After joining what Tamara Mathieu thought would be a wholesome, down to earth, communal family group in August of 2000, things quickly went downhill— she immediately regretted her decision.  At 23 years old, Tamara, her husband and their 17-month-old son gave up EVERYTHING to join the Twelve Tribes worldwide religious organization.  In return they received a militaristic, impossible-to-please hierarchy, where she worked constantly and had to employ harsh discipline on her children. 

Fourteen years went by and enough was enough. Find out how her family finally escaped the Twelve Tribes and learned how to once again be “of the world” with no jobs, money or housing. 

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro

00:19:12 The "Prison of Specialness" & meeting good people

00:23:22 What adolescence looks like inside vs outside the 12 Tribes

00:30:47 The struggles adapting to living in the outside world

00:36:31 Repercussions on Tamara's family after leaving the community 

00:45:13 The Yellow Deli's

00:52:58 Food in the 12 Tribes

00:56:21 Tamara's passions and joys & adjustments she's still making

01:03:55 Tamara's Linda Listen and final thoughts

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