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James Dobson Dies, I debuted my musical, and does anyone know why Donald Trump was on the roof yet? Apparently he's trying to get to Heaven. Upcoming Event: DC Meetup http://bit.ly/3Vlggxv Tia joins us for book club 9/10 (if you only want to attend this event and not sign up for the monthly club) http://bit.ly/462jZ9n 8/27 book club for Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein About Me: I'm Daniella Mestyanek Young, scholar of cults, extreme groups, and extremely bad leadership. These days, I'm also known as the Knitting Cult Lady, I knit and talk about cults on the internet. I grew up in the Children of God cult (also known as the Family International), and served 2 tours of duty in the cult of the US army. I noticed that those two organizations had a lot in common and have been studying them and what we can learn about other cults-- and how to protect ourselves from coercive control and abusive situations. My second book, The Culting of America, delves even deeper into the ways that cultic systems and coercive control show up in every day life. Preorder your copy here: https://bit.ly/3H0YuMO You can read all about that story in my book, Uncultured-- buy signed copies here. https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Support my Work and Learn About Me: Donate to fund The Culting of America: https://bit.ly/3F9jcsq Patreon: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Cult book Clubs (Advanced AND Memoirs) Annual Membership: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Get an autographed copy of my book, Uncultured: https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Knitting Cult Patterns: https://bit.ly/4alDbQe Get my book, Uncultured, from Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/4g1Ufw8 Daniella’s Tiktok: https://bit.ly/4muxbu6 / @knittingcultladychat Instagram: https://bit.ly/4ePAOFK / daniellamyoung_ Unamerican video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/YTVideoBook Secret Practice video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/3ZswGY8 Etsy Store: https://bit.ly/4gewkdh #CultScholar#cultexpert#CultSurvovor#knittingcultlady#CultingofAmerica#Uncultured#groupbehaviorgal#groupbehaviorgal#Cults#CoerciveControl

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Listen to me read you a little bit of the book we have all been waiting for. Check out the tagged presale bundles , especially the knitting bundle About me: I'm Daniella Mestyanek Young, scholar of cults, extreme groups, and extremely bad leadership. These days, I'm also known as the Knitting Cult Lady, I knit and talk about cults on the internet. I grew up in the Children of God cult (also known as the Family International), and served 2 tours of duty in the cult of the US army. I noticed that those two organizations had a lot in common and have been studying them and what we can learn about other cults-- and how to protect ourselves from coercive control and abusive situations. My second book, The Culting of America, delves even deeper into the ways that cultic systems and coercive control show up in every day life. Preorder your copy here: https://bit.ly/3H0YuMO You can read all about that story in my book, Uncultured-- buy signed copies here. https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Support my Work and Learn About Me: Donate to fund The Culting of America: https://bit.ly/3F9jcsq Patreon: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Cult book Clubs (Advanced AND Memoirs) Annual Membership: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Get an autographed copy of my book, Uncultured: https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Knitting Cult Patterns: https://bit.ly/4alDbQe Get my book, Uncultured, from Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/4g1Ufw8 Daniella’s Tiktok: https://bit.ly/4muxbu6 / @knittingcultladychat Instagram: https://bit.ly/4ePAOFK / daniellamyoung_ Unamerican video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/YTVideoBook Secret Practice video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/3ZswGY8 Etsy Store: https://bit.ly/4gewkdh #CultScholar#cultexpert#CultSurvovor#knittingcultlady#CultingofAmerica#Uncultured#groupbehaviorgal#groupbehaviorgal#Cults#CoerciveControl

I speak 3 languages. About Me: I'm Daniella Mestyanek Young, scholar of cults, extreme groups, and extremely bad leadership. These days, I'm also known as the Knitting Cult Lady, I knit and talk about cults on the internet. I grew up in the Children of God cult (also known as the Family International), and served 2 tours of duty in the cult of the US army. I noticed that those two organizations had a lot in common and have been studying them and what we can learn about other cults-- and how to protect ourselves from coercive control and abusive situations. My second book, The Culting of America, delves even deeper into the ways that cultic systems and coercive control show up in every day life. Preorder your copy here: https://bit.ly/3H0YuMO You can read all about that story in my book, Uncultured-- buy signed copies here. https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Support my Work and Learn About Me: Donate to fund The Culting of America: https://bit.ly/3F9jcsq Patreon: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Cult book Clubs (Advanced AND Memoirs) Annual Membership: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Get an autographed copy of my book, Uncultured: https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Knitting Cult Patterns: https://bit.ly/4alDbQe Get my book, Uncultured, from Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/4g1Ufw8 Daniella’s Tiktok: https://bit.ly/4muxbu6 / @knittingcultladychat Instagram: https://bit.ly/4ePAOFK / daniellamyoung_ Unamerican video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/YTVideoBook Secret Practice video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/3ZswGY8 Etsy Store: https://bit.ly/4gewkdh #CultScholar #cultexpert #CultSurvovor #knittingcultlady #CultingofAmerica #Uncultured #groupbehaviorgal #groupbehaviorgal #Cults #CoerciveControl

The Cult of Family explores the reality of growing up in a narcissistic system that demands silence, obedience, and self-erasure.In this episode, I sit down with Daniella, a scholar of cults, extreme groups and extremely bad leadership, who also brings her own lived experience of being raised in a cult. Together, we unpack the unsettling parallels between cults and narcissistic families; the control, the domination, the rigid rules, how perception is distorted, and how identity is supressed in the name of loyalty and “love.”But this conversation goes deeper than the system, it asks; What happens after you leave?We discuss the lasting psychological impact, how these environments stunt development and self-trust, and what it really takes to heal. We explore the blocks that so often emerge in recovery, shame, confusion, disconnection, and how to start rebuilding a self that was never allowed to fully form.This conversation is for anyone who’s broken free, or is beginning to, and is asking: What now?Click here to follow Daniella on TikTokClick here to follow Daniella on InstagramBEYOND SURVIVAL - The Therapy Podcast

They called it “just a new religious movement.” But behind the PR lies a chilling truth about brainwashing, authoritarian cults, mind control, and how cult apologists funded by cult leaders and elites have helped whitewash decades of abuse. In this intensely personal response to Cult Chat Episode 67 (https://youtu.be/ETU_upReZaU?si=UlSofb1dgUpqq4j1) Dr. Steven Hassan, leading cult expert and author of The Cult of Trump, breaks his silence on the dark history of sociologists like Barker, who dismissed survivors' testimonies and denied the existence of brainwashing in The Moonies and other destructive cults. Key topics: - The truth behind Eileen Barker’s cult apologism - How the Moonies, Scientology, and Children of God manipulated sociologists to discredit former members - The founding of the Cult Awareness Network and ICSA (American Family Foundation) - Dr. Hassan’s BITE Model and its use in anti-trafficking - The AI-driven censorship of cult education by Big Tech elites like Musk, Thiel, and Bezos - What former cult members must do now to preserve history before it’s erased 📬 Subscribe to Dr. Hassan’s free Substack newsletter: https://stevenhassan.substack.com 🌐 Visit freedomofmind.com for courses, books, and recovery tools 📘 Read: Combating Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, The Cult of Trump: http://bit.ly/shassanbooks 🧠 Know the signs. Fight back against mind control. And never forget: history is being rewritten. ******************************************** Take the BITE Model survey at https://bitemodel.com Enroll in my courses - https://courses.freedomofmind.com/collections Subscribe to the Freedom of Mind newsletter: https://freedomofmind.com/subscribe/ Read or listen to Steve's books: https://freedomofmind.com/books/

This time, even the Systemites were worried about the world ending. Because humans were too dependent on computers. So what was it like inside the cult? Want to read my full story about growing up in the Children of God and not getting proper medical care? Signed copies are available here: https://bit.ly/42TKNWN About Me: I'm Daniella Mestyanek Young, scholar of cults, extreme groups, and extremely bad leadership. These days, I'm also known as the Knitting Cult Lady. I grew up in the Children of God cult (also known as the Family International), and served 2 tours of duty in the cult of the US army. I noticed that those two organizations had a lot in common and have been studying them and what we can learn about other cults-- and how to protect ourselves from coercive control and abusive situations. You can read all about that story in my book, Uncultured-- buy signed copies here. https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Support my Work and Learn About Me: Donate to fund The Culting of America: https://bit.ly/3F9jcsq Patreon: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Cult book Clubs (Advanced AND Memoirs) Annual Membership: https://bit.ly/YTPLanding Get an autographed copy of my book, Uncultured: https://bit.ly/SignedUncultured Knitting Cult Patterns: https://bit.ly/4alDbQe Get my book, Uncultured, from Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/4g1Ufw8 Daniella’s Tiktok: https://bit.ly/4muxbu6 / @knittingcultladychat Instagram: https://bit.ly/4ePAOFK / daniellamyoung_ Unamerican video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/YTVideoBook Secret Practice video book (on Patreon): https://bit.ly/3ZswGY8 Etsy Store: https://bit.ly/4gewkdh #CultScholar #cultexpert #CultSurvovor #knittingcultlady #CultingofAmerica #Uncultured #groupbehaviorgal #groupbehaviorgal #Cults #CoerciveControl

You'll love this pot luck session! Caz has just returned from the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Montreal, Canada. We’re joined in this episode with ‘friend of the show’ Maria Esguerra who also went to the conference. Maria and Caz fill Lindy and Liz in on their learnings from the conference, covering topics such as neurodiversity, financial abuse, cult apologists, the power of social media for cult survivor activism. We talked so much we had to do a second episode! Show Notes Website: International Cultic Studies Association Website: Get A Life Podcast Instagram: Ben Woodbury excultboy LinkedIn: Maria Esguerra LinkedIn: Heidi Clemons LinkedIn: Omar Saldana

Go to http://ground.news/C2C for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage through our link. After escaping the ChiIdren of God cult in Australia with her husband, Maria Esguerra spent years in higher education so she could become a psychologist and better understand her past. Her mission now, is to help other survivors of high control groups and people, move through their trauma and find healing in understanding. She is even doing her best to help legally forge a path for those who are vict*m to coercive control and help the courts understand that crimes are not always so black and white. Our discussion covers the ways in which chiIdren’s wiring is not only affected, but hijacked, when growing up in dangerous and or high control cults. Find and Support Maria! The Olive Leaf Network: Linktr.ee https://linktr.ee/Mariaesguerra IG @cultpsyc https://www.instagram.com/cultpsych/ TikTok: @mariaesguerra13 https://www.tiktok.com/@mariaesguerra13 FB: https://www.facebook.com/maria.esguerra.75436 DeCult: www.decult.net We want to meet you in real life! Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION! Click here to go to the official booking page: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/mexico/mexico-with-shelise-sola-oct-2025 Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:16 How Maria's mom got involved in COG 00:16:39 How indoctrination starts slow 00:21:27 Maria's family moves to the Philippines 00:27:15 Demands placed on young teens and chiIdren in the cult 00:33:17 The effects of cult life on chiIdren 00:43:39 Maria's teen years 00:57:36 Maria becomes pregnant, gets married 01:03:01 Maria's experience leaving the cult with her husband and chiIdren 01:08:56 Coercive Control Legislation 01:19:25 Maria's experience parenting 01:27:13 Maria's POV as a mother now that she's left the cult 01:37:14 Linda, Listen **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**

Daniella Mestyanek Young was born a third-generation member of the infamous religious cult, The Children of God, which has often garnered national and international attention for its unconventional and criminal practices including forced polyamory/polygamy, child marriages, religious prostitution, widespread pedophilia and the murder/suicide of the founder’s son and heir apparent. As a 15-year-old, Daniella was excommunicated from the cult, moved to America alone and broke, attending school for the first time in her life. Upon graduating college, she commissioned into the US Army as an intelligence officer, serving for over 6 years, making the rank of Captain, and deploying twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During her service, Daniella became one of the first women in history to conduct deliberate ground combat operations alongside her male counterparts, buried good friends who she’ll never forget, led intelligence operations for a large area of Afghanistan, met the sitting President and received the Presidential Volunteer Service Medal. Today, Daniella lives in Seattle, where she is married to a Special Operations helicopter pilot, has a 3-year-old daughter who speaks three-languages fluently, is co-founder of an HR-tech company and is an activist for veterans, military spouses and many others who are going through their own intense cultural transitions. Find out more at https://daniellamestyanekyoung.com/ Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com.