39 How Cult (Brooke Arnold)

<p>Trigger Warning: Rape/Sexual Assault/Cults</p> <p>This week we are joined by comedian, writer and professor Brooke Arnold. Brooke tells us all about her experience of growing up in a cult that has been called "The world's most woman-hating cult" from the ages of 7 to 17, how she escaped and what adjusting to life afterwards was like.  We get a look deep inside her former cult-- The Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) and its ‘7 Non-Optional Life Principles’ -  and how those principles (Design, Authority, Responsibility, Suffering, Ownership, and Freedom) were constructed to justify and perpetuate a pyramid scheme of abuse and sexual assault. We discuss what makes something a cult, how to tell if something is a cult, and what makes people vulnerable to being sucked in. Finally Brooke tells us how cults are just indicators of larger culture, why she prefers a psychedelic approach to therapy and how a recent trip to her former cult leader Bill Gothard’s house led her to a healing revelation. </p> <p>Follow Brooke @TheBrookeArnold</p> <p>Follow us at @howcumpodcast and Remy at @RemyKassimir </p> <p>Sign up for access to extras for only $5 at <a href= "patreon.com/howcum">patreon.com/howcum</a></p> <p>Check out our <a href="howcumpodcast.com">website</a> for live forums & merch!</p> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-cum/id1329297366">RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To find your perfect sofa and get 20% off all orders, go to <a href= "Allform.com/howcum">Allform.com/howcum</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks Care/of!  </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">For 50% off your first order, visit <a href="takecareof.com">takecareof.com</a> and use code HOWCUM50</span></p> <p> </p>