• Life Inside a Cult

  • Nov 12 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • In this episode, Ant is joined by Carli McConkey. Carli was just 21 years old when she attended a wellness festival in Sydney one Sunday afternoon. She met with a psychic, hoping to gain some clarity and direction. But that encounter ended up altering the course of her life for 13 years. Carli shares her story of losing her identity, freedom and family. She also opens up about the realisation that she needed to escape, and how she fought against mind control techniques in order to do so.

    If you suspect you or someone you know may be involved in a cult, support is available at www.cifs.org.au

    If you think you need immediate assistance, call 000. If you would like to speak to someone for support, you may wish to contact one of the following services.

    • LifelineCall 13 11 14, or visit www.lifeline.org.au.
    • 1800RESPECTCall 1800 737 732, or visit www.1800respect.org.au.

    LINKS

    • Find out more about Carli McConkey's book, The Cult Effect, here
    • More information about Carli's work on cult education and recovery can be found on her website, carlimcconkey.com
    • Follow Ant on Instagram, X, and Facebook
    • Learn more about Ant on his website antmiddleton.com
    • Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram for videos from the podcast and behind the scenes content – @novapodcastsofficial.

    The matters discussed in this episode are Carli McConkey’s personal opinions and experiences relating to the allegations of abuse detailed in her book The Cult Effect: A True Story of Mind Control in Australia 1996 (2027).

    CREDITS
    Host:
    Ant Middleton
    Editor: Adrian Walton
    Executive Producer: Anna Henvest
    Managing Producer:
    Elle Beattie

    Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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