Go to Superpower.com and use code CULTFREE to get $50 Off your annual Superpower subscription. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod #sponsored Tamara Mathieu was a new mother in a scary world where Columbine had just happened. Romanticizing a simple life and craving safety for her family, she began visiting the Twelve Tribes. She noticed a village raising the well behaved chiIdren, homemade food and happy families. Feeling alone, isolated and overwhelmed at home with her baby, she spent more and more time at their compounds. She was welcomed with open arms, given gift baskets and the women loved her chiId. It felt like home. She convinced her husband to leave his high paying job, sell their home and all their belongings and completely leave their modern life behind to move into the Twelve Tribes. Assigned one bedroom for their family, everything changed once they moved in. Work became excruciating, chiId discipline expectations were extreme and Tamara would see her husband even less than before. Regret set in, but it was too late. She wouldn’t escape the community until 14 years later. Watch pt 2: https://youtu.be/t_tfs80h1mA?si=Ni5Yqk6Trhdn54Yt Watch the interview with Tamara's son, Emmet: https://youtu.be/tuHEp6nvVXE?si=b7qpCDuhunN2O0ZG Find Tamara! FB: Tamara Mathieu Author https://www.facebook.com/people/Tamara-Mathieu-Author/61558399027295/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tamaramathieu4/ Book: All Who Believed https://amzn.to/3HL7xSo Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:09 Tamara’s book 00:05:27 12 tribes explained 00:06:51 Tamara's upbringing and what led her to the 12 tribes 00:17:49 Sacrifices required to join the 12 tribes 00:26:21 Red flags Tamara began to see 00:35:22 Tamara gets rebuked for offering her daughter a choice 00:40:01 Why Tamara wanted to leave 4 months after joining 00:51:17 Family members begin to move into 12 tribes 00:55:05 Going through pregnancy in the 12 tribes 01:00:28 Differences between communities 01:07:34 Structure of the 12 tribes 01:11:16 Tamara's husband becomes a leader in the community 01:16:17 What caused Tamara & her husband to leave the 12 tribes 01:21:47 Linda, Listen **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**