I Fell in Love with a Professional Predator

Blinded by what appeared to be special psychic gifts and years of professional accreditation, Lauren Geertsen fell hard for an energy worker who manipulated her emotionally, financially and spiritually. A predator who had many other victims simultaneously. This is the story of a whistleblower who risked it all and lost almost everything to expose him.

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Chapter Marks

00:00:00 Intro
00:03:34 Spiritual truth paradox
00:05:30 Defining grooming
00:09:11 When someone is unable to give informed consent
00:11:32 Lauren's upbringing and how it laid the groundwork for future ab*se
00:16:16 How religious and purity culture prevents awareness of signs of a predator
00:22:14 S*xual repression in Purity Culture
00:26:06 Going from one end of the spectrum to the other
00:28:04 A divine pathway and higher purpose
00:31:26 The signs of grooming
00:36:50 Spiritual gaslighting
00:40:54 Using spiritual power as a manipulation tactic
00:45:20 Figuring out the truth
01:00:20 Using trauma as an excuse for toxic and bad behavior
01:04:13 Having to dissolve the business
01:08:17 Friendships during the healing journey
01:12:37 Being an example for others on the same journey
01:18:19 How Lauren is doing today
01:22:25 Linda, listen
01:23:07 Outro

Theme Song Produced and Composed by Christian Guevara

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