Although I had very little when I was kicked out of the cult and moved out of my family’s house, I came from an upper middle class, well-educated family. I grew up privileged. I moved out as a college student with a couple of on-campus jobs after my parents emptied my savings account. Many ofContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: Surviving and thriving on the outside”
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The UnBoxing Project: How you can help (Eleanor’s thoughts)
When we started helping people move out, we learned that getting out and finding freedom is messy, and everyone’s situation is different. When someone contacted us for help, we said that they went “active.” It’s like being on call for an emergency move 24/7. They’ll tell us the situation is deteriorating, but we don’t know it’s goingContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: How you can help (Eleanor’s thoughts)”
The UnBoxing Project: How you can help (Cynthia’s thoughts)
Here are Cynthia’s concluding thoughts. (Cynthia is now known as Artemis Stardust.) Rescuing people from cults is not an item to check off of a to-do list. It’s a process. While we worked together on the UnBoxing Project, we learned this through our own exhausted time and money. We didn’t just need to free peopleContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: How you can help (Cynthia’s thoughts)”
The UnBoxing Project: Options, not ultimatums
Several friends were part of our network that helped Ashley move out of her parents’ house. This is another person’s part of the story, in their own words. It’s hard when someone you care about is stuck in an abusive environment. It’s worse when you feel like you could and should be helping them toContinueContinue reading “The UnBoxing Project: Options, not ultimatums”
Obsessions and yellow paint
Photo: Flicker. Yellow waves by Ruth Hartnup My friends all know I am obsessive. If you know me at all, you’ve heard more than you ever wanted to know about Harry Potter, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Del Taco, and The Thorn. My friends tease me about my obnoxious love for my birthplace in Southeast Texas, andContinueContinue reading “Obsessions and yellow paint”
Eleanor Skelton 