Leaving The Village

Jessica Goforth
  • 4.1 (71)
  • Christianity

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.

  1. 11/12/2024 ·  Bonus

    Post-Election Roundtable

    A few members of the Dauntless Media Collective team—Gail from *Full Mutuality*, Jessica from *Leaving the Village*, Maggie from *Hello Deconstructionists*, Nate from *Full Mutuality*, and Scott from *Chapel Probation* and *Horny Chapel*—shared their raw, unedited, and unfiltered reactions to the 2024 election results. If you're looking for Exvangelical community online, please feel free to join the Dauntless Media Discord server at dauntless.fm/discord-server. **Content Warning 2025 is taking place in Atlanta February 15-16. Sign up to attend at contentwarningevent.com and use the code DAUNTLESS10 at checkout for $10 off your admission. We'd love to see you there.**

    Post-Election Roundtable

  2. Trailer

    Trailer: Leaving The Village Returns!

    Have you seen the Amazon Prime docuseries Shiny Happy People? Were you shocked to hear the wholesome, American Duggar family was involved in a cult? A cult full of abuse, sex, and religious trauma. A cult that claimed to educate children and planned to use them to take over the world.Have you wished you could sit down with an IBLP survivor and hear more of the story? Join hosts Jessica Goforth and Alexis Grey on Leaving the Village, a podcast by IBLP survivors centering their lived experiences and shining a light on all the hidden torment and harm they endured growing up in the cult shown on the groundbreaking docuseries. We have exclusive interviews with cast members where we laugh and cry and go behind the scenes with them as we discuss our shared experiences. If watching the documentary left you wanting more, check out Leaving The Village on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.

    Trailer: Leaving The Village Returns!

  3. 05/26/2023

    Shiny Happy Who?? - Introducing The Duggar Docuseries

    Jess and Kit return eager to talk all things IBLP with the new docuseries from Olivia Crist for Amazon Prime, called Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, dropping June 2nd. With fresh insights and boiling over anticipation, they sit down to discuss their reactions to the trailer and kick off the new season of Leaving The Village. The trailer for Shiny Happy People on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tw1rAMzPf70 The docuseries on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B8TR94MK/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

  4. 05/26/2022 ·  Bonus

    BREAKING: Sentencing for Josh Duggar

    This time Jess is joined by fellow LTV team member and childhood friend, Alexis Grey, as they react to a roller coaster of emotions surrounding the sentencing trial in the Josh Duggar CSAM (child sexual assault materials) possession conviction. They go over the details of the sentencing and what it means for his family as well as survivors.

  5. 04/28/2022 ·  Bonus

    Ding Dong, The Cult is DEAD!

    Can it be real? Did ATI really just finally... die?? Jess and Kit react to breaking news that the cult they grew up in and survived has officially shut down. Something they couldn't have imagined not that long ago. Visit http://atii.org to read the full statement.

  6. 04/19/2022 ·  Bonus

    Adulting as Cult Survivors - BONUS

    Coming to you a little frazzled and a bit the worse for wear, Jess and Kit return with some hilarious late night girl talk, opening up about carving out their own lives post ATI, finding identity, and learning to cuss and swear with the best of them. ;) This episode is marked explicit but its all in good fun.

  7. 03/07/2022

    The Handmaid's Tale Book Club - Part 11

    Picking up in Chapter 32 Jess and Kit continue their way through Margaret Attwood's Handmaid's Tale.

    The Handmaid's Tale Book Club - Part 11

  8. 02/19/2022

    The ATI Curriculum - FINAL Section - Inside Wisdom Booklet One

    And we are back with the last section of Wisdom Booklet One. Last summer we introduced you to the convoluted reality of what constitutes a complete home schooling education in the Advanced Training Institute. There are over 50 of these booklets with this same format and style. To follow along with us go to: https://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/ati-wisdom-booklets/

    The ATI Curriculum - FINAL Section - Inside Wisdom Booklet One
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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.

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  • Creator
    Jessica Goforth
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jessica Goforth
  • Show Website
    Leaving The Village