In the final part of this candid and emotionally resonant series, Katherine sits down with our anonymous guest for a wide-ranging conversation on reclaiming life, identity, and freedom after leaving a cult. Through reflection, analysis, and moments of both levity and gravity, they explore what comes after escape: the long process of unlearning, healing, and re-entering the world.

This episode dives into pop culture, spirituality, horror as catharsis, and what documentaries get right—and wrong—about cult life. You’ll hear powerful reflections on trust, autonomy, and the ongoing journey of writing a new story after surviving a system of control.

TIMESTAMPS

00:01:32 What other gossip was happening amongst the church?

00:02:38 You said a hundred people. Was there like a flow of there was a minimum, there was a maximum?

00:03:15 Was it ever discouraged going to the doctor?

00:04:05 Tell me more about healing hands.

00:04:47 Were there some church members that were a little louder than others?

00:05:35 Was that truly believed to a level of, like, yes, women are healers, but God is ultimate?

00:06:52 Is Aunt Bessie a reference to something?

00:08:40 Was it just God or was there like the Trinity of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit?

00:09:40 What were you able to watch as a kid?

00:10:40 Once you were out, and you could watch relatively anything, how did that feel?

00:12:15 Are there any [bible] verses that you might still hold close to you because you like them?

00:14:38 What was it like regaining your freedom of choice?

00:16:11 Did you have to learn how to trust yourself?

00:17:43 What's the difference between a cult and a military?

00:19:29 Did you find comfort being in the military after your experience in the cult?

00:21:18 When you say that you're learning this dark humor, how does that come about?

00:23:27 What tactics have you utilized to get the pop culture refresh into your brain?

00:24:32 What is it about horror that you're able to enjoy?

00:27:32 Were there ever doomsday prophecies with the cult?

00:29:03 You and I have watched a few documentaries on Cults, the Twin Flames documentary, the Keep Sweet and Obey documentary. What about these documentaries do you feel get it right?

00:34:07 “As to what the documentaries got wrong, I can't speak to too much because every cult is different.”

00:35:05 Would you like to see something being made about the cult that you were a part of?

00:36:38 ”Anybody could fall victim to a cult.”

00:37:44 What traits would that leader have to have?

00:38:28 What resources would you suggest writers utilize to better write about Cults, either fictional or realistic, in their own writing?

00:39:34 If I were to only watch one documentary to get that cultness through, what would it be?

00:41:15 What is the best way to heal from a cult experience?

00:44:54 What might you want to say to somebody listening who is questioning the organization that they are currently in, that it may also be of a cult persuasion?

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