Michelle Dowd is the author of "Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult," revealing her life growing up on an isolated mountain within an apocalyptic cult, and how she found her way out by gleaning strength from the wilderness.
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Apr 2025
Surviving a Doomsday Cult
This week, special guest & friend of the pod Cherish joins Lucy to discuss her experience leaving the Children of God cult, building a new life in the US, and her reflections since.Additional resources on the Children of God:BooksSex Cult Nun by Faith JonesNot Without My Sister b ... Show More
39m 56s
Jul 2025
BECKY NEVITT: Finding Yourself Post Divorce, First Ever Dates & Fantastic Interiors
In this heartfelt and uplifting episode of Mum's The Word, Georgia Jones is joined by Becky Nevitt, better known as @InsideNumber5—who opens up about navigating life as a newly single mum after the end of her 20-year relationship with her childhood sweetheart.Becky shares the emo ... Show More
32m 22s
Dec 2022
I Grew Up in a Cult
CW: This episode contains descriptions of CSA, child abuse, suicide, alcoholism, and death.
On this episode of We’re All Insane, Charlie shares her harrowing story of spiritual and physical abuse at the hands of her parents, particularly her father. She also discusses the devasta ... Show More
1h 39m
Aug 2025
Michelle Obama on Presidential Pressure, Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese & Michael Jordan Stories
Former First Lady Michelle Obama and her brother, former college basketball coach Craig Robinson, sit down with Matt and Stak for a rare, unfiltered conversation. From growing up on the South Side of Chicago to navigating life on the biggest stage in the world, the siblings share ... Show More
1h 19m
Dec 2024
Trad Wife Cults: How Tia Levings Escaped (Pt 1)
369. Trad Wife Cults: How Tia Levings Escaped (Pt 1)
Glennon, Amanda, and Abby sit down with Tia Levings, NYT bestselling author, to discuss her experience in a high control Christian Fundamentalist cult: her journey from indoctrination to freedom to healing from religious traum ... Show More
47m 51s
Mar 2023
Épisode 132 - Michelle Perrot (1/2)
<p>La grande Michelle Perrot dans La Poudre, c’est notre cadeau pour ce 8 mars 2023. On a même fait un entretien long, on a pris le temps, et on l’a divisé en deux : rendez-vous dans une semaine pour la deuxième partie.</p><p>Historienne et féministe, « une au milieu de beaucoup ... Show More
51m 4s
Mar 2025
Marlène Dietrich, la croqueuse d’hommes (1/2)
Marlène Dietrich, 33 ans, parfaite homonyme de la célèbre actrice, mais une vie loin d’un conte de fée. Enfance massacrée, violée à l’adolescence, sans repères, Marlène Dietrich va devenir une croqueuse d’hommes, jusqu’en mai 2015 où la police cannoise s’intéresse à la jeune femm ... Show More
22m 12s