Why do so many “healing spaces” feel more like cults? We love a good guru, a fearless leader, a savior… until you forget how to make your own decisions. In this episode, movement therapist Cathy (author of Body Wisdom) gets real about why so many of us outsource our intuition and how it can make us vulnerable to manipulation, toxic “healers,” and cult-like communities.

Topics: Soft girl life, ego-driven spirituality, women’s rights, manipulation, the patriarchy.

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Guest → Cathy Williams www.intuitiveself.com.au

Preacher's kid turned sexually liberated yoga founder, Sarah Ford, opens up about growing up as an evangelist preacher’s child in Alabama, purity culture, navigating shame, and redefining faith after religious trauma.

Topics: purity culture • cult survival • faith deconstruction • ADHD in women • healing through yoga

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India sits down with cult survivor turned life coach, AngieBe, to unpack what it’s really like to escape a high-control religion. From believing God caused 9/11 as a punishment to rebuilding intuition and community, this episode explores how faith can be turned to fear and control.

Topics: Religious trauma • Control vs Community • Reconnecting with intuition

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