Life After a Cult: Brooke Deanne on CPTSD & Healing

In this episode, I sit down with Brooke Deanne for an honest conversation about her time in a cult and how that experience led to CPTSD. Brooke shares what it’s really like living with trauma, how it shows up in everyday life, and the small steps she’s taking to heal and move forward.We talk about the hard stuff—control, trust, and the weight of trauma—but also the hope that comes with recovery and rebuilding. This is one of those conversations that’s raw, real, and so needed.What you’ll hear in this episode:Brooke’s experience of life inside a cultHow CPTSD impacts daily lifeThe challenges of recovery and self-trustFinding resilience and hope after trauma