Reclaiming Your Identity with 'Fresh King Benjamin' Brown | Life After Leaving a High-Demand Cult
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In this episode of The Observatory, Benjamin Brown, aka The Fresh King Benjamin, joins the show to discuss how people can survive high-demand religious cults and rebuild their lives. Benjamin...
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[01:31] Fresh King Benjamin’s background information
[08:28] The most important thing you can learn from leaving a high-demand cult
[12:48] The wisdom that comes with having different experiences in life
[14:49] What motivated Benjamin to leave the polygamist world.
[20:20] The polygamist Mormonism experience
[23:20] The origin of polygamist Mormonism ideology
[29:54] The untrue things that the church and Joseph Smith did
[34:58] What the American Christianity has manipulated Christianity
[36:00] The transition from the religious cult into creativity and comedy
[44:00] How Benjamin uses comedy to heal from childhood trauma
[49:00] The importance of letting people be their authentic selves
[56:33] Other things that Benjamin is doing to overcome his trauma
[01:01:08] Where Benjamin does his comedy and events
[01:09:20] The different cults that were created in the 1980s
[01:10:49] Healing from abusive religions
Notable quotes:
- “One of the most important things you can learn from leaving Mormonism is your inner knowing.” - Benjamin Brown [08:28]
- “Too many high-demand religious cults systematically break the spirits of those who are in them, and they do it on purpose.” - Benjamin Brown [09:45]
- “There is a lot of wisdom in allowing humans to have different experiences and the space to grow.” - Benjamin Brown [12:48]
- “You cannot make fun of something or someone unless you love them.” - Benjamin Brown [41:51]
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