Everybody Loves a Cult Story | Our Cult Exposé | Episode 1

About Everybody Loves a Cult Story | Our Cult Exposé | Episode 1

My Sister's Take is a conversation between sisters Rose and Sefa, who were born and raised inside a high-control religious group before leaving everything they had ever known. Each week, they unpack the experiences that shaped them—from spiritual abuse, family dynamics, and life inside a controlling community to the complicated process of rebuilding identity, relationships, and purpose after leaving. Some episodes revisit stories from their own lives. Others explore the people, beliefs, and systems that influenced their upbringing.

Publisher

My Sisters Take

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jul 2026

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   The Torture Chamber of My Teens: Part 1

   Part 1 | Born Into a CultIn this episode, Sefa takes us deep into one of the most painful chapters of her childhood: the relationship she was told was her “like vibration” - the son of the ministers who held authority over her life.At just 12 years old, Sefa was already a child who felt trapped in the cult she was born into. Then came the relationship she never felt free to choose, followed by a decade of emotional torment that would shape her teenage years and slowly dismantle what little sense of self-worth she had left.In Part 1, Sefa shares what it was like to grow up feeling powerless, to carry the weight of a relationship dictated by someone else’s spiritual authority, and to live through years of confusion, pressure, and inner conflict. She reflects on the last time she remembers feeling her fight response as a child - at just four years old - and what it meant to grow up without that sense of resistance, eventually learning to survive by surrendering parts of herself.This was the torture chamber of her teens.This is a story about coercion, control, and the devastating cost of growing up without the freedom to choose your own life. It is also the beginning of a deeper look at what happens when a child learns to silence herself just to survive.This is Part 1 of Sefa’s story.Welcome to My Sister’s Take.My Sister’s Take - a story of survival, sisterhood, and finding freedom.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Consent, Coercion & Cults

   What happens when you finally tell the truth about what happened to you- and people decide they know your story better than you do?In this episode, Rose and Sefa have a raw conversation about sexual coercion, consent, and what it means to reclaim your story after years of silence.Recent developments in the Cornell sexual assault case brought up a lot for us- not because we’re here to decide what happened in someone else’s story, but because the conversation around coercion, victimhood, memory, and being believed felt deeply familiar.We talk about our own experiences growing up in a closed religious system where choice, obedience, relationships, and sexuality were shaped by the beliefs we were raised in- and how our understanding of those experiences has evolved as we’ve gotten older.We also unpack what happened after one of our reels reached more than 2 million people. Alongside the support from survivors and women who saw themselves in our story came hundreds of comments from men calling us liars, questioning our memories, and telling us what they believed happened to us.And we’ve been processing that.What does coercion actually look like?Why do we expect victims to tell their stories perfectly?Why is “Why didn’t you just say no?” such a complicated question?And what happens when you’ve spent your entire childhood being told what your reality is- only to finally speak for yourself and have strangers try to define it for you?This isn’t an episode about having all the answers.It’s about what happens when we finally become the authority on our own experiences.We were silenced once. We’re not staying silent now.Welcome to My Sister’s Take.My Sister’s Take - a story of survival, sisterhood, and finding freedom.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.

3. 

   27 Sept 2026

   What Is a Metaphysical Cult?

   Season two is here- and, naturally, it did not go exactly according to plan. 😂After three attempts, technical difficulties, and three episodes we had to toss into the abyss, we finally made it happen. This quick 20-minute episode is our jump back into the story, with Rose even having to rush out at the end to pick up her son. Because apparently life continues to happen while you’re recording a podcast. 😂We answer a few questions to get Season 2 moving, including:What exactly is a metaphysical cult under the larger umbrella of religious cults?Why don’t people just leave?And what does it actually feel like to grow up believing you are being watched- and ultimately judged- by a God-like being that you were expected to speak to every Sunday?It’s a quick one, but it gets us back into the conversation.One quick episode down. A whole lot more story to go.Welcome to My Sister’s Take.My Sister’s Take - a story of survival, sisterhood, and finding freedom.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

4. 

   20 Sept 2026

   My Sisters Take SPECIAL : The Everything Shower

   A little detour from our regularly scheduled programming… 🚿😂Before we dive into Season Two, we’re taking a breather with a very special episode we recorded almost a year ago- and this time, there are three sisters at the table.Meet Sydney, the sister you haven’t heard from yet.In this episode, we swap the heavy conversations for sister banter, ridiculous stories, and a deep dive into the TikTok phenomenon known as the Everything Shower.What exactly is an Everything Shower? What do we think about it? And, perhaps most importantly, what do our actual shower routines say about us?Let’s just say… we learned some things about each other. 😂And the contrast is not lost on us: we went from a childhood where we were literally bucketing bath water in the cult to debating the merits of an Everything Shower.This episode is just for fun. No deep dive. No heavy stories. Just three sisters laughing, catching up, and being ourselves.We’ll be back next week with the first episode of Season Two and our regularly scheduled programming.Until then… go take your Everything Shower. Or don’t. We’re not judging. 😂My Sister’s Take - a story of survival, sisterhood, and finding freedom.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

5. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Episode 14: The Breaking

   Rose’s 18th birthday began with an early morning wake-up and a surprise trance. What followed was a process that lasted the entire day, ending with Rose being forced into sex with her “like vibration.”This is one of the hardest stories we’ve ever shared. A raw and emotional account of control, coercion, and the breaking point of a girl who had spent her entire life being told what to believe, who to love, and who she was supposed to become.The final episode of Season One of My Sister’s Take.Whether you’re a fellow survivor, someone fascinated by the psychology of cults, or simply looking for honest conversations about resilience and healing, we’re glad you’re here.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

6. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Episode 12 | Sex, Shame, & Confusion

   In this episode, Sefa and Rose begin a conversation about their experiences with sex inside the cult- the confusion, the mixed messages, and the ways it could be pushed onto them while simultaneously being shrouded in shame.While this is a conversation they will both explore, this episode is mostly Sefa’s story.She shares what it was like to learn to disconnect from herself. To push past her own boundaries. To perform. And to be left carrying the belief that something was deeply wrong with her.For a long time, she didn’t have the language to understand what had happened or why so much healing was needed.But trauma doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. Sometimes it lives in the places where we learned not to listen to ourselves. In the moments we abandoned our own bodies because we were taught that our needs, boundaries, and instincts didn’t matter.Sharing this story is incredibly vulnerable. But it also exposes another layer of what it meant to grow up in that environment- and the healing that was needed afterward.This is just the beginning of this conversation.There is so much more to unpack.

7. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Episode 13 | Arranged Marriage at 11

   Groomed at 11: Rose’s Fight for FreedomAt 11 years old, Rose was being groomed for an arranged relationship.She fought it. She resisted. She tried to find a way out.At 16, she enrolled in beauty school, hoping it might give her a path to a life of her own. Instead, she faced ridicule, abuse, and consequences for wanting something as simple as freedom.This episode is heartbreaking, raw, and deeply honest about what happens inside a child who knows they need to get out- but has no idea where “out” actually is.And this is only the beginning. Whether you’re a fellow survivor, someone fascinated by the psychology of cults, or simply looking for honest conversations about resilience and healing, we’re glad you’re here

8. 

   24 Aug 2026

   My Sisters Take Episode 11: Cult Soul Mates

   What if the person you were told was your “soul mate” wasn’t someone you chose- but someone chosen for you?In our cult, like vibration was the belief that certain people were spiritually matched to one another. But for us, this concept went far beyond a belief system.Young girls were told who they would marry- sometimes as young as 10, 11, or 12 years old. Our futures were decided before we were old enough to understand what choice, love, attraction, or partnership even meant.And this is where we begin to unpack one of the deepest wounds of our childhood.What happens when someone takes your ability to choose your own life?What happens when your own desires, instincts, and voice are overridden by someone else’s version of what your soul is supposed to want?In this episode, we talk about like vibration, the marriages that were mandated for us, and the moment we began to understand what had really been taken from us.This is just the beginning of this conversation. Whether you’re a fellow survivor, someone fascinated by the psychology of cults, or simply looking for honest conversations about resilience and healing, we’re glad you’re here.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

9. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Cult Processing

   Being processed- or finding yourself on the chopping block-was something every cult kid experienced over and over again.In this episode, we take a deeper look at what processing actually looked and felt like, what it was like to experience it as children, and how being repeatedly scrutinized, shamed, and broken down shaped our relationship with ourselves- and with our nervous systems.Because when you grow up believing you’re always one wrong move away from being put on the chopping block, your body learns to live differently.This is one episode you won’t want to miss.Welcome to My Sister’s Take.We’re sisters who were born into and raised in a religious cult. After leaving, each of us has spent years making sense of our childhood, our family, and the lasting impact of growing up in a high-control environment.This podcast is where we share our story- the memories, the questions, the difficult truths, and the moments that still make us laugh. Along the way, we explore cult dynamics, family relationships, trauma, healing, identity, and what it means to build a life after leaving.Whether you’re a fellow survivor, someone fascinated by the psychology of cults, or simply looking for honest conversations about resilience and healing, we’re glad you’re here.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.

10. 

    9 Aug 2026

    My Sisters Take Episode 9 : Cult Trance

    This week, we dive into one of the most confusing- and foundational- aspects of our life inside the cult: trance.What did it actually mean to be put into a trance? What happened when the spirit came through? And why did something that felt so mysterious and powerful become such an important part of how we understood ourselves, our reality, and the world around us?For us, trance wasn’t simply an unusual spiritual experience. It was woven into the structure of the cult and the beliefs that shaped our childhood.In this episode, we begin unpacking what trance looked like from the inside- and what we believe it really was now as adults on the outside. Some of the things we experienced as children are difficult to explain. But to understand our story, you have to understand trance.🎧 Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.And if you’re following along with our story, like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who might want to understand what life inside a cult can really look like.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

11. 

    2 Aug 2026

    The “Nice” Ministers | Episode 8

    Not every dangerous leader looks dangerous.In this episode of My Sister’s Take, we talk about the final two ordained ministers in the cult we grew up in - people we’ll call Buttercup and The Lawyer.To many, they seemed different. Softer. Kinder. More approachable than the ministers who came before them.But as we learned, abuse doesn’t always arrive with yelling, intimidation, or obvious cruelty.Sometimes it wears a smile.Sometimes it sounds reasonable.Sometimes it feels safe- until you realize the same system of control is still operating beneath the surface.We share our experiences of how manipulation can evolve, how power protects itself, and why “nice” doesn’t always mean harmless.If you’ve ever questioned your own experiences because someone “seemed like a good person,” this conversation is for you.🎙️ Subscribe to follow our story as we continue uncovering what it was like growing up inside a high-control religious group- and what healing has looked like on the other side.

12. 

    20 Jul 2026

    Trunchbull : The Cult Bully | Episode 7

    Just a few years older than us, Trunchbull held a level of power that surpassed even the adults around us. She became the ultimate childhood bully- not just a peer, but someone wrapped in the authority and influence of someone much older.Left unchecked, that power shaped our childhood in ways we’re still unraveling today. She introduced us to things we were far too young to understand, blurred boundaries that should have protected us, and left a lasting impact that echoed through generations.This is the story of what happens when power goes unchecked- and how the wounds left behind can reach far beyond the moment they were created.

13. 

    13 Jul 2026

    The Queen of Control | Episode 6

    Some people use the power they’re given to protect others. Some use it to control them.In this episode, we talk about “Cersei” -the nickname we’ve given to one of the two ministers of the Church of Immortal Consciousness. The wife of Dr. Death and the cult leader’s oldest daughter, she occupied one of the most powerful positions in the church.To us, she embodied nearly every form of abusive power. Her rage was unpredictable and terrifying. Her manipulation was constant. She used intimidation, psychological games, humiliation, favoritism, and fear to maintain control, while fiercely protecting and advancing her own children within the hierarchy.Growing up, we lived in fear of becoming the target of her wrath while simultaneously being pulled into the web of her manipulation. The confusion, the power dynamics, and the impossible standards shaped much of our childhood.We share what it was like to grow up under her influence, how her abuse impacted us, and why understanding people like Cersei is essential to understanding how high-control groups maintain their grip on those inside them.

14. 

    13 Jul 2026

    The Enforcer: Dr. Death | Episode 5

    Within the Church of Immortal Consciousness, there was one person who seemed to exist to enforce the rules. We knew him as Dr. Death.If Steven and Trina Kamp built the belief system, Dr. Death made sure people followed it. Fear, intimidation, punishment, and absolute obedience shaped daily life for both children and adults.For us, he became one of the most terrifying figures of our childhood. The effects of his abuse didn’t end when we left the cult- they lived on in our bodies, our nervous systems, and the ways we learned to survive.This episode isn’t the full story. It couldn’t be. It’s simply the beginning of a much bigger conversation about the man we called Dr. Death and the lasting impact he had on so many lives.Thank you for listening and for witnessing these stories with us. If this episode resonates with you, we’d love for you to subscribe, share it with someone who might need it, and join us as we continue telling the stories behind growing up inside a religious cult.

15. 

    13 Jul 2026

    Our truth about Trina Kamp the Cult Leader | Episode 4

    To the members of the Church of Immortal Consciousness, Trina Kamp was the spiritual leader at the center of the group.In this episode, we take a closer look at the woman who shaped the culture, beliefs, and daily life of the community we were born into. Trina co-founded the Church of Immortal Consciousness and became known for her claims of channeling- or “trancing”-a spiritual entity called Dr. Pahlvon Duran. Through these trance sessions and teachings, she became the central authority figure within the group.Although Trina was technically our grandmother, that relationship was often overshadowed by the role she played within the church. Our experience of her was not primarily as a grandmother, but as the woman around whom everything revolved.In this conversation, we share our memories of growing up in her orbit and offer a behind-the-scenes look at the person behind the teachings, the trance sessions, and the public image. We discuss how her influence shaped the community, affected those closest to her, and created dynamics that extended far beyond a typical family relationship.This is not a biography of Trina Kamp. It’s a personal account of what it was like to grow up near the center of her world.

16. 

    13 Jul 2026

    Grandfather Figures and Cult Leaders | Episode 3

    In this episode of My Sister’s Take, sisters Sefa and Rose discuss Steven Kamp, the founder and leader of the Church of Immortal Consciousness (COIC), the religious cult where they were born and raised.While Trina Kamp was known as the spiritual voice of the organization, Steven Kamp was the architect of the community itself- shaping its structure, culture, hierarchy, and day-to-day life. As both the leader of the organization and their grandfather, his influence extended far beyond the community and deeply impacted their family and childhood.In this conversation, Sefa and Rose share their memories, observations, and personal experiences of Steven Kamp, exploring the role he played within the cult and the lasting effects of the system he created.

17. 

    13 Jul 2026

    Foundations of the cult | Episode 2

    In this episode, we give a broad overview of the religious cult we were raised in to help set context for future conversations.We explain the core beliefs, teaching philosophies, and the structure that shaped everyday life inside the group. This episode is meant to give listeners a foundational understanding of how the system worked and what cult life was like within it.This context will help ground the personal stories we share in later episodes.

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    10 Jul 2026

    Everybody Loves A Cult Story - Our Cult Expose | Episode 1

    Episode 1: Introduction- Our Story and Why We-re Starting This PodcastIn this first episode, we introduce ourselves and share why we decided to start the podcast. Our cult expose.We are sisters who were born into and raised in a religious cult. We talk about who we are today, what that experience was like growing up, and how it has shaped our lives since leaving.We also share why now is the time to speak publicly about our story, and what we hope this podcast will explore in future episodes - including personal experiences, dipper context, and reflections on life inside and after a high-control environment.This is the beginning of our story.

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