Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Trust Me is a weekly interview podcast about cults, extreme belief, and the fine line between devotion and delusion—told through firsthand accounts from the people who lived it. Hosted by two women who’ve been in cults themselves, Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth, the show features survivors from groups like Heaven’s Gate, the Manson Family, NXIVM, OneTaste and more–sharing personal stories of how they got in, how they got out, and everything in between.

Each week, they invite these guests alongside experts who can dive deep into seductive leaders, the darker aspects of organized religion, and the subtler shades of groupthink and the psychology of influence. Trust Me explores it all with unfiltered honesty, dark humor, and a lot of heart. This isn’t a sensationalized deep dive into cults—it’s a compassionate, first-person exploration of what it means to believe, to belong, and to break free. At the end of the day, wanting to believe in something bigger than yourself is one of the most human instincts there is.

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Episoder(275)

G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting

G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting

Casting director and former Christian G Charles Wright talks about growing up Christian and struggling with his sexuality, a natural disaster he was caught in the middle of, why he calls his mom a psy...

22 Jun 20221h 7min

Sara Levine & Danny Murphy of Not Another True Crime Podcast

Sara Levine & Danny Murphy of Not Another True Crime Podcast

Sara & Danny, hosts of Not Another True Crime Podcast, join Lola and Meagan to discuss the tragic cases of Matthew Coleman and Anthony Todt and delusional conspiracy theories that they believed, the r...

15 Jun 202254min

Monia Ali: One Direction & Toxic Fandom

Monia Ali: One Direction & Toxic Fandom

Former One Direction stan Monia Ali shares her involvement in various fandoms throughout her life, how old she was when she became a One Direction stan, the conspiracy theory she became wrapped up in,...

8 Jun 20221h 16min

Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly - Transcendental Meditation & Cult Intervention

Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly - Transcendental Meditation & Cult Intervention

Want to learn how to levitate? Cult Interventionists and Founders of Cult News 101, Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly, talk about their work with ICSA (the International Cultic Studies Association), how levi...

1 Jun 20221h 13min

Rethinking Trauma: The Power Threat Meaning Framework with Lucy Johnstone

Rethinking Trauma: The Power Threat Meaning Framework with Lucy Johnstone

UK consultant clinical psychologist and one of the authors of the power threat meaning framework Lucy Johnstone shares how her work is meant to re-conceive how we think of mental illness, why the DSM ...

25 Mai 20221h 13min

Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi

Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi

UNC Charlotte professor and psychology researcher Dr Richard Tedeschi discusses his pioneering work on post-traumatic growth, how his field is different from resilience, how core beliefs are involved ...

18 Mai 202255min

Rethinking Trauma: Self-Regulation and Healing Trauma with Robert Rhoton

Rethinking Trauma: Self-Regulation and Healing Trauma with Robert Rhoton

How do we self-regulate when faced with triggers? CEO of the Arizona Trauma Institute and President at the Trauma Institute International Dr Robert Rhoton digs into the physiology of trauma, why the p...

11 Mai 20221h 16min

Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno

Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're taking May to dive into trauma: how we think about it, how it works, and what we can actually DO about it if we're struggling. How can we live our best...

4 Mai 202257min

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