Get A Life - Ex-Cult Conversations

We delve into the haunting echoes of faith, family, and freedom with acclaimed author Rebecca Stott. Her memoir, In the Days of Rain, is a lyrical and courageous exploration of life inside and beyond the Exclusive Brethren, a fundamentalist Christian sect that shaped her childhood and shadowed her family’s history. Rebecca joins us to unpack the complexities of growing up in a world governed by ri...

Welcome to Strive 26 part 2! - and if Part 1 shocked you, you better be sitting down for Part 2 because we are calling out the profoundly devious and corrupt PBCC leadership on a whole new series of scams, scandals and lies that would make a seasoned demon blush with shame. Lets start with Roddy Cox coaching the entire PBCC membership how to lie to the world at large, by cunningly pretending that...

Strive 26 might be compared to a vast tray of bland and innocuous cat litter, enriched in places with a few half-buried juicy and mephitic turds. In today’s episode, the GAL team dons hazmat suits to venture across the sandy wasteland of meaningless acronyms, feel-good slogans and business buzzwords, to excavate and dissect the unpleasant fecal deposits carefully concealed therein by the alley cat...

Today, on November 18th — the anniversary of Jonestown — we honour the 918 lives lost to a destructive, high-control group. It’s a stark reminder of what can happen when loyalty, secrecy, and unquestioned authority replace truth, autonomy, and critical thought. Their memory calls us to remain vigilant, to speak up, and to listen when people inside controlling systems find the courage to tell the t...

The Brethren are revolting! Not since the Aberdeen scandal have so many of the rank-and-file PBCC members been so outraged by the folly of their leaders. The sight and sound of a smirking Lloyd Grimshaw lobbing softball questions to Bruce’s repulsive whisky-soaked spawn, to be answered by a pre-scripted farrago of lies and evasions has been the last straw for much of the abused and battered flock....

This short but explosive episode centers around a leaked voicemail in which the Man of God, Bruce Hales, brutally attacks and humiliates his nephew, Scott. The Hales boys' recent podcasts have painted PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH leader as a man of infinite kindness and compassion, a champion of the underdog, and full of self-effacing humility. Now the REAL Bruce is revealed - a sneering, sa...

Leaked audio! Despite what they say to wash this over, this audio says it all! This cult was very deep in an attempt to take away your democratic right to vote in peace. This time they got caught, #PBCC #exclusivebrethren #rapidreliefteam #OneSchoolGlobal #AustralianPolitics #PoliticalStrategy

The Australian Prime minister calls out the PBCC for what it really is! A CULT! #pbcc #exclusivebrethren #OneSchoolGlobal #rapidreliefteam

Democracy belongs to the people, not the PBCC.The cult that told its followers not to vote has now collided straight into Australia’s democracy. In the 2025 federal election, members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) — also known as the Exclusive Brethren — appeared at polling booths across the country, aggressively backing political parties they once called “worldly and evil.”This...

Voices From Inside- Part 3: The Cult Can’t Spin This OneThey can polish their PR and call it “the Lord’s work,” but the mask is slipping fast. In this third round of leaked letters from inside the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, insiders expose what’s really happening behind the glossy podcasts and fake smiles. From “vision” surveys prying into private finances, to device surveillance, arrange...

JAILHOUSE LETTERS: Messages to BruceIn this second collection of letters from inside the cult, members share a revealing analysis of their own community divided by age and shaped by the ministry under which they were raised. The writer explores how each generation’s conditioning defines its current state of compliance, confusion, or cognitive dissonance. They describe the unwavering loyalty of tho...

JAILHOUSE LETTERS – Voices from inside the cult! As a looming crisis engulfs the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, Cheryl’s inbox fills with long and detailed emails from current PBCC members, desperate to escape, but trapped by the prison bars of fear, family and finance. Most of these heartbreaking messages are confidential, but a few brave souls have given us permission to read out their acco...

JAILHOUSE LETTERS – Voices from inside the cult! As a looming crisis engulfs the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, Cheryl’s inbox fills with long and detailed emails from current PBCC members, desperate to escape, but trapped by the prison bars of fear, family and finance. Most of these heartbreaking messages are confidential, but a few brave souls have given us permission to read out their acco...

JAILHOUSE LETTERS – Voices from inside the cult! As a looming crisis engulfs the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, Cheryl’s inbox fills with long and detailed emails from current PBCC members, desperate to escape, but trapped by the prison bars of fear, family and finance. Most of these heartbreaking messages are confidential, but a few brave souls have given us permission to read out their acco...

Content warning: This episode contains strong language and open discussion of suicide, trauma, and abuse. Viewer discretion is advised. In this episode, special guest Dawson opens up about his experiences growing up in the Exclusive Brethren now known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) with Cheryl and Andrea. Dawson pulls back the curtain on his survival within this cult. In this ver...

**TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, AND SUICIDAL IDEATIONS. **Here's the raw and uncut account of Mick Dover's story that was exposed on the recent 4 corners Big Brethren's documentary. These are clips from his 2 and half hour horrific account on podcast #90. On October 1, 2025, Bruce Hales made a special "crisis management" visit to Melbourne congregation in an attempt...

Compassion, care, support – the heartwarming buzzwords thickly sprinkled over the social media and websites of the Rapid Relief Team and the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. But where is the compassion when the cameras are turned off and the press has gone home? Former members of the PBCC speak out about the callous and demeaning treatment meted out to them by the cult, whose private cruelty gr...

The ABC Four Corners documentary The Big Brethren could only gave a glimpse into the stories of ex-members. Link to documentary- https://youtu.be/lFEIJr5rln4?si=x-ZGu1Nrmb-ZQmP0This is the full, unedited recording of Trent’s priestly visit: a raw interrogation packed with verbal abuse, intimidation, and coercive control. We first explored this visit in Podcast Episode 110, where a licensed therapi...

Relief or Deception? How do the Plymouth Brethren hand out branded food and water bottles while ignoring the trauma their church branded on ex-members? In this episode, we sit down to expose the hypocrisy behind the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) and the PBCC’s so-called charitable work. From photo-ops at public events to the misuse of “charity” as a shield, we reveal how their charitable status is used...

Ian Arbon was present at the infamous July 1970 meetings in Aberdeen, where Jim Taylor Jr., the powerful leader of the Exclusive Brethren, shocked many with his behaviour. Ian describes how the atmosphere was tense and mocking, far from the reverence he expected from a brethren meeting. He saw how “Big Jim” controlled the room, playing to the crowd and the press like a performer. It was clear to I...

Mark’s story is one of quiet courage and transformation. In 1975, he left the Exclusive brethren, now known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. This was not something he planned or had wanted. He was given no choice in the decision. Stepping away from such a community meant not only redefining his beliefs but also rebuilding his life from the ground up, without the support of family or life...

Sensitive Content Warning:This episode contains discussions on child sexual abuse. In this podcast Cheryl, Richard, Ben and Dr. Jill Mytton present ICSA presentations from July 2025 that covers-• Firsthand survivor accounts of abuse, separation, and life after leaving the PBCC.• How the Get A Life Podcast is helping people around the world escape high-control groups, find support, and reclaim thei...

In this deeply personal episode, the UK team of the Get A Life Podcast comes together to discuss one of the most challenging decisions anyone can face: leaving the Exclusive Brethren, now known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Jackie Hart, Andrea Becker, Ross Turner, Gilli Gilliland, and Lindy Jacomb each bringing their unique experiences and perspectives from their journeys out of the B...

What if a secretive cult used a disaster relief charity to dodge taxes and launder its image? This investigation exposes how the PBCC created the RRT to secure tax breaks, win government grants, and hide abuse—backed by leaks, records, and insider evidence, this is the story the RRT doesn’t want you to hear. Chapter 1 00:00:47:04The RRT claimed to donate 16,000 food boxes after the La Soufrière er...

The Brethren's bogus sanitizer scam. How the saints sold 80 tons of tap water as disinfectant in the pandemic! When the world experienced the tragedy and suffering of Covid, the Exclusive Brethren saw a golden opportunity to make quick and massive profits. Under the guise of “Caring for all men” and “Helping out in this time of crisis” they actually made matters much, much worse by flooding the ma...