Blessed child

This week I spoke with Teddy Hose who is an artist and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. We spoke on a range of topics from growing up in Bridgeport Connecticut, the history of the church, current issues in energy and politics, the power dynamics in the cult and how we are healing after being labor trafficked in the Unification Church by an para military organization called “Special Task Force” (STF,O...

Press conference held in Japan with the Lawyers against spiritual sales here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owNiYsT_Bnc The farm podcast with the late Ed Coffman here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wacl-iii-the-moonies-w-recluse-john-brisson-keith/id1625511894?i=1000563067020 FBI intel on the Moonies and WACL http://www.tparents.org/Moon-Books/SunMyungMoon-FBI/SunMyungMoon-780218.pdf?fbcli...

This week I was able to revisit with Yoshika Wason, who is an educator and writer, as well as a 2nd generation born and raised ex-member of the Unification Church. We explore a plethora of stories and intersections between our two perspectives of growing up moonie in the city of Bridgeport Connecticut. We discuss the settlement era of the Unification church and what that looked like from a child's...

This week I spoke with a new guest, Nicole Celeste, whom is a 2nd generation ex-moonie who has since left the folds of the Unification Church. We speak on a range of topics from growing up in the Unification Church, deconstruction and healing through creativity and artwork, the history of Madison Square Garden 1982 mass wedding, Sean Moon in Japan, sexual health and development, dismantling purity...

Part 2 of Purity culture in the Unification Church with Kale, Coming out. I am honored to speak with Kale Woods about the triple faceted stigma of growing up as a queer, non-binary unification church "2nd gen Blessed Child". Trigger warning, we talk about labor trafficking, sexual awakening in a homophobic high demand religious organization, betrayal trauma, religious trauma syndrome, inappropriat...

HEAVY Trigger warning on this episode for purity culture talk around sexual development within the unification church! This week I am honored to speak with Kale Woods. Kale has a masters in clinical psychology, they are also a patient advocate, and a proud queer non-binary ex-Moonie. You can find Kale on Facebook at Kale Woods, Instagram at Kale.woods, Twitter woodskale and email Kaylieewoods@gmai...

Welcome to season 4, episode 33! With you're host Renrobot and Gurion. Tune in to this 20+ year  BHS reunion call, where we talk about many sensitive topics, from labor trafficking, death on stf,  child abandonment and institutional kidnapping. We speak frankly about the concept of offering children in the unification church, destructive belief systems tied to purity culture, and recovering from a...

We welcome back Bob Capellini, founder of the Joan Capellini scholarship fund with International cultic studies association, and his son Steve. The author of "Touchy Subjects, Tales from the massage table" Steve Capellini recounts his experience with the moonies in Boonville, 1978. We talk about the methods of entry, deprogramming and reintegration when leaving a high demand organization. Resource...

In this episode we explore some of the endless multifactors of growing up within the Unification church. I have the honor of speaking with Aftab. Episode art work is provided by Aftab, a reflection of how she felt in her journey. You can find more of her artwork on Instagram at @afchan_arts. Please consider helping Aftab's reintegration into society by donating to her PayPal account at aftabjion@g...

In this episode we explore the diverse experience that is human trafficking hiding within the Unification church. I have the honor of speaking with Aftab (afchan_shining), about growing up in a sub cult within the Moonies. We name the traffickers that have smuggled, harbored and trafficked Aftab and her family. Bonus episode to follow. This episodes artwork is done by Aftab, a reflection of how sh...

In this episode we explore the diverse experience that is human trafficking hiding within the Unification church. I explain trafficking according to the United States department of health and human services, in terms of force, fraud and coercion, and how that relates to the Moonies.  I have the honor of speaking with Aftab (afchan_shining) , about growing up in a sub cult within the moonies, inclu...

Join a conversation with the legendary Bob Capellini and myself as we explore deprogramming in the Moonies,  my creative journey, the cult awareness network, healthy belief systems now, healthy aging and so much more. Dr. Ruth sexologist  The best sex advice from Dr. Ruth Westheimer | Full interview | SVT/TV 2/Skavlan - YouTube Bob Hope on the Dean Martin Show - YouTube For the Biden relationship...

What it takes to leave|Part 2. Thank you Hakja and Misook for bravely coming on and telling your stories. In this episode we cover second generation experience within cultic control, cultic abuse, marriage trafficking, conflict-resolution, recovering from a global sex cult, and learning how to distinguish what is healthy vs. unhealthy after leaving an extremist organization like the moonies. When...

Dear Elizabeth, New Jersey community, this is a long awaited episode from an excommunicated, shunned, 2nd gen youth leader. Just listen to the episode.  Thank you Hakja and Misook for bravely coming on and telling your stories. We dig deeper into the concepts of self-love and how intrinsically tied it is to the framework of love we grew up with. We also speak on dating in the uc, dating after the...

Join in as Cathlene Bell, HK Ishida, Ryka Christopher and myself talk on dating post UC. We speak on how we are recovering from being raised in a high control group that stifles autonomy, gender roles in the UC, what sex means to us, and so much more. You can send HK Ishida a friend request on his instagram @hk.ishida and you can follow and listen to more of Cathlene Bell on her  podcast; Create i...

How do survivors of extreme religion and purity culture even start to date? Well, its a long journey, and one episode can't even begin to cover it all, but we can start. This episode is part 1 of a 2 part conversation, we dive right into dating post UC. Join in as HK Ishida, Cathlene Bell and myself talk on dating post UC, including how we recognized co-dependency, how to nourish self love, self a...

Join in on a conversation between Ryka, Marina, Alex and myself as we speak on Ansu, cults, religion and culture. Just to be absolutely clear, Ansu is child abuse. Find Ryka on instagram at @princessryka, Marina on IG at @marinka_dink and you can email Reneethomasart@yahoo.com for any questions, comments or feedback. Find more resources on leaving the Unification Church on ItsOKtoleave.org or foll...

TW- Suicidal ideation, religious abuse, child abuse, child abandonment, purity culture, human trafficking. Join in on a super casual- triggering AF conversation between 4 ex-moonies that happen to be in the same dining room the week after New Years 2022. Find Ryka @princessryka on IG, and Marina at @Marinka_dink on IG. Questions and comments can be sent to reneethomasart@yahoo.com or Renrobot on f...

In this episode I speak with Cathlene Bell. Trigger warning: we speak on religious trauma, suicide, the treatment of special needs individuals in the Unification church and coercive control. I've come to realize that even when the conversations are feel good conversations, topics surrounding the Unification church must come with a trigger warning. That is in part because the GOD in the eyes of the...

Join part 2 of the purity culture talk with Mi sook and Becca, a continuation from "God in the eyes of the cult". Please listen with caution, we cover a range of difficult topics surrounding "the lynchpin of trauma"(Jenae, 2021) in the UC; Purity Culture. These are our personal stories and experiences, which are uniquely our own.  Find Mi sook at @unconventional.souls and follow @mightybrecca on i...

⚠️⚠️Trigger warning, sexual assault, religious abuse, financial abuse, and difficult family dynamics. We welcome Mi sook and Becca to speak more on purity culture in the Unification Church and what that means, this is part 1 of a 2 part episode. For more on Mi sook and Becca search @mis_mend and @Mightybrecca on instagram. Contact Reneethomasart@yahoo.com for question, comments or feedback. Please...

Tw ⚠️⚠️ trafficking, sexual assault, violence, victim blaming, religious trauma.  Part 2 of "The everlasting gobstopper" where Second gen Ex-Moonies meet to deconstruct the trauma of growing up with purity culture in the Unification Church. Together, we are finding the words to describe the hidden complexities of growing up Moonie. Thank you @mightybrecca for joining this panel, and all other surv...

⚠️⚠️⚠️ sexual assault, murder, trafficking, child abuse, child abandonment, religious trauma. Join in part 1 of 2 parts with a panel of UC survivors talking about structured life courses, spirit world, purity culture and so much more. Email Reneethomasart@yahoo.com for feedback, find Becca at @mightbrecca on IG. ❤ Thank you all the survivors of PC in the UC for coming forward and sharing your stor...

⚠️⚠️⚠️tw: grooming, child abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, self-harm, murder. Join in on a panel of survivors talking about purity culture within the Unification church. We do a deep dive into the intersections of purity culture, lack of autonomy, lack of boundaries and what that means. Part 1 of a multi-series. We dive deep with @Mightybrecca who has contributed this episodes cover art....

Join Kyle, Andrew and myself as we talk moonies and how they found out what the UC was really all about.  Podcast list- Falling out pod with Elgen Straight, Jen Kiaba's Lessons on leaving, The cult Vault, Luna stream done by current 2nd generation members, What the faith, qanon anonymous. Evidence for labor trafficking in generation peace academy at Generation Peace Academy .  For Qanon...