Blinded by what appeared to be special psychic gifts and years of professional accreditation, Lauren Geertsen fell hard for an energy worker who manipulated her emotionally, financially and spiritually. A predator who had many other victims simultaneously. This is the story of a whistleblower who risked it all and lost almost everything to expose him.

Check out Lauren's book: The Scorpion and the Lion

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:34 Spiritual truth paradox
00:05:30 Defining grooming
00:09:11 When someone is unable to give informed consent
00:11:32 Lauren's upbringing and how it laid the groundwork for future ab*se
00:16:16 How religious and purity culture prevents awareness of signs of a predator
00:22:14 S*xual repression in Purity Culture
00:26:06 Going from one end of the spectrum to the other
00:28:04 A divine pathway and higher purpose
00:31:26 The signs of grooming
00:36:50 Spiritual gaslighting
00:40:54 Using spiritual power as a manipulation tactic
00:45:20 Figuring out the truth
01:00:20 Using trauma as an excuse for toxic and bad behavior
01:04:13 Having to dissolve the business
01:08:17 Friendships during the healing journey
01:12:37 Being an example for others on the same journey
01:18:19 How Lauren is doing today
01:22:25 Linda, listen
01:23:07 Outro

Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara

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