{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6ac3c3666c844f245f837b4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Taken Back to “The Family” Cult Commune After Mass Police Raid","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/0d983f2dbf4a1852db97a90d77cd7ab1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After escaping the COG cult in Australia with her husband, Maria Esguerra spent years in higher education so she could become a psychologist and better understand her past. Her mission now is to help other survivors of high control groups and people, move through their trauma and find healing in understanding. She is even doing her best to help legally forge a path for those who are victims of coercive control and help the courts understand that crimes are not always so black and white. Our discussion covers the ways in which children's wiring is not only affected, but hijacked, when growing up in dangerous and or high control cults.&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/XnA6FUz7DN0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube</a></p><p>Find and Support Maria!</p><p>The Olive Leaf Network:&nbsp;</p><p>Linktr.ee <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/Mariaesguerra\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/Mariaesguerra</a></p><p>IG <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultpsych/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultpsyc&nbsp;</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@mariaesguerra13\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mariaesguerra13&nbsp;</a></p><p>FB: h<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/maria.esguerra.75436\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ttps://www.facebook.com/maria.esguerra.75436</a></p><p>DeCult: <a href=\"http://www.decult.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.decult.net</a></p><p>Subscribe to our<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel!</a></p><p>Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.</p><p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!</a></p><p>Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p><p>Venmo @sheliseann</p><p>Find us on Social media!</p><p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann&nbsp;</a></p><p>Co Producer / Host <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jonathan.rosales_&nbsp;</a></p><p>TikTok <a href=\"http://cults.to.consciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cults.to.consciousness&nbsp;</a></p><p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a>&nbsp;</p><p>**Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales"}