It’s finally the last week of October and to cap off the Cult month, we get an exclusive interview with a former member of Scientology - a dogmatic religion in which one is asked to accept anything on faith alone. Its ultimate goal is masked as a true spiritual enlightenment and freedom for all. But the stories behind the façade tell a different tale. Today, on Almost Adulting, for security and personal reasons, we are keeping the guest’s identity anonymous. The guest talks about how she grew up in the church and lived her childhood in a compound that housed church members, the day to day experiences, and what it was truly like to be part of the group. The discussion continued on with explaining how the ranking system required members to ‘donate’ more to have access to high profile members, co-Scientologists use networking to elevate their position in society, and the scheme to ostracize members considered underperformers because they fail to help the church grow by recruiting more people. The shadiness behind the glamorous front just keeps getting uglier so tune in to watch Part 1 of this 2-part interview.