So you’ve survived an abusive cult. 

Now what? 

What exactly are the legal options available to you?

An investigative litigator who represents victims of cultic and religious abuse, Carol Merchasin, sat down with us to discuss just that. 

She is our hero. 

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Raised by two Jewish parents, Tamara and her family are splintered when her father finds a new religion. Five-year-old Tamara is now forced to live two separate worlds. One with mom, going to public school… and one with Dad on a strict religious commune.

When gifted the name “Beloved” by the leader, it’s not exactly the honor she was expecting.

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Imagine having to ask a group of eco-farmers for permission to have sex. And when granted permission, your options of consummation include… the back of a van or the loft of a goat barn. 

Well that’s what happened when Helen Zuman, a spelling bee whiz looking to explore her interest in eco-farming, visited Zendik Farm in North Carolina shortly after graduating from Harvard. 

A two-week experience turned into years of her life. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you spell… C-U-L-T. 

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Cults can be well-known, they can be obscure, and sometimes they can be hiding in plain sight. So when poet laureate Diannely’s family joins a seemingly “typical” church in Haverhill, Massachusetts… how does it become a cult?

Let’s let her tell you. 

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