A Little Bit Culty – A Conversation with The Vow’s Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames – Podcast #675

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Todd and Cathy Adams

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4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd talk with Sarah Edmonson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames from A Little Bit Culty Podcast and HBO’s Documentary The Vow. They discuss how we can recognize cultish influence all around us - in the way we use language and jargon, in our communities and groups, and of course, our politics -- none of us are completely immune to it. Those of us who consider ourselves seekers – or those of us who consider ourselves teachers, coaches, or healers – can pay attention to how power can distort, how a certain status, belief or community can make us feel more special than others. As parents we need to talk to our kids about this, how a relationship can initially feel good, but then become abusive, how we can slowly be pulled into something that initially feels cool, but then becomes uncomfortable – and most important, how we can teach our kids to question what doesn’t feel right, ask for help, and build a relationship with them where they know we are available to listen and support. Cathy shares how important Sarah and Nippy have been in her life, and how their decisions and dedication to help others continues to be inspiring.

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. I'm so excited to share today's podcast because we interview two people that are very
0:05.9	important in my life. And today I finally got to meet them. They are Sarah Edmondson and Anthony Nippy
0:12.2	Ames from HBO's The Vow. Have you seen it, Todd? I saw a few of them, but not with the consistency
0:20.7	that you did.
0:21.6	It's a documentary about Nexium, a self-improvement group whose leader Keith Reneery was
0:26.3	convicted of sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy, and other crimes.
0:31.4	Years ago, I listened to the escaping Nexium podcast featuring Sarah and then heard her again
0:36.2	on Leah Romini and Mike Rinder's
0:37.9	Scientology Fair Game podcast. She mentioned that she and Nippy would be hosting a weekly
0:42.9	podcast called A Little Bit Culty. On this podcast, they share their stories and they talk with
0:48.3	other survivors and cult experts to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive
0:53.2	situations.
0:56.7	And I have never missed an episode.
0:58.4	Sweetie, you're the real deal.
1:04.7	You're one of those fans, like the people that go out and get the iPhone the first day it's available.
1:06.0	If there's a new podcast, you're on it.
1:08.7	I know.
1:09.2	Well, especially when it talks about this kind of stuff.
1:11.6	Longtime listeners know that I've had plenty experiences that border on culty as a lifelong
1:16.7	self-help devotee and a member of the wellness community and just being someone who is always
1:21.4	trying to learn more and grow more and go deeper, which is why I recognize my own story
1:26.2	and Sarah and Nippy's story, and why we should
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