Pauline Dakin, author of Run, Hide, Repeat: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood, grew up amid sudden moves, secrecy and unexplained fear. Later, she was told her family had been fleeing the mafia under the protection of a covert organisation. Her investigation revealed a very different story.
In S6E15 of Strange & Mysterious World, Pauline recounts the trusted minister at the centre of her family's secret world, letters presented as coming from relatives, and the test that finally broke the story apart. We explore trust, manipulation, the expert explanations she sought about delusional disorder, and the lasting cost of believing those closest to us.
The hosts also explore possible paranormal interpretations; Pauline offers her own grounded explanation. This is a personal account of family experience, not a clinical diagnosis or medical advice.
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FIND PAULINE DAKIN
Official website: https://pauline-dakin.squarespace.com/
Run, Hide, Repeat — book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547427/run-hide-repeat-by-pauline-dakin/
Podcast and listening links: https://linktr.ee/paulinedakin
University of King's College profile: https://ukings.ca/people/pauline-dakin/
Public professional contact: pauline.dakin@ukings.ca
00:00 The secret note and introduction
00:59 A childhood of secrecy and sudden moves
04:48 Who was Stan Sears?
06:33 The phone call and motel meeting
07:55 The supposed mafia threat
12:12 Explore Eleusis TV
12:30 Basement fights, coded messages and rescue stories
17:08 Making the threat feel real
18:26 Living with fear and misplaced trust
23:22 The test that exposed the story
27:38 Family doubles and mysterious letters
31:24 Was anything supernatural involved?
33:43 Understanding delusional disorder
38:03 Confronting Stan
39:37 Her mother's work with dreams
40:51 Journalism and a new novel
42:49 A discussion of addiction treatments
45:02 Why do we trust people?
48:03 What Pauline wants families to understand
49:51 Closing reflections
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