As we wrap Season 1 of Black and CULTivated, I sit down with two of my childhood friends Jen and Genise — whom I grew up with in the Worldwide Church of God. 👀✨

In this episode, you’ll hear a little more about my story and how the three of us slowly realized… yeah, we were 1000% raised in a cult. 😅 It’s a straight up kiki — full of laughs and those “wait, did that really happen?!” moments.

This episode truly captures what Black and Cultivated is all about: telling the stories of Black and Brown cult survivors with humor, heart, and a whole lotta honesty.

Thank y’all so much for rocking with us this season. You can’t get rid of us that easy though — bonus episodes and a Season Two announcement are coming soon 👀🤞🏾.

Heads up: There are a couple of little audio hiccups in this one, so bear with us! The convo is worth it, promise.

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Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blackandcultivated

If you or someone you know has been affected by cult involvement and is seeking help, the following resources are available:

Surviving Universal UK

Nikki G Speaks (Black owned religious trauma therapist)

Dr. Dylesia Trauma therapist (Black owned)

Freedom of Mind

Cult Education Institute

Cult Awareness & Information Center

International Cultic Studies Association

Cult Escape

Cult News 101

We’re making up for lost time and blessing your feed with TWO episodes today! 🎉

In this one, I sit down with Hersal Pickett — a former member of my old church (but not my congregation) — who opens up about his time in the doomsday cult, the Worldwide Church of God. Like Pam in the last episode, Hersal caught on early that something wasn’t adding up.

Hersal is a UNC Chapel Hill basketball superfan 🏀, a proud husband and dad, a badass cancer survivor (say it with me: #fuckcancer), and quite possibly the nicest human alive. Case in point: I mispronounced his name the entire episode, and this man didn’t correct me once. 🙃 It’s HERSAL, y’all — not Hershal. My bad, friend.

Heads up — there are a few visuals in this one, so if you’re feeling nosy (and you should be), hop over to YouTube to see what we’re pointing at.

Get into it, and enjoy! 🔥🎙️

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Thank you for listening.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blackandcultivated

If you or someone you know has been affected by cult involvement and is seeking help, the following resources are available:

Surviving Universal UK

Nikki G Speaks (Black owned religious trauma therapist)

Dr. Dylesia Trauma therapist (Black owned)

Freedom of Mind

Cult Education Institute

Cult Awareness & Information Center

International Cultic Studies Association

Cult Escape

Cult News 101

Only 3 more episodes left in Season 1 of Black and CULTivated.
And the final eps are diving headfirst into my own cult, The Worldwide Church of God. ⛪️🚩

First up, Ms. Pam Redd, a brilliant educator and musician who attended WWCG from age 5 to adulthood.

And chile, the stories she drops… 😳🔥 From meeting the church's leader Herbert W Armstrong and listening first hand to his racist ass sermons, to being disfellowshipped, — Pam does 👏🏾 not 👏🏾 hold 👏🏾 back.

I’m so honored that she can use this platform to tell her story. 🖤

👉🏾 Link in bio to subscribe and catch all the final episodes! If you or someone you know has been affected by cult involvement and is seeking help, the following resources are available:

Nikki G Speaks (Black owned religious trauma therapist)
https://www.nikkigspeaks.com/

Dr. Dylesia Trauma therapist (Black owned)
https://www.radicalchangetherapy.org/...

Freedom of Mind
https://freedomofmind.com/

Cult Education Institute
https://culteducation.com/

Cult Awareness & Information Center
https://web.archive.org/web/201706281...

International Cultic Studies Association
https://www.icsahome.com/

Cult Escape
https://cult-escape.com/

Cult News 101
https://www.cultnews101.com/

Thank you for listening. / @blackandcultivated

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Send us a text

Thank you for listening.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blackandcultivated

If you or someone you know has been affected by cult involvement and is seeking help, the following resources are available:

Surviving Universal UK

Nikki G Speaks (Black owned religious trauma therapist)

Dr. Dylesia Trauma therapist (Black owned)

Freedom of Mind

Cult Education Institute

Cult Awareness & Information Center

International Cultic Studies Association

Cult Escape

Cult News 101