I escaped a cult - I spent a day with an EX-CULT MEMBER
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Publicado 2021-08-04
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🗯RELATED EPISODES…
▸ EX-MORMONS - • I spent a day with EX-MORMONS
▸ CONVERSION THERAPY SURVIVORS - • I spent a day with CONVERSION THERAPY...
🎥Crew
▸ Creator, Director, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla
▸ Executive Producer - Alessandra Catanese
▸ Producer, Co-writer & Research - Elise Felber
▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Kathy Sue Holtorf
▸ Camera Operator - Garrett McKenna
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▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna (twitter.com/MorkCrispy)
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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I’m proud to call Calvin my son. I appreciate how well rounded he presented his life, talking about the good times and very difficult times. I’m grateful that he could see a better way to live his life and follow his heart with what he knows to be true.
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"a mind full of conclusion has no room for expansion" damn that's wise
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The fact that Anthony didn’t force him to continue talking about a certain subject just show how much respect he has for his guests
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I really appreciate that Anthony assured him he didnt need to talk about anything too difficult. many interviewers chase the story regardless of peoples feelings and seeing Anthony display that this was a safe place was heartwarming.
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"Righteousness can replace love" I was never in a cult, but very "religious" house hold. And that statement is very powerful
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This one really upset me. He was so honest and raw. Sending him virtual love.
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Cults always scare me, idk it just makes me incredibly uneasy
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Advice to cults: don’t send your members to philosophy classes.
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If anyone is interested in diving in deeper to what it’s been like for Calvin’s sibling growing up in this family, Calvin’s older brother Clayne Edward Wayman just published his memoir recently, “Echoes of Resounding Love.”
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Anthony is such a great host! His guests always seem to be comfortable and open up like they trust him, that's so great and underrated
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Anthony is so respectful and patient. When Calvin was overwhelmed and crying, Anthony just waited and asked if he wanted to talk about it. He is an amazing interviewer. Edit: the likes omg-
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minus the polygamy, this reminds me so much of growing up as a jehovah’s witness. we’re taught that everyone else is lost and doing wrong things, and we have “free will” to make good and bad choices. college, long term careers, etc are discouraged. and you’re shunned if you make “bad” choices. it’s so hard to know who you are when you finally leave.
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I grew up in a christian cult and one thing that people always mistake about me is that I'm angry and have hate in my heart against the church...while yes I've been hurt by the church and parts of it do make me angry I have empathy for them. The Allegory of the cave is a perfect example of what it was like for me leaving the church. The one thing the story was missing is all the guilt you feel.
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He was so easy-going and could make a conversation flow very well. Calvin was a great guest, and I wish him all the best!
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the fact he is crying and says it’s fine this needs to be talked about what a guy <3
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The “I hope I did enough” on her death bed really hit home for me I always still wonder if I’ll ever meet expectations of my family and for God.
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I loved his explanation of Plato's cave-he's a great communicator.
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This really stuck with me, his stament “It’s not always bad” that’s exactly what a toxic relationship is like, especially with a parent. It feels so good to hear someone else say that and to know i’m not alone and i’m not crazy.
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Calvin's point that cults exist on a spectrum is a very important one. A lot of people (my past self included) think they can't possibly be in a cult because it's not like Heaven's Gate or Jonestown, or even worry that using the word "cult" for their experience is insulting to victims of "real" cults, but recognising that it's a spectrum is essential to the process of escape and healing.
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I have a direct quote from Plato's Allegory of the Cave tattooed on the inside of my arm, because of how profoundly it influenced me the first time I ever read it. It says, "How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?" I got it to remind me to always be open-minded, since it's always possible that what I think is true is a mere shadow of reality, and I might simply not know enough to even realize it.
