How I Escaped A Dangerous Cult | DEEP

In this episode we talked to Petra Velzeboer, who grew up in a religious cult The Children Of God (now known as The Family International). Petra told us how she left the cult, how her trauma led to addiction and wanting to take her life, and how she managed to find healing and recovery. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - My childhood at the cult 01:31 - The cult 10:01 - Leaving the cult 13:54 - My rock bottom 19:10 - Recovery 21:18 - Modern cults 23:00 - Regrets Thanks to Petra for taking part! https://www.petravelzeboer.com/ You can buy Petra's book here: https://amzn.eu/d/fJIxd4a Welcome to DEEP - a brand new channel that brings you incredible people with amazing stories from all over the world. If you've seen the team's previous work - Minutes With/The Gap/Agree To Disagree...then you know what to expect! Let us know if there's anyone in particular you think we should speak to - we love bringing you stories and want to hear what you like. Thanks and we hope you enjoy!