The Wolf of Wall Street: “A Cult of One”

Was I In A Cult?

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🗓️ 1 September 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Dr. Nadine Macaluso joins us today to discuss our first of its kind on this show… a cult of one. Who exactly was her cult leader? None other than “The Wolf of Wall Street,” her ex-husband, Jordan Belfort. In the movie adaptation of Jordan’s book, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Dr. Nadine was portrayed by Margot Robbie and had no say in how her life was portrayed. Well, today Dr. Nadine is here to share the truth behind her picture perfect life. On the outside she had beauty, wealth, the doting husband, and two wonderful kids. But today she shares the truth about what was going on behind closed doors: the isolation, the loss of self, the abuse, the control, the manipulation and the gaslighting that kept her in a haze of confusion and pain. But, like every guest on this show, she shares the moment she finally found the strength and courage to walk away for good. Now a respected therapist, Dr. Nae emphasizes the importance of therapy in her healing process and destigmatizing the experiences of victims of cult leaders or pathological lovers. A Brooklyn gal at heart, Dr. Nae is as real as they get and was an absolute joy to have on the show. _____ Follow Dr. Nae: Instagram: @therealdrnadine / TikTok: @drnaelmft Buy Dr. Nae's book HERE 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) Merch is here! www.wasiinacult.com

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0:00.0	The thing is that I think when you join a cult and this is how I felt in my relationship
0:04.5	it's like, oh I'm going to be safe here.
0:07.5	This is my people or this is my person, not even knowing it's the most dangerous place to be, but there's this pseudo feeling of safety
0:15.8	till the mask walls or the floor falls, right? Welcome to Was I an occult? I'm Liz Aikuzi. And over on this side of the table, I'm Tyler Iacuzzi.
0:32.7	And over on this side of the table, I'm Tyler Meissom,
0:35.4	and look, when we started this show,
0:37.1	when we first created it, a lot of people asked,
0:39.1	all right, you're gonna have enough stories of cults?
0:41.5	Are there enough cults out there?
0:43.2	And the answer, of course, is yes.
0:46.0	And then some.
0:47.1	Sadly, there are many, many cults in the world.
0:49.5	And as many of our listeners understand,
0:52.4	cults are far more pervasive than most realized.
0:56.7	And perverted as well.
0:58.8	And you, permit it.
1:01.8	Permit it, permit it, permit it.
1:05.0	Particular, right?
1:07.0	And once you understand what constitutes a cult,
1:10.0	you can see how really true all those P words are.
1:14.0	But the thing about cults that sometimes is still missed is their
1:18.1	relatability factor.
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