Solid Rock Church: “My Dad, the Cult Leader”

Was I In A Cult?

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True Crime, Comedy, Talk Radio

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

What happens when your father becomes your pastor and eventually your cult leader? In this episode, Emily Maldonado shares the raw truth about growing up in a cult led by her own dad. From staged exorcisms to discovering that love and freedom could only come by breaking every rule, Emily’s story is heartbreaking and inspiring. With gripping honesty, she unpacks the jaw-dropping moment she knew she had no choice but to leave… and for Emily, leaving meant losing her entire family. With humor and profound resilience, Emily shares how she escaped a life dictated by manipulation—and found the strength to rebuild a life of joy and authenticity. ___ Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code “inacult” LumeDeodorant.com! #lumepod __ Follow Emily on Insta/Tiktok: @styledmicasa __ Follow us on Instagram/TikTok/FB: @wasiinacult Have your own story? Email us: [email protected] Please support Was I In A Cult? Through Patreon (we appreciate the hell out of you guys): https://www.patreon.com/wasiinacult Merch is here! www.wasiinacult.com

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0:00.0	The views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest appearing in this episode solely belong to the guest and do not represent or reflect the views or positions of the hosts, the show, Podcast 1, this network, or any of their respective affiliates.
0:15.0	And I'm really at a phase where if my story can help anybody see that there's a life,
0:21.0	after trauma, after a cult cult after extreme brainwashing and you can
0:25.6	unravel some of that and you can cherish the life that you're given after I want to
0:31.9	share that story.
0:33.2	But never publicly.
0:35.4	Never shared the full story, but I'm just ready to accept it
0:38.4	as being part of my past and talk about it. Welcome, welcome,
0:50.0	to a...
0:51.0	Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome.
0:53.0	To it was I in a cult.
0:55.0	I'm Tyler Meissom.
0:57.0	I'm, and I'm sorry, I was just blown away by your,
1:00.0	your welcome.
1:01.0	It was, it was just too good.
1:03.7	It's a nice day.
1:04.5	It is. It's a good day.
1:05.9	It's a good day.
1:06.9	I'm Liz I couzie guys and I'm very excited about today's guest.
1:11.4	You know what you're excited about every day, every guest? I am excited about every guest. You know you're excited about every day every guest? I am excited about every
1:14.3	guys and why shouldn't you right our guests are fabulous they're fantastical yeah yeah
1:19.9	We all have that thing in life that is hard to get over, right?
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