Katherine - Teal Swan

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Episode 43: Lola & Meagan chat with a woman named Kathryn about her experiences as a follower of the charismatic social media guru Teal Swan... who is often accused of being a cult leader. They discuss Teal's online presence and appeal, how she conducts her workshops, controversies of plagiarism, and a concerning story of what happened to one member. If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manipulation, or abuse of power, shoot us an email at [email protected]. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @trustmepodcast @oohlalola @vibehigherbitch OR TWITTER: @trustmecultpod @ohlalola

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0:00.0	If you have your own story of being in a cult or a high control group, or if you've had an experience with manipulation or abuse of power you'd like to share, leave us a message on our hotline number at 513-900-2955.
0:11.0	Or shoot us an email at TrustMePod at gmail.com.
0:15.0	Trust me, do you trust me?
0:18.0	Trust me, I'm like a smart person.
0:20.0	Yeah, I've never lied to you. I've never had lied.
0:24.0	If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!
0:28.0	Welcome to TrustMe, the podcast about cult extreme belief and the abuse of power from two sweet hearts who've actually experienced it. I am Lola Blonk.
0:37.0	I'm Megan Elizabeth.
0:39.0	And today's guest is a former follower of Teal Swan, named Catherine.
0:44.0	Catherine, we are leaving her last name out.
0:46.0	She is going to tell us about how she came to believe in the charismatic social media guru who is often accused of being a cult leader,
0:53.0	as well as the red flags she began to notice and how Teal behaved with her followers both online and offline.
0:59.0	We'll discuss some of the big controversies around Teal, why some of her stories are concerning, and what Catherine learned after she left the teal tribe.
1:08.0	Yes, I'm excited about this one because I feel like we've talked about Teal so many times, but we've never actually spoken to someone who followed her actively.
1:17.0	Listen, if y'all follow us on TikTok or Instagram, which you probably should, you may have seen us roasting Teal a little bit.
1:24.0	Oh, we got her good.
1:26.0	We got this one good.
1:29.0	Because she posted a video that is talking about how knowledge is essentially bad, which is like such a thing a cult leader would say.
1:38.0	Follow us on TikTok.
1:40.0	Follow us.
1:41.0	Yeah, follow us.
1:42.0	Trust me podcast on TikTok, right?
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