Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Cult dynamics are coercive control at scale. In Episode 2 of this series I get personal, sharing the moment in therapy when I saw myself in the Power and Control Wheel, and connect that framework to Velvet's story inside Carbon Nation. If you haven't watched Episode 1 yet, start there first. Episode 3 is an interview with Jenae Newell, the woman who sent Nature Boy to prison for life. Subscribe so you don't miss it.
IN THIS EPISODE
00:05 Therapy Wake Up Call
01:17 Power and Control Wheel
02:36 Naming the Abuse
06:20 Abuse Is Strategy
07:07 Systems Have Exits
08:26 Meet Velvet
10:25 Leaving Can Be Deadly
16:36 Teacher to Messiah Shift
16:53 Mystical Manipulation
27:38 Proxy Violence by Design
31:21 Reactive Abuse Explained
33:33 Believe Women Framework
34:46 Closing and Next Episode
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
📖 Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/B0GR3XH6QF
📖 Lessons Learned: Wisdom Granted by the Divine by Jana Noel
amazon.com/Lesson-Learned-Wisdom-Granted-Divine/dp/B0CVF35Q12
MY BOOK
📖 Unruly: A Guide to Reclaiming Your True Self
amazon.com/Unruly-Guide-Reclaiming-Your-True/dp/B0D8LJXFSD
JOIN ME IN COLOMBIA
✈️ Unruly Retreat — Cartagena, March 2027
trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/colombia/colombia-with-shelah-marie-mar-2027
FOLLOW JANA NOEL
TikTok: tiktok.com/@goddess.jenae
Instagram: instagram.com/jenae.alexandrea
FOLLOW ME
Instagram: instagram.com/theshelahmarie
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP
🆘 National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call or text 1-800-799-7233 | thehotline.org | 24/7
🆘 RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call 1-800-656-4673 | rainn.org | 24/7 confidential support
🆘 Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 | Free 24/7
If you are in immediate danger call 911.
CONTENT WARNING
This series contains discussions of sexual assault, physical violence, coercive control, psychological abuse, financial abuse, revenge pornography, child loss, and death.
Cult dynamics are coercive control at scale. In Episode 2 of this series I get personal, sharing the moment in therapy when I saw myself in the Power and Control Wheel, and connect that framework to Velvet's story inside Carbon Nation. If you haven't watched Episode 1 yet, start there first. Episode 3 is an interview with Jenae Newell, the woman who sent Nature Boy to prison for life. Subscribe so you don't miss it.
IN THIS EPISODE
00:05 Therapy Wake Up Call
01:17 Power and Control Wheel
02:36 Naming the Abuse
06:20 Abuse Is Strategy
07:07 Systems Have Exits
08:26 Meet Velvet
10:25 Leaving Can Be Deadly
16:36 Teacher to Messiah Shift
16:53 Mystical Manipulation
27:38 Proxy Violence by Design
31:21 Reactive Abuse Explained
33:33 Believe Women Framework
34:46 Closing and Next Episode
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
📖 Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/B0GR3XH6QF
📖 Lessons Learned: Wisdom Granted by the Divine by Jana Noel
amazon.com/Lesson-Learned-Wisdom-Granted-Divine/dp/B0CVF35Q12
MY BOOK
📖 Unruly: A Guide to Reclaiming Your True Self
amazon.com/Unruly-Guide-Reclaiming-Your-True/dp/B0D8LJXFSD
JOIN ME IN COLOMBIA
✈️ Unruly Retreat — Cartagena, March 2027
trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/colombia/colombia-with-shelah-marie-mar-2027
FOLLOW JANA NOEL
TikTok: tiktok.com/@goddess.jenae
Instagram: instagram.com/jenae.alexandrea
FOLLOW ME
Instagram: instagram.com/theshelahmarie
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP
🆘 National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call or text 1-800-799-7233 | thehotline.org | 24/7
🆘 RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call 1-800-656-4673 | rainn.org | 24/7 confidential support
🆘 Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 | Free 24/7
If you are in immediate danger call 911.
CONTENT WARNING
This series contains discussions of sexual assault, physical violence, coercive control, psychological abuse, financial abuse, revenge pornography, child loss, and death.
