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Free the Stories
by Ella VanGaya
Every soul carries a story. For many of us, these stories have been too big to hold alone, so they've stayed hidden and dormant. Free the Stories is a space where we can find and free these stories. Where we can be together, with just enough.
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Growing up in a Predatory, Doomsday Cult
This is not just a story about leaving a cult; it’s about the universal experience of becoming who we truly are.In Episode 1, Ella VanGaya shares her deeply personal story of living with two profoundly disconnected identities: Pamela, her dissociated “cult self” who existed in constant fear and obedience, and Ella, her hidden authentic self who was resilient yet silenced and ostracized. When these two selves finally recognize each, finally “make eye contact” as she puts it, they engage in a deeply raw, honest, and liberating dialogue. Episode 1 is that conversation. Jehovah's Witnesses are the cult.Episode 1 explores how trauma fractures identity, how love and terror can become intertwined, and how the road back to wholeness asks us to stand in our deepest truths—with tender vulnerability, the willingness to be seen, and in unwavering connection to this humble and holy human experience.May our stories be heard. May our stories be loved. May our stories be free.Contact: [email protected], editor, producer, narrator and music maker: Ella VanGayaThis episode was wildly and wonderfully supported by: Maya LunaBooks referenced:Steven Hassan: Combating Cult Mind ControlAlexandra Stein: Terror, Love and Brainwashing - Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Every soul carries a story. For many of us, these stories have been too big to hold alone, so they've stayed hidden and dormant. Free the Stories is a space where we can find and free these stories. Where we can be together, with just enough.
HOSTED BY
Ella VanGaya
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Every soul carries a story. For many of us, these stories have been too big to hold alone, so they've stayed hidden and dormant. Free the Stories is a space where we can find and free these stories. Where we can be together, with just enough.
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