To train up a child

In this episode we interview Lily Voth - one of the next generation of young people raised in the cult. Lily discusses their coming out experience and the frustrations and challenges they faced while being raised in the cult environment.Trigger warning: this episode describes a sexual assault/harassment experience that happened at Joes Addiction.

In this episode we chat with Aric and Brandee Senters, members of the Joes Addiction community who worked with our parents and were under their leadership for 12 years. We talk about what it's like to value parts of your history and experience while also wrestling with the simultaneous harm and deception culty environments create.

In this episode we interview Michelle and Katy Beth Gilley, who were also raised in the cult and were missionary children with Heart of God/Beautiful Feet. We discuss how this upbringing shaped us as adults and how we've found our way forward since leaving the cult environment. Stick around to hear about Jael's adventures with aliens and bigfoot!

In this episode we talk about grooming in the cult and the 6 stage process that allows groomers to gain access and control their victims. We talk about how our parents and others in leadership use these strategies to reel people in and exploit them - ultimately creating a culture full of all kinds of abuses.

In this episode we talk about NOMADS weekend - a yearly music festival the cult would throw to bring new interest to the compound and encourage folks to go through the Beautiful Feet Bootcamp training. Check out our instagram to watch the full video advertising this weekend.

In this episode we interview Anna Sims, who went through the Beautiful Feet Bootcamp training 17 years ago (at the age of 17!). She discusses her experience in the cult and talks about how lifting weights helped her leave religion and find her own strength.

In this episode we break down the child training method designed by Michael and Debi Pearl at No Greater Joy Ministries in their book "To Train Up a Child." We discuss how this training method impacted our participation in the cult and the culture of obedience expected of cult members.

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