{"podcast":{"title":"The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast","slug":"the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089","podcast_index_feed_id":7783089,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/20260325_070355_8931c136e7a7506f363697d637d43282.png","author":"Vikki Mansheim","episode_count":17,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:19:55.150665+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089"},"episode":{"title":"A Beautiful, Rebellious Act | Reclaiming Your Mind, Body, and Boundaries","slug":"a-beautiful-rebellious-act-reclaiming-your-mind-body-and-boundaries","published_at":"2026-07-09T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089/a-beautiful-rebellious-act-reclaiming-your-mind-body-and-boundaries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/2973434","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/379581/2973434/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast/2026_07_09_12_05_17_43c25a4a-bc50-4123-9501-18d796459c8a.mp3","summary":"Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr 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 of healing. Vikki gently unpacks the core pillars of this conditioning while validating the natural confusion and resistance that survivors often face when untangling their past. To provide immediate support, she guides listeners through a practical toolkit and an interactive, on-mic somatic grounding exercise designed to help reclaim trust in our own bodies and judgment. Finally, she highlights the necessity of trauma-informed care and shares a teaser for an upcoming, securely gated community space designed for deeper connection and mutual support.","meta_description":"Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this week's solo episode, V…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1853,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089/episodes/a-beautiful-rebellious-act-reclaiming-your-mind-body-and-boundaries/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ex-baptist-sisters-podcast-7783089/a-beautiful-rebellious-act-reclaiming-your-mind-body-and-boundaries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}