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Get A Life Ep.166 with Psychologist Maria Esguerra- Child Sexual Abuse in Cults Explained

Get A Life Ep.166 with Psychologist Maria Esguerra- Child Sexual Abuse in Cults Explained

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 ⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and trauma. This episode is one of the most important conversations we’ve had.We are joined by psychologist and survivor Maria Esguerra, alongside Gilly and Cheryl, to talk openly about child sexual abuse, trauma, and the reality of growing up in high-control groups and cults.This isn’t an easy conversation to have but it’s an important one. What you’re about to hear brings together both professional insight and lived experience. It’s a conversation grounded in real stories, but also informed by the clinical understanding of trauma and abuse.We break down:-What child sexual abuse actually is (and what many people misunderstand)-Why so many survivors question: “Does what happened to me count?”-How grooming, authority, and coercion replace obvious violence-The lifelong impact of trauma, shame, and silence-Why survivors often don’t come forward and what happens when they do-How cult environments make abuse harder to recognize, report, and stopIf you’re a survivor, I want you to know this: you are not alone. What you feel makes sense. Your reactions, your confusion, your pain, it all comes from something real. And none of what happened was your fault.If this isn’t your experience, I ask you to listen with care. Try to understand, even if it’s uncomfortable. Real change starts when people are willing to truly hear and see what others have been through.Link for insiders- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iszzq45kcy124aptjxjsy/45000-166.mp4?rlkey=4ftuqkmzl22q9qr44f5kfmav6&st=ski8rj0b&dl=0Link to Maria's research-https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kQdYXUFKGqnxsp4nPVna-9hbwFFzAwVT?usp=sharingLink to Maria and Miriam's Victoria's parliament inquiry- https://youtu.be/EH7EGn5xBNk?si=6Mdy5yHs7X6lL6_GLink to Luke Hollis-https://www.acc.co.nz/newsroom/stories/acc-scholarship-history-of-abuse-motivates-researchhttps://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/Resilience_through_Vulnerability_Post-Disclosure_Trajectories_of_Male_Childhood_Sexual_Abuse_Survivors/30030229?file=57580285Jill Mytton's ICSA presentation - https://youtu.be/OZ_g8-0j_M4?si=5GXBvLazjV7nd6PaJill Mytton's Submission to the Victoria Parliament Inquiry- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0plv0gs1glahiwi1lrpyi/173-Dr-Jill-Aebi-Mytton-submission.pdf?rlkey=80m7seu32r0dnq0vths6vtfqs&st=ebj7wwu4&dl=0Link to Cheryl's poem Unzip My Body- https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/geqny3fqf4gz3rfgem9h6/Unzip-my-body.mp4?rlkey=irw3j2qcaqvs39klqljb3m4ok&st=a8o8box6&dl=0To share your story or be a guest on the show, email info.getalife@proton.meLink to GOFUNDME for legal suit against Cheryl and the Get a Life podcast- https://gofund.me/e976c9d77Get a Life Paypal donations -https://www.paypal.me/getalifepodcastGet a Life GoFundMe-https://gofund.me/614bcd06Olive Leaf Network- https://oliveleaf.network/Thinking of Leaving Pamphlet and resources - https://oliveleaf.network/resources/Preston Down Trust Decision-https://www.gov.uk/government/news/commission-publishes-report-on-the-preston-down-trustAberdeen incident- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1riImgAqwaqGwjYq6vRQIr4_jscJA0eQN/view?usp=drive_linkIf we walk in the light letters-https://drive.google.com/file/d/14WlgJladl1r95YGxW0FbZ0prYfjlg7FU/view?usp=sharingAdmin/Legal email address:stouffvillelegal-gal@protonmail.comOffice address:22 Braid BendStouffville ONL4A 1R7#plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch #pbcc #abuse #church #cult #religion #trauma #religioustrauma #sexualabuse #mindcontrol #brainwashing #conversation #exmembers #exposingtruth #expose #exposure #whistleblower #getalifepodcast #getalife #podcast #rules #strict #exclusivebrethren #brucehales #BruceHales #BDH #BruceDHales #UniversalBusinessTeam #UBT #RRT #RapidReliefTeam #Aberdeen #OneSchoolGlobal #OSG #johnhales #shutup #withdrawnfrom #worldly #excommunicate #assemblydeath #christiansect #christiancult #canadiancult #canadiansect #sect #worldwidesect #worldwidecult #cult
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