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

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Half advice show, half reality show. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they seek advice from experts, and then put that advice to the test. All this season they’re focusing on the loneliness epidemic and the struggles of friendship - from making new friends to breaking up with BFFs. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. The first ten seasons of Kristen and Jolenta's other show By the Book are also in this feed. To hear back episodes, just scroll down! And to hear new episodes of By The Book, go to patreon.com/listentobythebook