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To The Moon and Back: Lisa Kohn’s memoir

Lisa’s mother joined the church when Lisa was a child, making her a ‘Jacob’s Child.’, inferior to the born and raised ‘blessed children.’. In her memoir, Lisa describes her early life with the Moon family children and her experience of abandonment while her mother took care of ‘blessed children’ instead of her own.

Elgen Strait on the Ares Meyer Podcast

Elgen talks to Ares about his realisations as he left the church, and why he started the Falling Out podcast. 5. Elgen background. New Yorker Hotel. 9. DC church. 12. Double life and True Parents pictures 21. Cheon il guk card and being witnessed to. 29 STF and Blessing. 39. Lancaster Gate and moon daughter livingContinue reading “Elgen Strait on the Ares Meyer Podcast”

Healing Through Art: Lessons on Leaving with Jen Kiaba (Part 1 & 2)

Jen describes how creativity is often discouraged in cults, unless it glorifies the leader. After Jen’s trauma in the church and eventual journey out, she found language to express the experience through self portraits on her way to recovery, https://www.jenkiaba.com/lessons-on-leaving/healing-through-art-my-story In part two, Jen explores the research behind art therapy and why it works. https://www.jenkiaba.com/lessons-on-leaving/healing-through-art-research

Teddy Hose on The Cult Vault podcast

Teddy Hose gives an in depth personal account of growing up in the church in USA, and why he eventually left. On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU-sdKuzleA On Spotify: Subjects covered in this episode: 6. Summery of church. 8. Pikareum and blood lineage. 13. Holy wine and candy blessings. 14 similar to om shin rikkyo. 16. parents join. 18.Continue reading “Teddy Hose on The Cult Vault podcast”