punishment for a raw, unscripted decompression session. The sisters unpack the emotional impact of re-listening to their own trauma, share a powerful and triggering listener story highlighting the link between physical abuse and sexual trauma, and examine the ways fundamentalist religious environments normalize violence against children under the guise of biblical discipline.
They also discuss practical cycle-breaking in parenting, unlearning spiritual bypassing...
Explain to the 4 Year Old What His Crime Was | Spanking and Physical Abuse in IFB Culture Part 2
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In Part 2 of this deep dive into corporal punishment, Vikki and Tanya continue the conversation on the heavily normalized culture of physical abuse, spanking, and spirit-breaking within the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) movement.
This week, they open up space for raw, vulnerable listener...
Spoiler Alert, It's Bad. It's Very, Very Bad | Spanking and Physical Abuse in IFB Culture
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This week, Vikki and Taniya dive deep into one of their most highly requested and heaviest topics yet: the deeply normalized culture of corporal punishment and the deliberate breaking of a child's spirit within the independent fundamental Baptist movement.
From the authoritarian teachings...
A Beautiful, Rebellious Act | Reclaiming Your Mind, Body, and Boundaries
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In this week's solo episode, Vikki shares a deeply personal open letter and safe harbor for survivors navigating life after fundamentalist church abuse. She explores a profound recent realization: even if we could completely erase a primary individual perpetrator from our history, the broader system of IFB culture inflicted institutional trauma that still demands the same heavy work...
If They Said Twilight is Evil, It's Evil | Another Piece of Vikki's Story
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This week, we react to TikTok comments from former fundie and IFB listeners sharing the surprisingly ordinary things they were taught were dangerous, sinful, or “gateways to hell” growing up. From Harry Potter and Halloween to roller skating, public school, and saying “oh my gosh,” we unpack the fear, control, and shame that shaped so many of our childhoo...
That I Might Not Sin Against God | Patriotism and Christian Nationalism
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This week, Vikki and Taniya revisit an episode they thought was lost and unpack Christian nationalism, patriotic culture in church, and the ways politics and religion became deeply intertwined in the world they grew up in.
The episode explores how...
You Make Me Feel Less Alone | Listener Stories from IFB Culture
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In this solo episode, Vikki shares powerful listener stories about growing up in Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) spaces and the lasting impact of religious trauma, modesty culture, and spiritual control. Listeners open up about experiences with modesty rules, abuse of pastoral authority, shame, deconstruction, grief...
Not Good Wife Material | Listener Stories about IFB Culture
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In this episode of the podcast, the sisters read listener-submitted stories from life inside IFB schools, churches, and Bible colleges. They include everything from absurd dress codes and demerits to fear-based control, public shaming, and deeply unsettling abuse of authority. Through funny, heartbreaking, and validating memories, they unpack the lasting impact of fundamentalism, the culture of silence surrounding...
Jesus Wept | Remembering Nadia
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In this episode of the Ex-Baptist Sisters podcast, Vikki and Taniya are joined by Vikki's husband Sean for a deeply personal conversation about grief, church culture, burnout, and the lasting effects of growing up in the IFB world.
The sisters share stories about their late older sister Nadia and describe her life, personality, faith, and the...
Toes Are Just So Scandalous | Modesty Deconstruction
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In this episode, Vikki and Tanya continue their modesty series by sharing personal stories from IFB college culture, early deconstruction, and the emotional impact of purity culture. From dress checks and shame-based rules to reclaiming autonomy and learning to trust themselves again, they unpack how modesty was tied to morality, identity, and control.
They also explore...
T-Shirts and Culottes in the Pool | Modesty Part 2
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In this episode, Vikki and Tanya discuss the lasting effects of purity culture and modesty teachings in IFB and conservative Christian environments. Through personal experiences and listener stories, they unpack body shame, emotional repression, strict dress codes, unhealthy gender expectations, and the long-term impact these teachings had on self-worth, relationships, and identity. They also begin exploring what deconstructing...
A Shapeless Potato Sack | Modesty Part 1
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In this episode, Vikki and Taniya will share powerful listener stories that reveal the realities of purity culture and courtship in IFB communities, including control, shame, and abuse of authority. They explore how modesty went far beyond clothing, shaping identity, self-worth, and placing responsibility for men’s behavior onto women and girls.
Through personal experiences and au...
Blacked Out At That Goodwill | IFB Dating and Purity Culture Part 3
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Taniya and Vikki share ways they've deconstructed purity culture and dismantled the harmful, shame-filled past full of control and crazy rules.
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Unf*ck Your Brain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unf-ck-your-brain-feminist-self-help-for-everyone/id1229434818
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Women. They're More Like An Oven | IFB Dating and Purity Culture Part 2
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Taniya and Vikki continue explaining IBF dating and purity culture with sharing a listener story as well as their own accounts. They begin to share ways to deconstruct and dismantle the harmful, shame-filled past full of control and surveillance.
Unf*ck Your Brain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unf-ck-your-brain-feminist-self-help-for-everyone/id1229434818
Pastor Accused of Sexual Misconduct With 16-Year-Old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McWDS7h4X0Y
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Sorry, You Can't Be My Husband | IFB Dating Part 1
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Vikki and Taniya describe the rules and purpose of Fundie dating and use Taniya's personal high school experience as the driving narrative of real-life context.
That Sounds Biblical To Me | Vacation Bible School (Time)
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 In today's episode, Vikki and Taniya will describe how Independent, Fundamental Baptist churches ran Vacation Bible School, a week-long summer program for children hosted by the church to teach them about Christian principles. They'll share some comments from the internet, and highlight a news article about a lawsuit against a church related to vacation Bible school. (https://churchexecutive.com/archives/church-sued-for-abuse-that-occurred-at-vbs)
Content Warnings: child sexual abuse, grooming, and a brief description of hell.
A Millstone is a Big-Ass Rock | IFB Bus Ministry and Evangelism
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Learn about what an Independent, Fundamental Baptist church is, how they used the Bus Ministry and "Soul-Winning" to evangelize, and how Vikki and Taniya were involved as children.
Trigger Warnings: grooming, emotional abuse, discussion of church abuse and references to predatory behavior, psychological religious abuse, descriptions of hell and burning
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Join us each week as we spill the tea on our religious and childhood trauma from being raised in an Independent, Fundamental Baptist church cult. Share your IFB church stories with us on Facebook and Instagram (@exbaptistsisters), or email us at [email protected].
