# You Make Me Feel Less Alone | Listener Stories from IFB Culture

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Podcast: [The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089)
Published: 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/2905526
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Duration seconds: 1716

## Resource

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr Polished Shaft Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr0UpQXYkGs 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, and rebuilding identity after leaving high-control faith environments. The episode explores what it means to untangle belief from fear, heal from harmful systems, and find community in being seen and understood. Through honest reflection, difficult stories, and moments of hope, this conversation is a reminder that healing isn’t linear—and no one has to do it alone. CW: religious trauma, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse, rape references, purity culture, misogyny, victim blaming, suicidal ideation, suicide loss, eating disorder mention, deconstruction, and discussions of emotional abuse and faith-related trauma.

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