Life After a Cult: Navigating Womanhood, Sexuality & Belief Ft. Lilia Tarawa
Main image from The Guardian; Lilia Tarawa being baptised into the Gloriavale Christian Community at the age of 10.
This week we speak with Lilia Tarawa, who shares her experience leaving the Gloriavale cult to discover the outside world. We discuss gender identity and womanhood, PTSD and mental health, discovering joy and navigating belief.
This episode is sponsored by Rosalind’s new single Really You’re a Nice Kid – which you can find on your favourite streaming platform.
Listeners are advised that this episode contains references to abuse.
Lilia Tarawa is a writer, public speaker and anti-abuse advocate. Lilia is known for her viral TED talk ‘I grew up in a cult. It was heaven—and hell‘ and is the author of #1 bestselling memoir ‘Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult’.
Resources and Links
- @liliatarawa | Follow Lilia on Instagram
- liliatarawa.com | Check out Lilia’s website
- Watch Lilia’s viral TED talk ‘I grew up in a cult. It was heaven — and hell’
- Read Lilia’s #1 bestselling memoir; Daughter of Gloriavale: My life in a Religious Cult