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Lessons on Leaving

Jen Kiaba, an artist, educator and second generation cult survivor, shares thoughts on trauma, healing and art. See more of her work and her art at https://www.jenkiaba.com

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Toxic Workplaces and the Cult Survivor

Toxic Workplaces and the Cult Survivor

Cult survivors make great little worker bees (and I say this with a lot of love, respect, and a huge dose of sarcasm), a... Read more

19 Jul 2021

45mins

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Were you brainwashed?

Were you brainwashed?

During a recent podcast interview, my friend and fellow survivor Lisa Kohn shared that while she was on tour to promote ... Read more

5 Jul 2021

46mins

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Toxic positivity and the thought-terminating cliché

Toxic positivity and the thought-terminating cliché

Some of the tactics that the Unification Church use to train members rolls up into the thought terminating cliché: that ... Read more

28 Jun 2021

24mins

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The Trauma of First Love in a Cult

The Trauma of First Love in a Cult

Members of the second generation ex-Unification Church community are beginning to speak out about their experiences, goi... Read more

21 Jun 2021

28mins

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Memory Loss, Dissociation and Euphoric Recall in Cults

Memory Loss, Dissociation and Euphoric Recall in Cults

Sometimes I struggle to recall things from my childhood in the cult. There are long blanks in my memory, or when I do ex... Read more

14 Jun 2021

14mins

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What is love bombing?

What is love bombing?

The term “love bombing” seems to have come into the cultural consciousness in a big way in the past several years, perha... Read more

7 Jun 2021

18mins

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What’s so bad about growing up in a cult?

What’s so bad about growing up in a cult?

A few years ago someone commented on one of my social media posts, asking me to explain why I felt that growing up in a ... Read more

31 May 2021

30mins

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Healing Through Art - Part Two: The Research

Healing Through Art - Part Two: The Research

In focusing on art as a healing tool, I want to hone in specifically on religious trauma because that area of focus is w... Read more

24 May 2021

22mins

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Healing Through Art - Part One: My Story

Healing Through Art - Part One: My Story

I believe we are all born creative, or at the very least, with the capacity to be creative. If we’re lucky, we grow up i... Read more

17 May 2021

20mins

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The Illusion of Choice

The Illusion of Choice

Overlaying bounded choice framework onto the biological need to survive within the human group, we can see that there is... Read more

10 May 2021

10mins

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