We’re two best friends on a journey through cult recovery. Wheeee! We are on a mission to gain perspective, discover our values, tell some stories, and deconstruct the fucked up belief system from whence we came.
This podcast is about learning to navigate life after growing up in an environment that discouraged questions and encouraged us to hate ourselves. It’s about normalizing talking about the subjects people LITERALLY join cults to avoid thinking about.
Follow along as we make some educated guesses and invite some educated guests to share stories, call out patterns, and trade tips on how the hell to heal from all this shit! Sorry, mom! Sorry, Jesus! We're happy to disappoint.
THE LETTERB0MB HAS ARRIVED, DISAPPOINTMENTS! TLDR: Our hero Shalom drops the truth on the internet and saves us all. It is October 24th, and a very strong, brave, beautiful human has something to say to us all. Will the Living Word Fellowship survive her words? SPOILER: No. No it will not. Join us on this fateful day as we:
Remember where we were when we…
Read the letter that changed our lives
Watch the walls crumble around our ears and also breathe for the first time
Unpack the immediate, IMMENSE response
CONTENT & TRIGGER WARNINGS: Religious and Spiritual Ab*se, Emotional Ab*se, High Control Environments/Relationships, Narcissistic Ab*se and Manipulation, $*xually Inappropriate Behavior and Gr00ming by Authority Figures, Death of a Cult Leader, Mental Health Struggles, The Feelings That Arise As A Cult Collapses
REFERENCES:
Shalom’s Letter: https://thelivingwordfellowshipthewholetruth.wordpress.com (https://thelivingwordfellowshipthewholetruth.wordpress.com)
The Cult of Cures | Why My Mom Refused Chemo: https://www.barkerfilms.com/oops/v/medicine (https://www.barkerfilms.com/oops/v/medicine)
24 Jul 2026
S2 E7: The Beginning of the End
THE END IS NIGH, DISAPPOINTMENTS! It is the interim period between Marilyn’s death and Shalom’s letter. Toot toot! The light you see at the end of the tunnel IS, in fact, the headlamp of a fast approaching train! Stasia is getting roped into family dinner nights with Uncle Icky and Leandra begins her time as a church employee in a state of utmost delulu. HEAVY trigger warnings in this episode (see below). When you feel safe, join us as we unpack:
Where we were as we approached D-Day
Meeting notes from Uncle Icky’s sudden and desperate attempts to become involved in “The Word”
The hasty administrative decisions from every direction
Papa Gary starting the search for New New Mama
What it looks like when a system that is DEFINITELY NOT a hierarchy pretends to act as a democracy
CONTENT & TRIGGER WARNINGS: Religious and Spiritual Ab*se, Emotional Ab*se, High Control Environments/Relationships, Narcissistic Ab*se and Manipulation, $*xually Inappropriate Behavior and Gr00ming by Authority Figures, Death of a Cult Leader, Terminal Illness, Biblical R*pe, !!Su*c*dal Ideation!!, A Grown Man’s Obsession with High Schoolers, KING DAVID
REFERENCES:
Our personal notes and photos lol
10 Jul 2026
S2 E7: The Death of Another Cult Leader
Ding dong, Disappointments! The year is 2015 and the death of the witch is imminent! We have jumped forward in time, Marilyn is terminal, priorities are shifting, and the initiative has changed. Our lifelong mission to “preserve the word” goes out the window and into some bonfires. Hope you got your tickets to Marilyn’s funeral! Fly to Iowa with us and discover:
• Secret notes passed on this weeks from the 70’s
• The shift from “preserve” to “streamline” when it comes to certain storage spaces
• Where Stasia was while Leandra was uncovering hidden treasures in Shiloh (literally)
• The weird vibes at “Mom’s Last Party”
• A kiss to build a dream on
CONTENT & TRIGGER WARNINGS: Religious and Spiritual Ab*se, Emotional Ab*se, High Control Environments/Relationships, Narcissistic Ab*se and Manipulation, $*xually Inappropriate Behavior and Gr00ming by Authority Figures, Death of a Cult Leader, Terminal Illness, Funerals, Grave Digging, Bad Louis Armstrong Impressions
A NOTE: The video version of this episode has some photos!
REFERENCES:
Leandra’s personal photos
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/cult-kidnapped-yoko-ono-daughter/ (https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/cult-kidnapped-yoko-ono-daughter/)
https://people.com/the-heartbreaking-custody-battle-behind-john-lennon-and-yoko-ono-s-new-york-move-8781710 (https://people.com/the-heartbreaking-custody-battle-behind-john-lennon-and-yoko-ono-s-new-york-move-8781710)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrnDPk9uUMY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrnDPk9uUMY)
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