Welcome to the second half of our two-part conversation with Adi Goren (recorded back in August). If you missed Part 1, you’re gonna want to circle back, because we’re picking up right where we left off! Last week, Adi shared a bit about her personal life, how she first discovered ‘the Org’, and her subsequent devotion to the practice. Part 2 opens as Adi reveals more about her relationship to ‘the Org’ CEO; how she saw him as a...
The ‘cult’ure series is set to wrap in a few short weeks at which time main feed podcast production will be on hold indefinitely. But first, we have a final conversation to share with you. Back in August, Candice and good friend / wing woman, Tracy Stamper, sat down with former Org affiliate Adi Goren, who joined the pod from her home in Israel. This lengthy conversation was recorded prior to the unfolding crisis; as such, the intro to the...
"I have this visual of my suitcase is packed for the last time. And... I have not been living in the Org for a long time. But this time, for sure, my suitcase is packed. And they're packed with all my gifts. You know, all of my little things that I'm stepping away with. And they're mine."- Anita Starkdd #41 - Betrayal, Belonging, & The Grace to 'Move On' w/ Anita Stark - Part 2 of 2This week, we're back with Part 2 of our conversation with...
This week’s ‘cult’ure series release is a very special rollover from the Patreon-exclusive deconstructing dogma bonus series. Three former ‘Org’ affiliates join Candice for a panel discussion examining wellness-cult dynamics through the intersectional lens of gender and sexuality. Together they explore how mainstream socialization around the heteronormative gender binary is very often reinforced in spirituality and wellness spaces. In...
"And yet suddenly it was like, no, this is what we're going to do. You're going to move, and I'm going to be the voice. And maybe her intentions were pure, but it didn't come out that way.... I agreed to it, because I could begin to feel this rising pyramid." - Anita Starkdd #40 - The Early Years & The Rising Pyramid @ 'the Org' w/ Anita Stark - Part 1 of 2This week and next, former Org teacher and trainer, Anita Stark, joins us from her...
This week, Candice welcomes Priscilla Eyles for a discussion on intersectional cult recovery. Priscilla, who comes to us from the UK, is a DEI/JEDI consultant who shares about their time spent in two different cults: Landmark, an LGAT offshoot of est, and OneTaste, a wellness organization that is currently under FBI investigation for sexual exploitation and forced labor practices. When Priscilla stepped away and began grappling with their...
This week's early release of Ep.69 is available to patrons of the pod in audio AND video format. You can listen in early via Buzzsprout, or watch the entire interview on YouTube! Just click on the private links provided below.I'm excited to share Priscilla's insights with you & eager to hear your thoughts.🎧 ✨ LINK TO LISTEN EARLYOR VIDEO BONUS >>> 🎬✨ WATCH on YouTube** Patrons only. Please do not share Patreon links with...
Welcome to an extra-special episode of Deconstructing Dogma & our first ever panel discussion. Maxx Boyd, Troy McCall, & Lainie Magidsohn join me for an informative (and entertaining!) deconstruction of The Cult of Gender at 'the Org.'dd #39 - The Cult of Gender: A Panel Discussion w/ Former 'Org' Affiliates - Maxx Boyd, Troy McCall, & Lainie MagidsohnYounger generations are helping to evolve our collective understanding of gender...
Inspired by recent events, Tracy & I sit down for a timely deconstruction of how wellness purity culture gets in the way of connection and lasting social change.dd #38 - Intimacy vs. Intensity: Fostering Connection & Resilience In The Messy-Real WorldIn this episode: We share how last weekend's events inspired this episode. I recap a story I shared early-on in the pod, about the life-changing counsel I received from a therapist back in...
Teruyo & Lennox are theatre artists in cult recovery, currently hard at work on a musical inspired by their personal experiences in a shamanic cult. They explore what it's like to break away from high-demand influence, while offering a socio-political deconstruction of the colonial headspace that informs it. Music from the play’s soundtrack is woven throughout this powerful conversation, which touches upon a whole helluva lot in an hour....
