The Duggars and the IBLP

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta dive into the Duggar Family and their involvement in the religious cult the Institute of Basic Life Principles. The ladies break down the revelations that Jinger Duggar reveals in her bestselling book Become Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear, and the shame and social anxiety she experienced growing up. Plus, Kristen and Jolenta answer advice questions about emotional hoarding and helping a friend manage chronic pain. Do you have an advice question for us? Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or tweet us @jolentag, @kristenmeinzer, or @bythebookpod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta Sources for this episode: https://iblp.org/ https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/july-2016/institute-in-basic-life-principles-hinsdale/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/jinger-duggar-vuolo-evangelical-christians.html https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/jinger-vuolo-duggar-memoir-interview https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ministry-nourished-duggar-familys-faith-falls-grace-rcna14024 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/05/28/jim-bob-duggar-state-trooper-josh-duggar-fondling-sex-abuse/28058841/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/01/childhood-in-cult-hard-imagine-survival-truly-unbelievable https://inthesetimes.com/article/cult-of-character https://open.spotify.com/show/0QrPMZQojsFIeQVvrEx2wV https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sojo-files/id1587371447 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leaving-eden-podcast/id1525971285 https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Free-Indeed-Story-Disentangling/dp/1400335817 https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/grace-community-church-elder-biblical-counseling-abuse.html https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/duggars-religion-151762/ https://www.amazon.com/Quiverfull-Inside-Christian-Patriarchy-Movement/dp/0807010731 https://www.duggarfamily.com/favorite/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices