Her Parallels Between Children of God Sex Cult & the US Military ft. Daniella Mestyanek Young

*Content Warning: Brief mentions of Suic*de Ideation and R*pe*
Daniella Mestyanek Young finally escaped the Children of God sex cult at age 15 desperately trying to acclimate to life in the US and starting school for the first time. Her accolades and honors would land her in the US military which not only compounded upon her growing mound of trauma, but eventually leading her to an impossible breaking point.

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Chapter Markers
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:11 Disclaimer about the US Army
00:03:19 She attempts to enroll in public school for the first time at 15!
00:06:53 The hardships of not understanding how school works....at all.
00:09:38 Hiding from your backstory vs owning it
00:13:01 First rule of cults- you're never in a cult
00:14:22 The moment she realized she WAS in a cult
00:18:15 The fast track to success in school- cult programming?
00:21:37 How high demand groups/cults create toxic performance perfectionism
00:25:49 Easy self sacrifice &. black and white thinking
00:28:27 "Righteous Rage" We are better than you mentality
00:30:59 Things you may not know about the Military
00:32:54 R*pe culture & the awful story of Vanessa Guillen
00:36:32 Why Daniella (an officer) was blamed for creating an unsafe environment for women on deployment
00:42:28 Extreme victim blaming!
00:43:48 Weaponizing sex & banning sex leads to distortions
00:48:13 Why women are needed in the military
00:54:54 When the trauma goes unresolved, and surfaces with a vengeance
01:02:19 How is she healing and what helped her get better initially?
01:11:26 It's not about cult vs non cult- recognizing toxic behavior
01:17:57 Linda, Listen
01:20:21 Follow and support Daniella!

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