I want to tell you a story that some people did not want me to tell.

I'm Lauren Chuljian, host of a new podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio.

It's called the 13th Step.

I thought like I was the only one.

Like if he did this all the time, he wouldn't own a treatment center.

This podcast is about the failures of the addiction treatment industry, the limits of the

Me Too movement and journalism.

How deep can you dig before it gets dangerous?

In the 13th Step, wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Lola Blanc and I'm Megan Elizabeth and we're the hosts of Trust Me, the podcast

about cults, extreme belief and the abuse of power.

Now on podcast one, we're real life cult survivors and we're here to tell you anyone can join

a cult.

If you've ever dived headfirst into a new self-help program or believed will heartedly

in a spiritual practice or even just trusted someone with your life, guess what?

You're just as susceptible as everyone else.

No one is safe, especially not Megan.

I'm the most susceptible.

We want to debunk the myth that people who join cults are uneducated or naive or broken

because anyone can be manipulated by an arse assist or feel good in a new group they've

joined.

And we should know we both have been.

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