Tag: cult survivor

‘American Idol’ Alum Jenna DeVries Confronts Her Cult Past in Music Video for ‘RIP’ (Exclusive)

Published December 12, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult TV Tagged cult survivor, cults, Jenna DeVries

Granted, it’s a darkness that seems to somewhat brighten when the LGBTQ+ country artist delivers songs such as the bright and bubbly "Back to Me" and the fun and flirty "Drunk Girls." But over the course of her new single…[Continue Reading...]

Survivor star escaped ‘extreme religious cult’ in the dead of night at just 14

Published December 8, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged child abuse, cult survivor, cults, personal story

Now, Katurah is a civil rights lawyer for a top firm in the USA, with eight years of experience, but life growing up was tough for the Survivor 45 cast member. The 35-year-old grew up in St. Louis and now…[Continue Reading...]

India Oxenberg Opens Up About Her Healing Journey Five Years After Leaving the NXIVM Cult (Exclusive)

Published September 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged cult, cult leader, cult survivor, India Oxenberg, Keith Raniere, NXIVM

In 2018, with the help of her mother, actress Catherine Oxenberg, India Oxenberg escaped the clutches of the secretive cult known as NXIVM, after seven years of sexual and psychological abuse. The two assisted the FBI in taking down the…[Continue Reading...]

‘One Tree Hill’ Alum Bethany Joy Lenz Recalls Hitting a ‘Breaking Point’ Before Leaving Cult

Published September 9, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Bethany Joy Lenz, cult survivor, personal story

Bethany Joy Lenz got candid about the “breaking point” that led her to leave the cult she was a part of for a decade. “There’s a lot of highs and lots of lows and at some point, you just are…[Continue Reading...]

Woman born into cult recalls harrowing marriage ceremony when she became a wife at three

Published June 21, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Children of God, cult, cult leader, cult survivor, Moses David Berg, personal story

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT - Serena Kelley was born into the Children of God cult and became a 'poster girl' for the controversial organisation. After making her escape, she is now sharing her story with The Mirror A woman who was…[Continue Reading...]

What Growing Up In A Cult Taught Me About Boundaries

Published May 4, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged boundaries, Children of God, coercive control, cult survivor, destructive cults

You might think that growing up in a cult had no boundaries – but it had plenty. They were just set for you as a matter of course – rules, structures and expectations were outlined from the moment of birth…[Continue Reading...]

Emily Watson discusses growing up in ‘cruel cult'”There was extreme behaviour, cruelty and unpleasantness that was very damaging for some people”

Published March 20, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, cult survivor, personal story, School of Economic Science

Emily Watson has opened up about growing up in the School of Economic Science, the religion of which her parents were members. Before Watson was expelled from the organisation in 1996 due to her role in Breaking the Waves, she…[Continue Reading...]

‘I cried with shame after sex due to cult Christian childhood – but now I’m a porn star’

Published January 23, 2023 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult survivor, cults, former member, personal story

EXCLUSIVE: For the past two years Jenna Starr has made a name for herself in the adult entertainment world but here she opens up about her restrictive childhood where everything was about pleasing God A famous porn star opened up…[Continue Reading...]