Confronting the "Shiny Happy People" Compound He Was Imprisoned In at 16

Joined in the studio is friend, comedian, and ex-IBLP “cult kid” Davey Jackson. Having spent his childhood homeschooled by his mother, at 12, his parents decided to incorporate Bill Gothard’s practices into his education. As a form of pun*shment for having a girlfriend, at 16, Davey was sent to an intense IBLP training center. Instead of correcting his “bad” behavior, Davey further rebelled, which ultimately led him to spend 7 days in the Prayer Room, the center’s solitary confinement, which only had a bible. Davey recounts his losing-touch-with-reality experience, his attempts at escape, and now, all of these years later, going back to the center where the source of his decades of living with trauma began. (Also, Jonathan takes his first shot at a solo interview.)


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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:15 What the Shiny Happy People docu-series was like for those that grew up in the IBLP
00:06:47 IBLP explained
00:09:50 What homeschool and ATI was like for Davey growing up
00:11:09 When Davey started questioning his religious home school education
00:12:47 Davey's parents send him to an education center as a form of pun*shment
00:16:06 Davey was not allowed to listen to music
00:19:08 What it was like for Davey at the IBLP Training Center
00:23:35 What led Davey to solitary confinement at 16
00:25:51 Similarities within IBLP, IFB, and the "troubled teen" industry
00:27:40 Solitary confinement
00:28:34 Davey tries to break out from the window
00:32:36 The rest of Davey's time at the Training Center
00:34:45 Coming back broken
00:36:06 Davey confronts his parents afterward
00:38:52 Davey using dr*gs and alcohol to escape and disassociate
00:45:01 When things started looking brighter for Davey
00:46:40 Davey revisits the Training Center all of these years later
00:58:37 It hits Davey once he sees the prayer room windows

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