The Cult Vault

In this instalment, I talk with former Jehovah's Witness turned activist and author Natalie Grand about her experiences and journey from leaving the organisation to publishing her award winning graphic novel "Cult Girls". "Cult Girls based on true events, telling the story of Talia and her friends as they struggle with growing suspicions that their faith is a patriarchal religious cult. It's a sto...

In this instalment, I talk with former Jehovah's Witness turned activist and author Natalie Grand about her experiences and journey from leaving the organisation to publishing her award winning graphic novel "Cult Girls". "Cult Girls based on true events, telling the story of Talia and her friends as they struggle with growing suspicions that their faith is a patriarchal religious cult. It's a sto...

In this instalment I chat with Ken Garrett - Senior Pastor, writer and advocate for healthy faith-based environments. Ken talks about his experiences in an abusive church, where his family were each subjected to various forms of coercive control, using the guise on Christianity to harm members in various ways. Today, Ken is the Senior Pastor of a beautiful and dedicates much of his time to creatin...

In this instalment I chat with Ken Garrett - Senior Pastor, writer and advocate for healthy faith-based environments. Ken talks about his experiences in an abusive church, where his family were each subjected to various forms of coercive control, using the guise on Christianity to harm members in various ways. Today, Ken is the Senior Pastor of a beautiful and dedicates much of his time to creatin...

In this instalment I chat with Ken Garrett - Senior Pastor, writer and advocate for healthy faith-based environments. Ken talks about his experiences in an abusive church, where his family were each subjected to various forms of coercive control, using the guise on Christianity to harm members in various ways. Today, Ken is the Senior Pastor of a beautiful and dedicates much of his time to creatin...

For this week's episode I look into the history of disgraced RnB singer, songwriter and producer R Kelly in regards to his crimes of abuse, trafficking and coercion. *The terms "sex with a minor" or "sex with an underage girl" are NOT my terms. They are taken from news articles* Sources - R. Kelly - Wikipedia R. Kelly's Brother Says He and Singer Were Molested by Older Sister (ebony.com) The Soula...

For this week's miniseries, I had the chance to sit and chat with Rachel Bernstein. Rachel has her own podcast which is doing amazing work, as you may know it is titled IndoctriNation and we have spoken to a lot of the same guests regarding their experiences of coercive control. Rachel is a Licensed Family & Marriage Therapist, working with cult survivors, creating webinars for recovery and ev...

For this week's miniseries, I had the chance to sit and chat with Rachel Bernstein. Rachel has her own podcast which is doing amazing work, as you may know it is titled IndoctriNation and we have spoken to a lot of the same guests regarding their experiences of coercive control. Rachel is a Licensed Family & Marriage Therapist, working with cult survivors, creating webinars for recovery and ev...

In this interview I talk with Emma Buchbinder about her experiences being involved in Xenos Christian Fellowship which is known today as Dwell Community Church. Emma discusses how her good nature, devotion and commitment to her faith lead to her being spiritually abused and undergoing horrific treatment inside Xenos and it's "Bible Houses". I apologise for any audio interruptions from a teething b...

In this interview I talk with Emma Buchbinder about her experiences being involved in Xenos Christian Fellowship which is known today as Dwell Community Church. Emma discusses how her good nature, devotion and commitment to her faith lead to her being spiritually abused and undergoing horrific treatment inside Xenos and it's "Bible Houses". I apologise for any audio interruptions from a teething b...

In this miniseries I chat with journalist and author Mike Rothschild about his new book "The Storm is Upon Us - How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult and Conspiracy Theory of Everything". This miniseries falls 2 years since the Storm on Capitol Hill. Mike's writing offers the most comphrensive look into Qanon, from the earliest stages, to influences, to where Qanon stands today. And we discuss it all...

In this miniseries I chat with journalist and author Mike Rothschild about his new book "The Storm is Upon Us - How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult and Conspiracy Theory of Everything". This miniseries falls 2 years since the Storm on Capitol Hill. Mike's writing offers the most comphrensive look into Qanon, from the earliest stages, to influences, to where Qanon stands today. And we discuss it all...

In this 2 part series, I chat with Adam Dudding from Stuff Podcasts about the 2022 podcast series The Commune. Looking at Bert Potter and his community Centrepoint, the show features interviews with former Centrepoint members. Included in these members are founding partners and children raised in the destructive and highly abusive environment. A combination of drugs, sexual abuse of children and t...

In this 2 part series, I chat with Adam Dudding from Stuff Podcasts about the 2022 podcast series The Commune. Looking at Bert Potter and his community Centrepoint, the show features interviews with former Centrepoint members. Included in these members are founding partners and children raised in the destructive and highly abusive environment. A combination of drugs, sexual abuse of children and t...

In this deep-dive episode I look at the abusive nature of "The Golden Age" of Hollywood - starting at the begining. Where did Hollywood come from? How abusive was it really? and did it pave the way for celebrities in this day and age to be given platforms to abuse and exploit others themselves? Let's take a look and find out. This episode is being turned into a YouTube video so some elements may b...

In this deep-dive episode, I look at the timeline of Hollywood superstar Ezra Miller and look at whether the money, status and power they have gained in the entertainment industry is being used by them to abuse and exploit others. This episode is being turned into a video for YouTube so some elements may be missing in this audio version** Sources - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Miller https...

In this series I talk with Lisa VanArsdale about her experiences spending time within different cults. Including groups such as the Twelve Tribes and Sean Moon's Rod of Iron Ministries. In this talk, Lisa explains how she became interested in visiting with groups and spending time with them. This is NOT something I would encourage to others. Lisa writes about her experiences in blog posts and arti...

In this series I talk with Lisa VanArsdale about her experiences spending time within different cults. Including groups such as the Twelve Tribes and Sean Moon's Rod of Iron Ministries. In this talk, Lisa explains how she became interested in visiting with groups and spending time with them. This is NOT something I would encourage to others. Lisa writes about her experiences in blog posts and arti...

In this series I talk with Lisa VanArsdale about her experiences spending time within different cults. Including groups such as the Twelve Tribes and Sean Moon's Rod of Iron Ministries. In this talk, Lisa explains how she became interested in visiting with groups and spending time with them. This is NOT something I would encourage to others. Lisa writes about her experiences in blog posts and arti...

In this miniseries I speak with author and writing consultant Lauren Hunter - a former Christian Scientist who is using her experience of growing up in Mary Baker Eddy's high-demand religious group to teach others about the potential harms of twisted Biblical interpretations and teachings that, in this case, lead to cases of gross medical neglect. Lauren has worked with other ex-CS to publish a bo...

In this miniseries I speak with author and writing consultant Lauren Hunter - a former Christian Scientist who is using her experience of growing up in Mary Baker Eddy's high-demand religious group to teach others about the potential harms of twisted Biblical interpretations and teachings that, in this case, lead to cases of gross medical neglect. Lauren has worked with other ex-CS to publish a bo...

In this series I chat with Jesse about his experiences growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ Forever, often known as Perfect Church. Jesse experienced horrific abuse at the hands of this church and its congregation - not only from twisted scriptures and Religious Abuse but also from extreme punishments that would lead Jesse to take drastic action to save his own life. Check out this website for...

In this series I chat with Jesse about his experiences growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ Forever, often known as Perfect Church. Jesse experienced horrific abuse at the hands of this church and its congregation - not only from twisted scriptures and Religious Abuse but also from extreme punishments that would lead Jesse to take drastic action to save his own life. Check out this website for...

In this series I chat with Jesse about his experiences growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ Forever, often known as Perfect Church. Jesse experienced horrific abuse at the hands of this church and its congregation - not only from twisted scriptures and Religious Abuse but also from extreme punishments that would lead Jesse to take drastic action to save his own life. Check out this website for...

In this miniseries, I chat with journalist and author Jamiyla Chisholm about her recent publication "The Community" - a memoir about Jamiyla's time within the Nawaubian Nation of Moors, founded by charismatic leader Dwight York, also known as Malachi Z. In this series, Jamiyla discusses the Islamic faith and how York twisted peaceful teachings into something darker under the guise of Sufism, in or...