Can of Worms

WhaTheFlok?! “Cult Survival Stories”

Hosted By Hoyt Richards & Chele Roland

After 12 years of not publicly speaking about what she went through inside of, and after escaping the ICOC cult, Chele realized it was a giant can of worms. But it was also a bottomless pit of worms, and the more she spoke about it, the more she embraced what still needed to be said. That’s the thing with trauma recovery, once you peel back one layer, there are many layers underneath that still need to be dealt with. Trauma recovery takes a lifetime, and in this impromptu episode, Chele talks about how speaking publicly has revealed to her how challenging it is to share about what has happened to her, in order to truly get to the bottom of things, in the attempt to authentically and fully heal. In most cases, healing means being willing to “go there” and be split open. It’s definitely not easy. But in Chele and Hoyt’s case, this is the most empowering part of the journey—because talking about any kind of abuse or coercive control truly does allow us to acknowledge and validate what happened, which also allows us survivors to take our power back, and begin again. #IGotOut

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Executive Producers:

Chele Roland, Hoyt Richards and Katheryne KTEE Thomas

Production Partners:

In Ohm Entertainment and Floating Downstream Inc.

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Filmed, Recorded and Mixed:

Pink Clouds Studio

Theme song: “Get Me Through the Night,” provided by JES and Intonenation Records

http://OfficialJES.com and http://intonenationrecords.com

Director & Editor:

Katheryne KTEE Thomas

Camera:

Vishvak Prakkruth

Production Assistant:

Tatiana Sitnikova

Sound Recording:

Gerardo Serrano;

Additional Sound Editing and Re-Recording Mixer:

Tom Fritze

Website and Graphics:

Melissa McKeehan and Mike McKeehan

Social Media Team:

Melody Joy Conte, Krystal Nunez and Kira Sutherland

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