Talking about it has helped me heal. Writing about it has helped me process trauma and experiences I didn’t even have words for. I was recently a guest on The Reclamation Room, a podcast about narcissism and religious extremism. This was the first time I interviewed as both Luna Westish (my pen name), and my real name (which I’m not sharing here for SEO reasons, but is pretty widely available online.) I hope that you get something out of this podcast, which is available everywhere you listen. I know that hearing about / reading about other people’s cult experiences were a key part of me beginning to heal and grow out of my trauma-based roots.