Mica Miller told her friends that if she died by suicide, it wasn't her. It was JP. Netflix gave Death of the Pastor's Wife three episodes, and my repeat guest Jennie Gage watched her own marriage play out on screen. She spent 24 years as the wife of a Mormon church leader, survived her own suicide attempt, and has a theory about what really happened to Mica. This one is harrowing. Trigger warnings on this one: suicide, abuse, and religious coercion. If you're struggling, call or text 988 (US).

Notable timestamps

  • 00:00 "He makes JP Miller look kind of mild"
  • 03:44 Born Mormon in 1974: the wifey immersion program
  • 11:27 "Why can't she just be Mica?"
  • 13:05 Trained to be a pet, and the second earring
  • 17:54 "He picked me"
  • 23:22 Spiritual warfare: when abuse gets blamed on Satan
  • 27:47 Trauma bonded to Jesus
  • 35:19 The timeline of Mica's final day
  • 39:37 Was it suicide? "Yes and no"
  • 54:43 What Jennie would have said to Mica

Rather watch this on YouTube? https://youtu.be/rhndF2WJkps

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