Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 34 minutes ago

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KENDRA PETTY is author of ‘I Can't Believe I'm Not Dead’ -- a story partly about growing up in a home-grown cult where she endured seemingly unending abuses until she decided enough was enough and struck out on her own.

Kendra returns to the show to go into even more detail about the church created by her mom and stepdad, and how she survived its incredible demands.


0:00 START
02:21 Life Story
09:46 Beginnings
14:06 Life in the cult
25:19 After leaving
33:24 Healing
43:56 Upcoming events



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