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A Little Bit Culty \\u2013

If you think you\\u2019re too smart to fall for a cult, this episode is your wake-up call. Undue influence can poison what starts out as a \\u2018good thing\\u2019 and turn it into a culty shitshow. Just ask today\\u2019s guest: Gerette Buglion. She was a member of an under-the-radar cult for over 18 years. In this organization, there was no tithing, no rules about where you should live, what brand of deodorant you must use, or what clothes to wear. Instead, far more subtle techniques were used...but they were powerful, and destructive all the same. When Gerette finally emerged from the cult at age 52, she asked herself, \\u201cHow did I, an educated, caring mother, wife, and business owner become that lost and for that long?\\u201d She joins us to discuss her page-turning memoir, and her journey from hopeful therapy client to enthusiastic cult member to an anti-cult crusader. Spoiler alert: You\\u2019re not too smart to fall for culty shit.\\xa0

More about today\\u2019s guest: Gerette Buglion, B.A. Elementary Education and Special Education, earned her \\u2018Master\'s Degree\\u2019 in cult awareness education from the school of life. This training occurred during her eighteen-year odyssey with Doug (Fictitious name. Real person) who was the leader of the \\u2018Center for Transformational Learning\\u2019 (fictitious name for a real group, also simply CTL). Her memoir of her experience, An Everyday Cult, lifts the nuanced veil of controlling groups through its subtle weaving of personal experience with insight from recognized cultic phenomena. In addition to hosting retreats and her Writing to Reckon workshops, Gerette is a co-founding collaborator of the #igotout movement and igotout.org and co-host of the Everyday Cults, Everyday People \\xa0podcast. Learn more about Gerette\\u2019s work and upcoming events at her official website.

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The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything.

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A Little Bit Culty is proud to support the #IGOTOUT project, which empowers survivors of cultic abuse to share their stories online as a catalyst for education, prevention, and healing. Learn more at igotout.org

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For more information on A Little Bit Culty and co-hosts Sarah Edmondson and Nippy \\u201cAnthony\\u201d Ames, visit our official website at alittlebitculty.com. Follow us on Instagram & Twitter @alittlebitculty

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