I grew up in a cult. It was heaven -- and hell. | Lilia Tarawa | TEDxChristchurch
13M views · Nov 16, 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism
Comments · 20K
@bryanl.morrison552 · 7 years ago
"They messed up when they mistreated the people I love. "<br><br>Powerful, you are a courageous woman.
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@elliecox3960 · 6 years ago
On her report card it said that her leadership skills could come in handy once she gotten older. Turns out that it did.
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@mikasanchez1310 · 8 years ago
She's crying because of the emotional abuse she's gone through, not because she's whiny.
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@omoid1749 · 5 years ago (edited)
This was what your grandfather was afraid of<br>And he was damn right to be scared of the immense power you carry<br>You're a damn real leader, yes ma'am
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@nomasan · 6 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7mBbXxJYA&t=860">14:20</a> that person offering a tissue: Thank you for trying. You're a nice person
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@mackinzey3250 · 8 years ago
i absolutely love her contrast between painting a beautiful picture in our heads and tearing it apart with just one sentence. her storytelling skills and astonishing!
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@Gamergrrl99 · 7 years ago
It makes me violently sick and angry to know that people treat children this way.
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@rocks4133 · 5 years ago
wow, the way she flips between the worst trauma and best memories just represents how after anything horrible happened they would bring good things back in to immediately brainwash the children into thinking they were in a nice place, and that it was normal to be manipulated constantly
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@bulgna · 7 years ago
The way that she goes from things like "lollipop planes" for "we don't want woman like you" is chilling
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@sauceboss7165 · 7 years ago
Imagine getting bullied by your pops because you have leadership skills
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@caleboop1814 · 6 years ago
that moment when she said ‘I could finally fulfil my purpose’ after getting her first period.. damn....
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@kornfan777 · 5 years ago
I feel so bad for her. You can just hear the emotional and mental trauma from her voice and it gives me shivers.
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