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.

Or shoot us an email at TrustMePod at gmail.com.

Trust me, do you trust me?

Trust me, I'm like a smart person. I've never lied to you. I've never lied to you.

If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!

The podcast about cult, extreme belief, and the abuse of power from two rock stars who've actually experienced it, I am low-along.

And I'm Megan Elizabeth.

I've only we were real rock stars.

Today, our guest is Mikhail Jolay, singer of the Airborne Toxic event and author of New York Times best-selling memoir Hollywood Park.

Mikhail is gonna tell us about living in the drug rehab cult synonym as a child in the 1970s.

We'll talk about how the cult was highly regarded in its early days, but how it also separated families,

had a dangerous level of control over its followers' lives, and escalated into violence over time, one incident of which he witnessed.

We'll also get into how his mom came and took him away from the call out of the blue, how she was basically a stranger since he'd been living in the cult's orphanage,

and what it was like being dirt poor after they got out.

Plus, addiction, how is narcissistic, familial relationship, has impacted his adult relationships, and the moment he knew he needed to change.

This episode is so good. You guys, you're gonna hear me fan-girling out a little bit, and that's fine.

Yeah, I know.

You're in the cult of his Twitter.

You love him on Twitter.

I've looked at my retweets over the years. It's a lot of political retweets, and it's like he just like continuously pops up.

Though it's been a while. It's been a while.

Trigger warning. Guys, there are some descriptions of violence in this episode, and also just a lot of sad kids stuff, so be prepared for that.

...