Today, for the first time ever, I spoke with someone who had also left a cult and was trying to rebuild his life.

Quick update if you don't know:

I  grew up in a fundamentalist household, cut off from what "normal"  people got to experience - no TV, movies, makeup, jewelry, parties,  dances, and later no alcohol and discouraged from having friends outside  The Truth (as it is called).

But I left it in 2008 and continued to suffer from self-sabotage behaviours that came from living like that.

In 2018, I realized that I could use my story for GOOD and that's been my focus ever since.

Today, I had the privilege of sharing how I converted a traumatic past into something that I can use to help others.

And no matter what your story is, you can, too.