The Jordan Harbinger Show11 Huhti 2023

823: Daniella Mestyanek Young | How to Disengage from a Lifelong Cult

Daniella Mestyanek Young (@daniellamyoung) is a survivor of the religious Children of God cult, a US Army combat veteran, an extremely advanced knitter, and the author of Uncultured: A Memoir.

What We Discuss with Daniella Mestyanek Young:

How the seemingly wholesome Children of God (later known by variations of "The Family") religious group centered around love, faith, and Jesus — and packaged to appeal to impressionable countercultural hippie types of the day — veered into true cult territory under the direction of its leader, David Berg.
How female followers of Children of God were encouraged to use their bodies and sexuality to gain converts and money in a practice known as "flirty flashing."
How child sexual abuse became a commonplace Children of God practice in an effort to raise "sexually liberated" children.
What this cult and others do to cultivate credibility — and raise funds — among its followers and the outside world.
The toll that life in a cult takes on those who are lucky enough to exit.
And much more...

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