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Blessed Child

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/blessed-child2/subscribe Welcome to blessed child! This is a place where second generation adults of the Moonie cult tell their stories and share our journeys of healing from a lifetime of coercive control under the multi-national, multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise, the Moon family.

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S8 · E67
July 6 · 20 min
Reformation and rewiring
Join me on EP 67 while I explain the reformation stage or RIS- Reformation Integration and Sovereignty a journey towards self after leaving a high control group Please reach out to me on instagram at Blessed child to talk about how you discovered ways to self-regulate after leaving a cult! Japan top court upholds order to dissolve Unification Church - The Japan Times For those of us who were born into the Unification Church, many of our parents or grandparents gave sacrificially for decades. If your family made donations and you have receipts, financial records, or other evidence of those contributions, please consider looking into the official claims process. I've put the link below. Whether you decide to file or not is entirely your choice, but I wanted to make sure anyone who may qualify knows this opportunity exists start here to file a claim Regarding the Commencement of Liquidation Procedures for the 'Former Unification Church' | Hoterasu
S8 · E66
January 8 · 11 min
Renee's Ris-What comes after?
Two years after deeply deconstructing the Unification Church with fellow 2nd-gen survivors, I’m asking the hard question: what comes after? We unpacked the systems of coercive control using Robert J. Lifton’s 8 criteria of thought reform. Now, I’m exploring what comes after—through the lens of curiosity, reformation, integration, and personal sovereignty. R-Reformation I-Integration S-Sovereignty DM me on Instagram @Blessedchildpodcast and let’s dive in—together.
S7 · E65
Dec 3, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
How to be an activist: behind the scene's with Lisa Kohn and Teddy Hose
Join Blessed Child Podcast this week for an important discussion with two fellow activists, Lisa Kohn and Teddy Hose. They were recently interviewed and published in a netflix docuseries called "How to become a cult leader." In this episode, we briefly discuss what that experience was like for them, what they liked and disliked about the experience, why they are inspired to do what they do, and so much more. You can find Lisa Kohn and her memoir "To the Moon and Back, a Childhood Under the influence" that was published in 2018 at lisakohnwrites.com. Also, find Lisa on instagram @lisakohnwrites. Teddy Hose can be found at @Teddyhose on instagram, X, Facebook and Bluesky. You can find him on tiktok at @2dhose And you can find Blessed Child on instagram at @blessedchildpodcast Please message me on instagram for an active link to our new discord discussion group!
S7 · E64
Nov 23, 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
Open heart with Karin part 3 of 3
This is part 3 of my interview with Karin. Karin was born and raised in the Unification church AKA the moonie cult and is here to talk about it. We start off talking about the the labor trafficking program disguised as a "providential course" or right of passage, known as "special task force" and what that really means. The story then travels headlong into Moon's mansion - East Garden in Tarrytown New York, where an 18 year old Karin is thrust into a 3 day matching and marriage. This is the end of part 3, but the beginning of many new roads. Be sure to follow Karin on instagram at @karinshimo and look out for her podcast! https://gofund.me/d0d49df7
S6 · E63
Nov 17, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
Open Heart with Karin part 2 of 3
This is part 2/3 of my interview with Karin, a former 2nd gen unification church member who walked the "providential course." She shares an immense wealth of lessons she learned along the way. Karin is a survivor of the unification church who also went to the unification church indoctrination factory in South Korea (the general orientation program -GOP). Karin and I discuss GOP, our indoctrination into the moonies, STF, arranged marriage, and so much more. Join Blessed Child Discord discussion group here! https://discord.com/invite/GMNZf4MJ https://www.patreon.com/Renrobot?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
S6 · E62
Nov 15, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
Open heart with Karin part 1 of 3
In this episode, I reconnect with another survivor of the unification church who also went to the unification church indoctrination factory in South Korea. Karin and I discuss GOP, our parents' indoctrination into the moonies, our own personal journeys of coming back into our bodies after growing up with intense dissociation and so much more. Compassion card posted in episode art with permission from Autumn Sky Art https://autumnskyeart.com Join Blessed Child Discord discussion group here! https://discord.com/invite/GMNZf4MJ https://www.patreon.com/Renrobot?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
S5 · E61
Oct 13, 2023 · 16 min
Enjoy the Fall with Renee Thomas
This is an update to wrap up season 5, Blessed child has ranked #6 in top 10 podcasts about coercive control! The Unification church has a dissolution order in place in Japan, we are awaiting the ruling! Damien Dunkley is touring the UC!? Sit back and enjoy the fall yall~ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/japan-dissolve-unification-church-shinzo-abe-rcna120251 https://spotify.link/I2UuTZSMRDb https://podcasts.feedspot.com/coercive_control_podcasts/#fsbhead
S5 · E60
Sep 21, 2023 · 28 min
The Fall of an Empire with Renee Thomas September update
The fall of an empire from the perspective of an Ex-member and 2nd generation "Blessed child" of the Unification church/family federation for world peace and unification--- Make it make sense! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/arts/dance/kirov-ballet-academy-embezzlement-moonies.html https://www.casino.org/news/serial-embezzler-steals-1-5-million-from-moonies-backed-ballet-school-to-fund-gambling-habit/ https://whatisonthemoon.tumblr.com/post/704099510777970688/hak-ja-hans-gambling-has-gone-too-far https://www.hvpilot.com/news/bard-college-announces-14-million-purchase-of-former-unification-church-compound-after-months-of-rumors/article_82ead248-5339-11ee-8e94-6b7b12253c35.html https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/10/shinzo-abe-assassination-japan-unification-church-moonies/675114/ https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2019/01/15/japans-comfort-women-asian-protests-and-imperial-japans-sexual-slavery/ https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/23/08/b33973954/dc-nonprofit-uci-issues-statement-regarding-dc-court-lifting-injunction 20-CV-0714 HYUN JIN MOON, ET AL. V. FAMILY FEDERATION FOR WORLD PEACE AND UNIFICATION INTERNATIONAL, ET AL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow8xszCKMAw https://tragedyofthesixmarys.com/6500-women-missing-from-ffwpu-mass-weddings/ https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/search/submarine+and+north+korea https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/search/was+murdered https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/search/new+palace
S5 · E59
Sep 15, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
How to make a plan, with Yousei
How to make a plan, with Yousei. In this episode we expand on the last episode "you have to answer your own questions" with more resources for how to leave a cult or an abusive relationship from a first-person experience. Yousei is also a second-generation cult survivor of the Unification church/family federation for world peace and has a lot of insight to share from his own experience of leaving. Trigger warning for religious trauma, conversion therapy, child neglect, self-abandonment, cultic abuse. These are the resources we recommend when leaving a high demand religious organization or an abusive relationship. Thehotline.org Findhelp.org Unchainedatlast.org Simplypsychology.org/maslow.html JenKiaba.com faith yoon (@faithy3n) | TikTok teddyhose.com https://itsoktoleave.org https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/post/164068052558/evidence-that-moonies-jump-started-the-north https://youtube.com/@BeliefItOrNot?si=ZRRPhOZPiHduLilF Yousei youtube library on moonie history https://www.rawstory.com/rod-of-iron-ministries/ UK resource - https://www.thefamilysurvivaltrust.org
S5 · E58
Aug 28, 2023 · 26 min
You have to answer your own questions
Post cult advice with how to leave the Unification Church, how to leave the blessing and more , from a former 2nd gen member. If you have feedback or questions, find your host Renee on instagram at @blessedchildpodcast You can support this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/Renrobot
S5 · E57
Aug 4, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
My inner child, and the mother board with Meghan
This is a very casual conversation of the different therapy journey's of two friends, Meghan and Renee. If you don't like my podcast, go make your own! Find Meghan at @mfb_inside_out
S4 · E53
Mar 28, 2023 · 36 min
Dispensing of Existence with Renee Thomas
Renee interprets Robert J Liftons 8 criteria of thought reform from her own personal lens growing up Moonie. This is the final episode to conclude the 8 criteria, ending on the explanation of "dispensing of existence".
S4 · E52
Feb 21, 2023 · 29 min
Doctrine over person
This week we will dissect the 7th criteria of thought reform, "Doctrine over person". This is the 7th criteria needed for creating a totalistic environment necessary for "brainwashing ". Renee applies her 2nd generation exmoonie lens to bring you this episode. Trigger warning on this episode for spiritual bypassing, child neglect, racism, homophobia and all things innately moonie. Become a subscriber or join my patreon on linktree.com/renrobot
S4 · E51
Jan 22, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
Unloading the Language with Renee Thomas
In this episode, Renee dive's deep into the loaded language of the brainwashing cult she grew up in "The Moonies". This episode is filled with the coercive language used by the human trafficking crime family known as the "True Family". Trigger warning for fellow survivors of this cult, the gloves are off. Follow along with Robert J. Lifton's blueprint on Brainwashing, "The 8 criteria of thought reform". If loaded language is the chain on your mind, then unload that language and start freeing yourself. This episode is just one example of that. If you were inspired to share your own story and unload more Moonie language based on this episode, then please message me a link on the story you share! If you appreciate this episode, please share it with your fellow moonie! The only way this podcast gets out is by word of mouth. Comment, rate and share this podcast episode to "Let God work". (sarcasm)
S4 · E50
Jan 13, 2023 · 37 min
Sacred Science with Renee Thomas
Lets deep dive into "Brainwashing" in the Moonies through Robert J Lifton's 8 criteria of Thought reform from an ex-moonies perspective. In this episode Renee interprets sacred science in the unification church. Listen to the previous episodes for the first 4 criteria! Find Blessed child on instagram @blessedchildpodcast or Renrobot on facebook/tiktok. Thank you for joining me in this space!
S4 · E49
Dec 7, 2022 · 28 min
Cult of Confession with Renee
Join in this week to learn more about the 8 criteria of Thought Reform, AKA "Brain washing". In this episode I deconstruct the 4th criteria "Cult of Confession". I speak on the dynamics of the use of confession in a destructive and harmful organization and how that relates to how I grew up in the Unification church AKA "the moonies". This episode is from my own experience, everyone has many degrees of separation in their experience with the Unification Church. Enjoy.
S4 · E48
Nov 10, 2022 · 24 min
Clarity Corner with Renee Thomas
In this episode I read some of the feedback and messages that I have received about the topics discussed in the Blessed Child Podcast during the past year. Those episodes include -Beautifully Packages Lies and misplaced good intentions with Jinae; There are no Leaks when the boat is full of water with Chad; Bridgeport Hope School settlement Era in the Unification Church 1998 with Yoshika Wason and many more. Thank you for joining in on another episode with Renee Thomas, host of Blessed Child Podcast. https://tragedyofthesixmarys.com/soon-ae-hong/ Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Traumaversary: Tips for Navigating a Difficult Time - Give an Hour
S4 · E47
Oct 21, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Beautifully Packaged Lies and Misplaced Good Intentions with Jinae Part 2
Jinae Sun is a former unification church 2nd generation Blessed child, who holds a BA in Psychology, and is attending a counseling master’s degree program intending to get dual licensure as a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). ⚠️⚠️Trigger warning In this episode we dissect Hakja Han Moon's theological reading material from Japan that works to indoctrinate the young children growing up in the Unification Church today. We unpack the psychological manipulation, coercive control and problematic story telling that festers in the Moonies. We dissect institutionally conditioned self-harming behavior, self-sabotage, financial exploitation, emotional abuse, and so much more. 🔗 Blessed Child w/ Renee Thomas by IndoctriNation (soundcloud.com) How Well Do You Know Your Moon • Soon-ae Hong (the mother of Hak Ja Han) spent two... (tumblr.com) Communal Abuse and Cults (abuseandrelationships.org) The Parentified Child in Adulthood | Psychology Today renrobot | Instagram, Spotify, Facebook | Linktree
S4 · E46
Oct 5, 2022 · 49 min
Beautifully Packaged Lies and Misplaced Good Intentions with Jinae Sun Part 1
Jinae Sun is a former unification church 2nd generation Blessed child, who holds a BA in Psychology, and is attending a counseling master’s degree program intending to get dual licensure as a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). ⚠️⚠️Trigger warning for this episode on "church nurseries", child abandonment, systemic child neglect, failure to thrive, indoctrination of children, financial exploitation. 🔗 https://tragedyofthesixmarys.com/myung-hee-kim-third-wife/ https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/post/654529982851317760/jacob-house-a-chorus-of-sorrows-limi-bauer-part https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/post/133493571728/nora-spurgin-it-was-one-of-the-hardest-things-for https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/post/138291925953/moon-instructed-whenever-the-blessed-couples https://howwelldoyouknowyourmoon.tumblr.com/post/132837279723/infants-abandoned-by-uc-parents-in-the-us-two-die https://linktr.ee/renrobot
S4 · E45
Sep 14, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
Demand for Purity with Tori Ferne and Hakja De Sousa 2|2
Join Blessed Child Podcast as we deconstruct the "Demand for purity" with Tori Ferne and Hakja De Sousa. The Demand for purity is the 3rd of the 8 criteria of thought reform by Robert J Lifton. Robert J Lifton is an American psychologist who published a cult blueprint in 1961, the book he published was “Thought reform and the psychology of totalism.” Thought reform is the analytical term for “Brainwashing" or "Mind control”. You can follow along with the free PDF of the book “Thought reform and the psychology of totalism”. We dig deep into these blueprints to help people understand the social constructs at play and how to avoid getting involved with a destructive or harmful organization. Tori Ferne (she/her/he/him) is a 30-year-old ex-unification church member who was raised as a Jacobs child. They also have a degree in psychology and visual and performing arts. You can find Tori on Instagram @musicinthe8thhouse, and musicinthe8thhouse@gmail.com Hakja De Sousa is an ex-member of the unification church, raised as a 2nd generation blessed child. She has a Bachelor’s in psychology and is also a behavior analyst. You can find Hakja on Instagram @_hakja_. Find Blessed child podcast on Instagram at @blessedchildpodcast and don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe! All support for this podcast is greatly appreciated. Join Renrobot on Patreon, KO-FI or buy an art print! "Thought Reform and the psychology of totalism, a study of brainwashing in China" Free PDF online Dying on Pure Love Alliance American Clergy Leadership Conference UC front group Erik Erikson stages of development Maslow's Hierarchy of needs 2nd gen Blessed Child murders parents with an axe reported "I have a chip in my head and can't control what I'm doing" Unification Church "Mental health" response to 2nd gen murdering his parents 2 days after the double homicide was reported Hakja Han Moon's Mother Soon-Ae Hong murdering 18 year old mentally ill boy in ansu

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