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
Category Archives: Personal Stories
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”
‘I think Jesus’ Wife Still Lives There’ and ‘No Matter What Happens You can just Say it’s Providential’: Hye-Nam Gehring on Falling Out Podcast
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Let us Embark: Lessons on Leaving with Jen Kiaba
Jen Kiaba begins her series on trauma, recovery and cults in a blog that is also available as a podcast: https://www.jenkiaba.com/lessons-on-leaving/embark-mission
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.
‘Torture, Guns and Hate’ and ‘AIDS Teddy Bear’: Akina Cox on Falling Out Podcast
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True Family Mafia and Parentification: Teddy Hose on Falling Out Podcast
Teddy Hose speaks to Elgen about his experience growing up near the Moon family, labor-trafficking and how the church dealt with the suicide of one of the Moon family sons. In episode 2 Teddy talks about using humor to deal with difficulty, the book 1984, children being abandoned at Jacob House so that parents couldContinue reading “True Family Mafia and Parentification: Teddy Hose on Falling Out Podcast”
Tainted Blood and Forced Beatings: Ares Meyer on the Falling Out Podcast (Part 1&2)
In Part 1, Ares speaks to Elgen Strait about his experience growing up as a ‘Jacob’s Child’ in the Unification Church. In Part 2 Ares and Elgen discuss the Blessing, Special Task Force, Washington Times, dating after the church and the ‘indemnity stick’ ceremony.
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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