Lisa speaks about her childhood in the church on Talk Beliefs.
‘The Father’s Swelling Place’ and ‘Logical Phalluses’: Donna Cervelli on Falling Out Podcast
In this lighthearted conversation, Elgen and Donna explore the sexual origins of the Unification Church and the sexual undertones and messages within the church Holy Songs.
Second Gen Recovery Workshop with Gillie Jenkinson
Gillie Jenkinson is one of the only therapists in the UK who specialises in cult recovery, particularly with second generation survivors.
She runs weekend courses to go through the post cult therapy workbook, and now, following requests for specialised support, she is running a series of sessions for second generation ex Moonies. It will be on Wednesday evenings starting this September and is £120 for six sessions.
Below is the information and booking form. Get in touch with Gillie to find out more and book a place.
Heavenly Deception with Faith Y3n
Faith is carrying out a regular live reading of the book Heavenly Deception, written by Maggie Brooks. In her weekly videos, Faith takes us through the chapters, interspersed with her astute observations and additional research. It is an incredibly insightful, useful and therapeutic journey, and all episodes so far can be found on her YouTube channel https://youtube.com/channel/UCC2eGLsbToZ5so4VVpRuJPw
Toxic Workplaces and the Cult Survivor: Jen Kiaba
In this episode Jen outlines the challenges of moving into the workplace after being in a cult, and the risk of continued exploitation and abuse due to years of conditioning in a high control group.
Blessed Child the Documentary: Cara Jones
‘More than a decade after leaving the Reverend Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church (the “Moonies”), filmmaker Cara Jones attempts to finally break free from the religious movement which dominated her childhood in an attempt to unpack the legacy of the decisions her parents made while challenging assumptions – hers and ours – about cults and family.’ – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blessed-Child-Cara-Jones/dp/B08CGBJL5V/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
‘A Chorus of Sorrows’ and ‘A Million Dreams’: Limi Bauer on Falling Out podcast
In this heartwrenching episode, Elgen Strait talks to Limi about her experience growing up in a nursery for ‘Blessed Children’. Featuring a recording of her voice as a child, with other children in the nursery, Limi describes the difficult separation from her parents at such a young age.
Part 2 covers Limi’s experience of raising children, parenting teenagers and her message to her younger self: ‘You are perfect ‘as is’… you will be filled with a million dreams… I love you just exactly as you are.’
Faith Y3n on Purity Culture: Blessed Child Podcast with Renrobot
Faith Y3n and Renrobot discuss the damage of purity culture in the church.
How Well Do You Know Your Moon
For some really powerful evidence about the non-messianic nature of Rev Moon and his family, go to How Well Do You Know Your Moon, where a wealth of information and research will show the dark side of the Moon family.
Take Back Your Life: Janja Lalich and Madaleine Tobias
This book has been life-changing for many people on their recovery journey. A detailed synopsis will follow shortly but for now here is some more info: http://cultresearch.org/take-back-your-life/