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Voice of Influence355: Healing from Religious Abuse: Deeper Dive Part 2 with Andrea Wenburg & Rosanne MooreIn this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, host Andrea and Rosanne Moore delve into a deeper discussion about Andrea's interview with Anna LeBaron, who shared her traumatic experiences in a violent polygamist cult led by her father. They explore the concept of spiritual bypass and how Anna used religious practices to suppress emotional pain, before eventually addressing it. They discuss the challenges of healing from deep trauma in layers, the importance of education and information exposure, and the role of memoirs like 'Educated' by Tara Westover. They also touch on cultural awareness raised by the d...2025-05-0856 min
Voice of Influence354: Healing from Religious Abuse: Deeper Dive Part 1 with Andrea Wenburg & Rosanne Moore In this episode of The Voice of Influence Podcast, Andrea Wenburg and Rosanne Moore take a deeper dive into the prior interview with Anna LeBaron, who discussed her experiences escaping a violent polygamist cult. They reflect on cult dynamics and the importance of personal agency, referencing historical and contemporary examples, both religious and secular. They also discuss themes like empathy, respect, and the psychological manipulation that sustains cult-like environments. The conversation emphasizes the moral courage required to break free from coercive control and the critical need for self-examination in personal beliefs. Mentioned in this Episode:2025-05-0657 min
Voice of Influence352: Escaping & Healing From a Violent Cult with Anna LeBaron & Ruth WarinerIn this special Remix episode of the Voice of Influence Podcast, we revisit and remix episodes 7 and 8 with Anna LeBaron and Ruth Warner, two cousins who escaped violent polygamous cults founded by their fathers. The episode delves into their harrowing experiences, the bond they formed upon discovering their connection, and the healing journey that followed. They discuss their impactful memoirs, The Polygamist Daughter and The Sound of Gravel, and reflect on the challenges and triumphs of telling their stories. Highlighting themes of courage, healing, and finding your voice, this episode aims to inspire and empower listeners to overcome their...2025-04-221h 33
Harts on FireFrom Polygamist Cult to NYT Bestseller: Ruth Wariner’s Unbelievable EscapeIn this unforgettable episode, we’re joined by New York Times bestselling author Ruth Wariner, who shares her extraordinary journey from a childhood inside a dangerous polygamist cult to building a life rooted in freedom, purpose, and truth. As the niece of infamous cult leader Ervil LeBaron, Ruth was born into a world of violence, poverty, and control. After her father, the prophet was murdered, she faced years of instability and loss—ultimately stepping into the role of caregiver for her younger siblings while still just a child herself.But Ruth’s story is not just one of sur...2025-04-121h 59
The Life After Leaving Podcast: An Ex-Christadelphian PodcastEp. 14 Fellowship with ZinniaToday we’re flipping the script and Heather is chatting with Zinnia! Zinnia shares her story of growing up as an undiagnosed neurodivergent child and being bullied during her childhood inside and outside of the ecclesia. The first half of this episode is a bit heavy as Zinnia discusses how her environment contributed to severe depression and how growing up in a high control environment among other factors may have groomed her for domestic violence in her relationships. However, things took a turn for the better when Zinnia chose to leave the group, shut down their harassment, reported perpetrators to...2024-12-224h 22
The Friendship ParadoxS8E7 - One More Page!On today's episode, Steph and Bri discuss their reading habits and give book recommendations. It's basically a mini book club meeting - be sure to pull up your Goodreads!
In this episode:
Lisa Unger
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Jojo Moyes
Kristin Hannah
Agatha Christie
The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir by Ruth Wariner
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Tombolo Books
The...2024-04-0254 min
Bowie Book Club PodcastBowie Book Club Podcast - Private EyeWelcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild
speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has
reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Private
Eye, a half-serious, half-silly
British political magazine that is the ultimate in IYKYK.
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The list of books we'll be choosenating Season Two from are al...2024-02-2649 min
She's a 10 Times 5S8 EP146: A Harrowing Story of Survival: NYT Bestselling Author of "The Sound of Gravel," Ruth WarinerOk all you 10-ers, today we bring you an unforgettable story of survival, courage and processing loss and grief. This week’s guest is Ruth Wariner. Ruth is an internationally renowned speaker and author of The Sound of Gravel, an instant New York Times bestseller, which People Magazine called “heartbreaking, haunting, yet ultimately uplifting.”Ruth is the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children, and she details her tumultuous childhood, as well as coming of age in a polygamist family in rural Mexico. Ruth escaped to the U.S. with her youngest siblings in 1987, putting herself through college an...2024-02-1959 min
Tell Us Something We Don't Know#31: Escaping a Polygamous Mormon ColonyOur guest is New York Times bestselling author Ruth Wariner. In her memoir The Sound of Gravel, she writes about growing up in a polygamous Mormon colony named after her grandfather in Mexico. She shares harrowing and unbelievable details about being her father’s 39th child, living in extreme poverty after her father’s murder – and then eventually escaping the colony that was enabling her stepfather’s sexual abuses. She’s here to share her story and the lengths she’s gone through since her escape to raise her younger siblings and heal from her past. That's...2023-11-301h 08