To Exit the Cultiverse - Courtney’s story CW/TW - detailed accounts of sexual assault, suicidal ideation, mentions of mental health Todays episode is a bonus episode. Courtney gets real, raw and finally talks about how she navigated her way out of a labyrinth of what would turn out to be a cult, all of the trials and tribulations she saw and witnessed, and how it affected her then and even to this day. Our hope is that this will make everyone listening realize that not only is there a reason we are both always fighting on the side of victims and survivors, but that this kind of thing can (and does) happen to anyone. Survivors, victims and their family members shouldn’t feel slighted and that empathy and advocacy should be better established within all of our hearts - we should start treating everyone with respect and kindness. Names and other identifying factors have been changed for the purpose of safety and anonymity. While the names and some identifying factors have been changed, this has been a story that she has been apprehensive to tell, but remains strong in the face of adversity and opens up. SOURCES - https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/sexual-abuse-children-cults-clinical-perspective https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2020/08/researchers-reveal-patterns-of-sexual-abuse-in-religious-settings.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S135917891730246X https://www.icsahome.com/articles/prevalence https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1105741 https://www.onlinepsychologydegree.info/what-to-know-about-the-psychology-of-cults/amp/ Inspirations recommendations and motivations to speak out are as follows - Books - Brave - Rose McGowan I’m glad my mom died - Jennette McCurdy Troublemaker - Leah Remini Road to Jonestown - Jeff Guinn Podcasts - A Little Bit Culty Was I in a cult? This is actually happening Narcissist Apocalypse What was that like? Something was Wrong TRUE CRIME AND PARANORMAL PODCAST FESTIVAL THIS YEAR IN AUSTIN AUGUST 25 - 27, 2023! Use code BEES to get a discount when you check out for tickets to the true crime and paranormal podcast festival in ATX OUR LINKS - Become a patron! By joining our patreon, you get access to many goodies - including our palate cleanser, lighthearted, comedy style podcast NOT SO NEFARIOUS CRIMINALS! www.patreon.com/a_nefarious_nightmare linktr.ee/anefariousnightmarepodcast Twitter - @anefariouspod Instagram and Tiktok - @nefariousnightmarepod Email - anefariousnightmare@gmail.com intro/outro by Lanie Hobbs of True Crime Cases with Lanie and It's haunted... what now? Podcasts. Music provided by epidemic sound, intro/outro music originally by Ghost Stories Inc, remixed by Ryan RCX Murphy. Are you a creator? Like our background music? Get a free trial month of music for your podcast without worrying about copyright by using our link - https://share.epidemicsound.com/0mpd8i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5908360/advertisement