I Survived NXIVM (ft. Sarah & Nippy from A Little Bit Culty) | JHS Ep. 770

Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames are two former NXIVM cult members turned whistleblowers. Together, they host the podcast A Little Bit Culty, and are featured in HBO’s series The Vow. Sarah’s 12-year ordeal is chronicled in Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life.

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What We Discuss with Sarah & Nippy:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - How NXIVM started as a self-help program
14:46 - Collateral (why people can't leave)
37:50 - How cults pick techniques to lure you in
50:35 - Water bottle analogy
55:48 - NXIVM's infamous women brandings
1:06:43 - People Sarah recruited are still in the cult
1:18:27 - How Sarah and Nippy are healing
1:29:38 - Explaining NXIVM to their 8 year old son
1:33:59 - Outro

NXIVM (pronounced Nexium) was a self-help group that ultimately became an abusive cult. Its leader, Keith Raniere, has been sentenced to 120 years in prison and five months of probation for his crimes, including sexual abuse and sex trafficking. NXIVM started out as a program to help individuals achieve more in their personal and professional lives, but over time it became something much darker, with Raniere using the organization to fulfill his own narcissistic and sociopathic desires and to manipulate and exploit people for his own gain.

Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames were both members of NXIVM, with Sarah serving as a high-level teacher within the organization and both witnessing firsthand the transformation of NXIVM into a malicious cult. They eventually became whistleblowers, helping to expose the illegal activities of the group and contributing to its downfall. Together, they currently host the podcast A Little Bit Culty, The story of NXIVM was featured in the HBO documentary seriesThe Vow, and in Sarah’s memoir, Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life. In this two-part episode, Sarah and Nippy share their ordeal — how they managed to get tangled up in NXIVM’s transformation into a cult, what prompted them to escape from its clutches, and how they’re dealing with the aftermath of the experience. Listen, learn, and enjoy!

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