Witness Underground Podcast
Artists Escaping Cults - Podcast - Documentary - Series
Follow the Witness Underground Podcast as we dive in to stories of artists escaping cults from around the globe.
Build that ecclectic playlist with art from people who successfully navigated cult mind control. Created by the team who brought the award winning feature documentary by the same name, the director and featured artists interview fascinating artists, musicians, actors, directors, authors etc. who also left a cult. Through making our documentary, artists all over the world emerged with amazing music, art, and stories. Listen in and let us know what you think.
Film short synopsis:
Witness Underground is a feature documentary that reveals the insular DIY music community that emerged within a high-control cult. Music, fame, and success are typically forbidden in this faith, who instruct its members to “beware of independent thinking.”
The artists at the heart of the music scene have their faith tested in deeply personal ways. They battle for positive mental health and push the boundaries of their religion’s norms, where leaving means being banned from interacting with your entire family and social circle for life.
Although severely restricted, they create the record label Nuclear Gopher and produce over 30 albums of earnest and personal music that spans singer/songwriter, riot grrrl, psychedelic rock, pop, EDM, shoegaze, and post-rock. Carefully curated songs and live performances punctuate their stories of friendship, deep loss, and personal growth.
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Kicked out of religion - social punishment - Decult Cult Awareness
We’re excited to announce that Lindy Jacomb will be one of the speakers at Decult Cult Awareness Conference 2024! Lindy co-hosts the Cult Chat Podcast and runs the Olive Leaf Network, an organization dedicated to providing aid and advocacy for former members of high-demand religious groups. Lindy herself is a religious refugee, having been kicked out of her religion—the Exclusive Brethren (Plymouth Brethren)—at just 20 years old. She faced the extreme social punishment of ostracization, being completely cut off from her family and community, a reality that many cult survivors experience when they leave these controlling environments.
Get your Livestream ticket here: https://events.humanitix.com/decult-cult-awareness-conference-tickets
In this episode, Lindy delves into her personal journey of leaving the Exclusive Brethren and the challenges of life after a cult. She discusses how shunning, a form of emotional abuse and isolation, is used to punish dissenters, with families being coerced into severing ties to maintain their own salvation. Now, Lindy offers crucial support through the Olive Leaf Network to others who have escaped abusive relationships within high-control religious groups.
As a key speaker at the Decult Cult Awareness Conference, Lindy will share her insights and the powerful stories of other cult survivors. This New Zealand event in Christchurch will feature discussions on cult recovery, religious refugee experiences, and the emotional abuse faced by those leaving such groups.
Join us for this compelling conversation as part of the Decult Cult Awareness Conference channel takeover. Don’t miss out—grab your live stream ticket today to hear these important stories!
Lindy co-hosts the Cult Chat Podcast and runs the Olive Leave Network that provides aid and advocacy for former members of high-demand religious groups.
This episode is part of the Decult Cult Awareness Conference channel take over where we introduce you to a number of the leading speakers at Decult. The new Witness Underground documentary will also have it's international premiere at Decult.
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