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Death, Sex & Money | How a Former Polygamist “Sister Wife” Learned to Love Monogamy
Slate Gender and Society
1 hour 1 minute
4 weeks ago
Death, Sex & Money | How a Former Polygamist “Sister Wife” Learned to Love Monogamy
Christine Brown Woolley grew up in Utah with a dad and two moms, in a polygamist community called the Apostolic United Brethren. When she became an adult, she joined a polygamist marriage as a third wife, helped raise more than a dozen kids, and became co-star of the TLC reality show Sister Wives.
Fast forward to 2025, and she has left her marriage and her polygamist faith. This week, she talks to Anna about the pros and cons of her former lifestyle, how being on a reality show helped her family to confront and process conflicts, and why she’s so happy being re-married and monogamous. Her new memoir is Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom.
This episode was produced by Cameron Drews.
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