Happy October! All month long we will be sharing MLM Horror stories, from creepy cults to literal murder. Join us every Sunday with bonus episodes on Wednesday!

*CW - This episode features discussions about mental illness and toxic diet culture. We talk about mental health, disordered eating, binge eating disorder, and fatphobia. Please use discretion when listening.*

Ella Kruczynska just wanted to document her health and weight loss journey on Instagram and maybe help a few people along the way. At first she was happy to find a community where she felt valued and welcomed, but when she was inundated with the same messages from different women proclaiming how amazing she was, how great she looked and how their miracle products could help her even more, she got suspicious. Ella didn't know what an MLM was, or why she needed these expensive shakes, but it wasn't until she couldn't take the harassment any longer that she looked deeper and started connecting the dots.

Show Notes:

Follow Ella on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ellakruczynska/

DARVO - https://www.narcissisticabuserehab.com/darvo/#:~:text=DARVO%20is%20a%20smokescreen%20used,person%20into%20confusion%20and%20silence.

The Trouble with Calories - https://open.spotify.com/episode/77OLCDFtxmJFF7WjW3XTw0?si=61p4QqdBSI6QCBGLd3kJUA&nd=1

The Calorie Myth - https://elemental.medium.com/the-calorie-myth-f9e5248daa0c

Cultish by Amanda Montell - https://amzn.to/3Q7owx9

Dr. Steven Hassan's BITE Model - https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/

Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3q16oJb

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