Today we are joined by Lindsey Williams of the hit Amazon Prime docu-series, “Shiny Happy People”, exposing the Duggars and Bill Gothard’s IBLP practices. Lindsey dives deep into the lack of education growing up with Gothard’s ATI religious home school program, how she wanted to leave her ab*sive household at 18 and join the famous Gothard (who was seen as a prophet) at head quarters, and how Gothard began to groom her as one of his “Gothard Girls” once he had her alone.

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:37 IBLP and Bill Gothard, explained
00:07:28 Modesty rules for women in the IBLP
00:11:02 Lindsey explains her home school education with the Words of Wisdom booklets
00:13:19 What Lindsey feels now is lacking from the Words of Wisdom
00:16:23 What the day to day education was like
00:21:11 Did Homeschool ATI-ers have to take a state test?
00:25:04 How Lindsey's parents reacted to the changes made at home
00:28:06 Does Lindsey feel she had a happy chiIdhood?
00:35:50 Lindsey plays a recording of her 18 year old self giving her Testimony at head quarters
00:47:52 Corporal pun*shment is encouraged in the IBLP
00:52:58 How Lindsey ended up at head quarters with Bill Gothard
00:58:18 Gothard preys on Lindsey
01:15:51 Gothard inserts himself as Lindsey's spiritual father (tries to get her mole removed)
01:19:32 Lindsey accidentally had some men sent away, and she was blamed
01:26:17 How Lindsey met her husband (and why he was sent home by Gothard)
01:33:46 After "the kiss" Lindsey is sent to a Training Center
01:36:52 Linda, listen

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