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Speaker 1: Anyone can join a cult. If you've ever dived headfirst

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Speaker 1: into a new self help.

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Speaker 2: Program, or believed wholeheartedly in a spiritual practice.

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Speaker 1: Or even just trusted someone.

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Speaker 2: With your life, Guess what, You're just as vulnerable as

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Speaker 2: everyone else.

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Speaker 1: No one is safe, especially not Megan.

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Speaker 2: I am the most susceptible. We want to.

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Speaker 1: Dispel the myth that people who join cults are dumb,

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Speaker 1: or naive or broken.

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Speaker 2: Anyone can be manipulated by a narcissist, and we should know.

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Speaker 2: We both have been.

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Speaker 1: I am Lola Blanc and I'm Megan Elizabeth, and we're

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Speaker 1: real life cult survivors.

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Speaker 2: Join us every week as we talk to other survivors, believers, experts,

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Speaker 2: and more about their experiences and our experiences with cults,

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Speaker 2: extreme belief, and the abuse of power. You might be next.

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Speaker 1: Trust Me, Available every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts.