Confronting My Polygamous Cult at a Funeral (ft. Amanda Rae Grant)
Escaping a cult and finding peace on the outside is one thing, but what happens when you feel obligated or even required to go back into the same environment that harmed you for so long? Amanda Rae wa...
23 Mar 52min
David Archuleta’s Painful Secrets: American Idol, His Father’s Obsession with Him, and Coming Out
A raw and powerful coming-out story from the beloved American Idol finalist traces David Archuleta’s journey from closeted Mormon teen to global pop star to openly queer man, revealing the hidden pres...
18 Mar 57min
My Stolen Childhood Inside the Twelve Tribes Yellow Deli Cult
Born into the secretive and highly controlled world of the Twelve Tribes, Meleah never knew life outside the group. From her earliest memories, every part of her existence was regulated—what she wore,...
16 Mar 1h 27min
Twelve Tribes | Yellow Deli Cult: Pregnant Teen Held Hostage Away From Her Husband
At 15 years old, Rebecca was a highly devout member of the Twelve Tribes— an isolated cult compound that had strict gender roles, extreme corporal pun*shment and high religious expectations. She was h...
11 Mar 53min
Twelve Tribes: My Arranged Wedding at 16 Re-enacted Becoming the Christbride
Drawn to the Twelve Tribes in the 1970s by its promise of spiritual purity, communal support, and moral family values, Rebecca’s parents became deeply embedded in a system that demanded complete obedi...
9 Mar 52min
Inside Assemblies of God: Turning Devoted & Faithful Teens into Submissive Servants
Elise Delamare recounts her experience growing up and serving in the Assemblies of God, describing a progression from sincere spiritual calling into a high-control, ab*sive ministry environment. Syste...
4 Mar 1h 7min
Isolated in a Russian Cult Commune in the Woods
At 15, Maria’s parents willingly gave her to Russian cult leader Sergey who would marry her off to a man she despised. At 16 she was alone, hidden in a swampy woodland at the commune without electrici...
2 Mar 1h 6min
My Parents Gave Me to a Cult Leader at 15 (Hidden in the Woods with Newborn)
It started when Maria’s mother was kidnapped and taken to Canada before somehow convincing her parents to give marital consent. Maria would end up being one of 11 children who were moved over and over...
27 Feb 1h 30min
