Escaping the Children of God Cult ft. Daniella Mestyanek Young
Khloé in Wonder Land
Khloé Kardashian
4.5 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Khloé sits down with Daniella Mestyanek Young, a cult survivor who was born and raised in the infamous Children of God. Daniella shares what it was like growing up in a highly controlled environment, how she realized something wasn’t right at a young age, and the moment she risked everything to leave at 15. From culture shock and rebuilding her identity to navigating relationships, trauma, and ultimately finding healing, this is a powerful conversation about resilience, survival, and what it really takes to start over.
Episode Sponsors:
Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KHLOE10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount
Shop at https://www.REVOLVE.com/KHLOE and use code KHLOE for 15% off your first order. #REVOLVEpartner
To learn more and get 20% off your order, visit http://ActiveSkinRepair.com and use code: KHLOE. You can also find Active Skin Repair on Amazon and at your local CVS.
You can find Barilla Al Bronzo pasta in the red bag at select retailers nationwide. Click here to find a store near you: https://click2cart.com/153800gv
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | When did you start realizing this isn't normal? We were trafficked in front of the whole world. Let's talk about cults. I'm always knitting. Just go with it. I'm watching the news and it's saying, Children of God cult. Children of God cult. And I was like, oh. You know, performance is really brilliant for trafficking children. You don't think, are they getting paid? |
| 0:21.6 | Are they being abused? |
| 0:22.6 | Oh, you're going to go to hell if you don't grow up and stay in the family. |
| 0:25.6 | Okay, hell's gonna suck. |
| 0:27.6 | Love bombing is how you get drawn into a cult. |
| 0:29.6 | I've been in a one-on-one cult then. |
| 0:31.6 | If you're hearing a story of the girl who grew up in one of the worst cult |
| 0:35.6 | and you're relating, that's a cult. |
| 0:42.4 | So when I was a lieutenant, the battle captain in charge had me at a Kardashian update brief. |
| 0:48.3 | You've got to be kidding. To the end of every intelligence brief. |
| 0:51.3 | Oh my god, like, okay, military, who knew? |
| 0:59.3 | Okay, so girl, I feel like we have so much to talk about. I definitely had my mouth on the floor. |
| 1:06.4 | I was on like just a bunch of different emotions doing my research about you. And it's really inspiring that |
| 1:15.0 | you're standing and positive and here today and that you're so willing and open to be on |
| 1:20.9 | my podcast with me and to talk about your journey. So thank you for being here. |
| 1:25.3 | Oh my gosh. Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:27.1 | I would love if you |
| 1:27.8 | can talk a little bit about your childhood and how you were raised. I want to sort of set the |
| 1:33.8 | stage for the listeners and viewers out there. So I was born third generation into the children |
| 1:41.0 | of God. So my grandfather joined this cult in the 70s. And the Children of God is one of |
| 1:47.3 | these cults that came out of the late 60s, early 70s, had a lot to do with blowback from the civil |
| 1:53.7 | rights movement. We just had a lot of cults popping up at that time. So my grandfather joined in the |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Khloé Kardashian, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Khloé Kardashian and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.