Vikki Mansheim
The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast
Join sisters Vikki and Taniya as they share a weekly topic from their IFB (Independent, fundamental Baptist) childhood and tell how they were able to leave an oppressive, restrictive cult-like religion. They are reclaiming their past for good and building an online community of survivors as well as educating anyone curious about cults, toxic religion, and exposing church abuse.
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Episodes
A Beautiful, Rebellious Act | Reclaiming Your Mind, Body, and Boundaries 09.07.2026 30:53
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this week's solo episode, Vikki shares a deeply personal open letter and safe harbor for survivors navigating life after fundamentalist church abuse. She explores a profound recent realization: even if we could completely erase a primary individual perpetrator from our his...
If They Said Twilight is Evil, It's Evil | Another Piece of Vikki's Story 25.06.2026 50:52
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr This week, we react to TikTok comments from former fundie and IFB listeners sharing the surprisingly ordinary things they were taught were dangerous, sinful, or “gateways to hell” growing up. From Harry Potter and Halloween to roller skating, public school, and saying “oh my...
That I Might Not Sin Against God | Patriotism and Christian Nationalism 18.06.2026 51:52
TPUSA Women's Summit Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSz1txJEyv8&t=75s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr This week, Vikki and Taniya revisit an episode they thought was lost and unpack Christian nationalism, patriotic culture in church, and the ways politics and religion became deeply intertwined in...
You Make Me Feel Less Alone | Listener Stories from IFB Culture 11.06.2026 28:36
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr Polished Shaft Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr0UpQXYkGs In this solo episode, Vikki shares powerful listener stories about growing up in Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) spaces and the lasting impact of religious trauma, modesty culture, and spiritual control....
Not Good Wife Material | Listener Stories about IFB Culture 28.05.2026 42:33
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this episode of the podcast, the sisters read listener-submitted stories from life inside IFB schools, churches, and Bible colleges. They include everything from absurd dress codes and demerits to fear-based control, public shaming, and deeply unsettling abuse of authority...
Jesus Wept | Remembering Nadia 21.05.2026 44:37
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this episode of the Ex-Baptist Sisters podcast, Vikki and Taniya are joined by Vikki's husband Sean for a deeply personal conversation about grief, church culture, burnout, and the lasting effects of growing up in the IFB world. The sisters share stories about their late o...
Toes Are Just So Scandalous | Modesty Deconstruction 14.05.2026 51:23
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this episode, Vikki and Tanya continue their modesty series by sharing personal stories from IFB college culture, early deconstruction, and the emotional impact of purity culture. From dress checks and shame-based rules to reclaiming autonomy and learning to trust themselv...
T-Shirts and Culottes in the Pool | Modesty Part 2 07.05.2026 37:55
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this episode, Vikki and Tanya discuss the lasting effects of purity culture and modesty teachings in IFB and conservative Christian environments. Through personal experiences and listener stories, they unpack body shame, emotional repression, strict dress codes, unhealthy...
A Shapeless Potato Sack | Modesty Part 1 30.04.2026 44:18
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr In this episode, Vikki and Taniya will share powerful listener stories that reveal the realities of purity culture and courtship in IFB communities, including control, shame, and abuse of authority. They explore how modesty went far beyond clothing, shaping identity, self-wor...
Blacked Out At That Goodwill | IFB Dating and Purity Culture Part 3 23.04.2026 33:07
Taniya and Vikki share ways they've deconstructed purity culture and dismantled the harmful, shame-filled past full of control and crazy rules. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exbaptistsisters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18dNf8qxkH/?mibextid=wwXIfr Stardust App: https://stardust.app/ Unf*ck Your Brain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unf-ck-your-brain-feminist-self-help-fo...
Women. They're More Like An Oven | IFB Dating and Purity Culture Part 2 16.04.2026 46:10
Taniya and Vikki continue explaining IBF dating and purity culture with sharing a listener story as well as their own accounts. They begin to share ways to deconstruct and dismantle the harmful, shame-filled past full of control and surveillance. Unf*ck Your Brain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unf-ck-your-brain-feminist-self-help-for-everyone/id1229434818 Pastor Accused of Sexual Miscondu...
Sorry, You Can't Be My Husband | IFB Dating Part 1 09.04.2026 47:23
Vikki and Taniya describe the rules and purpose of Fundie dating and use Taniya's personal high school experience as the driving narrative of real-life context.
That Sounds Biblical To Me | Vacation Bible School (Time) 02.04.2026 33:56
In today's episode, Vikki and Taniya will describe how Independent, Fundamental Baptist churches ran Vacation Bible School, a week-long summer program for children hosted by the church to teach them about Christian principles. They'll share some comments from the internet, and highlight a news article about a lawsuit against a church related to vacation Bible school. ( https://churchexecutive.com...
A Millstone is a Big-Ass Rock | IFB Bus Ministry and Evangelism 26.03.2026 35:28
Learn about what an Independent, Fundamental Baptist church is, how they used the Bus Ministry and "Soul-Winning" to evangelize, and how Vikki and Taniya were involved as children. Trigger Warnings: grooming, emotional abuse, discussion of church abuse and references to predatory behavior, psychological religious abuse, descriptions of hell and burning
The Ex-Baptist Sisters Podcast Trailer 25.03.2026 1:19
Join us each week as we spill the tea on our religious and childhood trauma from being raised in an Independent, Fundamental Baptist church cult. Share your IFB church stories with us on Facebook and Instagram (@exbaptistsisters), or email us at exbaptistsisters@gmail.com.
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