About this episode

Jennie Gage shares her journey from a life in Mormonism to her experiences with MLM and domestic violence.

Content Warning : This episode includes mention of self harm, sexual abuse, domestic violence, white supremacy and more. Please use discretion when listening. In part 1 of our conversation, Former Tradwife Jennie Gage shares her journey of a life entrenched in Mormonism; navigating the complexities of young marriage, motherhood and the increasingly dangerous domestic violence situation she could not escape. So when she was approached about joining doTERRA, Jennie saw more than essential oil sales and an instant community, she saw the glimmering promise of freedom for her and her children... but hustle culture had other plans. Show Notes Why a Mom of 5 Gave up her Life to Start Over at 44 BYU : Dating & Marriage Courses Ballerina Farm The Influence Continuum Out of MLM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The BITE Model⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LAMLM Book Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MLM Dupes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How can you help? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MLM Change⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Report Fraud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Truth in Advertising⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Report to your state Attorney General's office!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Not in the U.S.? No Problem!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the Podcast! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me a Taco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Roberta Blevins

Guest: Jennie Gage

Topics covered

• Mormonism
• domestic violence
• hustle culture
• self harm
• motherhood
• MLM

Keywords

• Mormonism
• domestic violence
• doTERRA
• MLM
• self harm
• motherhood
• hustle culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: doTERRA, BYU, Ballerina Farm, Life After MLM, Truth in Advertising

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