Born Into A Cult

A Conversation with Chad Harris from Shiny Happy People

CW: Child Abuse, IBLP and Bill Gothard Abuse

If you're a survivor of IBLP please find support at: Recovering Grace

Shiny Happy People gave us a tiny glimpse into the realities of the IBLP (Institute in Basic Life Principles) cult. *Sidebar: be sure to listen to the Too Many Cults mini-series on this feed if you want to deep dive with our very own Lindsay and Krispin Mayfield from The Prophetic Imagination Station podcast! 

But even with 4 episodes, Shiny Happy People barely scratches the surface of daily life when you’re a kid in a cult. And so, we are thrilled to welcome Chad Harris, an IBLP survivor who shared his experiences on Shiny Happy People, to give us his testimony of how he Holy Ghosted IBLP and high control religion. 

Not only will you learn more about “encouragement” (read: “corporal punishment with mind games”), the Joshua Project (Christian Nationalism through political and military-esque training), and more; you’ll get insider tips on why white bread is the evil kind of bread, how the IBLP business model works (kind of), and whether snake oil really works or not.

(Our sincere apologies to Aubrey Gordon for forgetting to fangirl about you in this episode WE LOVE YOU TOO!!)