Playing in Traffic

What's better than a childhood friend to share all of your secrets with ? A lifelong best friend who will join a cult with you and still love you in the end. Today we chat it up with Toni's lifelong best friend Kellie. Hear about how her and Toni navigated their friendship before, during and after their time in the cult together.  Thank you Kellie for being our guest. Shout out to all of the teach...

We are joined by Jack and Ryan-the hosts of The Cannabis Connoisseur podcast. We discuss how Cannabis is used to help with trauma, nightmares, anxiety, and much more! Check out The Cannabis Connoisseur website https://www.thecannabisc.com/

Put on your dress shoes and get ready for some cardio. Welcome to an amazing episode all about Preaching. What kind of fruit comes to mind when you hear "Bearing fruit"? We are joined by Jordan , Jeremy, Kelsey Chad and read a story from an anonymous source about their preaching experience.  Check out Jeremy's story here https://youtu.be/MWHp_7yao20 Thank you to our special friends for sharing wit...

Join us as we discuss how to complete the stress cycle. Lots of good ideas from our book club!!

Friend and fellow podcaster Dustin Duff joins us on the show to give us a more in depth review of Ruby Ridge and Waco. Dustin has an extensive amount of knowledge and experience in law enforcement. He is here to help us see these events from a different angle.  Check out his podcast Un-Common on all of the platforms. If you want to follow or get in touch with Dustin here is his contact information...

Join us while we talk about what happened at Ruby Ridge and Waco in the 1990's. 

Trigger warning, this episode is heavy. We will discuss the details of two iconic cults, Heavens Gate and Jonestown. 

We are excited to share this episode with you guys. Jordan Hatfield from Great Life Studios ( An inner circle celebrity)  joined us in a conversation about God, Morality , the essence of Good and Evil , and Home renovations. Below are links to all of the amazing work that Jordan has done over the years. He has played a huge role in interviewing former and current WMSCOG members on his platform.  Y...

In this episode we talk to the talented and awesome former member of the church, Amonnie. She tells us about her experience as a gospel worker and the complexities of her personal relationships as a result of being in the church for 12 years. It's funny, it's sad, it's inquisitive. Thank you Amonnie for sharing your stories with us. We will be posting the link to her digital magazine as soon as it...

Welcome back friends and family. Today we get into the history of the church. We talk about the Moonies, the SCJ and Toni's former church and how alike they are. We started a book club in this episode so grab your copy of Burnout and read along with us.  Thank you Amonnie for letting us play your beautiful song on this episode. See the show notes for the lyrics. And stay tuned to future episodes w...

You guys, we did it ! We made a full season of a podcast about a cult and we met some really great people along the way. Join us in our first ever season Finale with Chad, Kelsey and Jordan.  Here is the link to the examining website if anyone is looking for additional information or just feels like falling down the internet rabbit hole.. https://www.examiningthewmscog.com/ If you want to keep up...

Join us in the perfect follow up to where we left off last episode with Jordan. See the show notes for the magazine article Jordan references. https://www.statepress.com/article/2019/11/spmagazine-who-is-god-the-mother

Join us as we hear about Jordan Young's story of growing up in and eventually out of the church. There is so much to discuss with Jordan so this will be a few parter to make sure we cover it all. Check out his first Youtube Video he made after leaving the church in the show notes below. We'll see you soon with part 2 .   https://youtu.be/VIkbdR4K0Fk

Join us this week for an amazing conversation with former church member, Kelsey. If you want to Contact Kelsey directly, you can reach her at kw1710@yahoo.com Link to the youtube video referenced in the show here : Watch from the two hour ten minute mark to see the hacking action.  https://youtu.be/OE0h55u46hY

As a Christmas treat, Lindsey will read you some poems about Jesus written by a young and hopeful Toni.  Get ready for some whole hearted cringe worthy moments between two sisters hashing out events from the past. Spoiler, they end up best friends in the end. 

Yoga, Cannabis, Sex, Music.......What is your healing process? What is your theme for 2022?? Let us know! 

On this episode, we have our first ever guest on the show. Former deacon and now friend Chad opens up about his experience in the church. 

In this episode, Toni extends her apologies to family and friends and the universe. 

In this episode, we talk about leaving the church and what that process felt like. We also discuss the importance of mind-body connection and how that was crucial for "deprogramming".  We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy every minute with your loved ones!! Thanks for the support!!

Now things are getting real. On this episode, we discuss thought and emotional control from Steven Hassan's BITE model in comparison to the experience of the church.  Send us an email with questions, concerns , comments or just to say "Hi" at playingintraffic2012@gmail.com Check out Stevens website below for more resources and thank you so much for listening.  https://freedomofmind.com/...

Today we continue talking about Steven Hassan's BITE model. We talk about what information control is and how it was used in this church.  Boom Baby 

Join us as we explore mind control and how to tell if an organization is a cult. We will be dissecting Behavior Control from Steven Hassan's BITE Model.

In this episode , we dive deeper into the timeline of our experience in the church. Hear about Toni's first real Halloween experience with her family since cutting ties with the church. www.playingintrafficpod.com Email us comments or questions at playingintraffic2012@gmail.com. 

Come play in traffic with us!!  Where two sisters share their experience of an extreme religion-from the perspective of a former member and the perspective of a concerned family member. www.playingintrafficpod.com. We would love to hear your feedback! Send any questions, comments, suggestions to our email at playingintraffic2012@gmail.com