Breaking Free from Family Fundamentalism // Tara Westover's "Educated"
How can we continue to learn and grow?The extraordinary journey of Tara Westover from isolated survivalist compound to prestigious academic institutions forms the heart of our discussion about her bestselling memoir "Educated." This raw, powerful book chronicles how a young woman who never attended school until age 17 eventually earned a PhD from Cambridge University, but the path demanded sacrifices few could imagine.Growing up in rural Idaho under the shadow of a father with likely untreated bipolar disorder who preached religious extremism, Westover's childhood was defined by physical…
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