Butterflies and Bravery

Two cult Survivors & BFFs tell our stories, interview other Survivors & straight talk cults, religious trauma, healing & living after leaving. #cults

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

@daniellamyoung I just got to Thailand at 12, & I remember being so sad when I saw how many fatherless military "made" kids there were from that. I related, I guess. They were called luk-khrung, which literally means "half-child." There was a lot of discrimination against them back then too.

[The Cult Vault Podcast @CultVaultPod]

June 2nd is the 12 hour stream to fundraise for the Cult Vault & the Family Survival Trust. Some amazing guests have agreed to chat. The 9th & final panel takes place w/@BnBravePodcast w/ hosts Whisper & Jemima @ 11:30pm EST/4:30am BST.

Donations open: https://t.co/DTFdOW6Aht

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

As born-in survivors of the Children of God cult & hosts of the Butterflies & Bravery Podcast @BnBravePodcast, Jemima & I will be closing out today's 12hr live stream w/ The Cult Vault! We'll be on at 8:30pm PST. SEE YOU THERE!
Interview line up: https://t.co/1HAs0dDsyh

[The Cult Vault Podcast @CultVaultPod]

12 HOUR LIVE STREAM! The Cult Vault's 3rd Birthday! https://t.co/kO5AqWhW1Q

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

This Mother's day, we remember and celebrate the strength and bravery of a mother's journey many of us know intimately: escaping a cult and breaking generational abuse, a mother’s journey to set herself and her children free. 
https://t.co/MQ5xMpYXbk

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

@CultVaultPod Yes!! We would!!

[CoGTFIsurvivors @cogtfisurvivors]

In our first post for our series on Firsts after leaving a high control group, @VerityCarter22 describes the new feelings and experiences she had after leaving COG-TFI. So many upheavals to the world one has known for so long can be overwhelming but also exhilarating.

[The Cult Vault Podcast @CultVaultPod]

A-Z of Cults - B for Branch Davidians. Vernon Howell AKA David Koresh, the self-proclaimed born-again messiah with his doomsday prophecies and totalitarian control of followers led to devastating loss of life.
#cults #cult #cultleader #cultpodcast #truecrimepodcast

[The Cult Vault Podcast @CultVaultPod]

A - Z of Cults - C is for CHILDREN OF GOD. @BnBravePodcast #cult #cults #cultleader #childrenofgod #truecrimepodcast #cultpodcast

[Sandra Repar BLM @ReparSandra]

Thank you for being a kind soul, President Carter.

[CoGTFIsurvivors @cogtfisurvivors]

Our first post for our new series of art and poetry by #cogtfisurvivors is a poem, "Secrets", by E.S. It talks about brainwashing, #grooming, and being forced to keep dark secrets from a young age.

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

If you’re reading this, someone wants you to know that every time you’ve felt out of place in the world was because you didn’t have the proper support in a vulnerable moment. It’s not because you don’t belong. You matter even on your hardest days. You’ve always mattered.

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

Listening to "...It Just Was" at https://t.co/whuGpM97p7
@angelamaria80 @whisperwjames @jemimafarris

[Teddy Hose @teddyhose]

I think another layer of difficulty in being born into, then leaving a cult is that instead of having relatives as a support system, other cult members are made to feel like family. So once I left, blood relatives felt like undeveloped, obligatory relationships.

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

We're back! Past the holiday hump, & w/ a bumpy start to the year, we pulled ourselves together enough to record our first episode of the year!
#cults #cultawareness #cultsurvivor #religion #religioustrauma #healing #mentalhealth #childrenofgod @cogtfisurvivors @igotout

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

Hell YES we are! Our interview with @CultVaultPod is in March, but check it out now, it's a fantastic podcast, & Kacey is a great host! Be sure to check out Butterflies & Bravery too! As always, we'd love to hear your story as a second gen, DM if you're interested!

[The Cult Vault Podcast @CultVaultPod]

A revolution is happening. And so many of you are part of it! @BnBravePodcast

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

@CultVaultPod Yes! LOL Whisper (me) has 4, co-host Jemima has 1, all adults now, & still bundles of chaos. Wouldn't have it any other way. The other day I heard someone call their kid a "f*ck trophy" & I laughed until I snorted. It's an especially fun name for them when you're a single mom 😝

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

Trauma survivors often get in the habit of spending a lot of time alone, because alone is safe-- relatively, anyway. Alone is controllable. We understand alone. We don't have to stress about alone.

People are unpredictable. When we're alone there's less risk to manage.

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

No matter how far you feel
trust that your star
will always
lead you home
-Whisper W James @whisperwjames

[Butterflies and Bravery @BnBravePodcast]

So true! Being born into one, thru our entire childhood & teen years, "we're not a cult" was a regular indoctrination. If your entire community is constantly explaining why they're not a cult...you might be a cult member.
#cultredflags #youmightbeacultmember #cultsurvivor