Bek Condello on escaping a cult, and finding herself while writing 'Can You Handle A Girl Like Me?'

What happens when your whole life has been controlled by the confines of a cult, and you finally break free? Bek Condello's experience within the doomsday cult Geelong Revival Centre is what begins her new book, Can You Handle A Girl Like Me, but it's what she does after leaving that is truly surprising. We talk about the writing process of this powerful memoir, breaking free from the cult but still being married to someone in it, and Bek's journey of transformation in her 'second adolescence' once she was free.First, Read is hosted by Charle Malycon, and this episode's guest is Bek Condello. Produced by Liz Burnett. Video Production by Michael Windle and Isabella Francis. Additional research and scripting by Lydia Burgham. Theme song composed by Kieran Parker. Content co-ordination by Tiana Warner. Graphic design by Olivia Mead.