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Ep 199 12 Step Cult Whistleblowing with Burn The Stigma
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Today we're sitting down with Tara Grace from Burn The Stigma YouTube, Burn The Stigma Facebook and Burn The Stigma TikTok to discuss what it's been like for her to 12 step dissent since 2020.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Cult Whistleblowing Intro
0526 First starting to dissent
09:52 We are more than addiction
13:41 Evolving as a dissenter
17:46 Becoming a 12 step dissenter
20:35 Navigating initial pushback
26:36 What keeps Tara going
34:24 Thriving beyond labels
37:21 Unexpected gifts from dissenting
50:01 Traditional recovery kills people
51:03 Trolls, ad hominem and purpose
58:58 Dissenting and speaking out advice
1:11:27 How dissenting changed Tara's life
1:19:49 Predators and cult whistleblowing dangers
1:35:22 Passion, fire and soul purpose
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