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 raisingContinue reading “‘A Chorus of Sorrows’ and ‘A Million Dreams’: Limi Bauer on Falling Out podcast”
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‘The Fucked up Brady Bunch’ on Falling Out
Elgen Strait starts the second season of his podcast ‘Falling Out’ with a reunion of the contributors for the first series. This three hour conversation features the collaborative story-telling skills of eight ex-moonies making sense of their past:
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”
Dismantled -Moonie No More: Jen Kiaba on Talk Beliefs
Jen speaks about the mythology of the Unification Church, her experience growing up in it, being labor-trafficked, and having an arranged marriage blessing. Her recovery is explored through powerful photographic self-portraits and the value of art as therapy.
Eternity in a Box: Donna Cervelli Part 2 on Falling Out Podcast
In Part Two of Donna’s interview with Elgen, she talks about being kicked out of New Eden Academy and the pressure and problems of purity within the church. Summary of content: 4. Falling is worse than Hitler. 7. Camp Sunrise and older blessed kids, blessing seniority. 10. Dae no. Nim and cheong pyeong. 14. FearContinue reading “Eternity in a Box: Donna Cervelli Part 2 on Falling Out Podcast”
Miseducation: Donna Cervelli Part 1 on Falling Out Podcast
Elgen Strait talks to Donna Cervelli about her time in the church’s New Eden Academy Summary of contents: 1. Intro Donna and New Eden Academy. 11. Press release of Eden Academy different from reality – no heating etc. 15. Learning Korean but no proper academic classes. 23. Unification Theological Seminary. 27. Similarity to Children ofContinue reading “Miseducation: Donna Cervelli Part 1 on Falling Out Podcast”
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