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The Survivor Squad

Part 2: Piercing "The Vow" with Mark Vicente

The Survivor Squad

Collier Landry

True Crime, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

2.9956 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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**For Ad-Free Episodes, sign up for our Patreon!** https://www.patreon.com/thesurvivorsquad This is part 2 of our two-part interview with Mark Vicente. Mark Vicente - Author, speaker, and award-winning Writer/Director/Producer Mark Vicente was part of the creative team behind the sleeper hit “What The Bleep Do We Know?!” He and his wife’s harrowing campaign to escape and expose the organization NXIVM, a coercive and duplicitous high-control group, is captured in both seasons of the critically acclaimed HBO Documentary Series “THE VOW”. Instagram: @markvicente Linktree: https://linktr.ee/markvicente Stay tuned for news about Mark’s upcoming film at https://www.instagram.com/empathynotincluded/ Podcast WTF is on my Mind?! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtf-is-on-my-mind/id1646783869 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX1OsELrINqvPVImbyM6qdQ Mark’s website: www.markvicente.com Support Mark’s work: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente ***Join our Survivor Squad True Crime Podcasting Course!*** https://coaching.terranewellsurvival.com/ethical-true-crime-podcasting/ Survivor Squad Podcast links: https://linktr.ee/thesurvivorsqaud Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesurvivorsquad • Terra’s links: https://linktr.ee/terranewell • Collier’s links: https://collierlandry.com/links • Collier's Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-collier-landry-show/id1551076031 • Book a 1-on-1 with Terra for trauma/ toxic relationship coaching: https://calendly.com/terranewell91/15-minute-coaching-consult?month=2023-06 • Join Terra’s Complementary Trauma Support Group: Every 1st and 3rd Monday 5:00 PM PT mailto: Terranewellcoaching@gmail.com It's important to consider seeking support from a licensed mental health professional or support group. Talking to a trusted friend/family member can also be beneficial in overcoming trauma and its aftermath. •Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ •Trauma-Recovery.org: https://trauma-recovery.org/ •American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/ •National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml •National SA Hotline 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/ •National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Trigger warning. This podcast discusses themes centered around emotional, physical, and sexual violence.

0:07.0

While the stories of the survivors are meant to be inspiring and informative,

0:10.3

listener discretion is advised. If you are struggling with any of the

0:13.8

aforementioned issues, links to resources can be found in the show notes of today's

0:18.4

episode. They sent me this amazing letter inviting me to Symposium. I made What the B leap at this point.

0:25.0

So, you know, and people were, you know, I was sort of a big deal for a while.

0:30.0

And so at this point it was sort of the height of what the bleep and they said you know we know how to do the stuff that you talk about in the movie and I was like everybody says that you know you guys are full or shit but they write me this compelling letter the letter was so well written. Like it appealed to everything

0:45.3

I cared about. And by the way, later I would find out from Susan Dones who defected before me,

0:51.4

later I would find out they studied me very carefully they listen to like

0:55.9

radio broadcasts you know TV stuff stuff I'd written they studied everything about me to

1:00.2

figure out what I wanted so later I realized the letter was crafted to like get me to like go

1:06.3

oh this is exciting because it matched every single thing I cared about.

1:10.0

Hi survivors I'm Terran Yewall and I'm'm Callier Landry and this is the Survivor Squad

1:15.2

podcast. Yay another episode.

1:19.0

Another episode and you know we're we're having quite a growth spurt aren't we Tara?

1:25.0

Oh yes I'm so thankful that you guys came over from obsessed and then also

1:32.0

crawl space those are two major

1:34.0

podcasts and we're so grateful that you guys continue to listen to us.

1:38.0

Yeah at least or I and tolerate me listen to you tolerate me. Listen to you, tolerate me.

1:44.0

Thank you so much for that.

1:45.1

And also I want to say thank you because on my YouTube channel, Tara,

1:48.8

is about ready to cross over 30,000 subscribers,

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