The Truth that Heals

in this episode I share with you the narrative that Fr Bing and his closest superiors shared with the people when we were kicked out from the Diocese of Wilmington in Dover, Delaware. He made it look like we were an innocent community receiving unjust persecution from the Church. However, as an insider during these events, I want to share what REALLY happened as I watched things play out in real time. You deserve to know the ENTIRE TRUTH

Hey y'all! It's been a while since I last did a podcast. As your can hear from my voice I am so rusty and nervous but I felt that it was time to get back to doing something which I find to be exciting. Not long ago my father passed away. I always looked up to him and seeing him helpless on his deathbed sort of woke me up on the need to give life my best and to follow my dad's example of putting love in everything he did.

At the end of this episode I put a challenge on my listeners to try to practice doing an act of love throughout the day or throughout the week.

I'm still new at this so please be patient as I work on my podcast speaking skills. Thank you for listening :)

Hey y'all! I am still hella nervous when doing podcasting so for now I am reading from my blog. I still don't feel comfortable talking on a mic but I love pushing myself a but. Plus its fun.

In todays podcast I am describing a bit about myself and my journey with God. There are some people who took advantage of my eagerness to follow God. I met a lot of wolves in sheeps clothing but I also met many amazing people on my journey as well.

To order Cult Girls

https://www.amazon.com/Cult-Girls-Natalie-Grand/dp/1736764799

More about Natalie Grand

https://jwsurvivorsoriginal.com/cult-survivors-stories-1/f/post-cult-success-can-be-yours-author-of-cult-girls-speaks-up

Petition Links

https://www.change.org/p/petition-invisible-is-calling-on-congress-to-pass-a-childrightsact-abused-children-in-strict-religions-churches-cults-often-have-nowhere-to-turn-for-help-metoo-churchtoo-childabuse

https://www.change.org/p/end-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-america

I am joined today by cult expert Dr. Janja Lalich. She has authored books which will help people to understand the healing journey for cult survivors and how those around them can be very supporting in their healing journey.

Leaving the cult life had left me feeling wounded, lost, confused, and at times even feeling shame. Dr. Janja Lalich really breaks down the ways my experience was culty and she also gives hope that healing and recovery is possible. For more information you can check out her website here:

http://janjalalich.com/

http://www.tbylr.com/ 

Janja Lalich, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Sociology Founder, Center for Research on Cults and Coercion Co-Founder, Take Back Your Life Recovery, LLC International Authority on Cults & Coercion

Order a copy of her book Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships

📸: photo credit: Robert Palumbo

In today’s episode we will be learning the true meaning of consent to avoid confusion and to protect ourselves. As a survivor of cult tactics and manipulation one of the biggest hurts I had was the thought that I had consented to allowing the craziness to happen to me. Joyce and Nina helped me to see the deception that happened and to understand that I never gave full consent. #FGKIA FREELY GIVEN, KNOWLEDGEABLE, and INFORMED AGREEMENT. For more information here are a few links:

http://consentawareness.net/ 

https://www.change.org/p/supporting-bill-a6540a-and-s6200a-to-define-consent-in-penal-law?redirect=false

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=imr5ZiAY_ao&t=19s https://alittlebitculty.com/episode/fgkia-joyce-short-nina-lucas-on-defining-consent 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/26/spain-only-yes-law-sexual-consent/

Joyce Short IG @yourconsent Nina Lucas IG @standfirmvoice 

Amazon Link for Your Consent: The Key to Conquering Sexual Assault https://www.amazon.com/Your-Consent-Conquering-Sexual-Assault-ebook/dp/B07N1CXDCC/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=63e49c51-1b0f-4382-8221-ebfbeb0b1685

I met John as a postulant in Delaware a few years back. Although he was only there for a few months we became very good friends. Today he shares his story on how he was recruited into the Community, how he was able to leave the Community, and how he ultimately found True Love. Here is the link to their CatholicMatch story https://plus.catholicmatch.com/articles/crystal-wore-an-arwen-costume-when-she-met-john-at-the-airport

In the movie Vanilla Sky there is a scene where "revolution of the mind" is mentioned. Tom Cruise then starts to understand that he is in a nightmare and wants to wake up.

When I was in the cult everything was "perfect" until I started seeing the truth for what it really was instead of the "truth" fed to me by the community.

In today's episode I want to share how I started to change my mind about the group and how I broke free from their iron grip on my mind.

people often ask me how come I stayed in this religious community/cult for so long. Today i want to answer that question by sharing how i was recruited in the first place

For today’s episode I had the honor of chatting with fellow podcaster Alycia who is the host of Call For Convent Reform. We discuss the reasons for her podcast and the things she saw in the convent which need to be addressed. (After editing this episode and fixing a few glitches I am republishing this episode. As a podcaster I am still learning so please bear with my mistakes :) )