Cait West was raised inside an fundamentalist Christian patriarchal cult that believed that women should be submissive to men and that girls should be raised to serve their husbands…by first serving their fathers. Until she was 25 years old, Cait was what is referred to as a ‘stay-at-home daughter’ - what exactly does that mean? And how did Cait decide to finally leave? Listen to this timely, important, and deeply empowering conversation to hear Cait’s incredible story - Only on No Filter.

You can follow Cait on Instagram here.

You can read Cait’s work & find her book “Rift” here.

Listen to our episode with Tia Levings about her escape from a religious cult here.

Listen to our episode with Megan Agnew about Ballerina Farm & Trad Wives here.

If you need to talk to someone about any of the themes and topics in this episode - please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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