And he knocked on a door and a woman answered and she said, I'm so happy you're here.

We've been waiting for you.

My father was just so happy and he kind of gave me like his little side hug and said,

that you're going to be fine, have a good summer.

He closed the door and left and I was alone in a new house with new people.

And I didn't know what I was doing there.

This is Wasiah Nicole.

I'm your host Tyler Miesom.

And I'm Liz Ayakuzi.

You know, on our show, we give survivors of cults a platform to tell their story the way they experienced it.

And like many traumatic events in life, it can take some time before one is ready to publicly speak about it.

My name is Tamara and I have not told my story for over 30 years because I wasn't ready.

Tamara came to us finally ready to speak, but given the specifics of her situation,

there is still a lot of fear for her in the telling, fear of severe repercussions.

But the fact that she is finally ready to openly share is truly incredible.

And we are honored that she chose us as a platform to tell her story.

And because of the breadth of her story, we made it a two-part love.

Then Mike is yours tomorrow.

So I was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1972.

My grandparents came to the United States in the early 50s.

Both of my grandparents lived through the Holocaust, which is a beautiful story.

They actually both survived because when their town was invaded, they were separated almost immediately.

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