As I'm working out guests for the podcast and getting the schedules to line up, I've also been reflecting on this idea of healing through truth-telling. I want more of that healing. I'm greedy. I want to be free.

I yearn for freedom from the tendrils and chains of what those cultists did to me - WHILE at the same time, I'm grateful for the hardship that led me to become a deeply happy and blessed person.

So I reflect on all that in this episode. Stay with me! And if you're enjoying this, please review or rate and share.

This is the second half of the session with just me and my father. He adds more detail and we have a good opportunity to keep proving the truth that there's always more to the story. Also, he's a great dude and I love him.

Thank you as always! Don't forget to rate and share!

My dad stuck around to share more interesting details and more from his perspective about how his life was in the Process, then the Foundation Faith of God.

Thank you all for returning to the podcast, and thank everyone who is just finding it! I hope you enjoy this new approach of healing through truth-telling.

There's more to come!

Please remember to share and rate!

My father continues telling his story. Lots of neat details.

We do a lot of good for ourselves and others when we not only listen to there stories but also try to help them tell that story. Often, when we have a story to tell, even a true one that is from our experience, we need help and space to figure out how to tell that story truthfully and in a way that satisfies us.

I hope this episode is the beginning of that for my father and might inspire you to do the same.

As I mentioned, my father was a big driver of getting this started back up. This is the episode where he starts telling his story, with my sister and I adding color commentary, questions, and our own memories here and there. He shares stuff I didn't know at all.

It's interesting to realize that there really is always more to the story, and there's so much power in telling the truth and knowing what you're saying is being listened to.

We're back!

In this episode, I share what has happened over the last couple of years that made it necessary to start a sequel season.

New information, new photos, strengthened relationships, renewed friendships, and healing opportunities got me thinking, "What if I went back and shared all of this with those amazing listeners?"

So I did. And that includes guests! Here's the intro to tell you what to expect and to also tell you all about what happened when - all of a sudden - I heard from someone I hadn't talked to in 33 years!

Please share with friends and family!

Surprise, there's more!

Lots has happened since "I'm Out" dropped. I've loved the freedom I've felt from the cult as I feel I've truly moved on and healed, so I'm very grateful.

But there's more. Like, more guests with unique insight. And more reconnections. And loads more information.

So welcome to season two of this podcast. Actual Season Two. I think I called some episodes a second season, but this is now the official Season Two.

Thanks for coming along for the ride. More to come soon!

I needed to record some truly final thoughts while actually on Best Friends property. So I recorded on my phone near a highway and you'll hear cars going by and me being reflective as I take the final step of the journey this podcast has taken me on. 

I can't overstate how much it means to me that you have taken this journey with me. I hope you've gained hope and optimism for the future and have gotten a glimpse at the amount of power you have in your life to change and improve and make yourself what you want. 

Love, blessings, and peace. Life is short. Love unabashedly. Find beauty. 

Your support is also beautiful! Please review, share, spread the word. You can support by sharing or even Venmo at @Jared-Garrett-writes. 

This is the grand finale episode, recorded in Kanab, only seven miles from Best Friends. Poetic by design! And with a live, not exactly studio, audience! 

This is a wrap-up episode aimed to provide some closure to myself and all of you wonderful listeners. I think it worked. I share my deepest feelings about all of this and I have hope and optimism and am blessed with all I could ever need. 

-- also yes, there's a bit of a bonus 'outro' episode after this...

Please review, share, spread the word. You can support by clicking the link or even Venmo at @Jared-Garrett-writes.

This is the final of three long, deep episodes with my wonderful sister, Emma. You can find more of her perspective and also her excellent talents on TikTok at spicyemmapanada. 

We make sure we say what needs to be said, not out of malice but because we will tell the story and we are responsible for telling all of it, both for ourselves and for the world to have truth. So join us for the ride. And stay tuned for the final episode in a few short days, recorded in a super cool location!  

My sister Emma joins me for another wide-ranging, mildly cathartic episode in which we dive into the trauma of constant instability and how that looks today. We also talk about how the cult did our parents dirty and really was a wrecking ball of crap. 

Start for the silly inside jokes, stay for the sweet chat about The Little Mermaid. Which is obviously more than a chat about a movie with a series of questionable messages.